VIVUS, First Manhattan, Sarissa Capital Announce Settlement Agreement Related to Proxy Contest
July 19, 2013 at 05:56 AM EDT
VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS ), First Manhattan , owner of approximately 9.9 percent of the outstanding shares of VIVUS, and Sarissa Capital Management, owner of approximately two percent of VIVUS's outstanding shares, jointly announced today that VIVUS and FMC have entered into a settlement agreement regarding their proxy contest