ASSEMBLY BIOSCIENCES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Dec 22, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTRUS BIOSCIENCES INC (VTUS)
CIK: 0001426800
Period of Report: 2010-12-22

Reporting Person: ELLISON RUSSELL H (Director, Chief Executive Officer)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-12-22	Stock Options (right to buy)	$6	A	573599	Acquired	2020-12-22	Common Stock (573599)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Warrants (right to buy)	$7.69	2014-11-08	Common Stock (8065)	8065	Direct

Footnotes

F1: One-third vested on 12/22/2010 and the remainder vests in equal installments on the first and second anniversary after 12/22/2010.

F2: The warrant vested in three installments on 3/21/2008 (2,689 shares), 3/21/2009 (2,688 shares) and 3/21/2010 (2,688 shares).