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

To: VLAD who wrote (17028)	12/17/1998 10:50:00 AM
From: Mkilloran	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23519

Vlad...Qtr 1 99 is a given....the question is why did the press release leave it open for a possible delay till qtr 2 99... Maybe Nina is tired of getting a dozen phone calls every day over the Dec 31st partner date... The more likely answer is that Vivus has no control over how fast or slow the individual countries operate...it may take longer than they would like and they are just being causious in their press release.

To: VLAD who wrote (17028)	12/17/1998 12:24:00 PM
From: Mkilloran	Respond to of 23519

Vlad...I expect Astra and Vivus to move as quick as possible in Italy, Spain, France and Germany...the larger of the countries in Europe. Which the milestone payments are tied too. Some of the others that fall under the United Europe structure may take longer to licence: Austria Belgium Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Latvia Louxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Turkey and others....