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EXHIBIT 10.3    
    


THESE SECURITIES 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 RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH MAY BE COMPANY COUNSEL) REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION
IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.


WARRANT AGREEMENT  


 To Purchase Shares of the Series A Preferred Stock of  


 NUVASIVE, INC.  


 Dated as of September 17, 1999 (the "Effective Date")  


        WHEREAS, NuVasive, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company") has entered into a Master Lease Agreement dated as of September 17, 1999, Equipment Schedule No. VL-1 and VL-2
dated as of September 17, 1999, and related Summary Equipment Schedules (collectively, the "Leases") with Comdisco Inc., the predecessor
of Comdisco Ventures, Inc. ("Comdisco"); and 


        WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to CNC Holdings I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as assignee of Comdisco (the
"Warrantholder"), the right to purchase a portion of Comdisco's shares of the Company's Series A Preferred Stock; 


        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Warrantholder executing and delivering an assignment and in consideration of mutual covenants and
agreements contained herein and therein, the Company and Warrantholder agree as follows: 


1.     GRANT OF THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE PREFERRED STOCK.  


        The Company hereby grants to the Warrantholder, and the Warrantholder is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to
subscribe to and purchase, from the Company, 43,750 fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company's Series A Preferred Stock ("Preferred
Stock") at a purchase price of $1.00 per share (the "Exercise Price"). The number and purchase price of such shares are subject
to adjustment as provided in Section 8 hereof. 


2.     TERM OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT.  


        Except as otherwise provided for herein, the term of this Warrant Agreement and the right to purchase Preferred Stock as granted herein shall commence on the
Effective Date and shall be exercisable for a period of (i) ten (10) years or (ii) five (5) years from the effective date of the Company's initial public offering,
whichever is earlier. 



3.     EXERCISE OF THE PURCHASE RIGHTS.  


        The purchase rights set forth in this Warrant Agreement are exercisable by the Warrantholder, in whole or in part, at any time, or from time to time, prior to the
expiration of the term set forth in Section 2 above, by tendering to the Company at its principal office a notice of exercise in the form attached hereto as  Exhibit I (the "Notice of Exercise"), duly completed and executed. Promptly upon receipt of the
Notice of Exercise and the payment of the purchase price in accordance with the terms set forth below, and in no event later than twenty-one (21) days thereafter, the Company shall
issue to the Warrantholder a certificate for the number of shares of Preferred Stock purchased and shall 


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execute
the acknowledgment of exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit II (the "Acknowledgment of
Exercise") indicating the number of shares which remain subject to future purchases, if any. 


        The
Exercise Price may be paid at the Warrantholder's election either (i) by cash or check, or (ii) by surrender of Warrants ("Net
Issuance") as determined below. If the Warrantholder elects the Net Issuance method, the Company will issue Preferred Stock in accordance with the following formula: 



	 	 	X = Y(A-B)

           A
	

Where: X =	
 	

the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be issued to the Warrantholder.
	

Y =	
 	

the number of shares of Preferred Stock requested to be exercised under this Warrant Agreement.
	

A =	
 	

the fair market value of one (1) share of Preferred Stock.
	

B =	
 	

the Exercise Price.






        For
purposes of the above calculation, current fair market value of Preferred Stock shall mean with respect to each share of Preferred Stock: 



        (i)    if
the exercise is in connection with an initial public offering of the Company's Common Stock, and if the Company's Registration Statement relating to such public
offering has been declared effective by the SEC, then the fair market value per share shall be the product of (x) the initial "Price to Public" specified in the final prospectus with respect to
the offering and (y) the number of shares of Common Stock into which each share of Preferred Stock is convertible at the time of such exercise; 



        (ii)    if
this Warrant is exercised after, and not in connection with the Company's initial public offering, and: 



        (a)    if
traded on a securities exchange, the fair market value shall be deemed to be the product of (x) the average of the closing prices over a five (5) day
period ending three days before the day the current fair market value of the securities is being determined and (y) the number of shares of Common Stock into which each share of Preferred Stock
is convertible at the time of such exercise; or 


        (b)    if
actively traded over-the-counter, the fair market value shall be deemed to be the product of (x) the average of the closing bid and
asked prices quoted on the NASDAQ system (or similar system) over the five (5) day period ending three days before the day the current fair market value of the securities is being determined
and (y) the number of shares of Common Stock into which each share of Preferred Stock is convertible at the time of such exercise; 




        (iii)    if
at any time the Common Stock is not listed on any securities exchange or quoted in the NASDAQ System or the over-the-counter market, the
current fair market value of Preferred Stock shall be determined in good faith by the Company's Board of Directors, unless the Company shall become subject to a merger, acquisition or other
consolidation pursuant to which the Company is not the surviving party, in which case the fair market value of Preferred Stock shall be deemed to be the value received by the holders of the Company's
Preferred Stock on a common equivalent basis pursuant to such merger or acquisition. 




        Upon
partial exercise by either cash or Net Issuance, the Company shall promptly issue an amended Warrant Agreement representing the remaining number of shares purchasable hereunder. All 


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other
terms and conditions of such amended Warrant Agreement shall be identical to those contained herein, including, but not limited to the Effective Date hereof. 


4.     RESERVATION OF SHARES.  


        (a)    Authorization and Reservation of Shares.    During the term of this Warrant Agreement, the Company will at all
times have authorized and reserved a sufficient number of shares of its Preferred Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights to purchase Preferred Stock as provided for herein. 


        (b)    Registration or Listing.    If any shares of Preferred Stock required to be reserved hereunder require
registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any Federal or State law (other than any registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933
Act"), as then in effect, or any similar Federal statute then enforced, or any state securities law, required by reason of any transfer involved in such conversion), or listing
on any domestic securities exchange, before such shares may be issued upon conversion, the Company will, at its expense and as expeditiously as possible, use its best efforts to cause such shares to
be duly registered, listed or approved for listing on such domestic securities exchange, as the case may be. 


5.     NO FRACTIONAL SHARES OR SCRIP.  


        No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of the Warrant, but in lieu of such fractional shares the Company
shall make a cash payment therefor upon the basis of the Exercise Price then in effect. 



6.     NO RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER.  


        This Warrant Agreement does not entitle the Warrantholder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise of the
Warrant. 


7.     WARRANTHOLDER REGISTRY.  


        The Company shall maintain a registry showing the name and address of the registered holder of this Warrant Agreement. 



8.     ADJUSTMENT RIGHTS.  


        The purchase price per share and the number of shares of Preferred Stock purchasable hereunder are subject to adjustment, as follows: 


        (a)    Merger and Sale of Assets.    If at any time there shall be a capital reorganization of the shares of the
Company's stock (other than a combination, reclassification, exchange or subdivision of shares otherwise provided for herein), or a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another
corporation whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all of the Company's properties and assets to any other person (hereinafter referred to as a
"Merger Event"), then, as a part of such Merger Event, lawful provision shall be made so that the Warrantholder shall thereafter be entitled to receive,
upon exercise of the Warrant, the number of shares of preferred stock or other securities of the successor corporation resulting from such Merger Event, equivalent in value to that which would have
been issuable in the Merger Event if Warrantholder had exercised this Warrant immediately prior to the Merger Event. In any such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the
Company's Board of Directors) shall be made in the application of the provisions of this Warrant Agreement with respect to the rights and interest of the Warrantholder after the Merger Event to the
end that the provisions of this Warrant Agreement (including adjustments of the Exercise Price and number of shares of Preferred Stock purchasable) shall be applicable to the greatest extent
reasonably possible. 


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        (b)    Reclassification of Shares.    If the Company at any time shall, by combination, reclassification, exchange or
subdivision of securities or otherwise, change any of the securities as to which purchase rights under this Warrant Agreement exist into the same or a different number of securities of any other class
or classes, this Warrant Agreement shall thereafter represent the right to acquire such number and kind of securities as would have been issuable as the result of such change with respect to the
securities which were subject to the purchase rights under this Warrant Agreement immediately prior to such combination, reclassification, exchange, subdivision or other change. 


        (c)    Subdivision or Combination of Shares.    If the Company at any time shall combine or subdivide its Preferred
Stock, the Exercise Price shall be proportionately decreased in the case of a subdivision, or proportionately increased in the case of a combination. 



        (d)    Stock Dividends.    If the Company at any time shall pay a dividend payable in, or make any other distribution
(except any distribution specifically provided for in the foregoing subsections (a) or (b)) of the Company's stock, then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted, from and after the record date of
such dividend or distribution, to that price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction (i) the numerator of which shall be the
total number of all shares of the Company's stock outstanding immediately prior to such dividend or distribution, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the total number of all shares of
the Company's stock outstanding immediately after such dividend or distribution. The Warrantholder shall thereafter be entitled to purchase, at the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment, the
number of shares of Preferred Stock (calculated to the nearest whole share) obtained by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of shares of
Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise hereof immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the product thereof by the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment. 


        (e)    Antidilution Rights.    Additional antidilution rights applicable to the Preferred Stock purchasable hereunder
are as set forth in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended through the Effective Date, a true and complete copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit IV (the
"Charter"). The Company shall provide Warrantholder with prompt written notice of any dilutive issuance of its stock or other equity security to occur
after the Effective Date of this Warrant, which notice shall include (a) the price at which such stock or security is to be sold, (b) the number of shares to be issued, and
(c) such other information as necessary for Warrantholder to determine if a dilutive event has occurred. 


        (f)    Notice of Adjustments.    If: (i) the Company shall declare any dividend or distribution upon its stock,
whether in cash, property, stock or other securities; (ii) there shall be any Merger Event; (iii) there shall be an initial public offering; or (v) there shall be any voluntary
dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; then, in connection with each such event, the Company shall send to the Warrantholder: (A) at least twenty (20) days' prior written
notice of the date on which the books of the Company shall close or a record shall be taken for such dividend, distribution, (specifying the date on which the holders of Preferred Stock shall be
entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote in respect of such Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up; (B) in the case of any such Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation
or winding up, at least twenty (20) days' prior written notice of the date when the same shall take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to
exchange their Preferred Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up); and (C) in the case of a public offering, the
Company shall give the Warrantholder at least twenty (20) days written notice prior to the effective date thereof. 


        Each
such written notice shall set forth, in reasonable detail, (i) the event requiring the adjustment, (ii) the amount of the adjustment, (iii) the method by which
such adjustment was calculated, (iv) the Exercise Price, and (v) the number of shares subject to purchase hereunder after 


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giving
effect to such adjustment, and shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Warrantholder, at the address as shown on the books of the Company. 


        (h)    Timely Notice.    Failure to timely provide such notice required by subsection (f) above shall entitle
Warrantholder to retain the benefit of the applicable notice period notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any insufficient notice received by Warrantholder. The notice period shall
begin on the date Warrantholder actually receives a written notice containing all the information specified above. 


9.     REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.  


        (a)    Reservation of Preferred Stock.    The Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrantholder's rights has
been duly and validly reserved and, when issued in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and will be free of any
taxes, liens, charges or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever; provided, however, that the Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to this Warrant Agreement may be subject to restrictions on transfer under
state and/or Federal securities laws. The Company has made available to the Warrantholder true, correct and complete copies of its Charter and Bylaws, as amended. The issuance of certificates for
shares of Preferred Stock upon exercise of the Warrant Agreement shall be made without charge to the Warrantholder for any issuance tax in respect thereof, or other cost incurred by the Company in
connection with such exercise and the related issuance of shares of Preferred Stock. The Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved and the
issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name other than that of the Warrantholder. 



        (b)    Due Authority.    The execution and delivery by the Company of this Warrant Agreement and the performance of
all obligations of the Company hereunder, including the issuance to Warrantholder of the right to acquire the shares of Preferred Stock, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on
the part of the Company and this Warrant Agreement is not inconsistent with the Company's Charter or Bylaws, do not contravene any law or governmental rule, regulation or order applicable to it, do
not and will not contravene any provision of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, contract or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, this Warrant
Agreement constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms. 



        (c)    Consents and Approvals.    No consent or approval of, giving of notice to, registration with, or taking of any
other action in respect of any state, Federal or other governmental authority or agency is required with respect to the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of its obligations under this
Warrant Agreement, except for the filing of notices pursuant to Regulation D under the 1933 Act and any filing required by applicable state securities law, which filings will be effective by
the time required thereby. 


        (d)    Issued Securities.    All issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock or any other
securities of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. All outstanding shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock and any other securities were
issued in full compliance with all Federal and state securities laws. In addition: 



        (i)    The
authorized capital of the Company consists of (A) 7,750,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 1,763,000 shares are issued and outstanding, and
(B) 4,750,00 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, of which 4,550,000 shares are issued and outstanding and are convertible into 4,550,000 shares of Common Stock at $1.00 per share. 



        (ii)    The
Company has reserved (A) 1,312,500 shares of Common Stock for issuance under its 1998 Stock Option Plan, under which 590,924 options are outstanding at an
average price of $0.10 per share. There are no other options, warrants, conversion privileges or other rights presently 



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outstanding
to purchase or otherwise acquire any authorized but unissued shares of the Company's capital stock or other securities of the Company. 



        (iii)    In
accordance with the Company's Articles/Certificate of Incorporation, no shareholder of the Company has preemptive rights to purchase new issuances of the Company's
capital stock. 




        (e)    Insurance.    The Company has in full force and effect insurance policies, with extended coverage, insuring the
Company and its property and business against such losses and risks, and in such amounts, as are customary for corporations engaged in a similar business and similarly situated and as otherwise may be
required pursuant to the terms of any other contract or agreement. 



        (f)    Other Commitments to Register Securities.    Except as set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement, the Company
is not, pursuant to the terms of any other agreement currently in existence, under any obligation to register under the 1933 Act any of its presently outstanding securities or any of its securities
which may hereafter be issued. 


        (g)    Exempt Transaction.    Subject to the accuracy of the Warrantholder's representations in Section 10
hereof, the issuance of the Preferred Stock upon exercise of this Warrant will constitute a transaction exempt from (i) the registration requirements of Section 5 of the 1933 Act, in
reliance upon Section 4(2) thereof, and (ii) the qualification requirements of the applicable state securities laws. 


        (h)    Compliance with Rule 144.    After the Company's initial public offering, at the written request of the
Warrantholder, who proposes to sell Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant in compliance with Rule 144 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company
shall use its best efforts to furnish to the Warrantholder, within ten days after receipt of such request, a written statement confirming whether the Company has complied with the filing requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission as set forth in such Rule, as such Rule may be amended from time to time. 


10.   REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS OF THE WARRANTHOLDER.  


        This Warrant Agreement has been entered into by the Company in reliance upon the following representations and covenants of the Warrantholder: 


        (a)    Investment Purpose.    The right to acquire Preferred Stock or the Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of
the Warrantholder's rights contained herein will be acquired for investment and not with a view to the sale or distribution of any part thereof, and the Warrantholder has no present intention of
selling or engaging in any public distribution of the same except pursuant to a registration or exemption. 


        (b)    Private Issue.    The Warrantholder understands (i) that the Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of
this Warrant is not registered under the 1933 Act or qualified under applicable state securities laws on the ground that the issuance contemplated by this Warrant Agreement will be exempt from the
registration and qualifications requirements thereof, and (ii) that the Company's reliance on such exemption is predicated on the representations set forth in this Section 10. 



        (c)    Disposition of Warrantholder's Rights.    In no event will the Warrantholder make a disposition of any of its
rights to acquire Preferred Stock or Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of such rights unless and until (i) it shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition, and
(ii) if requested by the Company, it shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel (which counsel may either be inside or outside counsel to the Warrantholder) satisfactory to the
Company and its counsel to the effect that (A) appropriate action necessary for compliance with the 1933 Act has been taken, or (B) an exemption from the registration requirements of the
1933 Act is available. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions imposed upon the transferability of any of its rights to acquire Preferred Stock or Preferred Stock issuable on the exercise of
such rights do not apply to transfers from the 


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beneficial
owner of any of the aforementioned securities to its nominee or from such nominee to its beneficial owner, and shall terminate as to any particular share of Preferred Stock when
(1) such security shall have been effectively registered under the 1933 Act and sold by the holder thereof in accordance with such registration or (2) such security shall have been sold
without registration in compliance with Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, or (3) a letter shall have been issued to the Warrantholder at its request by the staff of the Securities and
Exchange Commission or a ruling shall have been issued to the Warrantholder at its request by such Commission stating that no action shall be recommended by such staff or taken by such Commission, as
the case may be, if such security is transferred without registration under the 1933 Act in accordance with the conditions set forth in such letter or ruling and such letter or ruling specifies that
no subsequent restrictions on transfer are required. Whenever the restrictions imposed hereunder shall terminate, as hereinabove provided, the Warrantholder or holder of a share of Preferred Stock
then outstanding as to which such restrictions have terminated shall be entitled to receive from the Company, without expense to such holder, one or more new certificates for the Warrant or for such
shares of Preferred Stock not bearing any restrictive legend. 


        (d)    Financial Risk.    The Warrantholder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to
be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment, and has the ability to bear the economic risks of its investment. 


        (e)    Risk of No Registration.    The Warrantholder understands that if the Company does not register with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 12 of the 1934 Act (the "1934 Act"), or file reports pursuant to Section 15(d), of
the 1934 Act, or if a registration statement covering the securities under the 1933 Act is not in effect when it desires to sell (i) the rights to purchase Preferred Stock pursuant to this
Warrant Agreement, or (ii) the Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the right to purchase, it may be required to hold such securities for an indefinite period. The Warrantholder also
understands that any sale of its rights of the Warrantholder to purchase Preferred Stock or Preferred Stock which might be made by it in reliance upon Rule 144 under the 1933 Act may be made
only in accordance with the terms and conditions of that Rule. 



        (f)    Accredited Investor.    Warrantholder is an "accredited investor" within the meaning of the Securities and
Exchange Rule 501 of Regulation D, as presently in effect. 


11.   TRANSFERS.  


        Subject to the terms and conditions contained in Section 10 hereof, this Warrant Agreement and all rights hereunder are transferable in whole or in part by
the Warrantholder and any successor transferee, provided, however, in no event shall the number of transfers of the rights and interests in all of the Warrants exceed three (3) transfers. The
transfer shall be recorded on the books of the Company upon receipt by the Company of a notice of transfer in the form attached hereto as  Exhibit III (the "Transfer
Notice"), at its principal offices and the payment to the Company of
all transfer taxes and other governmental charges imposed on such transfer. 


12.   MISCELLANEOUS.  


        (a)    Effective Date.    The provisions of this Warrant Agreement shall be construed and shall be given effect in all
respects as if it had been executed and delivered by the Company on the date hereof. This Warrant Agreement shall be binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company. 


        (b)    Attorney's Fees.    In any litigation, arbitration or court proceeding between the Company and the
Warrantholder relating hereto, the prevailing party shall be entitled to attorneys' fees and expenses and all costs of proceedings incurred in enforcing this Warrant Agreement. 


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        (c)    Governing Law.    This Warrant Agreement shall be governed by and construed for all purposes under and in
accordance with the laws of the State of California. 


        (d)    Counterparts.    This Warrant Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 



        (e)    Notices.    Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed
effectively given upon personal delivery, facsimile transmission (provided that the original is sent by personal delivery or mail as hereinafter set forth) or seven (7) days after deposit in
the United States mail, by registered or certified mail, addressed (i) to the Warrantholder at 6111 North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois 60018, Attention: Venture Lease Administration, cc:
Legal Department, Attention.: General Counsel, (and/or, if by facsimile, (847) 518-5465 and (847)518-5088) and (ii) to the Company at 10065 Old Grove Road, Suite
A, San Diego, CA 92131, Attention:                        (and/or if by facsimile, (619) 271-7101) or at such other address
as any such party may subsequently designate by written notice
to the other party. 


        (f)    Remedies.    In the event of any default hereunder, the non-defaulting party may proceed to protect
and enforce its rights either by suit in equity and/or by action at law, including but not limited to an action for damages as a result of any such default, and/or an action for specific performance
for any default where Warrantholder will not have an adequate remedy at law and where damages will not be readily ascertainable. The Company expressly agrees that it shall not oppose an application by
the Warrantholder or any other person entitled to the benefit of this Agreement requiring specific performance of any or all provisions hereof or enjoining the Company from continuing to commit any
such breach of this Agreement. 


        (g)    No Impairment of Rights.    The Company will not, by amendment of its Charter or through any other means, avoid
or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such
actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Warrantholder against impairment. 



        (h)    Survival.    The representations, warranties, covenants and conditions of the respective parties contained
herein or made pursuant to this Warrant Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Warrant Agreement. 


        (i)    Severability.    In the event any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant Agreement shall for any reason
be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Warrant Agreement shall be unimpaired, and the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by a mutually
acceptable valid, legal and enforceable provision, which comes closest to the intention of the parties underlying the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision. 


        (j)    Amendments.    Any provision of this Warrant Agreement may be amended by a written instrument signed by the
Company and by the Warrantholder. 


        (k)    Additional Documents.    The Company, upon execution of this Warrant Agreement, shall provide the Warrantholder
with certified resolutions with respect to the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in subparagraphs (a) through (d), (f) and (g) of Section 9 above. The
Company shall also supply such other documents as the Warrantholder may from time to time reasonably request. 


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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Warrant Agreement to be executed by its officers thereunto duly authorized as of
the Effective Date. 



	
 	
 	

Company: NUVASIVE, INC.
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  KEVIN O'BOYLE      
 Title: CFO
	
 	
 	

Warrantholder: CNC HOLDINGS I LLC
	

 	
 	
By:	

/s/  ILLEGIBLE      
 Title: Vice President




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   EXHIBIT I  


 NOTICE OF EXERCISE  


To:            


	(1)
	The
undersigned Warrantholder hereby elects to purchase            shares of the Series            Preferred Stock
of                        , pursuant to the terms of the Warrant
Agreement dated the            day of                        ,
19    (the "Warrant Agreement")
between                        and the Warrantholder,
and tenders herewith payment of the purchase price for such shares in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.



	(2)
	In
exercising its rights to purchase the Series            Preferred Stock
of                        , the undersigned hereby confirms and acknowledges the investment representations and
warranties made in Section 10 of the Warrant Agreement.



	(3)
	Please
issue a certificate or certificates representing said shares of Series            Preferred Stock in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified
below. 




	

 (Name)	

 
	

 (Address)	

 
	
Warrantholder: CNC HOLDINGS I LLC	

 
	

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EXHIBIT II  


 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF EXERCISE  


        The undersigned                        , hereby acknowledge
receipt of the "Notice of Exercise" from CNC Holdings I LLC, to purchase            shares of the Series
            Preferred Stock of                        , pursuant to
the terms of the Warrant Agreement, and further acknowledges that            shares remain subject to purchase under the terms of
the Warrant Agreement. 



	
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EXHIBIT III  


 TRANSFER NOTICE  


(To transfer or assign the foregoing Warrant Agreement execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)



        FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant Agreement and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby transferred and assigned to 



	
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	NOTE:
	The signature to this Transfer Notice must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant Agreement, without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the
foregoing Warrant Agreement. 


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