Exhibit 4.1


 


FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.


 


AND


 


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,


 


as Trustee


 


FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE


 


Dated as of November 19, 2021


 


3.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024


 






     


     


    

 


FIRST
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of November 19, 2021 (this “Supplemental Indenture”),
between Flexion Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), as issuer, and Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States of America, as trustee (the “Trustee”),
to the Indenture, dated as of May 2, 2017 (as supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Indenture”),
between the Company and the Trustee.


 


WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and
delivered the Indenture, pursuant to which the Company issued its 3.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”)
in the original aggregate principal amount of $201,250,000;


 


WHEREAS, the Company has entered into an Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 11, 2021 (as amended, supplemented, restated, or otherwise modified, the “Merger
Agreement”), by and among the Company; Pacira BioSciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”);
and Oyster Acquisition Company Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”);


 


WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement,
Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”) on the date hereof, with the Company as the surviving
entity in the Merger, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent as of the date hereof;


 


WHEREAS, the Merger constitutes a Merger Event
under the Indenture;


 


WHEREAS, Section 14.07(a) of the Indenture
provides that prior to or at the effective time of any Merger Event, the Company shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture
permitted under Section 10.01(i) of the Indenture providing for the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes into
the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities, or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that
a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or
been entitled to receive (the “Reference Property”) upon such Merger Event;


 


WHEREAS, in connection with the Merger, each outstanding
share of Common Stock prior to the effective time (other than certain shares of Common Stock as set forth in the Merger Agreement) shall
be converted into the right to receive: (a) an amount in cash equal to $8.50 per share, in cash, net of applicable withholding taxes
and without interest, plus (b) one non-transferable contingent value right per share (a “CVR”), which will represent
the right to receive one or more contingent payments up to $8.00 per share in the aggregate, in cash, if the specified milestones are
achieved on or prior to December 31, 2030, pursuant to the terms of the Contingent Value Right Agreement, dated as of November 19,
2021 (the “CVR Agreement”), by and between Parent and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as rights
agent, in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement;


 


WHEREAS, Section 10.01 of the Indenture provides
that the Company and the Trustee may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental thereto without
the consent of any Holder to, among other things, (i)  provide that the Notes are convertible into Reference Property in connection
with any Merger Event, subject to the provisions of Section 14.02 of the Indenture, and make such related changes to the terms of
the Notes in accordance with Section 14.07 of the Indenture; or (ii) make any change that does not adversely affect the rights
of any Holder;


 


WHEREAS, in connection with the execution and delivery
of this Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee has received an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as contemplated by Sections
10.05 and 17.05 of the Indenture; and


 






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WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Trustee
execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture and has satisfied all requirements necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid
instrument in accordance with its terms.


 


WITNESSETH:


 


NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company covenants and agrees with the
Trustee as follows for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders:


 


ARTICLE 1


 


DEFINITIONS


 


Section 1.01. Definitions in the Supplemental
Indenture. Unless otherwise specified herein or the context otherwise requires:


 


(a) a term defined in the Indenture has the
same meaning when used in this Supplemental Indenture unless the definition of such term is amended or supplemented pursuant to this Supplemental
Indenture;


 


(b) the terms defined in this Supplemental
Indenture include the plural as well as the singular; and


 


(c) unless otherwise stated, a reference to
a Section or Article is to a Section or Article of this Supplemental Indenture.


 


ARTICLE 2


 


EFFECT OF MERGER ON CONVERSION


 


Section 2.01. Conversion Right. In
accordance with and subject to Section 14.07 of the Indenture, at and after the effective time of the Merger, (a) the right
to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be changed into a right to convert such principal amount of Notes into the number
of units of Reference Property that a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such
Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive upon such Merger, and (b) a “unit of Reference Property” shall
mean $8.50 in cash, plus one (1) CVR, plus:


 


		(i)	if the Milestone 1 Amount (as defined in the CVR Agreement) has been paid to the Rights Agent pursuant to the terms of the CVR Agreement
prior to the applicable Conversion Date, $1.00, plus



 


		(ii)	if the Milestone 2 Amount (as defined in the CVR Agreement) has been paid to the Rights Agent pursuant to the terms of the CVR Agreement
prior to the applicable Conversion Date, $2.00, plus



 


		(iii)	if the Milestone 3 Amount (as defined in the CVR Agreement) has been paid to the Rights Agent pursuant to the terms of the CVR Agreement
prior to the applicable Conversion Date, $3.00, plus



 


		(iv)	if the Milestone 4 Amount (as defined in the CVR Agreement) has been paid to the Rights Agent pursuant to the terms of the CVR Agreement
prior to the applicable Conversion Date, $1.00, plus



 


		(v)	if the Milestone 5 Amount (as defined in the CVR Agreement) has been paid to the Rights Agent pursuant to the terms of the CVR Agreement
prior to the applicable Conversion Date, $1.00.



 






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ARTICLE 3


 


MISCELLANEOUS


 


Section 3.01. Ratification of Indenture.
The Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Supplemental Indenture
shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.


 


Section 3.02. Trustee Not Responsible for
Recitals. The recitals herein contained are made by the Company and not by the Trustee, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility
for the correctness thereof. The Trustee makes no representation as to and shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of
this Supplemental Indenture, the Merger, or the Reference Property. All of the provisions contained in the Indenture in respect of the
rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and duties of the Trustee shall be applicable in respect of the Supplemental Indenture as fully
and with like force and effect as though set forth in full herein.


 


Section 3.03 Successors. All
agreements of the Company and the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture will bind their respective successors.


 


Section 3.04. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY, OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.


 


Section 3.05. Headings, Etc. The titles
and headings of the articles and sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not
to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.


 


Section 3.06. Execution in Counterparts;
Electronic Signatures. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original,
but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture
and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture
as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto
transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. This Supplemental Indenture and any
certificate, agreement, or other document to be signed in connection with this Indenture shall be valid, binding, and enforceable against
a party when executed and delivered by an authorized individual on behalf of the party by means of (i) an original manual signature;
(ii) a faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature; or (iii) any other electronic signature permitted by the federal Electronic
Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, state enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and/or any other relevant
electronic signatures law, including any relevant provisions of the UCC (collectively, “Signature Law”), in each case to the
extent applicable. Each faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature, shall for all purposes have the
same validity, legal effect, and admissibility in evidence as an original manual signature. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively
rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature, or other electronic signature,
of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm, or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. For the avoidance
of doubt, original manual signatures shall be used for execution or indorsement of writings when required under the UCC or other Signature
Law due to the character or intended character of the writings.


 






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Section 3.07. Severability. In the
event that any provision of this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, then (to the extent permitted by
law) the validity, legality, or enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.


 


Section 3.08. Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.


 


Section 3.09. Effectiveness. This Supplemental
Indenture shall become effective upon, without further action by the parties hereto, the effective time of the Merger.


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.


 


	 	FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	
    /s/ Michael D. Clayman, MD

	 	 	Name: Michael D. Clayman, MD
	 	 	Title:   President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer
	 	 	 
	 	
    WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

    

	 	 	 
	 	By: Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as attorney-in-fact
	 	 	 
	 	By:	
    /s/ Scott Little

	 	 	Name: Scott Little
	 	 	Title:   Vice President


 


SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE