First Manhattan Requests VIVUS (VVUS) Review Board Nominees

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First Manhattan Issues Response to VIVUS' (VVUS) Request for More Information

April 17, 2013 9:54 AM EDT

On April 15, 2013, outside legal counsel to First Manhattan Co. (FMC) sent a letter to the Issuer's counsel in response to a second request from the Issuer's counsel that each of the individuals nominated by FMC (the "Nominees") for election to the board of directors of VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS) at the Issuer's 2013 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") submit to interviews by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board. The letter reiterated FMC's willingness to have the Nominating and Governance Committee interview the Nominees. However, the letter expressed FMC's continuing... More