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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. ______________)*
VIVUS, Inc.
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(NAME OF ISSUER)
Common Stock
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(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
928551 10 0
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(CUSIP NUMBER)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing of this form with respect to the subject class
of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
SEC 1745 (2-95)
Page 1 of 5 Pages
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CUSIP NO. 928551 10 0 13G PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Leland F. Wilson
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
999,314
NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 0
OWNED BY EACH ------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH 999,314
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
999,314
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.2%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT
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CUSIP NO. 928551 10 0 PAGE 3 OF 5 PAGES
ITEM 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: VIVUS, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
545 Middlefield Road
Suite 200
Menlo Park, CA 94025
ITEM 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: Leland F. Wilson
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
VIVUS, Inc.
545 Middlefield Rd.
Suite 200
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(c) Citizenship : United States
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number: 928551 10 0
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON IS A:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
Act
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 or Endowment Fund, see ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 999,314
(b) Percent of Class: 6.2% (based on total outstanding shares at
12/31/96 of 16,212,171 shares)
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CUSIP NO. 928551 10 0 PAGE 4 OF 5 PAGES
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has: 999,314*
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote : 999,314
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 999,314
(iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 0
* consists of (i) 510,000 shares held by Leland Wilson as custodian for
the Virgil A. Place Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Mr. Wilson holds
voting and dispositive control, (ii) 214,791 shares held by Leland
Wilson (iii) 274,523 Options exercisable as of 60 days from December 31,
1996.
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
Inapplicable
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.
Inapplicable
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
Inapplicable
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
Inapplicable
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CUSIP NO. 928551 10 0 PAGE 5 OF 5 PAGES
ITEM 10.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the
effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities
and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having such purposes or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
2/12/97
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Date
/s/ Robert D. Brownell
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Signature
Robert D. Brownell as
Attorney-in-fact for
Leland F. Wilson, President and CEO
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