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EXHIBIT 10.4    
    


THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED, IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE AVAILABILITY OF AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.


 
 

No.
  STOCK SUBSCRIPTION WARRANT    
    
    To Purchase Series B Preferred Stock of    
    
    NUVASIVE, INC. (the "Company")    
    
    DATE OF INITIAL ISSUANCE: June 27, 2000

    


        THIS CERTIFIES THAT for value received, TBCC FUNDING TRUST II or
its registered assigns (hereinafter called the "Holder") is entitled to purchase from the Company, at any time during the Term of this Warrant, Eighty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty
(81,820) shares of Series B Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, of the Company (the "Series B Preferred Stock"), at the Warrant Price, payable as provided herein. The exercise of this
Warrant shall be subject to the provisions, limitations and restrictions herein contained, and may be exercised in whole or in part. 


SECTION 1.    Definitions.    


        For
all purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: 


        Series B Preferred Stock—shall mean and include the Company's authorized Series B
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, as constituted at the date hereof. 


        Exchange Act—shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. 


        Securities Act—the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 


        Term of this Warrant—shall mean the period beginning on the date of initial issuance hereof and
ending on June 27, 2007. 


        Warrant Price—$2.75 per share, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5 hereof. 


        Warrants—this Warrant and any other Warrant or Warrants issued in connection with a Commitment
Letter dated April 11, 2000 executed by the Company and Transamerica Business Credit Corporation (the "Commitment Letter") to the original holder of this Warrant, or any transferees from such
original holder or this Holder permitted hereunder. 


        Warrant Shares—shares of Series B Preferred Stock purchased or purchasable by the Holder
of this Warrant upon the exercise hereof. 


SECTION 2.    Exercise of Warrant.    


        2.1    Procedure for Exercise of
Warrant.    To exercise this Warrant in whole or in part (but not as to any fractional share of Series B Preferred Stock), the Holder shall
deliver to the Company at its office referred to in Section 13 hereof at any time and from time to time during the Term of this Warrant: (i) the Notice of Exercise in the form attached
hereto, (ii) cash, certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company, wire transfer of funds to the Company's account, or evidence of any indebtedness of the Company to the
Holder (or any combination of any of the foregoing) in the amount of the Warrant Price for each share being purchased, and (iii) this Warrant. Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the
contrary, if the Current Market Price (as defined in Section 5) is greater than the Warrant Price (at the date of calculation, as set forth below), in lieu of exercising this Warrant as
hereinabove permitted, the Holder may elect to receive shares of Series B 





 



Preferred
Stock equal to the value (as determined below) of this Warrant (or the portion thereof being canceled) by surrender of this Warrant at the office of the Company referred to in
Section 13 hereof, together with the Notice of Exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder that number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock computed using the
following formula: 


CS =
WCS × (CMP-WP)

CMP 



	 	 	Where	 	 
	

 	
 	

CS	
 	

equals the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be issued to the Holder
	

 	
 	

WCS	
 	

equals the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock purchasable under the Warrant or, if only a portion of the Warrant is being exercised, the portion of the Warrant being exercised (at the date of such calculation)
	

 	
 	

CMP	
 	

equals the Current Market Price (at the date of such calculation)
	

 	
 	

WP	
 	

equals the Warrant Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation)





In
the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant, a certificate or certificates for the shares of Series B Preferred Stock so purchased, registered in the name of the
Holder or such other name or names as may be designated by the Holder to the extent permitted hereunder, shall be delivered to the Holder hereof within a reasonable time, not exceeding fifteen
(15) days, after the rights represented by this Warrant shall have been so exercised; and, unless this Warrant has expired, a new Warrant representing the number of shares (except a remaining
fractional share), if any, with respect to which this Warrant shall not then have been exercised shall also be issued to the Holder hereof within such time. The person in whose name any certificate
for shares of Series B Preferred Stock is issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the date on which the
Warrant was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price and any applicable taxes was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate, except that, if the date of such surrender and
payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on
which the stock transfer books are open. 


        2.2    Transfer Restriction
Legend.    Each certificate for Warrant Shares shall bear a legend substantially similar to the following legend (and any additional legend required by
(i) any applicable state securities laws and (ii) any securities exchange upon which such Warrant Shares may, at the time of such exercise, be listed) unless at the time of exercise such
Warrant Shares shall be registered under the Securities Act: 



"THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE AVAILABILITY OF AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS." 




Any
certificate issued at any time in exchange or substitution for any certificate bearing such legend (except a new certificate issued upon completion of a public distribution under a registration
statement of the securities represented thereby) shall also bear such legend unless, in the opinion of counsel for the holder thereof (which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the
Company) the securities represented thereby are not, at such time, required by law to bear such legend. 


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SECTION 3.    Covenants as to Series B Preferred Stock.    The Company covenants and agrees that
all shares of Series B Preferred Stock that may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this
Warrant will, upon issuance, pursuant to the terms hereof be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof. The Company
further covenants and agrees that it will pay when due and payable any and all federal and state taxes which may be payable in respect of the issue of this Warrant or any Series B Preferred
Stock or certificates therefor issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant. The Company further covenants and agrees that the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved, free from
preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant. The Company further covenants and agrees that
if any shares of capital stock to be reserved for the purpose of the issuance of shares upon the exercise of this Warrant require registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any
federal or state law before such shares may be validly issued or delivered upon exercise, then the Company will in good faith and as expeditiously as possible endeavor to secure such registration or
approval, as the case may be. If and so long as the Series B Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant is listed on any national securities exchange, the Company will, if
permitted by the rules of such exchange, list and keep listed on such exchange, upon official notice of issuance, all shares of such Series B Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant. 


        If,
at any time during the Term of this Warrant, there are any dilutive issuances that result in a conversion price adjustment to the Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to
Article IV, Section B(3)(c) of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the "Certificate"), the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted as set forth in Article IV, Section B(3)(c) of the Certificate. The
conversion rate from the Series B Preferred Stock to Common Stock shall initially be on a 1 to 1 basis. 


SECTION 4.    Adjustment of Number of Shares.    Upon each adjustment of the Warrant Price as provided
in Section 5, the Holder shall thereafter be entitled to purchase, at the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment, the number of shares (calculated to the nearest tenth of a share)
obtained by multiplying the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of shares purchasable pursuant hereto immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the
product thereof by the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment. 


SECTION 5.    Adjustment of Warrant Price.    The Warrant Price shall be subject to adjustment from
time to time as follows: 


        (i)  If,
at any time during the Term of this Warrant, the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares
of Series B Preferred Stock or by a subdivision or split-up of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, then, following the record date fixed for the determination of holders of
Series B Preferred Stock entitled to receive such stock dividend, subdivision or split-up, the Warrant Price shall be appropriately decreased so that the number of shares of
Series B Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise hereof shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares. 


        (ii)  If,
at any time during the Term of this Warrant, the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding is decreased by a combination of the outstanding
shares of Series B Preferred Stock, then, following the record date for such combination, the Warrant Price shall appropriately increase so that the number of shares of Series B
Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise hereof shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares. 



        (iii)  In
case, at any time during the Term of this Warrant, the Company shall declare a cash dividend upon its Series B Preferred Stock payable otherwise than out of
earnings or earned surplus or shall distribute to holders of its Series B Preferred Stock shares of its capital stock (other than Series B 


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Preferred
Stock), stock or other securities of other persons, evidences of indebtedness issued by the Company or other persons, assets (excluding cash dividends and distributions) or options or rights
(excluding options to purchase and rights to subscribe for Series B Preferred Stock or other securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for Series B Preferred Stock),
then, in each such case, immediately following the record date fixed for the determination of the holders of Series B Preferred Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, the
Warrant Price in effect thereafter shall be determined by multiplying the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction of which the numerator shall be an amount equal to
the difference of (x) the Current Market Price of one share of Series B Preferred Stock minus (y) the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company,
whose determination shall be conclusive) of the stock, securities, evidences of indebtedness, assets, options or rights so distributed in respect of one share of Series B Preferred Stock, and
of which the denominator shall be such Current Market Price. 


        (iv)  All
calculations under this Section 5 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest one-tenth (1/10) of a share, as the case may
be. 


        (v)  For
the purpose of any computation pursuant to this Section 5, the Current Market Price at any date of one share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be
deemed to be the average of the daily closing prices for the 15 consecutive business days ending on the last business day before the day in question (as adjusted for any stock dividend, split,
combination or reclassification that took effect during such 15 business day period). The closing price for each day shall be the last reported sales price regular way or, in case no such reported
sales took place on such day, the average of the last reported bid and asked prices regular way, in either case on the principal national securities exchange on which the Series B Preferred
Stock is listed or admitted to trading or as reported by Nasdaq (or if the Series B Preferred Stock is not at the time listed or admitted for trading on any such exchange or if prices of the
Series B Preferred Stock are not reported by Nasdaq then such price shall be equal to the average of the last reported bid and asked prices on such day as reported by The National Quotation
Bureau Incorporated or any similar reputable quotation and reporting service, if such quotation is not reported by The National Quotation Bureau Incorporated); provided, however, that if the
Series B Preferred Stock is not traded in such manner that the quotations referred to in this clause (v) are available for the period required hereunder, the Current Market Price shall
be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company or, if such determination cannot be made, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Board of
Directors of the Company (or if such
selection cannot be made, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its rules). 


        (vi)  Whenever
the Warrant Price shall be adjusted as provided in Section 5, the Company shall prepare a statement showing the facts requiring such adjustment and the
Warrant Price that shall be in effect after such adjustment. The Company shall cause a copy of such statement to be sent by mail, first class postage prepaid, to each Holder of this Warrant at its,
his or her address appearing on the Company's records. Where appropriate, such copy may be given in advance and may be included as part of the notice required to be mailed under the provisions of
subsection (viii) of this Section 5. 


        (vii)  Adjustments
made pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be made on the date such dividend, subdivision, split-up, combination or
distribution, as the case may be, is made, and shall become effective at the opening of business on the business day next following the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to
such dividend, subdivision, split-up, combination or distribution. 


        (viii)  In
the event the Company shall propose to take any action of the types described in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) of this Section 5, the Company shall
forward, at the same time and in the same manner, to the Holder of this Warrant such notice, if any, which the Company shall give to the holders of capital stock of the Company. 


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        (ix)  In
any case in which the provisions of this Section 5 shall require that an adjustment shall become effective immediately after a record date for an event, the
Company may defer until the occurrence of such event issuing to the Holder of all or any part of this Warrant which is exercised after such record date and before the occurrence of such event the
additional shares of capital stock issuable upon such exercise by reason of the adjustment required by such event over and above the shares of capital stock issuable upon such exercise before giving
effect to such adjustment exercise; provided, however, that the Company shall deliver to such Holder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such Holder's right to receive such
additional shares upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment. 


SECTION 6.    Ownership.    


        6.1    Ownership of This Warrant.    The
Company may deem and treat the person in whose name this Warrant is registered as the holder and owner hereof (notwithstanding any notations of ownership or writing hereon made by anyone other than
the Company) for all purposes and shall not be affected by
any notice to the contrary until presentation of this Warrant for registration of transfer as provided in this Section 6. 



        6.2    Transfer and Replacement.    This
Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable in whole or in part upon the books of the Company by the Holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, and a new Warrant or Warrants, of the
same tenor as this Warrant but registered in the name of the transferee or transferees (and in the name of the Holder, if a partial transfer is effected) shall be made and delivered by the Company
upon surrender of this Warrant duly endorsed, at the office of the Company referred to in Section 13 hereof. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss,
theft or destruction, and, in such case, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and upon surrender of this Warrant if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant of
like tenor, in lieu of this Warrant; provided that if the Holder hereof is an instrumentality of a state or local government or an institutional holder or a nominee for such an instrumentality or
institutional holder an irrevocable agreement of indemnity by such Holder shall be sufficient for all purposes of this Section 6, and no evidence of loss or theft or destruction shall be
necessary. This Warrant shall be promptly cancelled by the Company upon the surrender hereof in connection with any transfer or replacement. Except as otherwise provided above, in the case of the
loss, theft or destruction of a Warrant, the Company shall pay all expenses, taxes and other charges payable in connection with any transfer or replacement of this Warrant, other than stock transfer
taxes (if any) payable in connection with a transfer of this Warrant, which shall be payable by the Holder, with a transfer of this Warrant, which shall be payable by the Holder. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this Warrant and the rights hereunder may not be transferred by any holder hereof in whole or in part without compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. 


SECTION 7.    Mergers, Consolidation, Sales.    In the case of any proposed consolidation or merger of
the Company with another entity, or the proposed sale of all or substantially all of its assets to another person or entity, or any proposed reorganization or reclassification of the capital stock of
the Company, then, as a condition of such consolidation, merger, sale, reorganization or reclassification, lawful and adequate provision shall be made whereby the Holder of this Warrant shall
thereafter have the right to receive upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein, in lieu of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock of the Company immediately
theretofore purchasable hereunder, such shares of stock, securities or assets as may (by virtue of such consolidation, merger, sale, reorganization or reclassification) be issued or payable with
respect to or in exchange for the number of shares of such Series B Preferred Stock purchasable hereunder immediately before such consolidation, merger, sale, reorganization or
reclassification. In any such case appropriate provision shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Warrant to the end that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be
applicable as nearly as may be, in relation to any shares of stock, securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant. In the case of the conversion of the Series B 


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Preferred
Stock to Common Stock pursuant to Article IV, Section B(3)(a)(ii) of the Certificate, the Holder of this Warrant shall be entitled to receive upon the exercise of this
Warrant that number of shares of Common Stock the Holder would have received upon such conversion if this Warrant had been exercised immediately prior to such conversion, subject to further adjustment
as provided herein. 


SECTION 8.    Notice of Dissolution or Liquidation.    In case of any distribution of the assets of the
Company in dissolution or liquidation (except under circumstances when the foregoing Section 7 shall be applicable), the Company shall give notice thereof to the Holder hereof and shall make no
distribution to shareholders until the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date of mailing of the aforesaid notice and, in any case, the Holder hereof may exercise this Warrant within
thirty (30) days from the date of the giving of such notice, and all rights herein granted not so exercised within such thirty-day period shall thereafter become null and void. 



SECTION 9.    Notice of Extraordinary Dividends.    If the Board of Directors of the Company shall
declare any dividend or other distribution on its Series B Preferred Stock except out of earned surplus or by way of a stock dividend payable in shares of its Series B Preferred Stock,
the Company shall mail notice thereof to the Holder hereof not less than thirty (30) days prior to the record date fixed for determining shareholders entitled to participate in such dividend or
other distribution, and the Holder hereof shall not participate in such dividend or other distribution unless this Warrant is exercised prior to such record date. The provisions of this
Section 9 shall not apply to distributions made in connection with transactions covered by Section 7. 


SECTION 10.    Fractional Shares.    Fractional shares shall not be issued upon the exercise of this
Warrant but in any case where the Holder would, except for the provisions of this Section 10, be entitled under the terms hereof to receive a fractional share upon the complete exercise of this
Warrant, the Company shall, upon the exercise of this Warrant for the largest number of whole shares then called for, pay a sum in cash equal to the excess of the value of such fractional share
(determined in such reasonable manner as may be prescribed in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company) over the Warrant Price for such fractional share. 



SECTION 11.    Special Arrangements of the Company.    The Company covenants and agrees that during the
Term of this Warrant, unless otherwise approved by the Holder of this Warrant: 


        11.1    Will Reserve Shares.    The
Company will reserve and set apart and have available for issuance at all times, free from preemptive or other preferential rights, the number of shares of authorized but unissued Series B
Preferred Stock (or if such Series B Preferred Stock has been converted pursuant to Article IV, Section B(3)(a)(ii) of the Certificate, Common Stock) deliverable upon the
exercise of this Warrant. 


        11.2    Will Not Amend
Certificate.    The Company will not amend its Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate as an authorized class of capital stock that class denominated
as "Series B Preferred Stock" on the date hereof, unless all outstanding Series B Preferred Stock is converted to Common Stock pursuant to the Certificate. 


        11.3    Will Bind Successors.    This
Warrant shall be binding upon any corporation or other person or entity succeeding to the Company by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets. 


SECTION 12.    Intentionally deleted.    


SECTION 13.    Notices.    Any notice or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered
to the Holder shall be delivered at, or sent by certified or registered mail to, the Holder at Transamerica Technology Finance Division, 76 Batterson Park Road, Farmington, Connecticut 06032,
Attention: Assistant Vice President, Lease Administration, with a copy to the Lender at Riverway II, West Office Tower, 9399 West Higgins Road, Rosemont, Illinois 60018, Attention: Legal Department or 


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to
such other address as shall have been furnished to the Company in writing by the Holder. Any notice or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Company shall be
delivered at, or sent by certified or registered mail to, the Company at NuVasive, Inc., 10065 Old Grove Road, San Diego, California 92131, Attention: President or to such other address as
shall have been furnished in writing to the Holder by the Company. Any notice so addressed and mailed by registered or certified mail shall be deemed to be given when so mailed. Any notice so
addressed and otherwise delivered shall be deemed to be given when actually received by the addressee. 


SECTION 14.    No Rights as Stockholder; Limitation of Liability.    This Warrant shall not entitle the
Holder to any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company except upon exercise in accordance with the terms hereof. No provision hereof, in the absence of affirmative action by the Holder to
purchase shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and no mere enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the Warrant Price
hereunder or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. 


SECTION 15.    Law Governing.    THE VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS WARRANT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF. 


SECTION 16.    Miscellaneous.    



        (a)   This
Warrant and any provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by both parties (or any respective
predecessor in interest thereof). The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of reference only and shall not affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof 


        (b)   All
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan and Security Agreement. 



SECTION 17.    Representations of Holder.    


        (1)    Investment
Representation.    Holder is aware that the Warrant and the Warrant Shares to be purchased hereunder have not been registered under the Securities Act,
or qualified under any state securities or "blue sky" laws. Such Warrant and Warrant Shares are being acquired by it for investment purposes only and not for sale or with a view to distribution of all
or any part of such Warrant or Warrant Shares. 


        (2)    Access to Information.    Holder
has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the business, financial affairs and other aspects of the Company, and it has further had the opportunity to
obtain any information (to the extent the Company possesses or can acquire such information without unreasonable effort or expense) which it deems necessary to evaluate its investment or to verify the
accuracy of information otherwise provided to it. 


        (3)    Investment Experience.    Holder
is experienced in evaluating and investing in companies such as the Company, is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Warrant and the Warrant Shares, is able to bear the
economic risk of the investment and is prepared to hold the Warrant and/or the Warrant Shares for an indefinite period of time. Holder is an "accredited investor," within the meaning of
Regulation D under the Securities Act. 


        (4)    Restricted Securities.    Holder
understands that the Warrant and the Warrant Shares when purchased hereunder will be characterized as "restricted securities" under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from
the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering, and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in
certain limited circumstances and that otherwise such securities must be held indefinitely. In this connection, Holder represents that it is familiar with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as
presently in effect, and the conditions which must be met in order for that Rule to be available for resale of restricted securities, and understands the resale limitations imposed by the Securities
Act. 


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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed by its duly authorized officer this    day of June, 2000. 



	[CORPORATE SEAL]	 	NUVASIVE, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  STEVEN MCGOWAN      

	 	 	Title:	Chief Financial Officer






	
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED	

 
	

TBCC FUNDING TRUST II	

 
	

By:	

/s/ illegible
	

 
	Title:	Vice President
	 




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FORM OF NOTICE OF EXERCISE    
    
    [To be signed only upon exercise of the Warrant]    
    
    TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER
  TO EXERCISE THE WITHIN WARRANT    
    


        The undersigned hereby exercises the right to purchase            shares of Series B Preferred Stock which the
undersigned is entitled to purchase by
the terms of the within Warrant according to the conditions thereof, and herewith 


[check
one] 



	 	 	o	 	makes payment of $            therefor; or
	

 	
 	

o	
 	

directs the Company to issue        shares, and to withhold shares in lieu of payment of the Warrant Price, as described in Section 2.1 of the Warrant.





All
shares to be issued pursuant hereto shall be issued in the name of and the initial address of such person to be entered on the books of the Company shall be: 


        The
shares are to be issued in certificates of the following denominations: 



	

 	
 	

 [Type Name of Holder]
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	


	

 	
 	

Title:	
 	







	

Dated:	
 	

	
 	

 




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FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
  (ENTIRE)    
    
    [To be signed only upon transfer of entire Warrant]    
    
    TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER    
    TO TRANSFER THE WITHIN WARRANT    




        FOR VALUE RECEIVED                        hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto                        all rights of the
undersigned under and pursuant to the within Warrant, and the undersigned does hereby irrevocably constitute and
appoint                        Attorney to transfer the said Warrant on the books of the
Company, with full power of substitution. 



	

 	
 	

 [Type Name of Holder]
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	


	

 	
 	

Title:	
 	







	

Dated:	
 	

	
 	

 





NOTICE  


        The signature to the foregoing Assignment must correspond to the name as written upon the face of the within Warrant in every particular, without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatsoever. 


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FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
  (PARTIAL)    
    
    [To be signed only upon partial transfer of Warrant]    
    
    TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER    
    TO TRANSFER THE WITHIN WARRANT    




        FOR VALUE RECEIVED                        hereby sells, assigns
and transfers unto                        (i) the rights of the undersigned to
purchase            
shares of Series B Preferred Stock under and pursuant to the within Warrant, and (ii) on a non-exclusive basis, all other rights of the undersigned under and pursuant to the
within Warrant, it being understood that the undersigned shall retain, severally (and not jointly) with the transferee(s) named herein, all rights assigned on such non-exclusive basis. The
undersigned does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                        Attorney to transfer the said Warrant on the
books of the Company, with full power of substitution. 



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	
 [Type Name of Holder]
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	


	

 	
 	

Title:	
 	







	

Dated:	
 	

	
 	

 





NOTICE  


        The signature to the foregoing Assignment must correspond to the name as written upon the face of the within Warrant in every particular, without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatsoever. 


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EXHIBIT 10.4


No. STOCK SUBSCRIPTION WARRANT To Purchase Series B Preferred Stock of NUVASIVE, INC. (the "Company") DATE OF INITIAL ISSUANCE: June 27, 2000


FORM OF NOTICE OF EXERCISE [To be signed only upon exercise of the Warrant] TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO EXERCISE THE WITHIN WARRANT

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT (ENTIRE) [To be signed only upon transfer of entire Warrant] TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO TRANSFER THE WITHIN WARRANT

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT (PARTIAL) [To be signed only upon partial transfer of Warrant] TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER TO TRANSFER THE WITHIN WARRANT