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Exhibit 10.7




SENIOR SECURED NOTE



THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITY REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITY MAY NOT BE
OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITY UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II)
UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE
SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING
ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITY.




Hythiam, Inc.




Senior Secured Note




	 	 	 
	Issuance Date: January 18, 2007

	 	Original Principal Amount: U.S. $10,000,000.00






     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Hythiam, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby promises to
pay to the order of HIGHBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL LLC or registered assigns (“Holder”) the amount set
out above as the Original Principal Amount (as reduced pursuant to the terms hereof pursuant to
redemption or otherwise, the “Principal”) when due, whether upon the Maturity Date (as defined
below), acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms hereof)
and to pay interest (“Interest”) on any outstanding Principal at a rate per annum equal to the
Interest Rate (as defined below), from the date set out above as the Issuance Date (the “Issuance
Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether upon an Interest Date (as defined below),
the Maturity Date, acceleration, redemption or otherwise (in each case in accordance with the terms
hereof). This Senior Secured Note (including all Senior Secured Notes issued in exchange, transfer
or replacement hereof, this “Note” and, to the extent any principal amount of this Note is
transferred, such other Senior Secured Notes issued in connection with such transfer, the “Other
Notes” and collectively with this Note, the “Notes”) is the Senior Secured Note issued pursuant to
the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined below). Certain capitalized terms are defined in
Section 24.



     (1) MATURITY. On the Maturity Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder an amount in
cash representing all outstanding Principal, accrued and unpaid Interest and accrued and unpaid
Late Charges, if any. The “Maturity Date” shall be January 15, 2010.



     (2) INTEREST; INTEREST RATE. (a) Interest on this Note shall commence accruing on the
Issuance Date and shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year and actual days elapsed and
shall be payable quarterly in arrears on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year
(each, an “Interest Date” and the period between successive



 









 







Interest Dates, an “Interest Period”) with the first Interest Date being April 15, 2007.
Interest shall be payable on each Interest Date, to the record holder of this Note on the
applicable Interest Date, in cash.




     (b) From and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Interest Rate shall be
increased to fifteen percent (15%). In the event that such Event of Default is subsequently
cured, the adjustment referred to in the preceding sentence shall cease to be effective as of the
date of such cure; provided that the Interest as calculated at such increased rate during the
continuance of such Event of Default shall continue to apply to the extent relating to the days
after the occurrence of such Event of Default through and including the date of cure of such Event
of Default.



     (3) RIGHTS UPON EVENT OF DEFAULT.




     (a) Event of Default. Each of the following events shall constitute an “Event of
Default”:




          (i) the Company’s failure to pay to the Holder any amount of Principal (including,
without limitation, any redemption payments), Interest, Late Charges or other amounts when
and as due under this Note or any other Transaction Document (as defined in the Securities
Purchase Agreement), except, in the case of a failure to pay Interest and Late Charges when
and as due, in which case only if such failure continues for a period of at least three (3)
Business Days;




          (ii) any default under, redemption of or acceleration prior to maturity of any
Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 3(a) of the
Securities Purchase Agreement), in excess of $500,000, individually or in the aggregate,
other than with respect to any Other Notes;




          (iii) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to or within the meaning of
Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar Federal, foreign or state law for the relief of debtors
(collectively, “Bankruptcy Law”), (A) commences a voluntary case, (B) consents to the entry
of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (C) consents to the appointment of
a receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official (a “Custodian”), (D) makes a
general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or (E) admits in writing that it is
generally unable to pay its debts as they become due;




          (iv) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy
Law that (A) is for relief against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in an involuntary
case, (B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (C) orders the
liquidation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;




          (v) a final judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of
$500,000 are rendered against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and which judgments are
not, within seventy-five (75) days after the entry thereof, bonded, discharged or stayed
pending appeal, or are not discharged within seventy-five (75) days after the expiration of
such stay; provided, however, that any judgment which is covered by insurance or an
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not be included in calculating the $500,000 amount set forth above so long as the
Company provides the Holder a written statement from such insurer or indemnity provider
(which written statement shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Holder) to the effect that
such judgment is covered by insurance or an indemnity and the Company will receive the
proceeds of such insurance or indemnity within thirty (30) days of the issuance of such
judgment or the Company is contending, reasonably and in good faith, that such judgment is
covered by insurance or indemnity, and is seeking a determination to such effect;




          (vi) the Company materially breaches any representation, warranty, covenant or other
term or condition of any Transaction Document, except, in the case of a breach of a covenant
which is curable, only if such breach continues for a period of at least ten (10)
consecutive Business Days;




          (vii) any breach or failure in any respect to comply with Section 10 of this Note; or




          (viii) any Event of Default (as defined in the Other Notes) occurs with respect to any
Other Notes.




     (b) Redemption Right. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to
this Note or any Other Note, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day deliver written notice
thereof via facsimile and overnight courier (an “Event of Default Notice”) to the Holder. At any
time after the earlier of the Holder’s receipt of an Event of Default Notice and the Holder
becoming aware of an Event of Default, the Holder may require the Company to redeem all or any
portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof (the “Event of Default Redemption
Notice”) to the Company, which Event of Default Redemption Notice shall indicate the portion of
this Note the Holder is electing to redeem. Each portion of this Note subject to redemption by
the Company pursuant to this Section 3(b) shall be redeemed by the Company at a price equal to the
Outstanding Amount (the “Event of Default Redemption Price”). Redemptions required by this
Section 3(b) shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 8. To the extent
redemptions required by this Section 3(b) are deemed or determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be prepayments of the Note by the Company, such redemptions shall be deemed to be
voluntary prepayments.



     (4) RIGHTS UPON FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTION AND CHANGE OF CONTROL.




     (a) Assumption. The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental
Transaction unless the Successor Entity assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company
under this Note and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 4(a) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Required
Holders and approved by the Required Holders prior to such Fundamental Transaction, including
agreements to deliver to each holder of Notes in exchange for such Notes a security of the
Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to
the Notes, including, without limitation, having a principal amount and interest rate equal to the
principal amounts and the interest rates of the



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Notes held by such holder and having similar ranking to the Notes, and satisfactory to the
Required Holders. Upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall
succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental
Transaction, the provisions of this Note referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the
Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of
the obligations of the Company under this Note with the same effect as if such Successor Entity
had been named as the Company herein. The provisions of this Section shall apply similarly and
equally to successive Fundamental Transactions.




     (b) Redemption Right. No sooner than fifteen (15) days nor later than ten (10) days
prior to the consummation of a Change of Control, but not prior to the public announcement of such
Change of Control, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via facsimile and overnight
courier to the Holder (a “Change of Control Notice”). At any time during the period beginning
after the Holder’s receipt of a Change of Control Notice and ending twenty (20) Trading Days after
the consummation of such Change of Control, the Holder may require the Company to redeem all or
any portion of this Note by delivering written notice thereof (“Change of Control Redemption
Notice”) to the Company, which Change of Control Redemption Notice shall indicate the Outstanding
Amount the Holder is electing to redeem. The portion of this Note subject to redemption pursuant
to this Section 4 shall be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price equal to the product of (i)
the applicable Company Redemption Premium and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of this Note being
redeemed (the “Change of Control Redemption Price”). For the avoidance of doubt, the applicable
date of determination for purposes of determining the applicable Company Redemption Premium shall
be the date of consummation of the Change of Control. Redemptions required by this Section 4
shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 and shall have priority to payments
to shareholders in connection with a Change of Control. To the extent redemptions required by
this Section 4(b) are deemed or determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be prepayments
of the Note by the Company, such redemptions shall be deemed to be voluntary prepayments.



     (5) COMPANY’S RIGHT OF OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.




     (a) Company Optional Redemption. The Company shall have the right at any time to
redeem all or any portion of the Outstanding Amount of this Note (a “Company Optional
Redemption”). The portion of this Note subject to redemption pursuant to this Section 5 shall be
redeemed by the Company in cash at a price equal to the product of (i) the applicable Company
Redemption Premium and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of this Note being redeemed (the “Company
Optional Redemption Price”). The Company may exercise its redemption right under this Section 5
by delivering a written notice thereof by confirmed facsimile and overnight courier to all, but
not less than all, of the holders of the Notes (the “Company Optional Redemption Notice” and the
date such notice is delivered to all the holders is referred to as the “Company Optional
Redemption Notice Date”). A Company Optional Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable. Each
Company Optional Redemption Notice shall state (A) the date on which the Company Optional
Redemption shall occur (the “Company Optional Redemption Date”) which date shall be not less than
[five (5)] Business Days nor more than [ten (10)] Business Days after the Company Optional
Redemption Notice Date and (B) the aggregate Principal of the Notes which the Company has elected
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to such Company Optional Redemption from all of the holders of the Notes pursuant to this
Section 5 (and analogous provisions under the Other Notes) on the Company Optional Redemption
Date. Redemptions made pursuant to this Section 5 shall be made in accordance with Section 8. To
the extent redemptions required by this Section 5(a) are deemed or determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be prepayments of the Note by the Company, such redemptions shall be
deemed to be voluntary prepayments. The parties hereto agree that in the event of the Company’s
redemption of any portion of the Note under this Section 5(a), the Holder’s damages would be
uncertain and difficult to estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest
rates and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for
the Holder. Accordingly, any redemption premium due under this Section 5(a) is intended by the
parties to be, and shall be deemed, a reasonable estimate of the Holder’s actual loss of its
investment opportunity and not as a penalty.




     (b) Pro Rata Redemption Requirement. If the Company elects to cause a Company
Optional Redemption pursuant to Section 5(a), then it must simultaneously take the same action
with respect to the Other Notes. If the Company elects to cause a Company Optional Redemption
pursuant to Section 5(a) (or similar provisions under the Other Notes) with respect to less than
all of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, then the Company shall require
redemption of a Principal amount from the Holder and each holder of the Other Notes equal to the
product of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Notes which the Company has elected to cause to
be redeemed pursuant to Section 5(a), multiplied by (ii) the fraction, the numerator of which is
the sum of the initial principal amount of Notes purchased by such holder and the denominator of
which is the initial principal amounts of Notes purchased by all holders holding outstanding Notes
(such fraction with respect to each holder is referred to as its “Redemption Allocation
Percentage”, and such amount with respect to each holder is referred to as its “Pro Rata
Redemption Amount”); provided that in the event that the initial holder of any Notes has sold or
otherwise transferred any of such holder’s Notes, the transferee shall be allocated a pro rata
portion of such holder’s Redemption Allocation Percentage and Pro Rata Redemption Amount.



     (6) HOLDER’S RIGHT OF OPTIONAL REDEMPTION. At any time and from time to time after
the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Issuance Date, the Holder shall have the right, in its
sole discretion, to require that the Company redeem all or any portion of the Outstanding Amount of
this Note (a “Holder Redemption”) by delivering written notice thereof to the Company (a “Holder
Optional Redemption Notice”). The Holder Redemption Notice shall indicate the Outstanding Amount
the Holder is electing to have redeemed (the “Holder Optional Redemption Amount”) on the Holder
Optional Redemption Date (as defined in Section 8). The portion of this Note subject to redemption
pursuant to this Section 6 shall be redeemed by the Company in cash at a price equal to the
Outstanding Amount being redeemed (the “Holder Optional Redemption Price”). Redemptions required
by this Section 6 shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.



     (7) NONCIRCUMVENTION. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will
not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any reorganization,
transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of
securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or



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performance of any of the terms of this Note, and will at all times in good faith carry out
all of the provisions of this Note and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of
the Holder of this Note.



     (8) HOLDER’S REDEMPTIONS.




     (a) Mechanics. The Company shall deliver the applicable Event of Default Redemption
Price to the Holder within five (5) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s
Event of Default Redemption Notice. If the Holder has submitted a Change of Control Redemption
Notice in accordance with Section 4(b), the Company shall deliver the applicable Change of Control
Redemption Price to the Holder concurrently with the consummation of such Change of Control if
such notice is received prior to the consummation of such Change of Control and within five (5)
Business Days after the Company’s receipt of such notice otherwise. If the Company has delivered
a Company Optional Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 5, the Company shall deliver the
Company Optional Redemption Price to the Holder on the Company Optional Redemption Date. If the
Holder has submitted a Holder Optional Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 6, the Company
shall deliver the applicable Holder Optional Redemption Price to the Holder within fifteen (15)
Business Days (the “Holder Optional Redemption Date”) after the Company’s receipt of such notice.
In the event of a redemption of less than all of the Outstanding Amount of this Note, the Company
shall promptly cause to be issued and delivered to the Holder a new Note (in accordance with
Section 14(d)) representing the outstanding Principal which has not been redeemed. In the event
that the Company does not pay the Redemption Price to the Holder within the time period required,
at any time thereafter and until the Company pays such unpaid Redemption Price in full, the Holder
shall have the option, in lieu of redemption, to require the Company to promptly return to the
Holder all or any portion of this Note representing the Outstanding Amount that was submitted for
redemption and for which the applicable Redemption Price (together with any Late Charges thereon)
has not been paid. Upon the Company’s receipt of such notice, (x) the Redemption Notice shall be
null and void with respect to such Outstanding Amount, and (y) the Company shall immediately
return this Note, or issue a new Note (in accordance with Section 14(d)) to the Holder
representing such Outstanding Amount. The Holder’s delivery of a notice voiding a Redemption
Notice and exercise of its rights following such notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations
to make any payments of Late Charges which have accrued prior to the date of such notice with
respect to the Outstanding Amount subject to such notice.




     (b) Redemption by Other Holders. Upon the Company’s receipt of notice from any of
the holders of the Other Notes for redemption or repayment as a result of an event or occurrence
substantially similar to the events or occurrences described in Section 3(b), Section 4(b) or
Section 6 (each, an “Other Redemption Notice”), the Company shall immediately, but no later than
one (1) Business Day of its receipt thereof, forward to the Holder by facsimile a copy of such
notice. If the Company receives a Redemption Notice and one or more Other Redemption Notices,
during the period beginning on and including the date which is three (3) Business Days prior to
the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s Redemption Notice and ending on and including the date which
is three Business Days after the Company’s receipt of the Holder’s Redemption Notice and the
Company is unable to redeem all principal, interest and other amounts designated in such
Redemption Notice and such Other Redemption



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Notices received during such seven (7) Business Day period, then the Company shall redeem a
pro rata amount from each holder of the Notes (including the Holder) based on the principal amount
of the Notes submitted for redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice and such Other Redemption
Notices received by the Company during such seven (7) Business Day period.



     (9) SECURITY. This Note and the Other Notes are secured to the extent and the manner
set forth in the Security Documents (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement).



     (10) COVENANTS.




     (a) Rank. All payments due under this Note (a) shall rank pari passu with all Other
Notes and (b) shall be senior to all other Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries.




     (b) Incurrence of Indebtedness. So long as this Note is outstanding, the Company
shall not, and the Company shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,
incur or guarantee, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, other than (i) the Indebtedness
evidenced by this Note and the Other Notes and (ii) other Permitted Indebtedness.




     (c) Existence of Liens. So long as this Note is outstanding, the Company shall not,
and the Company shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, allow or
suffer to exist any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or
in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries (collectively, “Liens”) other than Permitted Liens.




     (d) Restricted Payments. The Company shall not, and the Company shall not permit any
of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, redeem, defease, repurchase, repay or make any
payments in respect of, by the payment of cash or cash equivalents (in whole or in part, whether
by way of open market purchases, tender offers, private transactions or otherwise), all or any
portion of any Permitted Indebtedness, whether by way of payment in respect of principal of (or
premium, if any) or interest on, such Indebtedness if at the time such payment is due or is
otherwise made or, after giving effect to such payment, an event constituting, or that with the
passage of time and without being cured would constitute, an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, no principal (or any portion thereof) of
any Subordinated Indebtedness may be paid (whether upon maturity, redemption, acceleration or
otherwise) so long as this Note is outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may,
during the occurrence of an Event of Default, continue to make regularly scheduled payments of
principal and interest (but not prepayments or payments upon acceleration) (i) on leases or other
financing of equipment acquired or held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (ii)
pursuant to clauses (B) and (G) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness.




     (e) Restriction on Redemption and Cash Dividends. Until all of the Notes have been
redeemed or otherwise satisfied in accordance with their terms, the Company



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shall not, directly or indirectly, redeem, repurchase or declare or pay any cash dividend or
distribution on its capital stock without the prior express written consent of the Required
Holders.




     (f) Post-Closing Collateral Matters.




          (i) Within twenty (20) Business Days following the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to
the Collateral Agent an account control agreement for each account set forth in Schedule IV to the
Security Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent,
including, without limitation, that the occurrence of any Event of Default set forth in Sections
3(a)(i), 3(a)(ii), 3(a)(iii) and 3(a)(iv) will provide the Collateral Agent with the right to
exercise control over such account in accordance with the terms of such account control agreement,
duly executed by the Company and the depositary bank in which such account is maintained.




          (ii) Prior to opening any other account that would have otherwise been required to disclosed
on Schedule IV to the Security Agreement, the Company shall deliver to the Collateral Agent an
account control agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent,
including, without limitation, that the occurrence of any Event of Default set forth in Sections
3(a)(i), 3(a)(ii), 3(a)(iii) and 3(a)(iv) will provide the Collateral Agent with the right to
exercise control over such account in accordance with the terms of such account control agreement,
duly executed by the Company and the depositary bank in which such account is maintained.




          (iii) Nothwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10(f), if an Event of Default
occurs under Section 3(a)(i) due to the failure of the Company to either (A) pay Interest by the
end of the applicable cure period in Section 3(a)(i) or (B) pay the Holder Optional Redemption
Price on the Holder Optional Redemption Date, the Collateral Agent shall only have the right to
exercise control over any accounts subject to an account control agreement after such time as the
Company receives notice of the Company’s failure to make any such payment and such failure to make
payment continues for a period of at least two (2) Business Days after such notice.



     (11) VOTE TO ISSUE, OR CHANGE THE TERMS OF, NOTES. The affirmative vote at a meeting
duly called for such purpose or the written consent without a meeting of the Required Holders shall
be required for any change or amendment to this Note or the Other Notes.



     (12) TRANSFER. This Note may be offered, sold, assigned or transferred by the Holder
without the consent of the Company.



     (13) REGISTRATION. The Company shall maintain a register (the “Register”) for the
recordation of the names and addresses of the holders of each Note and the principal amount of the
Notes held by such holders (the “Registered Notes”). The entries in the Register shall be
conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The Company and the holders of the
Notes shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of a Note for all
purposes, including, without limitation, the right to receive payments of



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principal and interest hereunder, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. A Registered Note
may be assigned or sold in whole or in part only by registration of such assignment or sale on the
Register. Upon its receipt of a request to assign or sell all or part of any Registered Note by a
Holder, the Company shall record the information contained therein in the Register and issue one or
more new Registered Notes in the same aggregate principal amount as the principal amount of the
surrendered Registered Note to the designated assignee or transferee pursuant to Section 14.



     (14) REISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE.




     (a) Transfer. If this Note is to be transferred, the Holder shall surrender this
Note to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the
Holder a new Note (in accordance with Section 14(d)), registered as the Holder may request,
representing the outstanding Principal being transferred by the Holder and, if less then the
entire outstanding Principal is being transferred, a new Note (in accordance with Section 14(d))
to the Holder representing the outstanding Principal not being transferred. The Holder and any
assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of
this Section 14(a), following redemption of any portion of this Note, the outstanding Principal
represented by this Note may be less than the Principal stated on the face of this Note.




     (b) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Note. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note,
and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder
to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation
of this Note, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Note (in accordance with
Section 14(d)) representing the outstanding Principal.




     (c) Note Exchangeable for Different Denominations. This Note is exchangeable, upon
the surrender hereof by the Holder at the principal office of the Company, for a new Note or Notes
(in accordance with Section 14(d) and in principal amounts of at least $100,000) representing in
the aggregate the outstanding Principal of this Note, and each such new Note will represent such
portion of such outstanding Principal as is designated by the Holder at the time of such
surrender.




     (d) Issuance of New Notes. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Note
pursuant to the terms of this Note, such new Note (i) shall be of like tenor with this Note, (ii)
shall represent, as indicated on the face of such new Note, the Principal remaining outstanding
(or in the case of a new Note being issued pursuant to Section 14(a) or Section 14(c), the
Principal designated by the Holder which, when added to the principal represented by the other new
Notes issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the Principal remaining outstanding
under this Note immediately prior to such issuance of new Notes), (iii) shall have an issuance
date, as indicated on the face of such new Note, which is the same as the Issuance Date of this
Note, (iv) shall have the same rights and conditions as this Note, and (v) shall represent accrued
Interest and Late Charges on the Principal and Interest of this Note, from the Issuance Date.



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     (15) REMEDIES, CHARACTERIZATIONS, OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BREACHES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
The remedies provided in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies
available under this Note and any of the other Transaction Documents at law or in equity (including
a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit
the Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to
comply with the terms of this Note. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to
payments, redemption and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received
by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other
obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by
it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at
law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any
such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available
remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss
and without any bond or other security being required.



     (16) PAYMENT OF COLLECTION, ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER COSTS. If (a) this Note is placed
in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement or is collected or enforced through any
legal proceeding or the Holder otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this Note or to
enforce the provisions of this Note or (b) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization,
receivership of the Company or other proceedings affecting Company creditors’ rights and involving
a claim under this Note, then the Company shall pay the costs incurred by the Holder for such
collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy, reorganization,
receivership or other proceeding, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees and disbursements.



     (17) CONSTRUCTION; HEADINGS. This Note shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the
Company and all the Holders and shall not be construed against any person as the drafter hereof.
The headings of this Note are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect
the interpretation of, this Note.



     (18) FAILURE OR INDULGENCE NOT WAIVER. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder
in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or
further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.



     (19) DISPUTE RESOLUTION. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the
arithmetic calculation of any Redemption Price, the Company shall submit the disputed
determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile within one (1) Business Day of receipt of
the Redemption Notice or other event giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the
Holder. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation
within one (1) Business Day of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being
submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within one (1) Business Day submit via facsimile
the disputed arithmetic calculation of any Redemption Price to the Company’s independent, outside
accountant. The Company, at the Company’s expense, shall cause the investment bank or the
accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the
Company and the Holder of the results no later than five (5) Business



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Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment
bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all
parties absent demonstrable error.



     (20) NOTICES; PAYMENTS.




     (a) Notices. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Note, unless
otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with Section 9(f) of the
Securities Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice of
all actions taken pursuant to this Note, including in reasonable detail a description of such
action and the reason therefore.




     (b) Payments. Whenever any payment of cash is to be made by the Company to any
Person pursuant to this Note, such payment shall be made in lawful money of the United States of
America by a check drawn on the account of the Company and sent via overnight courier service to
such Person at such address as previously provided to the Company in writing (which address, in
the case of each of the Holders, shall initially be as set forth on the Schedule of Buyers
attached to the Securities Purchase Agreement); provided that the Holder may elect to receive a
payment of cash via wire transfer of immediately available funds by providing the Company with
prior written notice setting out such request and the Holder’s wire transfer instructions.
Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a
Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day
and, in the case of any Interest Date which is not the date on which this Note is paid in full,
the extension of the due date thereof shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining
the amount of Interest due on such date. Any amount of Principal or other amounts due under the
Transaction Documents, which is not paid when due shall result in a late charge being incurred and
payable by the Company in an amount equal to interest on such amount at the rate of fifteen
percent (15%) per annum from the date such amount was due until the same is paid in full (“Late
Charge”).



     (21) CANCELLATION. After all Principal, accrued Interest and other amounts at any
time owed on this Note has been paid in full, this Note shall automatically be deemed canceled,
shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation and shall not be reissued.



     (22) WAIVER OF NOTICE. To the extent permitted by law, the Company hereby waives
demand, notice, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery,
acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note and the Securities Purchase Agreement.



     (23) GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; JURY TRIAL. This Note shall be construed and
enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity,
interpretation and performance of this Note shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of
New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether
of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws
of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. The Company hereby irrevocably submits to
the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York,
Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder



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or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and
hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim
that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or
proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding
is improper. The Company hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to
process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party
at the address it set forth on the signature page hereto and agrees that such service shall
constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein
shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. In
the event that any provision of this Note is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute
or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict
therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such
provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision of this Note. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or
operate to preclude the Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company
in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to the Holder, to realize on any
collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court
ruling in favor of the Holder. THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND
AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION
WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.



     (24) CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:



     (a) “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial
banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.



     (b) “Change of Control” means any Fundamental Transaction other than (i) any reorganization,
recapitalization or reclassification of the Common Stock in which holders of the Company’s voting
power immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification continue
after such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification to hold publicly traded securities
and, directly or indirectly, the voting power of the surviving entity or entities necessary to
elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other than a
corporation) of such entity or entities, or (ii) pursuant to a migratory merger effected solely
for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Company.



     (c) “Company Redemption Premium” means, for any date of determination, the applicable
percentage set out below:



	 	 	 	 	 
	                  Date	 	Percentage
	Issuance Date — July 15, 2007

	 	 	110	%
	July 16, 2007 — January 15, 2008

	 	 	107	%
	January 16, 2008 — July 15, 2008

	 	 	103	%
	On and after July 16, 2008

	 	 	100	%






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     (d) “Contingent Obligation” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability,
contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease, dividend or other
obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such
liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability
that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be
complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part)
against loss with respect thereto.




     (e) “Fundamental Transaction” means that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, in one or
more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is
the surviving corporation) another Person, or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company to another Person,
or (iii) allow another Person or Persons to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is
accepted by the holders of more than the 50% of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock (not
including any shares of Voting Stock held by the Person or Persons making or party to, or
associated or affiliated with the Person or Persons making or party to, such purchase, tender or
exchange offer), or (iv) consummate a stock purchase agreement or other business combination
(including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of
arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than the 50% of either
the outstanding shares of Voting Stock (not including any shares of Voting Stock held by the other
Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons
making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination), or (v)
reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Common Stock, (vi) any “person” or “group” (as these
terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or shall become
the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly,
of 50% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock or the aggregate ordinary voting power
represented by issued and outstanding Common Stock.




     (f) “GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently
applied.




     (g) “Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication (i) all indebtedness for borrowed
money, (ii) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of
property or services, including (without limitation) “capital leases” in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of
business), (iii) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit,
surety bonds and other similar instruments, (iv) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds,
debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with
the acquisition of property, assets or businesses, (v) all indebtedness created or arising under
any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case
with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even
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such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property),
(vi) all monetary obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with
generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is
classified as a capital lease, (vii) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (i) through (vi)
above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent
or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other
encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by
any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become
liable for the payment of such indebtedness, and (viii) all Contingent Obligations in respect of
indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (i) through (vii) above.




     (h) “Interest Rate” means the Prime Rate as of the first (1st) Business Day of
each Interest Period plus two and one-half percent (2.5%).




     (i) “Outstanding Amount” means the sum of (A) the portion of the Principal to be redeemed or
otherwise with respect to which this determination is being made, (B) accrued and unpaid Interest
with respect to such Principal and (C) accrued and unpaid Late Charges with respect to such
Principal and Interest.




     (j) “Permitted Indebtedness” means (A) Indebtedness of the Company set forth on Schedule 3(s)
to the Securities Purchase Agreement, (B) Indebtedness incurred by the Company in connection with
installment commitments of the Company to fund unrestricted research grants and pilot studies,
substantially consistent with the Company’s current practices over a specific period of time, (C)
Indebtedness incurred by the Company in connection with letters of credit now or hereinafter
provided by the Company in the ordinary course of its business to unaffiliated third-party
landlords as security deposits pursuant to real property leases, (D) guarantees by the Company of
any Indebtedness incurred by a Subsidiary in connection with real property lease obligations with
unaffiliated third-party landlords which do not in an aggregate exceed $500,000, (E) Indebtedness
incurred by any individual Subsidiary in the form of a line of credit with a nationally recognized
commercial bank, which Indebtedness shall not provide at any time for (1) a guarantee by, or any
other recourse to, the Company or any other Subsidiary and (2) the issuance of any equity or
equity equivalent securities, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock or other
instrument or security that is, at any time during its life and under any circumstances,
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock or Common Stock
Equivalents (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) of the Company to such bank in
connection therewith, (F) unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Company that is made expressly
subordinate in right of payment to the Indebtedness evidenced by this Note, as reflected in a
written agreement acceptable to the Holder and approved by the Holder in writing, and which
Indebtedness does not provide at any time for (1) the payment, prepayment, repayment, repurchase
or defeasance, directly or indirectly, of any principal or premium, if any, thereon until
ninety-one (91) days after the Maturity Date or later and (2) total interest and fees at a rate in
excess of the Interest Rate hereunder (the “Subordinated Indebtedness”), (G) financing of
insurance premiums, (H) Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens, (I) extensions, refinancings and
renewals of any items of Permitted Indebtedness, provided that the principal amount is not
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Subsidiary, as the case may be and (J) Indebtedness evidenced by this Note and the Other
Notes.




     (k) “Permitted Liens” means (i) Liens set forth on Schedule 3(w) to the Securities Purchase
Agreement, (ii) any Lien for taxes not yet due or delinquent or being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP,
(iii) any statutory Lien arising in the ordinary course of business by operation of law with
respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent, (iv) any Lien created by operation of
law, such as materialmen’s liens, mechanics’ liens and other similar liens, arising in the
ordinary course of business with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent or that
are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (v) Liens securing the Company’s
obligations under the Notes, (vi) Liens (A) upon or in any equipment acquired or held by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to secure the purchase price of such equipment or indebtedness
incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition or lease of such equipment, or (B)
existing on such equipment at the time of its acquisition, provided that the Lien is confined
solely to the property so acquired and improvements thereon, and the proceeds of such equipment,
(vii) Liens incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of the indebtedness
secured by Liens of the type described in clauses (i) and (vi) above, provided that any extension,
renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and
the principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced does not increase,
(viii) Liens securing the Company’s obligations under this Note and the Other Notes; (ix) leases
or subleases and licenses and sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of the
Company’s business, not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (x) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising
as a matter of law to secure payments of custom duties in connection with the importation of goods
and (xi) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances not constituting an
Event of Default under Section 3(a)(v).




     (l) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint
venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and a
government or any department or agency thereof.




     (m) “Prime Rate” shall mean as of a particular date, the prime rate of interest as published
on that date in The Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition), and generally defined therein
as “the base rate on corporate loans posted by at least 75% of the nation’s 30 largest banks.” If
The Wall Street Journal is not published on a date for which the Prime Rate must be
determined, the Prime Rate shall be the prime rate published in The Wall Street Journal on
the nearest-preceding date on which The Wall Street Journal was published.




     (n) “Principal Market” means The NASDAQ Global Market.




     (o) “Redemption Notices” means, collectively, the Event of Default Redemption Notices, the
Change of Control Redemption Notices, the Company Optional Redemption Notices and the Holder
Optional Redemption Notices and, each of the foregoing, individually, a Redemption Notice.



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     (p) “Redemption Prices” means, collectively, the Event of Default Redemption Price, the
Change of Control Redemption Price, the Company Optional Redemption Price and the Holder Optional
Redemption Price and, each of the foregoing, individually, a Redemption Price.




     (q) “Required Holders” means the holders of Notes representing at least a majority of the
aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.




     (r) “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.




     (s) “Securities Purchase Agreement” means that certain securities purchase agreement dated
January 17, 2007 by and among the Company and the initial holders of the Notes pursuant to which
the Company issued the Notes.




     (t) “Security Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Securities Purchase
Agreement.




     (u) “Successor Entity” means the Person, which may be the Company, formed by, resulting from
or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person with which such Fundamental Transaction
shall have been made.




     (v) “Voting Stock” of a Person means capital stock of such Person of the class or classes
pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power to elect, or the general power
to appoint, at least a majority of the board of directors, managers or trustees of such Person
(irrespective of whether or not at the time capital stock of any other class or classes shall have
or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).



     (25) DISCLOSURE. Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance
with the terms of this Note, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters
relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company
or its Subsidiaries, the Company shall within one (1) Business Day after any such receipt or
delivery publicly disclose such material, nonpublic information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or
otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, nonpublic
information, relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Company shall indicate to the Holder
contemporaneously with delivery of such notice, and in the absence of any such indication, the
Holder shall be allowed to presume that all matters relating to such notice do not constitute
material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed as of the Issuance
Date set out above.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	HYTHIAM, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Chuck Timpe
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Chuck Timpe 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Chief Financial Officer