Exhibit 10.60  


Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

110 Allen Road

Liberty Corner, NJ 07938

Tel: (908) 580-1200

Fax: (908) 542-9405

www.ReliantRx.com  


September 13, 2007 


PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL  


William
F. Keane, M.D.

Box 665

Spring House, PA 19477 


Dear
Bill: 


        Reliant
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Reliant" or the "Company")
with primary offices at 110 Allen Road in Liberty Corner, New Jersey 07938, is pleased to extend this "Offer of Employment" to you. 


        The
following is an outline of the terms of this employment offer: 



	 	•	Start Date:	 	On or before November 1, 2007.
	

 	

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Job Title/Status:	
 	

Chief Medical Officer and Executive Committee Member—Full Time.
	

 	

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Reporting:	
 	

You will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In the event that there is no CEO, you will report to the Board of Directors of the Company or such other senior executive as is designated by the Board of Directors.
	

 	

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Base Salary:	
 	

Your semi-monthly salary is $16,666.67, payable the 15thand last day of each month, and is annualized to $400,000,00, minus the appropriate taxes and withholdings.
	

 	

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Incentive Eligibility:	
 	

As an employee, you will be eligible to participate in our bonus program, as in effect from time to time, up to 75% of your base salary. You must be employed by Reliant at the end of a given calendar year in order to be eligible, and you must also
meet specific incentive objectives that will be established and communicated to you.
	 	 	 	 	 	 








 

	

 	

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Equity Participation:	
 	

You will be eligible to participate in the Company's Incentive Award Plan, as in effect from time to time, pursuant to which you will be granted an option to purchase up to 90,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price equal to
the fair market value of the common stock of the Company as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Comp Committee") at the time of grant. You will also receive
a grant of 10,000 shares of restricted stock on the same terms and conditions as other senior vice presidents of the Company. Such options and restricted stock will vest annually over a four (4) year period and be subject to the other terms and
conditions of the Company's 2007 Incentive Award Plan and the related agreements pursuant to which such grants are made. Any additional grants of options and restricted stock are solely in the discretion of the Company and subject to approval of the
Comp Committee.
	

 	

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Benefits:	
 	

During your employment with Reliant, you will be eligible for Reliant's employee benefits program applicable to your position, in effect from time to time, subject to all plan terms and eligibility. The benefits for which you may be eligible are more
fully described in the applicable plan summaries and related documents. The benefits currently offered to full-time employees include group medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, group life and AD&D insurance, long-term and short-term
disability insurance, 401(k) plan, flexible spending account, and select holidays. You will be eligible for a Combined-Time Off of twenty-four (24) days which will accrue at the rate of 2.0 days per month.
	

 	

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Temporary Housing/Week-end Travel:	
 	

For a period not to exceed twelve (12) months from the date of your Initial Start Date with Reliant, Reliant will provide suitable temporary housing for you at a location convenient to the Company's headquarters. The costs associated with
temporary housing will be billed directly to Reliant. In addition, during such period, the company will reimburse you for the reasonable and documented cost of weekend travel (consistent with the Company's travel policy) between the Company's
headquarters and your home residence in Florida.
	

 	

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Termination:	
 	

If your employment with the Company is terminated by Reliant without "Cause" and you execute a general release of claims in a form reasonably satisfactory to Reliant, you will be entitled to one year base salary (subject to certain conditions) and
certain medical benefits (such medical benefits to be subject to mitigation in the event you secure medical benefits following your separation from the Company). Following such one year period you will be entitled to enroll in 'COBRA' in accordance
with applicable law.
	

 	

 	

 	
 	

 	

 



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Contingencies:	
 	

This offer is contingent upon the following:
	

 	

 	

 	
 	

1.	

your furnishing us with proof of your identity and authorization to work in the United States.
	

 	

 	

 	
 	

2.	

your execution of the Company's standard form of Confidentiality, Non-Compete and Assignment Agreement.
	

 	

 	

 	
 	

3.	

your completion of all other appropriate forms provided to you by the Company during the hiring process.
	

 	

 	

 	
 	

Failure to meet any of these contingencies will render you ineligible for employment.





        Although we hope that your employment with us is mutually satisfactory, please note that your employment at Reliant is "at will." This means that you may resign
from Reliant at any time with or without cause, and Reliant has the right to terminate this employment relationship with or without cause at any time. Neither this letter nor any other communication,
either written or oral, should be construed as a contract of employment for any particular duration. 


        We
hope that you accept this offer of employment and look forward to you joining us. Please sign and date where indicated and return this letter to me to evidence your understanding of
these terms and acceptance of this offer. By execution of this letter you are representing and warranting to the Company that your execution and delivery of this letter and performance of all of the
terms of this letter and the performing of services for the Company in connection with your employment do not and will not breach or conflict with any agreement with a third party, including an
agreement to keep in confidence any proprietary information of another entity acquired by you in confidence or in trust prior to the date of this agreement. 


        This
offer shall expire at 5:00 pm (ET) on September 19, 2007 if we have not received your written acceptance of this offer by then. 


Sincerely,



RELIANT
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 



	

By:	

/s/ Bradley T. Sheares
 Bradley T. Sheares, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer	
 	

 
	

Agreed to and Accepted:	
 	

 
	

/s/ William F. Keane, M.D.
 William F. Keane, M.D.	
 	

 
	

Date: Sept 14, 2007	
 	

 




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