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Exhibit 10.41  

 
 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT    
  

    This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of March 20, 2001, between
Guitar Center Stores, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and David Fleming (the  "Executive"). This Agreement shall become effective
concurrently with the occurrence of the "Closing" as
such term is defined in that certain Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2001, by and among the Company, the Executive and the other parties named therein (the  "Purchase Agreement").
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Purchase Agreement. 

RECITALS:  

    A.  This
Agreement is a material inducement for the Company to enter into the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. 

    B.  Upon
the effectiveness of this Agreement, all prior employment agreements and related understandings between the Company or any predecessor and the Executive shall
be terminated and replaced with this Agreement. As used in this Agreement with respect to the Company, the term "predecessor" shall include each of the
Sellers identified in the Purchase Agreement. 

    C.  Executive
desires to render services to the Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions and other provisions set forth herein. 

AGREEMENT:  

    In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

    1.  EMPLOYMENT; EFFECT OF THIS AGREEMENT.  

    (a) Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, effective as of the Closing, the Company shall employ the Executive, and the Executive accepts
employment with the Company, for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending as provided in Section 4 hereof (the "Employment Period"). 

    (b) Upon
the occurrence of the Closing, this Agreement shall constitute the sole agreement relating to the employment and compensation of Executive by the Company and
shall supersede all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings of any sort whatsoever relating to services provided to the Company or any predecessor (including, without limitation, salary,
bonus, perquisites, stock-based compensation and director's fees), each of which shall be deemed terminated without any liability to the Company. 

    2.  POSITION AND DUTIES.  

    (a) During
the Employment Period, the Executive shall serve initially as the President and Chief Operating Officer, American Music Group and shall have the normal
duties, responsibilities and authority of the President and Chief Operating Officer, American Music Group, or such other duties and responsibilities with the Company or any subsidiary, parent,
affiliate or division of the Company ("Affiliates") as the Board of Directors of the Parent or the Company
("Board") or a co-Chief Executive Officer may request from time to time, subject to the power of the Board and the powers delegated to the
Executive's superiors by the Board or the executive officers of Parent. 

    (b) The
Executive shall devote his best efforts and substantially all of his business time, attention and energies (except for permitted vacation periods and reasonable
periods of illness or other incapacity) to the business and affairs of the Company and its Affiliates. The Executive shall 

 

perform his duties and responsibilities to the best of his abilities in a diligent, trustworthy, and businesslike manner. Except with the prior written approval of the Board, Executive during the
Employment Period will not (i) accept any other employment with a third party, (ii) serve on the board of directors or similar body of any other business entity or (iii) engage,
directly or indirectly, in any other business activity (whether or not pursued for pecuniary advantage) that in the reasonable determination of the Board is or may be competitive with, or that might
place him in a competing position to or otherwise conflict with, that of the Company or any of its Affiliates. 

    (c) Nothing
contained herein shall limit the authority of the Board or executive officers of the Company to elect one or more officers with authority senior to that of
Executive with respect to Executive's duties hereunder. 

    3.  BASE SALARY AND BENEFITS.  

    (a) During
the Employment Period, the Executive's base salary shall be $250,000 per annum or such higher rate as the Board may designate from time to time (the  "Base Salary"), which salary shall be payable in such
installments as is the policy of the Company with respect to its executive employees and shall be
subject to Federal, state and local withholding and other payroll taxes. In addition, during the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in the employee benefit programs for
which all executives of the Company are generally eligible. 

    (b) In
addition to the Base Salary, for each fiscal year ending during the Employment Period, Executive shall also be eligible to receive an annual bonus, of up to 30%
of Base Salary, at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Parent. 

    (c) The
Company shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable expenses incurred by him in the course of performing his duties under this Agreement which are
consistent with the Company's policies in effect from time to time with respect to travel, entertainment and other business expenses, subject to the Company's requirements with respect to reporting
and documenting such expenses. 

    (d) During
the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks paid vacation during each 12-month period worked, commencing on
the date hereof. 

    (e) As
of the Closing Date Executive shall be granted non-qualified options to purchase 25,000 shares of the Parent's common stock, such options to be
issued under Parent's 1997 Equity Participation Plan. The options shall have an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the date of grant and shall vest over four years in equal annual
installments. The options shall be documented by an option agreement in the Parent's standard form attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

    4.  TERM; SEVERANCE.  

    (a) Unless
renewed by the mutual agreement of the Company and the Executive, the Employment Period shall end on April 1, 2004 ("Scheduled
Termination Date"); provided, however, that (i) the Employment Period shall terminate prior to such date upon the death
or Disability (as hereinafter defined) of Executive; and (ii) the Employment Period may be terminated by the Company at any time prior to such date for Cause (as defined below) or without
Cause. For purposes of this Agreement the term "Disability" means any long-term disability or incapacity which (i) renders the
Executive unable to substantially perform all of his duties hereunder for 90 days during any 180 day period or (ii) would reasonably be expected to render the Executive unable to
substantially perform all of his duties for 180 days during any 365 day period, in each case as determined by the Board in its good faith judgment after seeking and reviewing advice from
a qualified physician. 

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    (b) If the Employment Period is terminated by the Company without Cause, the Executive shall be entitled to receive as severance the Base Salary and continuation of his
medical benefits (or, if such continuation is not permitted by the Company's insurers beyond the Employment Period, an annual cash payment equal to the average premium the Company pays to obtain
health insurance for an employee), for the period beginning on the date of such termination and ending on the Scheduled Termination Date, unless the Executive has breached the provisions of this
Agreement, in which case the provisions of Section 12(a)(iii) shall apply. For purposes of this Section 4(b), benefits will not include participation in any bonus or equity
incentive pool. Such severance payments will be made periodically in the same amounts and at the same intervals as the Base Salary and medical benefits (as applicable) were paid immediately prior to
termination of employment. If the Employment Period is terminated by the Company without Cause, the severance benefits payable to Executive pursuant to this Section 4(b) shall be reduced by any
sums actually earned by Executive as a result of any other employment obtained by Executive during the original Employment Period. 

    (c) If
the Employment Period is terminated for any reason other than by the Company without Cause, the Executive shall be entitled to receive only the Base Salary and
then only to the extent such amount has accrued through the date of termination. 

    (d) Except
as otherwise expressly required by law (e.g., COBRA) or as specifically provided herein, all of the
Executive's rights to salary, severance, benefits, bonuses and other amounts hereunder (if any) accruing after the termination of the Employment Period shall cease upon such termination. In the event
that the Employment Period is terminated by the Company without Cause, the Executive's sole and exclusive remedy shall be to receive the severance payments and benefits described in
Section 4(b) hereof. 

    (e) For
purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" means (i) the failure or refusal by the Executive to perform such
lawful duties consistent with Executive's position as are reasonably requested by the Board or a Chief Executive Officer notwithstanding notice and the expiration of a ten (10) day cure period,
(ii) the Executive's neglect of his duties on a general basis (other than as a result of illness or disability), notwithstanding notice of objection from the Board or a Chief Executive Officer
and the expiration of a ten (10) day cure period, (iii) the commission by the Executive of any act of fraud, theft or criminal dishonesty with respect to the Company or any of its
Affiliates, or the conviction of the Executive of any felony, (iv) the commission of any act involving moral turpitude which (A) brings the Company or any of its Affiliates into public
disrepute or disgrace, or (B) causes material injury to the customer relations, operations or the business prospects of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (v) drunkenness or
intoxication on the job, (vi) any violation of any statutory or common law duty of loyalty to the Company, and (vii) material breach by the Executive of this Agreement, including,
without limitation, any breach by the Executive of the provisions of Sections 6 or 7 hereof, not cured within ten (10) days after written notice to Executive from the Board;  provided, however,
that in the event of an intentional breach of the provisions of Section 6 or 7 hereof, the Executive shall not have the
opportunity to cure. 

    (f)  Upon
termination of the Employment Period for any reason, Executive shall be deemed to have resigned from all offices and directorships, if any, then held with the
Company or any of its Affiliates. 

    5.  RELEASE OF CLAIMS.  As a condition to the receipt of the payments described in Section 4 and
any other post-termination benefits, Executive shall be required to execute a release of all claims arising out of Executive's employment or the termination thereof including, without
limitation, any claim of discrimination under state or Federal laws, any right of revocation or similar right shall have expired without adverse action by Executive and the release shall have become
effective and enforceable. 

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    6.  NONDISCLOSURE AND NONUSE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.  

    (a) The
Executive will not disclose to a third party or use for his personal benefit or for the benefit of a third party, at any time, either during the Employment
Period or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which the Executive is on the date hereof or hereafter becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him,
except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by the Executive's performance in good faith of duties assigned to the Executive by the Company. The Executive will
take all reasonable and appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Executive shall deliver to the Company at
the termination of the Employment Period or at any time the Company may request all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer files and software and other documents and data (and copies
thereof) relating to the Confidential Information, Work Product (as defined below) or the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates which the Executive may then possess or have under his
control. 

    (b) As
used in this Agreement, the term "Confidential Information" means information that is not generally known to the
public and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company or its Affiliates in connection with their business, including but not limited to (i) information, observations and data obtained
by the Executive while employed by the Company (including those obtained prior to the date of this Agreement) concerning the business, affairs or assets of the Company, (ii) products or
services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating
systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data bases, (x) accounting and business methods, (xi) inventions, devices,
new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers and clients and customer or client lists, (xiii) other
copyrightable works, (xiv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, and (xv) all similar and related information in whatever form. Confidential Information will
not include any information that has been published in a form generally available to the public prior to the date the Executive proposes to disclose or use such information. Confidential Information
will not be deemed to have been published merely because individual portions of the information have been separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been
published in combination. 

    (c) Executive
agrees that (i) he shall not induce or persuade other employees of the Company or any of its Affiliates to join him in any activity prohibited by
this Section 6 and (ii) during the one year period immediately after termination of Executive's employment with the Company, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, either for
himself or for any other person, firm, company, corporation or enterprise, call upon, solicit, divert or take away or attempt to take away or attempt to solicit, divert or take away any of the
customers, business or patrons of the Company or any of its Affiliates upon whom Executive called or solicited or to whom Executive catered or with whom he became acquainted while in the employ of the
Company or any Affiliate or predecessor thereof. 

    7.  INVENTIONS AND PATENTS.  The Executive agrees that all inventions, innovations, improvements,
technical information, systems, software developments, methods, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, service marks, trademarks, tradenames, logos and all similar or related information (whether
patentable or unpatentable) which relates to the Company's or any of its Affiliates' actual or anticipated business, research and development or existing or future products or services and which are
conceived, developed or made by the Executive (whether or not during usual business hours and whether or not alone or in conjunction with any other person) while employed by the Company (including
those conceived, developed or made prior to the date of this Agreement) together with all patent applications, letters patent, trademark, tradename and service mark applications or registrations, 

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copyrights and reissues thereof that may be granted for or upon any of the foregoing (collectively referred to herein as, the "Work Product") belong to
the Company or such Affiliate. The Executive will promptly disclose such Work Product as may be susceptible of such manner of communication to the Board and perform all actions reasonably requested by
the Board (whether during or after the Employment Period) to establish and confirm such ownership (including, without limitation, the execution and delivery of assignments, consents, powers of
attorney and other instruments) and to provide reasonable assistance to the Company or any of its Affiliates in connection with the prosecution of any applications for patents, trademarks, trade
names, service marks or reissues thereof or in the prosecution or defense of interferences relating to any Work Product. 

    8.  EMPLOYMENT AT-WILL.  Subject to the termination obligations, if any, provided for in this
Agreement, Executive hereby agrees that his employment with the Company is "at-will" and that the Company may dismiss him and terminate his employment with the Company without notice and
without regard to (i) any general or specific policies (whether written or oral) of the Company relating to the employment or termination of its employees, or (ii) any statements made to
Executive, whether made orally or contained in any document, pertaining to Executive's relationship with the Company, or (iii) assignment of Cause by the Executive. Inclusion under any benefit
plan or compensation arrangement will not give the Executive any right or claim to any benefit hereunder except to the extent such right has become fixed under the express terms of this Agreement. 

    9.  INSURANCE.  The Company may, for its own benefit, maintain "keyman" life and disability insurance
policies covering the Executive. The Executive will cooperate with the Company and provide such information or other assistance as the Company may reasonably request in connection with the Company
obtaining and maintaining such policies. 

    10.  EXECUTIVE REPRESENTATION.  The Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that
(a) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Executive does not and will not conflict with, breach, violate or cause a default under any agreement, contract or
instrument to which the Executive is a party or any judgment, order or decree to which the Executive is subject, (b) the Executive is not a party to or bound by any employment agreement,
consulting agreement, non-compete agreement, confidentiality agreement or similar agreement with any other person or entity and (c) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement
by the Company and the Executive, this Agreement will be a valid and binding obligation of the Executive, enforceable in accordance with its terms. Executive represents and agrees that he fully
understands his right to discuss all aspects of this Agreement with his private attorney, and that to the extent, if any, that he desired, he availed himself of such right. Executive further
represents that he has carefully read and fully understands all of the provisions of this Agreement, that he is competent to execute this Agreement, that his agreement to execute this Agreement has
not been obtained by any duress and that he freely and voluntarily enters into it, and that he has read this document in its entirety and fully understands the meaning, intent and consequences of this
document. 

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    11.  NOTICES.  All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder shall be delivered personally to the recipient, delivered by United States Post Office mail (postage prepaid and return
receipt requested), telecopied to the intended recipient at the number set forth therefor below (with hard copy to follow), or sent to the recipient by reputable express courier service (charges
prepaid) and addressed to the intended recipient as set forth below: 

    If
to the Company, to: 

Guitar
Center Stores, Inc.

c/o Guitar Center, Inc.

5155 Clareton Drive

Agoura Hills, California 91301

Attention: President

Telecopier: (818) 755-8833

with a copy to:

Latham & Watkins

135 Commonwealth Drive

Menlo Park, California 94025

Attention: Anthony J. Richmond, Esq.

Telephone: (650) 463-2600

Telecopier: (650) 328-4600 

    If
to the Executive, to the address noted on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other address as the recipient party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished to the
other party in writing in accordance herewith. Any such communication shall deemed to have been delivered and received (a) when delivered, if personally delivered, sent by telecopier or sent by
overnight courier, and (b) on the fifth business day following the date posted, if sent by mail. 

    12. GENERAL PROVISIONS.  

    (a)  SEVERABILITY/ENFORCEMENT.  

    (i)  It
is the desire and intent of the parties hereto that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public
policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision of this Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, prohibited or unenforceable for any reason, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the
validity or enforceability of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such provision could be more
narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in such jurisdiction, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be so narrowly drawn, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this
Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, if at the time of enforcement of
Section 6 or 7 hereof, a court holds that the restrictions stated therein are unreasonable under circumstances then existing, the parties hereto agree that the maximum period, scope or
geographical area reasonable under such circumstances shall be substituted for the stated period, scope or area and that the failure of all or any of such provisions to be enforceable shall not impair
or affect the obligations of the Company to pay compensation or severance obligations under this Agreement. 

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    (ii)   Because the Executive's services are unique and because the Executive has access to Confidential Information and Work Product, the parties hereto
agree that money damages would be an inadequate remedy for any breach of this Agreement by the Executive. Therefore, in the event of a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, the Company or its
successors or assigns may, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in their favor, apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for specific performance and/or injunctive or other relief in
order to enforce, or prevent any violations of, the provisions hereof (without posting a bond or other security). 

    (iii)   In
addition to the foregoing, and not in any way in limitation thereof, or in limitation of any right or remedy otherwise available to the
Company, if the Executive materially violates any provision of Section 6 or 7 hereof (and such violation, if unintentional on the part of the Executive, continues for a period of ten
(10) days following receipt of written notice from the Company), any severance payments then or thereafter due from the Company to the Executive may be terminated forthwith and upon such
election by the Company, the Company's obligation to pay and the Executive's right to receive such severance payments shall terminate and be of no further force or effect. The Executive's obligations
under Sections 6 or 7 hereof shall not be limited or affected by, and such provisions shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the termination of any severance payments by the Company in
accordance with this Section 12(a)(iii). The exercise of the right to terminate such payments shall not be deemed to be an election of remedies by the Company and shall not in any manner
modify, limit or preclude the Company from exercising any other rights or seeking any other remedies available to it at law or in equity. 

    (b)  COMPLETE AGREEMENT.  This Agreement, those documents expressly referred to herein and all other
documents of even date herewith embody the complete agreement and understanding among the parties and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the
parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way. 

    (c)  SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.  Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall bind and inure to
the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive and the Company and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, representatives and estate; provided,
however, that the rights and obligations of the Executive under this Agreement shall not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Company. 

    (d)  GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOMESTIC
LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICTING PROVISION OR RULE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO BE
APPLIED. 

    (e)  JURISDICTION, ETC.  

    (i)  Each
of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any California State
court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting in the State of California and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding
may be heard and determined in any such California State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or
proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any 

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right that any party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement in the courts of any jurisdiction. 

    (ii)   Each
of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that
it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any California State or Federal court. Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court. 

    (iii)   The
Company and the Executive further agree that the mailing by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, of any process required
by any such court shall constitute valid and lawful service of process against them, without the necessity for service by any other means provided by law. 

    (f)  AMENDMENT AND WAIVER.  The provisions of this Agreement may be amended and waived only by a written
instrument executed by the Company and Executive which makes express reference to this Agreement and no course of conduct or failure or delay in enforcing the provisions of this Agreement shall affect
the validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement or any provision hereof. 

    (g)  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  The parties have carefully considered the proper forum for the resolution of
any dispute under this Agreement in order to assure expeditious attention to any such dispute by a trained member of the judiciary. ACCORDINGLY, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY LEGALLY AND EFFECTIVELY DO SO, TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING HEREUNDER. 

    (h)  HEADINGS.  The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and
shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 

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

    (j)  CONSTRUCTION.  The parties participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement
and the language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, then
this Agreement will accordingly be construed as drafted jointly by the parties to this Agreement, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party to this Agreement
by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. 

(Signature
Page Follows) 

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    IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Employment Agreement as of the date first written above. 

	 	 	GUITAR CENTER STORES, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

 Authorized Signatory
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	 	 	EXECUTIVE
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 David Fleming

Address for Notice:

200 Summerhaven Drive

East Syracuse, New York 13057 

Signature
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Exhibit 10.1  

  
 

    SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
  
    DEPOMED, INC.
  
    $10,000,000
  COMMON STOCK UNITS    
  

To:
DepoMed, Inc. 

    This
Subscription Agreement (this "Agreement") is made between DepoMed, Inc., a California corporation (the
"Company"), and the undersigned prospective purchaser who is subscribing hereby for units of the Company's securities (the
"Units"), each Unit consisting of two shares of the Company's common stock, no par value (the "Common
Stock"), and one warrant (each a "Warrant" and collectively the "Warrants") to
purchase one share of Common Stock in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto with an exercise price equal to the Stock Purchase Price (as defined
below) plus $0.125. The Company desires to offer and sell (the "Offering") Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) of Units (the
"Offering Amount"), with each Unit having a purchase price per Unit equal to the sum of (i) $0.125 and (ii) two times the Stock Purchase
Price, such sum being referred to herein as the "Offering Price"; provided, however, that the Company may, in its sole discretion, increase the Offering
Amount to an amount not to exceed Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00). For purposes of this Agreement, "Stock Purchase Price" means the average
closing price of the Common Stock as reported by the American Stock Exchange ("AMEX") for the one-to-five trading day period
immediately preceding the closing of the purchase and sale of the Units subscribed for pursuant to this Agreement, as mutually agreed by the Company and Fahnestock & Co. Inc., the
placement agent for this Offering (the "Placement Agent"). The shares of Common Stock, the Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants (the "Warrant Shares") are sometimes herein collectively referred to as the
"Securities". 

    The
undersigned agrees and represents as follows: 

 
 

A. Subscription    
  

    (1) The
undersigned hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase Units in the amount indicated on the signature page hereto (the
"Subscription Amount"). The undersigned shall deliver the Subscription Amount within five (5) business days of the date of this Agreement by
check payable to "DepoMed, Inc." or by wire transfer to counsel to the Company as set forth in Paragraph (2) below. The undersigned hereby acknowledges that the actual number of Units
which the undersigned will receive will be equal to the Subscription Amount divided by the Offering Price, rounded down to the nearest whole number of Units. 

    (2) The
undersigned understands that all payments of the Subscription Amount shall be delivered to Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP
("HEWM") at 275 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, Attn: Michael Scimeca, or by wire transfer in accordance with the wire transfer
instructions set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto. Such payment will be deposited as soon as practicable for the undersigned's benefit in a
non-interest bearing escrow account. The payment will be returned promptly, without interest or deduction, if the undersigned's subscription is rejected. The Company may hold a closing of
the Offering (the "First Closing") at any time during the period beginning after one or more subscriptions have been accepted and ending on or before
July 1, 2001 (the "Termination Date"); provided, however, that the Termination Date may be extended to a date not later than July 31, 2001
upon the mutual agreement of the Company and the Placement Agent. Subsequent closings may be held at any time after the First Closing and on or before the Termination Date (each, a
"Subsequent Closing") without regard to the aggregate amount of subscriptions for Units received by the Company. The Company may, in its discretion,
terminate the Offering if a minimum of $5,000,000 in Units is not subscribed for by June 30, 2001, or if the Company and the Placement Agent 

 

agree, by July 30, 2001; provided, however, that the Company may, in its discretion, accept subscriptions for an aggregate amount of less than $5,000,000. 

    (3) Upon
receipt by the Company of the requisite payment for all Units to be purchased by the subscribers whose subscriptions are accepted (each, a
"Purchaser" and, collectively, the "Purchasers") at the First Closing or any Subsequent Closing, the
Company shall: (i) issue to each Purchaser stock certificates representing the shares of Common Stock and the Warrants contained in the Units purchased; (ii) deliver to each Purchaser a
certificate stating that the representations and warranties made by the Company in Section C hereof were true and correct in all material respects when made and are true and correct in all
material respects on the date of the First Closing or Subsequent Closing relating to the Units subscribed for pursuant to this Agreement; and (iii) cause to be delivered to each Purchaser an
opinion of HEWM in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto. 

    (4) The
undersigned hereby agrees to be bound hereby upon the (i) execution and delivery to the Company, in care of HEWM, of the signature page to this
Agreement, and (ii) acceptance at the First Closing or any Subsequent Closing by the Company of the undersigned's subscription. 

    (5) The
undersigned agrees that the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, reduce the undersigned's subscription to any amount of Units that in the aggregate
does not exceed the amount of Units hereby applied for without any prior notice to or further consent by the undersigned. If such a reduction occurs, the part of the Subscription Amount attributable
to the reduction shall be returned, without interest or deduction. 

 
 

B. Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser    
  

    The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company and the Placement Agent, and agrees with the Company as follows: 

    (1) The
Purchaser has been furnished with and has carefully read the Company's Confidential Private Placement Memorandum dated May 2, 2001 and the supplements
and exhibits thereto (the "Memorandum"), this Agreement and the Warrant (collectively referred to herein as the "Offering
Documents"), and is familiar with and understands the terms of the Offering. The Purchaser has carefully considered and has, to the extent the Purchaser believes such
discussion necessary, discussed with the Purchaser's professional legal, tax, accounting and financial advisors the suitability of an investment in the Units for the Purchaser's particular tax and
financial situation and has determined that the Units being subscribed for by the Purchaser are a suitable investment for the Purchaser. 

    (2) The
Purchaser acknowledges that (i) the Purchaser has had the right to request copies of any documents, records, and books pertaining to this investment and
(ii) any such documents, records and books which the Purchaser requested have been made available for inspection by the Purchaser, the Purchaser's attorney, accountant or advisor(s). 

    (3) The
Purchaser and/or the Purchaser's advisor(s) has/have had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from a person or persons acting on
behalf of the Company concerning the Offering and all such questions have been answered to the full satisfaction of the Purchaser. 

    (4) The
Purchaser is not subscribing for Units as a result of or subsequent to any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper,
magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or meeting. 

    (5) If
the Purchaser is a natural person, the Purchaser has reached the age of majority in the state in which the Purchaser resides, has adequate means of providing for
the Purchaser's current financial needs and contingencies, is able to bear the substantial economic risks of an investment in the Units for an indefinite period of time, has no need for liquidity in
such investment and, at the present time, could afford a complete loss of such investment. 

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    (6) The Purchaser has had such knowledge and experience in financial, tax and business matters so as to enable the Purchaser to utilize the information made available
to the Purchaser in connection with the Offering to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Units and to make an informed investment decision with respect thereto. 

    (7) The
Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer the Units without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), or applicable state securities laws or an exemption therefrom. None of the Securities contained in the Units have been registered
under the Securities Act or under the securities laws of any state. The Purchaser represents that the Purchaser is purchasing the Units for the Purchaser's own account, for investment and not with a
view toward resale or distribution. The Purchaser has not offered or sold the Units being acquired nor does the Purchaser have any present intention of selling, distributing or otherwise disposing of
such Units either currently or after the passage of a fixed or determinable period of time or upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any predetermined event or circumstances in violation
of the Securities Act. The Purchaser is aware that there is currently no market for the Units. The Purchaser is aware that an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated thereunder is not presently available; and the Company has no obligation to register the Securities contained in the Units subscribed for hereunder, except as
provided in Section E hereof, or to make available an exemption from the registration requirements pursuant to such Rule 144 or any successor rule for resale of the Units. 

    (8) The
Purchaser recognizes that an investment in the Units involves substantial risks, including loss of the entire amount of such investment. Further, the Purchaser
has carefully read and considered the Company's financial statements included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 (the
"2000 Form 10-K"), the subsection of the 2000 Form 10-K entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources", the section of the 2000 Form 10-K entitled "Item 1. Business," the unaudited financial
statements included in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001, and the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Memorandum, and has
taken full cognizance of and understands all of the risks related to the purchase of the Units. 

    (9) The
Purchaser acknowledges that the certificate representing the Securities contained in the Units shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend
substantially in the following form: "The securities represented hereby have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws and
neither the securities nor any interest therein may be offered, sold,
transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of except pursuant to an effective registration under such act or an exemption therefrom, which, in the opinion of counsel for the holder, which counsel and
opinion are reasonably satisfactory to counsel for this corporation, is available." 

    (10) If
this Agreement is executed and delivered on behalf of a partnership, corporation, trust or estate: (i) such partnership, corporation, trust or estate has
the full legal right and power and all authority and approval required (a) to execute and deliver, or authorize execution and delivery of, this Agreement and all other instruments executed and
delivered by or on behalf of such partnership, corporation, trust or estate in connection with the purchase of its Units, and (b) to purchase and hold such Units; (ii) the signature of
the party signing on behalf of such partnership, corporation, trust or estate is binding upon such partnership, corporation, trust or estate; and (iii) such partnership, corporation or trust
has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring such Units, unless each beneficial owner of such entity is qualified as an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and has submitted information substantiating such individual qualification. 

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    (11) If the Purchaser is a retirement plan or is investing on behalf of a retirement plan, the Purchaser acknowledges that an investment in the Units poses additional
risks including the inability to use losses generated by an investment in the Units to offset taxable income. 

    (12) The
information contained in the questionnaire in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto delivered by the
Purchaser in connection with this Agreement (the "Questionnaire") is complete and accurate in all respects. The Purchaser shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Company and each officer, director or control person of any such entity, who is or may be a party or is or may be threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of or arising from any actual or alleged misrepresentation or misstatement of facts or omission to
represent or state facts made or alleged to have been made by the Purchaser to the Company or omitted or alleged to have been omitted by the Purchaser, concerning the Purchaser or the Purchaser's
authority to invest or financial position in connection with the Offering, including, without limitation, any such misrepresentation, misstatement of omission contained in the Agreement or any other
document submitted by the Purchaser, against losses, liabilities and expenses for which the Company or any officer, director or control person of any such entity has not otherwise been reimbursed
(including attorney's fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by the Company or such officer, director or control person in connection with such action,
suit or proceeding. 

 
 

C. Representations and Warranties of the Company    
  

    The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser and the Placement Agent that: 

    (1) Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of California and has full corporate power and authority to conduct its business as currently conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which the character of the property owned or leased or the nature of the business transacted by it makes qualification necessary
except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, prospects, financial condition or results of operations of the Company (a
"Material Adverse Effect"). 

    (2) Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 25,000,000 shares of Common Stock, no par
value, of which there were 8,617,913 shares issued and outstanding as of May 23, 2001, 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, no par value, of which, 25,000 are designated as Series A
Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock and 12,015 shares were issued and outstanding as of May 23, 2001 and 4,975,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, none of which shares were issued
and outstanding. The outstanding Series A Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock is convertible into 1,001,250 shares of Common Stock after January 21, 2002. All outstanding shares of
Common Stock and Series A Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free of any liens or encumbrances and are not
subject to preemptive rights. As of May 23, 2001, the Company had reserved 2,400,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance to employees, directors and consultants pursuant to the Company's 1995
Stock Option Plan, of which 1,855,651 shares of Common Stock are subject to outstanding, unexercised options. As of May 23, 2001, the Company had reserved 1,919,935 shares of Common Stock
subject to outstanding warrants, of which 1,200,000 shares were subject to warrants issued under the Company's 1997 initial public offering. As of May 23, 2001, the Company had reserved 228,053
shares of Common Stock subject to conversion of outstanding principal plus interest under a convertible promissory note issued in favor of Elan International Services, Ltd. As of May 23,
2001, the Company had reserved 1,097,833 shares of Common Stock subject to conversion of Series A Convertible Exchangeable Preferred and dividends accrued thereon. In addition, the Company has
agreed to issue to the Placement Agent a warrant (the "Placement Agent Warrant") to purchase an amount of shares of Common Stock equal to 

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5% of the number of as converted shares of Common Stock underlying the Units sold in the Offering pursuant to the Placement Agent Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2001, between the Company and
the Placement Agent. Other than as set forth above or as contemplated in this Agreement, there are no other options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any character to which the
Company is a party or by which either the Company is bound or obligating the Company to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any
shares of the capital stock of the Company or obligating the Company to grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement. 

    (3) Issuance. The Units, the Common Stock included in the Units, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares, have been duly and
validly authorized and, when issued and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, or, in the case of the Warrant Shares, pursuant to the terms of the Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. 

    (4) Authorization; Enforceability. The Company has all corporate right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. All corporate action on the part of the Company, its directors and stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the Company, the authorization, sale, issuance and delivery of the Units contemplated herein and the performance of the Company's obligations hereunder has been taken.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
subject to laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, and
to limitations of public policy. The issuance and sale of the Units contemplated hereby will not give rise to any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal on behalf of any person, with the
exception of a preemptive right granted to Elan International Services, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Elan Corporation, plc, to maintain its pro rata interest in the Company, which rights
may or may not be exercised. 

    (5) No Conflict; Governmental and Other Consents. 

    (a) The
execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in the violation of any
law, statute, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or governmental authority to or by which the Company is bound, or of any provision of the Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, and will not conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a
default under, any lease, loan agreement, mortgage, security agreement, trust indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its
properties or assets is subject, nor result in the creation or imposition of any lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company. 

    (b) No
consent, approval, authorization or other order of any governmental authority or other third-party is required to be obtained by the Company in connection with
the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement or with the authorization, issue and sale of the Units, except such filings as may be required to be made with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"), AMEX and with any state or foreign blue sky or securities regulatory authority. 

    (6) Litigation. There are no pending, or to the Company's knowledge threatened, legal or governmental proceedings
against the Company which could have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. 

    (7) Accuracy of Reports. All material reports required to be filed by the Company within the two years prior to the date
of this Agreement (the "SEC Reports") under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), have been duly filed with the SEC, complied at the time of 

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filing in all material respects with the requirements of their respective forms and, except to the extent updated or superseded by any subsequently filed report, to the best of the Company's
knowledge, were complete and correct in all material respects as of the dates at which the information was furnished, and contained (as of such dates) no untrue statements of a material fact nor
omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. 

    (8) Financial Information. The Company's financial statements that appear in the SEC Reports have been prepared in all
material respects in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (except that the financial statements that are not audited do not have notes thereto) applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods indicated and with each other and that such financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition and operating results of the
Company as of the dates, and for the periods, indicated therein. 

    (9) Absence of Certain Changes. Since the date of the Company's financial statements in the 2000
Form 10-K, there has not been any Material Adverse Effect on the assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company or any occurrence,
circumstance or combination thereof that reasonably could be expected to result in such material adverse effect. 

    (10) Investment Company. The Company is not an "investment company" within the meaning of such term under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. 

    (11) Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, and each officer, director or control
person of such entity (each, an "Indemnified Party"), from any and all, liability and expense (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel as incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding) incurred or suffered by any Indemnified Party arising out of any misrepresentation or breach of warranty,
covenant or agreement made or to be performed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement or the Warrants. 

    (12) Subsidiaries. The SEC Reports set forth each subsidiary of the Company, showing the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization and showing the percentage of each person's ownership of the outstanding stock or other interests of such subsidiary. For the purposes of this Agreement, "subsidiary"
shall mean any company or other entity of which at least 50% of the securities or other ownership interest having ordinary voting power (absolutely or contingently) for the election of
directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the time owned directly or indirectly by the Company and/or any of its other subsidiaries. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none
of such subsidiaries is a "significant subsidiary" as defined in Regulation S-X. 

    (13) Indebtedness. The SEC Reports set forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of
the Company or any subsidiary, or for which the Company or any subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, "Indebtedness" shall mean (a) any liabilities for borrowed money
or amounts owed in excess of $25,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in
respect of Indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company's balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments
for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $25,000 due under leases required to be
capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness. 

    (14) Certain Fees. Except as disclosed in the Memorandum, no brokers', finders' or financial advisory fees or
commissions will be payable by the Company or any subsidiary with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 

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    (15) Material Agreements. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, neither the Company nor any subsidiary is a party to
any written or oral contract, instrument, agreement, commitment, obligation, plan or arrangement, a copy of which would be required to be filed with the SEC as an exhibit to
Form 10-K (each, a "Material Agreement"). The Company and each of its subsidiaries has in all material respects performed all the
obligations required to be performed by them to date under the foregoing agreements, have received no notice of default and, to the best of the Company's knowledge are not in default under any
Material Agreement now in effect, the result of which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect. 

    (16) Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, there are no loans, leases, agreements,
contracts, royalty agreements, management contracts or arrangements or other continuing transactions with aggregate obligations of any party exceeding $25,000 between (a) the Company, any
subsidiary or any of their respective customers or suppliers on the one hand, and (b) on the other hand, any officer, employee, consultant or director of the Company, or any of its
subsidiaries, or any person who would be covered by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K or any Company or other entity controlled by such officer, employee, consultant, director or
person. 

    (17) Taxes. The Company and each of the subsidiaries has accurately prepared and filed all federal, state, local,
foreign and other tax returns for income, gross receipts, sales, use and other taxes and
custom duties ("Taxes") required by law to be filed by it, has paid or made provisions for the payment of all Taxes shown to be due and all additional
assessments, and adequate provisions have been and are reflected in the financial statements of the Company and the subsidiaries for all current Taxes and other charges to which the Company or any
subsidiary is subject and which are not currently due and payable, except for Taxes which, if unpaid, individually or in the aggregate, do not and would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company or its subsidiaries. None of the federal income tax returns of the Company or any subsidiary for the past six years has been audited by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company has no
knowledge of any additional assessments, adjustments or contingent tax liability (whether federal, state, local or foreign) pending or threatened against the Company or any subsidiary for any period,
nor of any basis for any such assessment, adjustment or contingency. 

    (18) Stabilization. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary has taken, and each of the Company and the subsidiaries will
use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause each of their respective officers, directors and affiliates not to take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or which has constituted
or which would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation under the Exchange Act of the price of any capital stock of the Company. 

    (19) Environmental Matters. (a) Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, all real property owned, leased or
otherwise operated by Company and its subsidiaries is free of contamination from any substance, waste or material currently identified to be toxic or hazardous pursuant to, within the definition of a
substance which is toxic or hazardous under, or which may result in liability under, any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive
substance, methane, volatile hydrocarbons, industrial solvents, oil or petroleum or chemical liquids or solids, liquid or gaseous products, or any other material or substance
("Hazardous Substance") which has or could reasonably be expected to cause or constitute a health, safety, or environmental hazard to any Person or
property or result in any environmental liabilities and costs in excess of $100,000. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has caused or suffered to occur any release, spill, migration,
leakage, discharge, disposal, uncontrolled loss, seepage, or filtration of Hazardous Substances which could reasonably be expected to result in environmental liabilities and costs in excess of
$100,000. The Company and each subsidiary has generated, treated, stored and disposed of any Hazardous Substances in full compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, except for such
non-compliances which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each subsidiary has obtained, or has applied for, and is in full compliance with
and in good standing under all permits required under Environmental Laws (except for such failures which could not reasonably be expected 

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to have a Material Adverse Effect) and neither Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any knowledge of any proceedings to substantially modify or to revoke any such permit. There are no
investigations, proceedings or litigation pending or, to Company's or its subsidiaries' knowledge, threatened, affecting or against Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of Company's or
subsidiaries' facilities relating to Environmental Laws or Hazardous Substances. "Environmental Laws" shall mean all federal, national, state, regional and local laws, statutes, ordinances and
regulations, in each case as amended or supplemented from time to time, and any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including orders, consent decrees or judgments relating to the
regulation and protection of human health, safety, the environment and natural resources. 

    (20) Intellectual Property Rights and Licenses. The Company and its subsidiaries own or have the right to use any and
all information, know-how, trade secrets, patents, copyrights, trademarks, tradenames, software, formulae, methods, processes and other intangible properties that are necessary or
customarily used by them in their business ("Intangible Rights"). The Company (including its subsidiaries) has not received any notice that it is in
conflict with or infringing upon the asserted intellectual property rights of others in connection with the Intangible Rights, and, to the Company's and its subsidiaries' knowledge, neither the use of
the Intangible Rights nor the operation of the Company's businesses is infringing or has infringed upon any intellectual property rights of others. All payments have been duly made that are necessary
to maintain the Intangible Rights in force. No claims have been made, and to the Company's and its subsidiaries knowledge, no claims are threatened, that challenge the validity or scope of any
material Intangible Right of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps to obtain and maintain in force all licenses and other
permissions under Intangible Rights of third parties necessary to conduct their businesses as heretofore conducted by them, and now being conducted by them, and as expected to be conducted, and
neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is or has been in material breach of any such license or other permission. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have obtained and maintained all
necessary agreements providing for assignment to them of all patentable inventions made by and copyright interest in works created by non-employees and employees for the Company and its
subsidiaries. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have used all commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the confidentiality of all trade secrets and other confidential information owned by
them or in their possession and have no knowledge of any misappropriation of any such trade secrets or other confidential information by any third party. 

    (21) Labor, Employment and Benefit Matters. 

    (a) There
are no strikes or other labor disputes against Company or any of its subsidiaries pending or, to the Company's or its subsidiaries' knowledge, threatened.
Hours worked by and payment made to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries have been in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable labor or employment law (except such
non-compliance as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect). There is no organizing activity involving employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pending
or, to the Company's or its subsidiaries' knowledge, threatened by any labor union or group of employees. There are no representation proceedings pending or, to the Company's or its subsidiaries'
knowledge, threatened with the National Labor Relations Board, and no labor organization or group of employees of the Company or its subsidiaries has made a pending demand for recognition. There are
no complaints or charges against the Company or any of its subsidiaries pending or, to the Company's or its subsidiaries' knowledge, threatened, to be filed with any Governmental Authority or
arbitrator based on, arising out of or in connection with, or otherwise relating to, the employment or termination of employment by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any individual. 

    (b) Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is, or during the five years preceding the date of this Agreement was, a party to any labor or collective bargaining
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no labor or collective bargaining agreements which pertain to employees of the Company or its subsidiaries. 

    (c) Each
employee benefit plan is in compliance with all applicable law, except for such noncompliance which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. 

    (d) Neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, including without limitation, liabilities for retiree health, retiree
life, severance or retirement benefits, which are not fully reflected on the Balance Sheet or fully funded. The term "liabilities" used in the preceding sentence shall be calculated in accordance with
reasonable actuarial assumptions. Such term shall also include any obligation owed to a governmental authority for the purpose of providing retiree health, retiree life, severance, retirement or other
benefits. 

    (e) None
of the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has terminated any "employee pension benefit plan "as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (as defined below) or
has incurred or expects to incur any outstanding liability under Title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
("ERISA"). 

    (22) Compliance with Law. 

    (a) The
Company is in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws, except for such non-compliance which could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. The term "Applicable Laws" shall include, without limitation, all applicable laws relating to health care, the health care industry and the provision of health care
services, third party reimbursement (including Medicare and Medicaid), public health and safety and wrongful death and medical malpractice. The Company has not received any notice of, nor does the
Company have any knowledge of, any violation (or of any investigation, inspection, audit or other proceeding by any governmental entity involving allegations of any violation) of any Applicable Law
involving or related to the Company which has not been dismissed or otherwise disposed of. The Company has not received notice or otherwise has any knowledge that the Company is charged with,
threatened with or under investigation with respect to, any violation of any Applicable Law, or has any knowledge of any proposed change in any Applicable Law that would have a material adverse effect
on the Company. The Company has not received any opinion or memorandum or legal advice from legal counsel to the effect that it is exposed, from a legal standpoint, to any liability, including without
limitation any liability under any of the Material Agreements, which may be material to its business, prospects, financial condition, operations, property or affairs. There is no existing law, rule,
regulation or order, and the Company is not aware of any proposed law, rule, regulation or order, whether federal, state, county or local, which would prohibit the Company from, or otherwise
materially adversely affect the Company in conducting its business in any jurisdiction in which it proposes to conduct business. 

    (b) The
Company has, and, to the Company's knowledge, all professional employees or agents of the Company who are performing health care or health care related
functions on behalf of the Company
have, all licenses, franchises, permits, accreditations, provider numbers, authorizations, including certificates of need, consents or orders of, or filings with, or other approvals from all
Governmental Authorities ("Approvals") necessary for the conduct of, or relating to the operation of, the business of the Company and the occupancy and
operation, for its present uses, of the real and personal property which the Company owns or leases, except for such Approvals which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Neither the Company nor, to the Company's knowledge, its professional employees or agents (acting in such capacities) is in violation of any such Approval in any material respect or any terms or
conditions thereof. All such Approvals are in full force and effect, have been issued to and fully paid for by the holder thereof and no notice or warning from any Governmental Authority with respect
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suspension, revocation or termination of any Approval has been, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by any Governmental Authority or issued or given to the Company. No such Approvals will in
any way be affected by, terminate or lapse by reason of the consummation of all or any portion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 

    (23) Certain Regulatory Matters. The Company has not since inception received notice that the Company has been, or to
the Company's knowledge will be, the subject of any investigative proceeding before any federal or state regulatory authority or the agent of any such authority, including, without limitation, federal
and state health authorities which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. 

    (24) Ownership of Property. Each of Company and its subsidiaries has (i) good and marketable and insurable fee
simple title to its owned real property, free and clear of all liens, (ii) a valid and marketable leasehold interest in all leased real property, and each of such leases is valid and
enforceable in accordance with its terms and is in full force and effect, and, (iii) good and marketable title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its other properties and assets free
and clear of all liens. 

    (25) Registration Rights. Except as set forth in the Offering Documents or as provided in this Agreement, neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries is under any obligation to register, under the Securities Act, any of its presently outstanding securities or any securities which may hereafter be issued. 

    (26) Insurance. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain insurance policies which are in full force and effect and are
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D. Understandings    
  

    The Purchaser understands, acknowledges and agrees with the Company as follows: 

    (1) The
Company may terminate this Offering at any time in its sole discretion. The execution of this Agreement by the Purchaser or solicitation of the investment
contemplated hereby shall create no obligation of the Company to accept any subscription or complete the Offering. 

    (2) Except
as set forth in Section D(1) above, the Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that the subscription hereunder is irrevocable by the Purchaser,
that, except as required by law, the Purchaser is not entitled to cancel, terminate or revoke this Agreement or any agreements of the Purchaser hereunder and that this Agreement and such other
agreements shall survive the death or disability of the Purchaser and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal
representatives and permitted assigns. If the Purchaser is more than one person, the obligations of the Purchaser hereunder shall be joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties
and acknowledgments herein contained shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon each such person and his/her heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted
assigns. 

    (3) No
federal or state agency has made any finding or determination as to the accuracy or adequacy of the Offering Documents or as to the fairness of the terms of this
offering for investment nor any recommendation or endorsement of the Units. 

    (4) The
Offering is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and the provisions of
Regulation D thereunder, which is in part dependent upon the truth, completeness and accuracy of the statements made by the Purchaser herein and in the Questionnaire. 

    (5) There
can be no assurance that the Purchaser will be able to sell or dispose of the Units. It is understood that in order not to jeopardize the Offering's exempt
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Securities Act and Regulation D, any transferee may, at a minimum, be required to fulfill the investor suitability requirements thereunder. 

    (6) The
Purchaser acknowledges that the information contained in this Agreement is confidential and non-public and agrees that all such information shall be
kept in confidence by the Purchaser and neither used for the Purchaser's personal benefit (other than in connection with this subscription) nor disclosed to any third party for any reason; provided,
however, that this confidentiality obligation shall not apply
to any such information that (i) is part of the public knowledge or literature and readily accessible at the date hereof, (ii) becomes part of the public knowledge or literature and
readily accessible by publication (except as a result of a breach of this provision) or (iii) is received from third parties (except third parties who disclose such information in violation of
any confidentiality agreements or obligations, including, without limitation, any Agreement entered into with the Company). 

    (7) The
Purchaser acknowledges that the foregoing restrictions on the Purchaser's use and disclosure of any such confidential, non-public information
contained in the above-described documents restricts the Purchaser from trading in the Company's securities to the extent such trading is based on such confidential, non-public
information. 

    (8) The
representations, warranties and agreements of the Purchaser contained herein and in any other writing delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the sale of the Units as if made on and as of such date and shall survive the execution and delivery of this agreement and the purchase of
the Units. 

    (9) Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the Company, the Company has
been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in such Act and therefore may be unenforceable to such extent. 

    (10) IN
MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION PURCHASERS MUST RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE COMPANY AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS
INVOLVED. THE UNITS OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED BY ANY FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY. FURTHERMORE, THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THE
ACCURACY OR DETERMINED THE ADEQUACY OF THE OFFERING DOCUMENTS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. 

    (11) THE
SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, RESOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. PURCHASERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME. 

 
 

E. Registration Rights    
  

    (1) Registration of Securities. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prepare for filing with the SEC,
and cause to be filed, a "shelf" registration statement on Form S-3 or other appropriate form (the "Shelf Registration") pursuant to
Rule 415 under the Securities Act providing for the sale by the Purchasers of the shares of Common Stock, the Warrant Shares and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Placement Agent Warrant (collectively, the "Registrable Securities") within the later to occur of (a) 60 days after the date of the First
Closing, or (b) 30 days after the date of the final Subsequent Closing, if any (the "Required Filing Date"). The Company shall 

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use its reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement to be declared effective as soon as practicable after it has been filed with the SEC, and in any event within 60 days of the
Required Filing Date. The Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Shelf Registration continuously effective for a period ending on the earliest of (a) the fifth
anniversary of the effective date of such Shelf Registration, (b) the date on which all such Registrable Securities have been sold thereunder, (c) such time as all of the Registrable
Securities may be sold within a given three-month period pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or (d) the date upon which all such Registrable Securities are freely transferable
without restriction under the Securities Act. For the purpose of this Agreement, "reasonable best efforts" shall mean the best efforts of the Company consistent with sound and reasonable business
practices and judgment. 

    (2) Payments by the Company. 

    (a) If
the Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities is not filed in appropriate form with the SEC on or before the Required Filing Date, the Company
will make payment to the undersigned in such amounts and at such times as shall be determined pursuant to this Section E(2). 

    (b) The
amount (the "Periodic Amount") to be paid by the Company to the undersigned shall be determined as of each
Computation Date (as defined below) and such amount shall be equal to (A) one percent (1.0%) of the Purchase Price paid by the undersigned for all Units then purchased and outstanding pursuant
to this Agreement for the period from the date following the Required Filing Date to the first relevant Computation Date and (B) one and one-half percent (1.5%) to each Computation
Date thereafter. By way of illustration and not in limitation of the foregoing, if the Registration Statement is not filed with the SEC until one hundred (100) days after the Required Filing
Date, the Periodic Amount will aggregate two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the Purchase Price of the Units (1.0% for days 60-90 plus 1.5% for days 90-100). 

    (c) Each
Periodic Amount will be payable by the Company in cash or other immediately available funds to each of the undersigned within ten days of each Computation
Date. 

    (d) The
parties acknowledge that the damages which may be incurred by the Purchaser if the Registration Statement has not been filed by the Required Filing Date may be
difficult to ascertain. Therefore, the parties agree that the Periodic Amount represents a reasonable estimate on the part of the parties, as of the date of this Agreement, of the amount of such
damages and that the payment by Company of the Periodic Amount shall be deemed in complete and total satisfaction of all claims of undersigned against the Company for failure of Company to comply with
Section E(2)(a) above. 

    (e) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the amounts payable by the Company pursuant to this provision shall not be payable to the extent any delay in the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement occurs because of an act of, or a failure to act or to act timely by the undersigned or the undersigned's counsel, or in the event all of the Registrable Securities may be
sold pursuant to Rule 144 or another available exemption under the Act. 

    (f)  "Computation
Date" means (i) the date which is the earlier of (A) thirty (30) days after the Required Filing Date or (B) the date after
the Required Filing Date on which the Registration Statement is filed and (ii) each date which is the earlier of (A) thirty (30) days after the previous Computation Date or
(B) the date after the previous Computation Date on which the Registration Statement is filed. 

    (3) Registration Procedures. In connection with the Company's obligations with respect to the Shelf Registration, the
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration in furtherance of the sale of the Registrable Securities by the holders thereof in accordance with the intended method 

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or methods of distribution thereof described in the Shelf Registration. In connection therewith, the Company shall, as promptly as may be practicable: 

    (a) prepare
and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to the Registrable Securities on any form for which the Company then qualifies or which counsel
for the Company shall deem appropriate and which form shall be available for the disposition of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof; 

    (b) prepare
and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to
keep such registration statement effective for the applicable period specified in Paragraph (1) above; 

    (c) furnish
to each Purchaser (the Placement Agent being considered a "Purchaser" for purposes of this Section E) who is selling Registrable Securities a copy of
such registration statement, each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto but excluding all documents
incorporated by reference therein unless specifically so requested by such Purchaser) and such reasonable number of copies of the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each
preliminary prospectus) as such Purchaser may reasonably request; 

    (d) use
its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities under such other securities laws or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the
Purchasers shall reasonably request, and take any and all such actions as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Purchasers to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of such
Registrable Securities; 

    (e) notify
each Purchaser, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act within the period that the Company is
required to keep the registration statement effective, of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement (as then in effect) contains an untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. As promptly as practicable following any such
occurrence, the Company shall prepare and furnish to each Purchaser a reasonable number of copies of a supplement or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter
delivered to subsequent purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall meet the requirements of the Securities Act and relevant state securities laws, provided that such obligation on
the part of the Company shall be suspended for such period of time as the Company considers reasonably necessary and in its best interest due to circumstances then existing (but not more than
30 days in any 180-day period). Each Purchaser shall furnish to the Company such information regarding each such Purchaser and its proposed method of distribution of the Registrable
Securities as the Company may from time to time request and as shall be required by law to effect and maintain the registration of such Securities under the Securities Act and any state securities
laws; 

    (f)  advise
each Purchaser, promptly after receiving notice thereof, of any stop order issued or threatened by the SEC and use its reasonable best efforts to take all
actions required to prevent the entry of such stop order, or to remove it if entered; 

    (g) use
its reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities included in such registration statement to be listed, by the date of the first sale of
Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement, on each securities exchange (or Nasdaq) on which the Common Stock of the Company is then listed or proposed to be listed; and 

    (h) otherwise
use its reasonable best efforts to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all of the Registrable Securities
in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Purchasers thereof set forth in such registration statement and to make generally available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably
practicable, an 

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earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder. 

    (4) Expenses. All expenses incident to the Company's performance of or compliance with the provisions of this
Section E (including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
listing of the Registrable Securities to be registered on each securities exchange (or Nasdaq) on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed, printing expenses, fees and
disbursements of separate counsels for each of the Company and the Purchaser, and fees and disbursements of all independent certified public accountants and other persons retained by the Company) will
be borne by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchasers shall pay any and all underwriting fees, discounts or commissions attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities. 

    (5) Indemnification. 

    (a) Upon
the registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section E(1) of this Agreement, and in consideration of the agreements of the Purchasers
contained herein, the Company shall, and it hereby agrees to, indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, each of the Purchasers which holds Registrable Securities, its officers and
directors, each underwriter of such Registrable Securities, if any, and each person who controls such person (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities
and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) to which such Purchaser, its officers, directors, each underwriter, or such controlling persons may become subject, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant in this Agreement or any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any such registration statement, any prospectus or preliminary prospectus contained therein or any amendment or supplement thereto,
or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse each such Purchaser,
each such underwriter and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability
or action; except (i) insofar as the same arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made based upon information furnished by such Purchaser,
underwriter or controlling person in writing specifically for use in such registration statement or prospectus or (ii) insofar the same are caused by such Purchaser's or such underwriter's
failure to deliver a copy of such registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto after the Company has furnished such Purchaser or such underwriter with a sufficient
number of copies of the same. 

    (b) In
connection with any registration statement under which Registrable Securities are registered under the Securities Act and pursuant to which a Purchaser offers
and sells Registrable Securities, each such Purchaser shall, and it hereby agrees to, indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, each of the Company, its officers and directors, and
each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) and, if the offering is an underwritten offering, the underwriters, against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and
expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) to which the Company, its officers and directors, underwriters, or controlling persons may become subject, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and expenses (or actions
in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any such registration statement, any prospectus or preliminary
prospectus contained therein or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading and will reimburse the Company and each such officer, director, underwriter and controlling person for any legal or 

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other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, insofar as (i) the same arise out of or are based
upon any untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made based upon information furnished by such Purchaser or controlling person of such Purchaser, in writing specifically for use in such
registration statement or prospectus or (ii) the same are caused by such Purchaser's failure to deliver a copy of such registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements
thereto after the Company has furnished such Purchaser with a sufficient number of copies of the same and provided, further, that the liability of each Purchaser under this Paragraph 4(b) shall
be limited to the proportion of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense which is equal to the proportion that the public offering price of Common Stock sold by such Purchaser under such
registration statement bears to the total public offering price of all securities sold thereunder, but not to exceed the amount of the proceeds received by such Purchaser from the sale of the
Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement. 

    (c) Any
person entitled to indemnification hereunder will (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks
indemnification (but the failure to give such notice will not affect the right to indemnification hereunder, unless the indemnifying party is materially prejudiced by such failure) and
(ii) unless in such indemnified party's reasonable judgment a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified and indemnifying parties with respect to such claim, permit such
indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel selected by the indemnifying party and reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is not assumed by the
indemnifying party or if the indemnifying party is not permitted to assume such defense then (x) the indemnified party shall select counsel, which counsel must be reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnifying party and (y) the indemnifying party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its consent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld). No
indemnifying party will consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such
indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation. An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim will not be
obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified
party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim, in which case the indemnifying party shall be obligated to
pay the fees and expenses of one additional counsel, who must be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnifying party. 

    (d) Each
party hereto agrees that, if for any reason the indemnification provisions contemplated by Paragraph 4(a) or Paragraph 4(b) are unavailable or
are insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying
party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such
indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree
that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Paragraph 4(d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Purchasers or any underwriters or all of them were
treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in this 

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Paragraph 4(d). No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. 

    (e) The
indemnification and contribution obligations and each other provision set forth in this Paragraph 4 shall remain in full force and effect regardless of
any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company, any Purchaser, any officer or employee of the Company or such Purchaser, any underwriter, any officer or employee of such underwriter, or any
controlling person of any of the foregoing and shall survive the transfer and registration of Registrable Securities by such Purchaser. 

    (6) Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available to Purchasers the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated
by the SEC under the Securities Act, the Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to: 

    (a) make
and keep adequate current public information with respect to the Company available, as those terms are used in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all
times after the First Closing and any Subsequent Closings; 

    (b) file
with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act; and 

    (c) furnish
to Purchasers promptly upon request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 and the
Exchange Act, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents of the Company as any Purchaser may reasonably request in order to permit such
Purchaser to avail itself of
any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing such Purchaser to sell its Registrable Securities without registration. 

    (7) Amendments and Waivers. Any provision of this Section E may be amended or waived if, but only if, in the case
of an amendment, such amendment is in writing and is signed by the Company and the Purchasers who are the holders of a two-thirds majority of the Registrable Securities or, in the case of
a waiver, such waiver is in writing and is signed by the party to be charged with having granted such waiver. No failure or delay by the Company or any Purchaser in exercising any right, power or
privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege. 

 
 

F. Covenants of the Company    
  

    (1) The
Company hereby agrees that, for a period of 120 days after the First Closing, it shall not issue or sell any Common Stock of the Company, any warrants or
other rights to acquire Common Stock or any other securities that are convertible into Common Stock, for a purchase or exercise price less than the prevailing market price of the Common Stock, with
the exception of securities issued in connection with strategic alliances, product licensing transactions or pursuant to the Company's 1995 Stock Option Plan. 

 
 

G. Miscellaneous    
  

    (1) All
pronouns and any variations thereof used herein shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, singular or plural, as identity of the person or persons
may require. 

    (2) Except
as set forth in Section A(4) herein, neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof shall be waived, modified, changed, discharged, terminated,
revoked or canceled except by an instrument in writing signed by the party effecting the same against whom any change, discharge or termination is sought. 

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    (3) Any notice or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Purchaser shall be in writing and sent (i) by fax if the sender on the
same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by a recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), or (b) by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage
prepaid) or (c) by a recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid). 

    (a) if
to the Company, at DepoMed, Inc., 1360 O'Brien Drive, Menlo Park, California 94025, Fax No.: (650) 462-9993 Attention: Chief Financial
Officer, or such other address as it shall have specified to the Purchaser in writing, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP, 4250 Executive
Square, 7th Floor, La Jolla, California 92037, Fax. No.: (858) 450-8499, Attn: Stephen C. Ferruolo; or 

    (b) if
to the Purchaser, at its address set forth on the signature page to this Agreement, or such other address as it shall have specified to the Company in writing. 

    Notices
given under this Section G shall be deemed given only when actually received. 

    (4) Failure
of the Company to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or any other agreement between the Company and the Purchaser, or otherwise, or delay by
the Company in exercising such right or remedy, will not operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by the Company will be effective unless and until it is in writing and signed by the Company. 

    (5) This
Agreement shall be enforced, governed and construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, as such laws are applied by the New
York courts to agreements entered into and to be performed in New York by and between residents of New York, and shall be binding upon the Purchaser, the Purchaser's heirs, estate, legal
representatives, successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns. If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable
statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof that may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions hereof. 

    (6) The
parties understand and agree that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of the Agreement by the Company or the Purchaser and that the
party against which such breach is committed shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, as a remedy for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be deemed to
be the exclusive remedies for a breach by either party of the Agreement but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to the party against which such breach is committed. 

    (7) This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and may be amended only by writing executed by
both parties hereto. 

    (8) Each
party hereto has had the opportunity to review this Agreement with its separate legal counsel. 

 
 

H. Signature    
  

    The signature page of this Agreement is contained as part of the applicable subscription package, entitled "Signature Page". 

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DEPOMED, INC.
  SIGNATURE PAGE    
  

    The Purchaser hereby subscribes such the number of Units as shall equal the subscription amount as set forth below. 

 
 

PURCHASER    
  

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 Signature of Subscriber

(and title, if applicable)	
 	

 Taxpayer Identification or Social

Security Number
	

 Signature of Joint Purchaser (if any)	
 	

 Taxpayer Identification or Social

Security Number
	

 Name (please print as name will appear

on certificate)	
 	

 Name of Joint Purchaser (please print if any)
	

 Number and Street	
 	

 Number and Street
	

City                            State            
                Zip Code	
 	

City                            State            
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FAHNESTOCK & CO. INC.
	
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Exhibit A to DepoMed, Inc. Subscription Agreement

Form of Warrant  

 
 

DepoMed, Inc.
  
    WARRANT    
  

	No. W- 2001—	 	Shares

    This
certifies that, for value received,            or registered assigns (the "holder"), upon due exercise of this Warrant, is entitled to purchase from DepoMed, Inc.,
a California corporation (the "Company"), at any time on or after [  •  ], 2001 (the
"Initial Exercise Date"), and before the close of business on [  •  ], 2005, or if not
a business day in San Francisco, California (a "Business Day"), the next following Business Day (the "Expiration Date"), all or any part of              fully paid and
nonassessable Shares (the
"Warrant Shares") of the Common Stock, no par value, of the Company ("Common Stock"), at a purchase price of
$[  •  ] per share (the "Purchase Price"), both the Purchase Price and the number of
Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant being subject to possible adjustment as provided below. 

    This
Warrant is hereinafter called the "Warrant." The holder hereof and all subsequent holders of this Warrant shall be entitled to all rights and benefits provided to the holder or
holders hereof pursuant to the terms of this Warrant. 

 
 

SECTION 1. Exercise of Warrant.    
  

    (a) The
holder of this Warrant may, at any time on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Expiration Date, exercise this Warrant in whole at any time
or in part (but not less than 1,000 Warrant Shares so long as this Warrant is exercisable for 1,000 or more Warrant Shares) from time to time for the purchase of the Warrant Shares or other securities
which such holder is then entitled to purchase hereunder ("Warrant Securities") at the Purchase Price (as hereinafter defined). In order to exercise this Warrant in whole or in part, the holder hereof
shall deliver to the Company (i) a written notice of such holder's election to exercise this Warrant, which notice shall specify the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased,
(ii) payment of the aggregate purchase price of the Warrant Shares being purchased by certified or bank cashier's check, and (iii) this Warrant, provided that, if such Warrant Shares or
other Warrant Securities have not then been registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws, the Company may require that such holder furnish to the Company a written statement
that such holder is purchasing such Warrant Shares or other Warrant Securities for such holder's own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof, that none of such shares
will be offered or sold in violation of the provisions of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws and as to such other matters relating to the holder as the Company may reasonably
request to permit the issuance of such Warrant Shares or other Warrant Securities without registration under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Upon receipt thereof, the Company
shall, as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than three (3) business days, execute or cause to be executed and deliver to such holder a certificate or certificates representing the
aggregate number of Warrant Shares (or if applicable, other Warrant Securities) specified in said notice. The stock certificate or certificates so delivered shall be in the denomination of 100 shares
each or such other denominations as may be specified in said notice and shall be registered in the name of such holder or such other name as shall be designated in said notice. 

A–1

 

    No
fractional Warrant Shares are to be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, but the Company shall pay a cash adjustment in respect of any fraction of a share which would
otherwise be issuable in an amount equal to the same fraction of the fair market value per share of the Warrant Shares on the day of exercise, as reasonably determined by the Company consistent with
the determination of "Current Price" below. If this Warrant shall have been exercised only in part, the Company shall, at the time of delivery of said certificate or certificates, deliver to such
holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of such holder to purchase the remaining Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this
Warrant, or, at the request of such holder, appropriate notation may be made on this Warrant and same returned to such holder. The Company shall pay all expenses, taxes and other charges payable in
connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of share certificates under this Section, except that, if such share certificates are requested to be registered in a name or names other than
the name of the holder of this Warrant, funds sufficient to pay all stock transfer taxes which shall be payable upon the execution and delivery of such share certificates shall be paid by the holder
hereof at the time of delivering the notice of exercise mentioned above. 

    The
Company represents, warrants and agrees that it shall at all times prior to the exercise of this Warrant reserve sufficient shares of Common Stock for issuance upon the exercise
hereof, and all Warrant Shares issuable upon any exercise of this Warrant in accordance herewith shall be validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable. 

    This
Warrant shall not entitle the holder hereof to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company prior to exercise in the manner herein provided. 

    (b) This
Warrant may be redeemed at the option of the Company, at a redemption price of $0.10 per share of Common Stock subject to the Warrant, at any time after one
year provided that the closing sale price for the Common Stock, as reported by the American Stock Exchange ("AMEX"), or other similar organization if AMEX is no longer reporting such information,
shall have equaled or exceeded 200% of the then Warrant exercise price per share for any 20 trading days in any 30 trading day period (a "Qualifying Date"), provided that the average daily trading
volume during the 30 trading day period is greater than 75,000 shares per day. Notice of redemption (the "Notice of Redemption") shall be given to holders not later than 10 days after any
Qualifying Date. Holders shall be given the Notice of Redemption no less than 30 days before the date fixed for redemption of the Warrant. On and after the date fixed for redemption, the Holder
shall have no rights with respect to the Warrants except to receive the $0.10 per share of Common Stock subject to the Warrant upon surrender of this Warrant. 

 
 

SECTION 2. Transfer, Division and Combination.    
  

    The Company shall maintain at its principal executive office a register for the registration of, and registration of transfers of, the Warrants. The name and
address of each holder of one or more Warrants, each transfer thereof and the name and address of each transferee of one or more Warrants shall be registered in such register. Prior to due presentment
for registration of transfer, the person in whose name any Warrants shall be registered shall be deemed and treated as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes hereof, and the Company shall not
be affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary. The Company shall give to any holder of a Warrant promptly upon request therefor, a complete and correct copy of the names and addresses of all
registered holders of Warrants. 

    Subject
to the provisions of Section 3, upon surrender of any Warrant at the principal executive office of the Company for registration of transfer or exchange (and in the case
of a surrender for registration of transfer, duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the registered holder of such Warrant or his attorney duly authorized in
writing and accompanied by the address for notices of each transferee of such Warrant or part thereof), the Company shall execute 

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and deliver, at the Company's expense, one or more new Warrants (as requested by the holder thereof) in exchange therefor, exercisable for an aggregate number of Warrant Shares equal to the number of
shares for which the surrendered Warrant is exercisable and issued to such person or persons as such holder may request, which Warrant or Warrants shall in all other respects be identical with this
Warrant. 

    Upon
receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Warrant, and (a) in the case of
loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (provided that if the holder of such Warrant is, or is a nominee for, an original holder, such person's own unsecured agreement
of indemnity shall be deemed to be satisfactory), or (b) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation thereof, the Company at its own expense shall execute and deliver, in lieu
thereof, a new Warrant identical in all respects to such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant. 

 
 

SECTION 3. Compliance with Securities Act; Restrictions on Transfer and Sale.    
  

    (a) Each
certificate for Warrant Shares (or other Warrant Securities) initially issued upon the exercise of this Warrant and each certificate for Warrant Shares (or
other Warrant Securities) issued to subsequent transferees of any such certificate shall (unless otherwise permitted by this Section 3) be stamped or otherwise imprinted with legend in
substantially the following form: 

    "THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. SUCH
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS PURSUANT TO A REGISTERED OFFERING OR BY TRANSFER EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS." 

    (b) The
holder understands that Warrant Shares (or other Warrant Securities) which may be acquired by it upon exercise of this Warrant shall be entitled to certain
registration rights provided for in the Subscription Agreement relating to the purchase and issuance of the Shares and this Warrant between the Company and the holder. 

 
 

SECTION 4. Adjustment of Purchase Price.    
  

    (a) The
Purchase Price and the number of Warrant Shares and the number or amount of any other securities and property as hereinafter provided for which this Warrant may
be exercisable shall be subject to adjustment from time to time effective upon each occurrence of any of the following events. 

     (i) If
the Company shall declare or pay any dividend with respect to its Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, subdivide the outstanding Common Stock into a
greater number of shares of Common Stock, or reduce the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (by stock split, reverse stock split, reclassification or otherwise than by repurchase of its
Common Stock) (any of such events being hereinafter called a "Stock Split"), the Purchase Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be appropriately adjusted so
as to entitle the holder hereof to receive upon exercise of this Warrant, for the same aggregate consideration provided herein, the same number of shares of Common Stock (plus cash in lieu of
fractional shares) as the holder would have received as a result of such Stock Split had such holder exercised this Warrant in full immediately prior to such Stock Split. 

    (ii) If
the Company shall merge or consolidate with or into one or more corporations or partnerships and the Company is the sole surviving corporation, or the Company
shall adopt a plan of recapitalization or reorganization in which the Common Stock is exchanged for or changed into another class of stock or other security or property of the Company, the holder of
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Warrant shall, for the same aggregate consideration provided herein, be entitled upon exercise of this Warrant to receive in lieu of the number of shares of Common Stock as to which this Warrant would
otherwise be exercisable, the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities (plus cash in lieu of fractional shares) or property to which such holder would have been entitled pursuant to the
terms of the agreement or plan of merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization had such holder exercised this Warrant in full immediately prior to such merger, consolidation,
recapitalization or reorganization. 

    (iii) If
the Company is merged or consolidated with or into one or more corporations or partnerships under circumstances in which the Company is not the sole surviving
corporation, or if the Company sells or otherwise disposes of substantially all its assets, and in connection with any such merger, consolidation or sale the holders of Common Stock receive cash,
stock or other securities convertible into equity of the surviving or acquiring corporations or entities, or other securities or property after the effective date of such merger, consolidation or
sale, as the case may be, the holder of this Warrant shall, for the same aggregate consideration provided herein, be entitled upon exercise of this Warrant to receive, in lieu of the shares of Common
Stock as to which this Warrant would otherwise be exercisable, shares of such stock or other securities (plus cash in lieu of fractional shares), cash or property as the holder of this Warrant would
have received pursuant to the terms of the merger, consolidation or sale had such holder exercised this Warrant in full immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or sale. In the event of any
consolidation, merger or sale as described in this Section 4(a)(iii), provision shall be made in connection therewith for the surviving or acquiring corporations or partnerships to assume all
obligations and duties of the Company hereunder or to issue
substitute warrants in lieu of this Warrant with all such changes and adjustments in the number or kind of shares of stock or securities or property thereafter subject to this Warrant or in the
Purchase Price as shall be required in connection with this Section 4(a)(iii). 

    (iv) If
the Company (other than in connection with a sale described in Section 4(a)(iii)) proposes to liquidate and dissolve, the Company shall give notice
thereof as provided in Section 5(b) hereof and shall permit the holder of this Warrant to exercise any unexercised portion hereof at any time within the 10 day period following delivery
of such notice, if such holder should elect to do so, and participate as a stockholder of the Company in connection with such dissolution. 

    (b) Whenever
any adjustment is made as provided in any provision of this Section 4: 

     (i) the
Company shall compute the adjustments in accordance with this Section 4 and shall prepare a certificate signed by an officer of the Company setting forth
the adjusted number of shares or other securities or property and Purchase Price, as applicable, and showing in reasonable detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based, and such certificate
shall forthwith be filed with the Company or its designee; and 

    (ii) a
notice setting forth the adjusted number of shares or other securities or property and the Purchase Price, as applicable, shall forthwith be required, and as
soon as practicable after it is prepared, such notice shall be delivered by the Company to the holder of record of each Warrant. 

    (c) If
at any time, as a result of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4, the holder of this Warrant shall become entitled, upon exercise hereof, to
receive any shares other than shares of Common Stock or to receive any other securities, the number of such other shares or securities so receivable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to
adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions contained in this Section 4 with respect to the Common Stock. 

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SECTION 5. Special Agreements of the Company.    
  

    (a) The
Company covenants and agrees that it will reserve and set apart and have at all times a number of shares of authorized but unissued Common Stock (and, if
applicable, other Warrant Securities) then deliverable upon the exercise of the Warrants or any other rights or privileges provided for therein sufficient to enable it at any time to fulfill all its
obligations thereunder; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the exercise of this Warrant at the Purchase Price then in
effect, the Company will take such corporate action as may, in the reasonable opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock (and, if applicable,
other Warrant Securities) to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes. 

    (b) In
case the Company proposes 

	(i)
	to
pay any dividend upon the Common Stock or make any distribution or offer any subscription or other rights to the holders of Common Stock, or

	(ii)
	to
effect any capital reorganization or reclassification of capital stock of the Company, or

	(iii)
	to
effect the consolidation, merger, sale of all or substantially all of the assets, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, then
the Company shall cause notice of any such intended action to be given to each holder of the Warrants not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the date on which the transfer books of the
Company shall close or a record be taken for such dividend or distribution, or the date when such capital reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, liquidation, dissolution or
winding up shall be effected, or the date of such other event, as the case may be. 

 
 

SECTION 6. Notices.    
  

    Any notice or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to holders of Warrants and holders of Common Stock (or other Warrant Securities)
shall be in writing and sent (a) by fax if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by a recognized overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), or (b) by
registered or certified mail with return receipt requested (postage prepaid) or (c) by a recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid). 

	(i)
	if
to the Company, at DepoMed, Inc., 1360 O'Brien Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025, Fax No.: (650) 462-9993 Attention: Chief
Financial Officer, or such other address as it shall have specified to the holders of Warrants in writing; or

	(ii)
	if
to a holder, at its address set forth below, or such other address as it shall have specified to the Company in writing.

	(iii)
	to
Fahnestock Co. Inc., 125 Broad Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10004, Attention: Kee Colen. 

    Notices
given under this Section 6 shall be deemed given only when actually received. 

 
 

SECTION 7. Amendment.    
  

    This Warrant may not be amended, modified or otherwise altered in any respect except by the written consent of the registered holder of this Warrant and the
Company. 

 
 

SECTION 8. Successors and Assigns.    
  

    This Warrant shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the holder of this Warrant and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. 

 
 

SECTION 9. Governing Law.    
  

    This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to the conflicts of law principles
thereof. 

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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be signed in its name by its duly authorized officers and accepted by the holder of this Warrant
this [  •  ] day of  [  •  ], 2001. 

	ATTEST:	 	DepoMed, Inc.
	

By:	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	

 	

	
 	

 	

	

Name:	

 	
 	

Name:	

 
	

Title:	

 	
 	

Title:	

 
	

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SUBSCRIPTION    
  

    The undersigned,                            , pursuant to the
provisions of the foregoing Warrant, hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase                            
shares of the Common Stock, no par value, of DepoMed, Inc. covered by said Warrant, and makes payment therefor in full at the price per share provided by said Warrant. 

	Dated:	 	 	Signature:	 
	 	
	 	 	

	

Signature Guarantee:	

 	
 	

Address:	

 
	 	
	 	 	

	

 	

 	
 	

 	

	

 	

 	
 	

 	

	

 	

 	
 	

Social Security No.	

 
	

 	

 	
 	

 	

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ASSIGNMENT    
  

    FOR VALUE RECEIVED                            hereby sells, assigns
and transfers unto                            
(SS#                            ) the foregoing Warrant and all
rights evidenced thereby, and does irrevocably constitute and appoint                            , attorney,
to transfer said Warrant on the books of DepoMed, Inc. 

	
 	

 	
 	

 	

 
	

Dated:	

 	
 	

Signature:	

 
	

 	

	
 	

 	

	

Signature Guarantee:	

 	

 	

Address:	

 
	

 	

	
 	

 	

	

 	

 	
 	

 	

	

 	

 	
 	

 	

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PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT    
  

    FOR VALUE RECEIVED                            hereby assigns and
transfers unto                            
(SS#                            ) the right to
purchase              
shares of the Common Stock, no par value, of DepoMed, Inc. covered by the foregoing Warrant, and a proportionate part of said Warrant and the rights evidenced thereby, and does irrevocably
constitute and appoint                            , attorney, to transfer that part of said Warrant on the
books of DepoMed, Inc. 

	Dated:	 	 	Signature:	 
	 	
	 	 	

	

Signature Guarantee:	

 	
 	

Address:	

 
	 	
	 	 	

	

 	

 	
 	

 	

	

 	

 	
 	

 	

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QuickLinks

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT DEPOMED, INC. $10,000,000 COMMON STOCK UNITS

A. Subscription

B. Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser

C. Representations and Warranties of the Company

D. Understandings

E. Registration Rights

F. Covenants of the Company

G. Miscellaneous

H. Signature

DEPOMED, INC. SIGNATURE PAGE

PURCHASER

DepoMed, Inc. WARRANT

SECTION 1. Exercise of Warrant.

SECTION 2. Transfer, Division and Combination.

SECTION 3. Compliance with Securities Act; Restrictions on Transfer and Sale.

SECTION 4. Adjustment of Purchase Price.

SECTION 5. Special Agreements of the Company.

SECTION 6. Notices.

SECTION 7. Amendment.

SECTION 8. Successors and Assigns.

SECTION 9. Governing Law.

SUBSCRIPTION

ASSIGNMENT

PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT

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