Insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of Vivus Inc (VVUS) since 2014 are shown in Table 1 and Table 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of Vivus Inc. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions. This company's CIK number is 881524.
Total stock buying since 2014: $7,178,602.
Total stock sales since 2014: $3,416,742.
Total stock option exercises since 2014: $70,000.
| Insider Buying | Insider Sales | Option Exercises | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Shares | Value | Shares | Value | Shares | Value |
| 2019 | 19,500 | $94,361 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2018 | 1,920,000 | $1,238,839 | 2,825 | $1,724 | 122,502 | $70,000 |
| 2017 | 0 | $0 | 2,929,686 | $3,310,781 | 290,278 | $0 |
| 2016 | 1,087,460 | $1,323,297 | 29,307 | $32,178 | 172,218 | $0 |
| 2015 | 1,195,200 | $3,656,473 | 29,780 | $72,059 | 0 | $0 |
| 2014 | 304,800 | $865,632 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Trading Period | Insider Buying | Insider Sales | Option Exercises | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year-month | Shares | Value | Shares | Value | Shares | Value |
| 2019-03 | 11,000 | $53,383 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2019-02 | 8,500 | $40,978 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2018-11 | 10,000 | $40,700 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2018-10 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 278 | $0 |
| 2018-08 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2,778 | $0 |
| 2018-07 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2,778 | $0 |
| 2018-06 | 50,000 | $38,500 | 0 | $0 | 27,778 | $17,500 |
| 2018-05 | 1,860,000 | $1,159,639 | 1,500 | $1,156 | 77,778 | $52,500 |
| 2018-04 | 0 | $0 | 390 | $132 | 2,778 | $0 |
| 2018-03 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2,778 | $0 |
| 2018-02 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2,778 | $0 |
| 2018-01 | 0 | $0 | 935 | $436 | 2,778 | $0 |
| 2017-12 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2,778 | $0 |
| 2017-11 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2,778 | $0 |
| 2017-10 | 0 | $0 | 434 | $420 | 65,278 | $0 |
| 2017-09 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2,778 | $0 |
| 2017-08 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 65,276 | $0 |
| 2017-07 | 0 | $0 | 423 | $520 | 2,778 | $0 |
| 2017-06 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2,778 | $0 |
| 2017-05 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 62,500 | $0 |
| 2017-04 | 0 | $0 | 440 | $475 | 2,778 | $0 |
| 2017-03 | 0 | $0 | 1,284,000 | $1,492,228 | 2,778 | $0 |
| 2017-02 | 0 | $0 | 1,643,960 | $1,816,662 | 65,278 | $0 |
| 2017-01 | 0 | $0 | 429 | $476 | 12,500 | $0 |
| Trade Date | Insider Name | Trade Type | Shares | Price ($) | Value ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-01 | Amos John P. (Chief Executive Officer) | Buy | 11,000 | 4.85 | 53,383 |
| 2019-02-28 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Buy | 8,500 | 4.82 | 40,978 |
| 2018-11-06 | Oki Mark K (Chief Financial Officer & CAO) | Buy | 10,000 | 4.07 | 40,700 |
| 2018-10-01 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 139 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-10-01 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 139 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-08-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-08-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-07-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-07-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-06-29 | Rosenman Herm (Director) | Option Ex | 25,000 | .70 | 17,500 |
| 2018-06-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-06-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-06-01 | Rosenman Herm (Director) | Buy | 50,000 | .77 | 38,500 |
| 2018-05-29 | Rosenman Herm (Director) | Buy | 50,000 | .79 | 39,500 |
| 2018-05-21 | Rosenman Herm (Director) | Buy | 100,000 | .81 | 81,000 |
| 2018-05-21 | Rosenman Herm (Director) | Option Ex | 75,000 | .70 | 52,500 |
| 2018-05-18 | Amos John P. (Chief Executive Officer) | Buy | 270,000 | .77 | 208,170 |
| 2018-05-18 | Amos John P. (Chief Executive Officer) | Sale | 1,500 | .77 | 1,156 |
| 2018-05-17 | Amos John P. (Chief Executive Officer) | Buy | 360,000 | .69 | 249,119 |
| 2018-05-16 | Amos John P. (Chief Executive Officer) | Buy | 270,000 | .58 | 156,600 |
| 2018-05-15 | Amos John P. (Chief Executive Officer) | Buy | 270,000 | .54 | 146,610 |
| 2018-05-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-05-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-05-14 | Amos John P. (Chief Executive Officer) | Buy | 270,000 | .51 | 138,780 |
| 2018-05-11 | Amos John P. (Chief Executive Officer) | Buy | 270,000 | .52 | 139,860 |
| 2018-04-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-04-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-04-03 | Varghese Santosh T (Chief Medical Officer) | Sale | 390 | .34 | 132 |
| 2018-03-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-03-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-02-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-02-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-01-31 | Varghese Santosh T (Chief Medical Officer) | Sale | 491 | .43 | 211 |
| 2018-01-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-01-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2018-01-01 | Varghese Santosh T (Chief Medical Officer) | Sale | 444 | .51 | 225 |
| 2017-12-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-12-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-11-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-11-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-10-27 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-10-27 | Plutzky Jorge Md (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-10-27 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-10-27 | Norton David Y (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-10-27 | Rosenman Herm (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-10-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-10-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-10-03 | Varghese Santosh T (Chief Medical Officer) | Sale | 434 | .97 | 420 |
| 2017-09-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-09-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-08-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,388 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-08-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,388 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-08-08 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-08-08 | Plutzky Jorge Md (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-08-08 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-08-08 | Norton David Y (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-08-08 | Rosenman Herm (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-07-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-07-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-07-03 | Varghese Santosh T (Chief Medical Officer) | Sale | 423 | 1.23 | 520 |
| 2017-06-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-06-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-05-08 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-05-08 | Plutzky Jorge Md (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-05-08 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-05-08 | Norton David Y (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-05-08 | Rosenman Herm (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-04-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-04-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-04-04 | Varghese Santosh T (Chief Medical Officer) | Sale | 440 | 1.08 | 475 |
| 2017-03-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-03-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-03-10 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 77,000 | 1.17 | 90,244 |
| 2017-03-09 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 722,400 | 1.22 | 881,328 |
| 2017-03-08 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 350,000 | 1.05 | 368,200 |
| 2017-03-02 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 20,000 | 1.12 | 22,500 |
| 2017-03-01 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 114,600 | 1.13 | 129,956 |
| 2017-02-28 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 25,500 | 1.12 | 28,585 |
| 2017-02-27 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 150,000 | 1.13 | 169,199 |
| 2017-02-24 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 33,000 | 1.14 | 37,521 |
| 2017-02-23 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 150,000 | 1.16 | 174,000 |
| 2017-02-22 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 109,336 | 1.11 | 121,581 |
| 2017-02-21 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 52,164 | 1.10 | 57,589 |
| 2017-02-17 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 300 | 1.11 | 333 |
| 2017-02-16 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 150,000 | 1.11 | 165,900 |
| 2017-02-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-02-15 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 40,090 | 1.11 | 44,499 |
| 2017-02-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-02-14 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 115,000 | 1.10 | 126,500 |
| 2017-02-13 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 67,000 | 1.10 | 74,035 |
| 2017-02-10 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 46,008 | 1.10 | 50,838 |
| 2017-02-09 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 63,402 | 1.11 | 70,439 |
| 2017-02-08 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-02-08 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 529,300 | 1.08 | 569,526 |
| 2017-02-08 | Plutzky Jorge Md (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-02-08 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-02-08 | Norton David Y (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-02-08 | Rosenman Herm (Director) | Option Ex | 12,500 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-02-07 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 6,200 | 1.11 | 6,863 |
| 2017-02-06 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 28,027 | 1.10 | 30,941 |
| 2017-02-03 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 53,433 | 1.12 | 59,684 |
| 2017-02-02 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 3,200 | 1.13 | 3,615 |
| 2017-02-01 | Laughlin Conan | Sale | 22,000 | 1.14 | 25,014 |
| 2017-01-28 | Varghese Santosh T (Chief Medical Officer) | Sale | 429 | 1.11 | 476 |
| 2017-01-16 | Sris Mayu (Other) | Option Ex | 8,333 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-01-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-01-15 | Sris Mayu (Other) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2017-01-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-12-31 | Varghese Santosh T (Chief Medical Officer) | Sale | 13,790 | 1.12 | 15,472 |
| 2016-12-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-12-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-11-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-11-15 | Sris Mayu (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-11-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-10-31 | Plutzky Jorge Md (Director) | Option Ex | 3,125 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-10-31 | Norton David Y (Director) | Option Ex | 3,125 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-10-31 | Rosenman Herm (Director) | Option Ex | 3,125 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-10-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-10-15 | Sris Mayu (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-10-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-10-01 | Varghese Santosh T (Chief Medical Officer) | Sale | 710 | 1.14 | 809 |
| 2016-09-30 | Plutzky Jorge Md (Director) | Option Ex | 3,125 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-09-30 | Norton David Y (Director) | Option Ex | 3,125 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-09-30 | Rosenman Herm (Director) | Option Ex | 3,125 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-09-15 | Sris Mayu (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-09-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-08-31 | Plutzky Jorge Md (Director) | Option Ex | 3,125 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-08-31 | Norton David Y (Director) | Option Ex | 3,125 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-08-31 | Rosenman Herm (Director) | Option Ex | 3,125 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-08-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-08-15 | Sris Mayu (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-08-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-08-02 | Varghese Santosh T (Chief Medical Officer) | Sale | 12,559 | 1.07 | 13,438 |
| 2016-07-31 | Plutzky Jorge Md (Director) | Option Ex | 3,125 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-07-31 | Norton David Y (Director) | Option Ex | 3,125 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-07-31 | Rosenman Herm (Director) | Option Ex | 3,125 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-07-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-07-15 | Sris Mayu (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-07-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,389 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-07-01 | Varghese Santosh T (VP, Medical & Reg Affairs) | Sale | 366 | 1.21 | 442 |
| 2016-06-30 | Plutzky Jorge Md (Director) | Option Ex | 3,125 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-06-30 | Norton David Y (Director) | Option Ex | 3,125 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-06-30 | Rosenman Herm (Director) | Option Ex | 3,125 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-06-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 1,388 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-06-15 | Sris Mayu (Director) | Option Ex | 1,388 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-06-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 1,388 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-05-30 | Plutzky Jorge Md (Director) | Option Ex | 21,875 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-05-30 | Norton David Y (Director) | Option Ex | 21,875 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-05-30 | Rosenman Herm (Director) | Option Ex | 21,875 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-05-15 | Shaw Allan (Director) | Option Ex | 11,110 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-05-15 | Sris Mayu (Director) | Option Ex | 11,110 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-05-15 | Roberts Eric W (Director) | Option Ex | 11,110 | .00 | 0 |
| 2016-04-07 | Varghese Santosh T (Chief Medical Officer) | Sale | 329 | 1.65 | 542 |
| 2016-04-01 | Laughlin Conan | Buy | 2,160 | 1.40 | 3,028 |
| 2016-03-31 | Laughlin Conan | Buy | 172,300 | 1.36 | 234,155 |
| 2016-03-30 | Laughlin Conan | Buy | 100,000 | 1.25 | 125,499 |
| 2016-03-29 | Laughlin Conan | Buy | 111,000 | 1.17 | 130,203 |
| 2016-03-28 | Laughlin Conan | Buy | 177,000 | 1.13 | 199,479 |
| 2016-03-24 | Laughlin Conan | Buy | 25,000 | 1.09 | 27,350 |
| 2016-03-16 | Laughlin Conan | Buy | 151,000 | 1.20 | 180,747 |
| 2016-03-15 | Laughlin Conan | Buy | 250,460 | 1.21 | 303,307 |
| 2016-03-14 | Laughlin Conan | Buy | 98,540 | 1.21 | 119,529 |
| 2016-01-13 | Varghese Santosh T (Chief Medical Officer) | Sale | 1,553 | .95 | 1,475 |
| 2015-07-01 | Varghese Santosh T (VP, Medical & Reg Affairs) | Sale | 7,899 | 2.32 | 18,325 |
| 2015-07-01 | Slebir John L (SVP, Business Development & GC) | Sale | 9,215 | 2.32 | 21,378 |
| 2015-07-01 | Day Wesley (VP, Clinical Development) | Sale | 7,881 | 2.32 | 18,283 |
| 2015-01-29 | Sanford Svai S (CFO & Chief Accounting Officer) | Sale | 472 | 2.78 | 1,312 |
| 2015-01-29 | Slebir John L (SVP, Business Development & GC) | Sale | 630 | 2.78 | 1,751 |
| 2015-01-29 | Day Wesley (VP, Clinical Development) | Sale | 472 | 2.78 | 1,312 |
| 2015-01-29 | Marsh Guy P (VP, US Operations & GM) | Sale | 238 | 2.78 | 661 |
| 2015-01-08 | Laughlin Conan | Buy | 217,900 | 3.21 | 699,894 |
| 2015-01-07 | Laughlin Conan | Buy | 282,100 | 3.05 | 859,840 |
| 2015-01-06 | Laughlin Conan | Buy | 147,936 | 3.02 | 446,914 |
| 2015-01-05 | Laughlin Conan | Buy | 328,864 | 3.05 | 1,002,706 |
| 2015-01-02 | Laughlin Conan | Buy | 218,400 | 2.96 | 647,119 |
| 2015-01-01 | Slebir John L (SVP, Business Development & GC) | Sale | 2,973 | 3.04 | 9,037 |
| 2014-12-31 | Laughlin Conan | Buy | 304,800 | 2.84 | 865,632 |
Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises of VVUS listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of Vivus Inc (symbol VVUS, CIK number 881524) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.