Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Suh Kenneth
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/03/2018		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VIVUS INC [VVUS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O VIVUS, INC., 900 E. HAMILTON AVE., SUITE 550		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CAMPBELL, CA 95008		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrant (Right to Buy) 04/30/2018 04/29/2025 Common Stock 2,151,000 (1) $ 0.37 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2)   (3) Common Stock 1,700,000 $ 0.37 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4)   (5) Common Stock 200,000 $ 0.37 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Suh Kenneth
C/O VIVUS, INC.
900 E. HAMILTON AVE., SUITE 550
CAMPBELL, CA 95008		       President  

Signatures

/s/ Julie Hollenback, Attorney-in-Fact 08/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The Warrant was fully vested and exercisable on the date of grant.
(2) Awarded as an inducement grant of stock options pursuant to reporting person's offer letter dated April 30, 2018. One fourth (1/4th) of the total number of shares underlying the option vest on April 30, 2019, and one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the total number of shares underlying the option vest on a monthly basis thereafter, subject to the reporting person continuing to be a Service Provider (as defined in the Issuer's 2018 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan) on the relevant vesting dates.
(3) The option expires on the earlier of (a) April 30, 2025 and (b) the twelve (12) month anniversary of the date the reporting person ceases to be a Service Provider (as defined in the Issuer's 2018 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan).
(4) The total number of shares underlying the option will vest subject to satisfaction of a performance target involving the Issuer's market capitalization on or prior to April 30, 2021 and the reporting person continuing to be a Service Provider (as defined in the Issuer's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan) upon satisfaction of such target.
(5) The option expires on the earlier of (a) April 30, 2025 and (b) the twelve (12) month anniversary of the date the reporting person ceases to be a Service Provider (as defined in the Issuer's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan).

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