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First Amendment to Secured Promissory Note made by Keith S. Rotenberg

 Exhibit 10.19(a) 
  
 FIRST AMENDMENT TO 
 SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE 
  
 This First Amendment to Secured Promissory Note (the “Amendment”) dated as of March 30, 2005 is entered into between Keith Rotenberg (the “Maker”) and Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware company (as
successor to Reliant Pharmaceuticals, LLC) or its assignee (the “Payee”). 
  
 WITNESSETH: 
  
 WHEREAS,
the Maker and the Payee entered into a Secured Promissory Note dated February 28, 2001 (the “Note”) in the original principal amount of $200,000; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Maker and the Payee wish to amend the Note in the manner set forth herein to modify the maturity of the Note.

  
 NOW THEREFORE, in exchange for the agreements set forth
herein, and good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Maker and the Payee hereby amend Section 4(a) of the Note effective by deleting the text thereof in its entirety, and substituting the
following in lieu thereof: 
  
 (a)
Principal; Interest and Enforcement Costs. Subject to Sections 5(b) and 7 below, (i) the outstanding principal amount of this Note, (ii) all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and (iii) all of Payee’s costs and expenses
(including reasonable fees and expenses of Payee’s attorneys, accountants and other professional commitments) of enforcing this Note (“Enforcement Costs”), shall be due and payable in full on the earliest to occur of
(A) February 28, 2006 or (B) any acceleration of the Obligations pursuant to Sections 6 and 7 below (each such event, the “Maturity”). All amounts due under this Note, including, without limitation, principal, interest and
Enforcement Costs are collectively referred to herein as the “Obligations”. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker and Payee have executed this First Amendment as of the day and year first above written. 
  

					
	 	 	RELIANT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
			
	 /s/ Keith Rotenberg

	 	By:	 	 /s/ Joseph Zakrzewski

	Keith Rotenberg	 	Title:	 	COO
		
	Address:	 	 Address:

	  

	 	110 Allen Road
	  

	 	Liberty Corner, NJ 07938Collateral Assignment btwn. Keith Rotenberg & Reliant Pharmaceuticals

 Exhibit 10.20 
  
 COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT 
  

COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT, dated as of February 28, 2001 (this “Agreement”), by and between Reliant Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“Secured Party”), and Keith Rotenberg (“Assignor”). 
  
 W I T N E S S E T H: 
  
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of that certain Secured Promissory Note, dated the date hereof (the “Note”), made by Assignor in
favor of Secured Party, Secured Party has agreed to loan funds to Assignor in accordance with the terms of said Note; and 
  
 WHEREAS, as a condition to Secured Party’s loaning funds to Assignor under the Note, Assignor has agreed to collaterally assign and grant to
Secured Party a security interest in and to the Collateral (as defined below) upon the terms and conditions set forth herein to secure Assignor’s obligations to Secured Party under the Note. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual
covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby represent, warrant and agree as follows: 
  
 1. Collateral Assignment; Grant of Security Interest. As collateral
security for the full and timely payment, performance and observance of all obligations of the Assignor to Secured Party under the Note, Assignor hereby collaterally assigns and grants to Secured Party a first priority security interest in and to
the following: 
  
 (a) all ownership and equity interests and
rights to acquire ownership and equity interests (including restricted units) in Reliant Pharmaceuticals, LLC (and its successors, the “Company”) now owned or hereafter acquired by Assignor, including, without limitation,
Assignor’s Membership Interest and Capital Account (each as defined in the Company’s Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement dated as of July 6, 2000, as the same may be amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time,
the “Operating Agreement”) in the Company (collectively, the “Assigned Interests”), and all proceeds, securities, distributions, rights and other property at any time or from time to time received, receivable or
otherwise distributed to Assignor in respect of or in exchange for the Assigned Interests; and 
  
 (b) all other property hereafter delivered to Assignor in substitution for or in addition to any of the foregoing, all proceeds, securities, distributions, rights and other property at any time received, receivable or
otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all thereof, including, without limitation, any interests of Assignor hereafter acquired in any subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company. 
  
 The Assigned Interests and the items and proceeds received in respect thereof or in exchange
therefor shall be collectively referred to as the “Collateral”. 
  
 2. Deliveries; Further Assurances. Assignor further agrees to execute and deliver to Secured Party such Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) financing statements and other 

 documents and instruments and to take such further actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in the opinion
of Secured Party in order to perfect and maintain the collateral assignment and first priority security interest granted hereby. In furtherance thereof, Assignor agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall constitute a security agreement and
hereby authorizes Secured Party to file any such UCC financing statements on behalf of Assignor, and to execute and file any and all continuation statements or amendments thereto as the Secured Party shall determine to be in the best interests of
Secured Party. Assignor agrees that a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or any such UCC financing statement is sufficient for filing as a financing statement by Secured Party. Secured Party shall provide Assignor of a copy
of any such filing. 
  
 3. Voting Power; Distributions. So
long as there shall exist no condition, event or act which constitutes, or with notice or lapse of time (following the expiration of any permitted cure period) or both, would constitute, an Event of Default (as defined herein), Assignor shall be
entitled to (a) exercise any and all voting rights with respect to the Assigned Interests and, (b) subject to the terms of the Note, receive and retain for Assignor’s own account any and all distributions made with respect to the Assigned
Interests which Assignor is otherwise entitled to receive; provided, however, that any and all liquidating distributions, distributions in property, returns on or in respect of the Assigned Interests, whether resulting from a subdivision,
combination or reclassification of any of the Assigned Interests or received in exchange for any of the Assigned Interests, or as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange affecting any of the Assigned Interests, and any
and all cash and other property received in exchange for any Collateral shall be and become part of the Collateral pledged hereunder and, if received by Assignor, shall forthwith be delivered to Secured Party (accompanied, if appropriate, by proper
instruments of assignment and/or transfer powers executed by Assignor in accordance with Secured Party’s instructions) to be held subject to the terms of this Agreement. 
  
 4. Representations and Warranties of Assignor. Assignor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to
Secured Party, which representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement: 
  
 (a) Assignor has good title to all of the Assigned Interests, free and clear of all liens, charges, claims and encumbrances whatsoever, other than any
lien or security interest created or granted hereunder; 
  
 (b)
Assignor has not taken and shall not take or permit to be taken any action, to the extent such action is within Assignor’s control, which would unreasonably impair the value of the Collateral or of any part thereof or the security intended to
be afforded by this Agreement; 
  
 (c) except as provided in the
Exercise Notice and Restricted Unit Agreement between Assignor and the Company, there are no commitments, options, contracts or other arrangements under which Assignor is or may become obligated to sell, pledge, encumber, transfer, assign,
hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the Assigned Interests; and 
  

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 (d) there are no restrictions on the transfer of the Assigned Interests, other than (i) as are created by
this Agreement, (ii) as may exist under applicable law and (iii) pursuant to the Exercise Notice, Restricted Unit Agreement between Assignor and the Company and the Operating Agreement. 
  
 5. Additional Covenants of Assignor. Assignor hereby covenants to Secured Party that prior to the discharge and
cancellation of the Note: 
  
 (a) Assignor will deliver to
Secured Party from time to time upon request of Secured Party such documents of assignment and transfer with respect to the Collateral, in form and substance satisfactory to Secured Party, as Secured Party may reasonably request; and 
  
 (b) Assignor will not assign, sell or otherwise transfer, further pledge,
hypothecate or dispose of all or any portion of the Assigned Interests, except with the prior written consent of Secured Party. 
  
 6. Default. 
  
 (a) Under the terms of this Agreement, an “Event of Default” shall be deemed to have occurred if a default or event of default has
occurred and is continuing under the Note. 
  
 (b) Upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, Secured Party shall have, and may exercise, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted in the State of New Jersey and/or any other applicable jurisdiction. In addition
thereto, Secured Party may, to the extent permitted by law, sell the Collateral, or any part thereof, which is in the proper possession of Secured Party at any public or private sale for cash or upon credit, as Secured Party shall deem appropriate,
and may purchase all or any part of such Collateral at such public or private sale. Secured Party shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain the maximum available price for the Collateral pursuant to any such sale. Secured Party shall give Assignor
at least ten (10) days’ written notice of the intention of Secured Party to make any such sale and such notice, in case of public sale, shall state the time and place fixed for such sale. Any public sale shall be held at such time or times
within ordinary business hours and at such place or places as Secured Party may fix in the notice of such sale. At any such public or private sale, the Collateral, or the part thereof to be sold, may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate
parcels, as Secured Party may (in its sole discretion) determine. After deduction for the costs incurred by Secured Party in connection with the sale of the Collateral, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, the net proceeds received from
such sale shall be applied by Secured Party toward the payment of the Obligations (as defined in the Note). 
  
 (c) With respect to the actions described in Section 6(b) above, Assignor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Secured Party as Assignor’s
proxy and attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution and acknowledges that the constitution and appointment of such proxy and attorney-in-fact are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable. 
  
 (d) Assignor agrees to do such further acts and things, and to execute and
deliver such additional conveyances, assignments, agreements and instruments, as Secured Party may reasonably request, in connection with the administration or enforcement of this Agreement. 
  

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 7. Term of Collateral Assignment; Redelivery of Assigned Interests. The Collateral shall remain
collaterally assigned until full cancellation and discharge of the Note. Upon the full cancellation and discharge of the Note, Secured Party shall deliver to Assignor all documents evidencing the collateral assignment and security interest created
hereunder and the collateral assignment of the Collateral and the security interest granted to Secured Party therein shall thereupon terminate. 
  
 8. Notices and Other Communications. Every notice or other communication required or desired to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
delivered either by personal delivery, telegram, a nationally recognized courier service, postage-prepaid certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or facsimile transmission with acknowledgment of receipt, addressed to the party to
whom intended at the following address: 
  

					
	 (a)
	  	if to Assignor:	    	 To the address set forth in the Note

			
	 (b)
	  	if to Secured Party:	    	 Reliant Pharmaceuticals, LLC

	 	  	 	    	 721 Route 202/206 South

	 	  	 	    	 Mack/Cali Building, 1st Floor

	 	  	 	    	 Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807

	 	  	 	    	 Attention: Chief Financial Officer

	 	  	 	    	 Telecopy No.: 908/526-5521

  
 or at such other address as the
intended recipient previously shall have designated by written notice. Notice by courier or certified or registered mail shall be effective on the date it is officially recorded as delivered to the intended recipient by return receipt or or similar
acknowledgement, or the date of attempted delivery where delivery is refused by the intended recipient. All notices and communications delivered in person shall be deemed to have been delivered to and received by the addressee, and shall be
effective, on the date of personal delivery. Any notice transmitted by telegram or facsimile transmission shall be deemed to have been delivered to and received by the addressee, and shall be effective, on the date said notice is delivered to the
telegram company for transmission or received by the recipient, respectively. 
  
 9. Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor the rights and duties of Assignor hereunder may be assigned by Assignor without the prior written consent of the Secured Party. 
  
 10. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to
the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 
  
 11. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited by or unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without
invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement. 
  
 12. Headings. The descriptive headings of the sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any provisions hereof.

  

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 13. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws
of the State of New Jersey without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. 
  
 14. Pronouns. As used herein, all pronouns shall include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural wherever the context and facts require such construction. 
  
 15. Jurisdiction; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial. Assignor
hereby submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States Federal and State of New Jersey courts for all purposes of or in connection with this Agreement; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall affect Secured Party’s right to
bring any action or proceeding against Assignor or Assignor’s property in the courts of any other jurisdiction. Assignor hereby consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding of the nature referred to above either (a) by the
mailing of a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to its address shown below its signature hereto or (b) by serving a copy thereof upon Assignor’s authorized agent for service of process (to
the extent permitted by applicable law, regardless whether the appointment of such agent for service of process for any reason shall prove to be ineffective or such agent for service of process shall accept or acknowledge such service); provided
that, to the extent lawful and practicable, written notice of said service upon said agent shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to Assignor at Assignor’s address shown below its signature
hereto. Assignor agrees that such service, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon it in any such suit, action or proceeding and (ii) shall be taken and held to be valid personal
service upon and personal delivery to Assignor. Nothing herein shall affect Secured Party’s right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law, or limit Secured Party’s right to bring proceedings against Assignor in the courts of
any other jurisdiction. 
  
 ASSIGNOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES
ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING (I) TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION
HEREWITH, OR (II) ARISING FROM ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed as of the day and year first written above. 
  

	
	ASSIGNOR:
	
	  

 Keith Rotenberg

  

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	SECURED PARTY:
	
	 RELIANT PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC

		
	 By:
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	 
	 Title:
	 	 

  
 [SIGNATURE
PAGE TO COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT] 
  

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