Item 8.01.  Other Events.

Description of Common Stock

The following summarizes the material terms and provisions of the common stock of VIVUS, Inc. (the “Company”) and various provisions of the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, as further amended. For additional information about the terms of the Company’s common stock, please refer to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, as further amended. The terms of the Company’s common stock may also be affected by the Delaware General Corporation Law (“Delaware Law”). The summary below is not intended to be complete and is qualified by reference to the provisions of applicable law and the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, as further amended. This information is being filed in order that it may be incorporated by reference into future registration statements of the Company.

The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 200,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value. As of April 22, 2019, there were 10,637,164 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and 0 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.

The Company’s common stock is currently listed and traded on The Nasdaq Global Select Market.

Voting Rights

The holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted on by stockholders. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, every matter to be voted on by stockholders, other than the election of directors, shall be decided by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on such matter. Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Stockholders shall not be entitled to cumulate their votes for the election of directors or any other matter submitted to a vote of the stockholders, unless such cumulative voting is required by applicable law.

Dividends

Common stock holders are entitled to receive dividends declared by the board of directors out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends, subject to the rights, if any, of preferred stock holders.

Liquidation

Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our business, the holders of common stock are entitled to share equally in all assets available for distribution after payment of all liabilities and provision for liquidation preference of shares of preferred stock then outstanding.

Rights and Preferences

The holders of common stock have no preemptive rights and no rights to convert their common stock into any other securities. There are also no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Delaware Law

The Company is subject to the provisions of Section 203 of Delaware Law, which, subject to certain exceptions, prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the time that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:

·                   prior to such time, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

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·                   upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the number of shares outstanding those shares owned:

·                   by persons who are directors and also officers, and

·                   by employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or

·                   at or subsequent to such time, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and is authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

Section 203 defines “business combination” to include:

·                   any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;

·                   any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation involving the interested stockholder;

·                   subject to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder;

·                   any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder, or

·                   the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation.

In general, Section 203 defines an “interested stockholder” as any entity or person who or which beneficially owns (or within three years did own) 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by such entity or person.

The existence of this provision would be expected to have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions not approved in advance by our board of directors, including discouraging attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of common stock held by stockholders.

Preferred Stock

The Company’s board of directors has the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof. These rights, preferences and privileges could include dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preferences, sinking fund terms and the number of shares constituting, or the designation of, such series, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of common stock. The issuance of our preferred stock could adversely affect the voting power of holders of common stock and the likelihood that such holders will receive dividend payments and payments upon our liquidation. In addition, the issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our company or other corporate action. No shares of preferred stock are outstanding.

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