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 *
  Mohamed Johann Noor
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2015		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VIVUS INC [VVUS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O VIVUS, INC., 351 E. EVELYN AVENUE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Interim CFO & Interim CAO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041		 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)
Common Stock (1) 55,244 (2)
D
 

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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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 10/24/2022 Common Stock 15,000 $ 18.71 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 01/25/2023 Common Stock 2,500 $ 12.39 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (5) 01/28/2021 Common Stock 11,300 $ 7.75 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (6) 01/23/2022 Common Stock 26,400 $ 2.74 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Mohamed Johann Noor
C/O VIVUS, INC.
351 E. EVELYN AVENUE
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041		       Interim CFO & Interim CAO  

Signatures

/s/Julie Hollenback, Attorney-in-Fact 10/05/2015
**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) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of VIVUS, Inc. common stock.
(2) The total amount of securities beneficially owned includes awards totaling 54,714 restricted stock units ("RSUs"), of which 50,225 are unvested. The RSUs vest on various dates between July 1, 2014 and January 1, 2019, subject to the reporting person continuing to be a Service Provider (as defined in the Issuer's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan) on the relevant vesting dates.
(3) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number of shares underlying the option vested and became exercisable on October 1, 2013, and one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the total number of shares underlying the option vest on the 1st of each month thereafter, subject to the reporting person continuing to be a Service Provider (as defined in the Issuer's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan) on the relevant vesting dates.
(4) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number of shares underlying the option vested and became exercisable on January 25, 2014, and one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the total number of shares underlying the option vest on the 25th of each month thereafter, subject to the reporting person continuing to be a Service Provider (as defined in the Issuer's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan) on the relevant vesting dates.
(5) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number of shares underlying the option vested and became exercisable on January 28, 2015, and one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the total number of shares underlying the option vest on the 28th of each month thereafter, subject to the reporting person continuing to be a Service Provider (as defined in the Issuer's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan) on the relevant vesting dates.
(6) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number of shares underlying the option will vest and become exercisable on January 23, 2016, and one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the total number of shares underlying the option will vest on the 23rd of each month thereafter, subject to the reporting person continuing to be a Service Provider (as defined in the Issuer's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan) on the relevant vesting dates.

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