Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Biotech / Medical : VVUS: VIVUS INC. (NASDAQ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: VLAD who wrote (12496)	8/3/1998 6:59:00 AM
From: blankmind	Respond to of 23519

" - If Vivus has an outstanding of about 31 million shares and a float of about 21 million shares then who owns or controls the 10 million shares that are part of the outstanding but not part of the float??" - Could be: 1. Section 144 restricted stock that can't be sold until some point in the future 2. ESOP stock that can't readily be sold 3. Or some other stock socked away by an affiliate or someone else that is not available for sale at the present time. 4. It can't be stock that Vivus itself is holding - as that would be "treasury stock." 5. Might be a good question for nina. 6. And finally - yes - I'm still holding my shares. But until a US-deal is reached. Either a buyout, co-marketing, or something, I'm trying not to watch the stock on a daily basis.