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<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">65 Hayden Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">AMENDED AND RESTATED 2002 DIRECTORS&#146; EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">(Full Title of the Plan)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">Michael W. Bonney</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">65 Hayden Avenue</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">Lexington, Massachusetts 02421</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">(Name and Address of Agent For Service)</font></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">(781) 860-8660</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service</font></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">Copies to:</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">Julio E. Vega,&nbsp;Esq.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">Matthew J. Cushing,&nbsp;Esq.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP</font></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">One Federal Street</font></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Boston, MA 02110-1726</font></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">(617) 951-8000</font></p>

<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company.&nbsp;See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer&#148;, &#147;accelerated
filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act
(Check one):</font></p>

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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">(Do not check if a smaller<br>
  reporting company)</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  Securities To Be Registered</font></b></p>
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  To Be<br>
  Registered</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">Proposed<br>
  Maximum<br>
  Offering Price<br>
  Per Share</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">Proposed<br>
  Maximum<br>
  Aggregate<br>
  Offering Price (1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">Amount Of<br>
  Registration<br>
  Fee</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="27%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:27.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Common Stock, $0.001 par value</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">400,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">$17.12(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">$6,848,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">$382.12</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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</table>

<p style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">(1)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The proposed maximum offering price has been estimated
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)&nbsp;solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee.&#160; It is not known how
many of these shares will be purchased or at what price.&#160; The estimate of the proposed maximum
aggregate offering price has been calculated based on the offering of all
400,000 shares registered hereunder pursuant to the grant of awards under the
Amended and Restated 2002 Directors&#146; Equity Incentive Plan (f/k/a Amended and
Restated 2002 Directors&#146; Stock Option Plan), or the Directors&#146; Plan,
exercisable for all of such shares, at an exercise price of $17.12 per share,
which is the average of the high and low prices of Cubist&#146;s common stock as
listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on October&nbsp;27, 2009.</font></p>

<p style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;429 promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the prospectus relating to this
Registration Statement is a combined prospectus that relates also to the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-148455) previously filed by the
registrant on January&nbsp;3, 2008, which registers 300,000 shares of common
stock, the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-136937)
previously filed by the registrant on August&nbsp;28, 2006, which registers
150,000 shares of common stock, the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
(File No.&nbsp;333-118065) previously filed by the registrant on August&nbsp;10,
2004, which registers 3,866,564 shares of common stock and the Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-99739) previously filed by the
registrant on September&nbsp;18, 2002, which registers 1,927,067 shares of
common stock.&#160; An aggregate filing fee
for all such prior registration statements in the amount of $6,185.82 was
previously paid with respect to such shares.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:46.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On September&nbsp;18, 2002, we filed a Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333- 99739) (referred to in this document as the &#147;First Registration Statement&#148;) to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) an additional 697,067 shares of our common stock issuable by us under the Cubist Amended and Restated 1993 Stock Option Plan, 1,055,000 shares issuable by us under the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan and 175,000 shares </font><font face="Times New Roman">issuable by us under the Directors&#146; Plan</font><font face="Times New Roman">.&#160; On August&nbsp;10, 2004, we filed a Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-118065) (referred to in this document as the &#147;Second Registration Statement&#148;) to register under the Securities Act an additional </font><font face="Times New Roman">3,516,564 shares of common stock issuable by us under the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan and 350,000 shares issuable by us under the Directors&#146; Plan.&#160; On August&nbsp;28, 2006, we filed a Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-136937) (referred to in this document as the &#147;Third Registration Statement&#148;) to register under the Securities Act an additional 150,000 shares of common stock issuable by us under the Directors&#146; Plan.&#160; </font><font face="Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;3, 2008, we filed a Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-148455) (referred to in this document as the &#147;Fourth Registration Statement&#148;) to register under the Securities Act an additional 300,000 shares of common stock issuable by us under the Directors&#146; Plan.</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:46.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Cubist, held on June&nbsp;4, 2009, our stockholders approved an amendment to the Directors&#146; Plan to increase the authorized shares under the Directors&#146; Plan by 400,000 shares from 975,000 to 1,375,000.</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:46.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 has been prepared and filed pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8 for the purpose of effecting the registration under the Securities Act of the additional 400,000 shares of our common stock subject to issuance upon the granting of awards of restricted stock or upon the exercise of stock options that may be granted under the Directors&#146; Plan at any time or from time to time after the date hereof under such plan.&#160; Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8, the registrant hereby incorporates herein by reference the contents of the First Registration Statement, Second Registration Statement, Third Registration Statement and Fourth Registration Statement.</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">PART&nbsp;II</font></b></p>

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REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">Item 3.&#160; <i>Incorporation of Documents
by Reference.</i></font></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and
any future filings we will make with the SEC under Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended:</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-41.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K
for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008, filed on February&nbsp;27, 2009;</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-42.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Our Quarterly Reports
on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2009 (filed on May&nbsp;1,
2009), June&nbsp;30, 2009 (filed on July&nbsp;29, 2009) and September&nbsp;30,
2009 (filed on October&nbsp;27, 2009);</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-41.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Our Current Reports on Form 8-K
filed on January 6, 2009, January 15, 2009 (SEC Accession No.
0001104659-09-002570), February 17, 2009, February 18, 2009, March 10, 2009,
March 25, 2009, March 31, 2009, June 8, 2009, June 12, 2009, July 9, 2009 and
July 22, 2009; and</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;text-indent:-42.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">The description of our
common stock contained in our registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed on September&nbsp;17,
1996, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating
that description.</font></p>

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may request a copy of these filings at no cost (other than exhibits unless
those exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference herein) by writing,
telephoning or e-mailing us at the following address:</font></p>

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02421</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Any of the below-listed exhibits containing parenthetical
information are incorporated by reference from the Company&#146;s filing indicated
next to the title of such exhibit. All other below-listed exhibits are filed
herewith:</font></p>

<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;text-indent:-.75in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">3.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.76%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Exhibit&nbsp;3.1, Cubist&#146;s
  Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q, filed on August&nbsp;6, 2004, File No.&nbsp;000-21379).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.76%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">3.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.76%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation
  (Exhibit&nbsp;3.1, Cubist&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q, filed on
  August&nbsp;3, 2007, File No.&nbsp;000-21379).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.76%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">3.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.76%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Amended and Restated By-Laws of Cubist (Exhibit&nbsp;3.1, Current Report
  on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed on December&nbsp;26, 2007, File No.&nbsp;000-21379).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.76%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.76%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Specimen certificate for shares of Common Stock (Exhibit&nbsp;4.1,
  Cubist&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K, filed on March&nbsp;1, 2006, File
  No.&nbsp;000-21379).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.76%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.76%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Indenture, dated as of June&nbsp;6, 2006, between Cubist and The Bank of
  New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (Exhibit&nbsp;4.1, Current Report on
  Form&nbsp;8-K, filed on June&nbsp;9, 2006, File No.&nbsp;000-21379).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.76%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">4.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.76%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Note, dated June&nbsp;6, 2006, issued by Cubist (Exhibit&nbsp;4.7,
  Cubist&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K, filed on March&nbsp;1, 2007, File
  No.&nbsp;000-21379).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.76%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.76%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Opinion of Bingham McCutchen LLP with respect to the legality of the
  shares being registered.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.76%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.76%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Consent of Bingham McCutchen LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.5%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">23.2</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.68%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">24</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Power of Attorney (included in signature page&nbsp;to registration
  statement).</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, the registrant, Cubist Pharmaceuticals,&nbsp;Inc.,
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the Town of Lexington, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on this 30</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;letter-spacing:0pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&#160;day of October, 2009.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.66%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:44.34%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">By:</font></p>
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  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:44.34%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">/s/ Michael W. Bonney</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.66%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:44.34%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Michael W. Bonney</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Each person whose signature appears below hereby appoints each of Michael
W. Bonney and David W.J. McGirr severally, acting alone and without the other,
his true and lawful attorney-in-fact with the authority to execute in the name
of each such person, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
together with any exhibits thereto and other documents therewith, any and all
amendments (including without limitation post-effective amendments) to this registration
statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations,
and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
which amendments may make such other changes in the Registration Statement as
the aforesaid attorney-in-fact executing the same deems appropriate.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed
by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">Signature</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">Title</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">Date</font></b></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">/s/ Michael W. Bonney </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.7%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director </font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">October&nbsp;30, 2009</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Michael W. Bonney</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">(Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.7%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.26%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">/s/ David W.J. McGirr </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.7%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer </font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">October&nbsp;30, 2009</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">David W.J. McGirr</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">/s/ Kenneth M. Bate </font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.7%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">October&nbsp;30, 2009</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Kenneth M. Bate</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.7%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">/s/ Mark H. Corrigan </font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.7%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">October&nbsp;30, 2009</font></p>
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  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.26%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Mark H. Corrigan</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.7%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.7%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">/s/ Sylvie Gregoire </font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.7%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">October&nbsp;30, 2009</font></p>
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  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.26%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Sylvie Gregoire</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.7%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.26%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.7%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">/s/ Nancy J. Hutson </font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.7%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">October&nbsp;30, 2009</font></p>
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  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.26%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Nancy J. Hutson</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.7%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.7%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.88%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">/s/ Walter R. Maupay </font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="49%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:49.7%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.08%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">October&nbsp;30, 2009</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">October&nbsp;30, 2009</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Martin Rosenberg</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">/s/ J. Matthew Singleton </font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">October&nbsp;30, 2009</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">J. Matthew Singleton</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">October&nbsp;30, 2009</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">October&nbsp;30, 2009</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Michael B. Wood</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">Exhibit<br>
  Number</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0pt;">Description</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">3.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Exhibit&nbsp;3.1, Cubist&#146;s
  Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q, filed on August&nbsp;6, 2004, File
  No.&nbsp;000-21379).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">3.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation
  (Exhibit&nbsp;3.1, Cubist&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q, filed on
  August&nbsp;3, 2007, File No.&nbsp;000-21379).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">3.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Amended and Restated By-Laws of Cubist (Exhibit&nbsp;3.1, Current Report
  on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed on December&nbsp;26, 2007, File No.&nbsp;000-21379).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">4.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Specimen certificate for shares of Common Stock (Exhibit&nbsp;4.1,
  Cubist&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K, filed on March&nbsp;1, 2006, File
  No.&nbsp;000-21379).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">4.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Indenture, dated as of June&nbsp;6, 2006, between Cubist and The Bank of
  New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (Exhibit&nbsp;4.1, Current Report on
  Form&nbsp;8-K, filed on June&nbsp;9, 2006, File No.&nbsp;000-21379).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">4.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Note, dated June&nbsp;6, 2006, issued by Cubist (Exhibit&nbsp;4.7,
  Cubist&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K, filed on March&nbsp;1, 2007, File
  No.&nbsp;000-21379).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Opinion of Bingham McCutchen LLP with respect to the legality of the
  shares being registered.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Consent of Bingham McCutchen LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.38%;">
  <p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">24</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.14%;">
  <p align="left" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;letter-spacing:0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:90.48%;">
  <p style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power of Attorney (included in signature
  page&nbsp;to registration statement).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="letter-spacing:.25pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5</font></p>

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30,
2009
File No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
22-3192085
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
65 Hayden Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2002 DIRECTORS' EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(f/k/a Amended and Restated 2002 Directors' Stock Option Plan)
(Full Title of the Plan)
Michael W. Bonney
President and Chief Executive Officer
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
65 Hayden Avenue
Lexington, Massachusetts 02421
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(781) 860-8660
Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service
Copies to:
Julio E. Vega, Esq.
Matthew J. Cushing, Esq.
BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP
One Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110-1726
(617) 951-8000
Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated
filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
  Of
Securities To Be Registered
Amount
To Be
Registered
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (1)
Amount Of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
400,000
$17.12(1)
$6,848,000
$382.12
(1)           The proposed maximum offering price has been estimated
pursuant to Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee.  It is not known how
many of these shares will be purchased or at what price.  The estimate of the proposed maximum
aggregate offering price has been calculated based on the offering of all
400,000 shares registered hereunder pursuant to the grant of awards under the
Amended and Restated 2002 Directors' Equity Incentive Plan (f/k/a Amended and
Restated 2002 Directors' Stock Option Plan), or the Directors' Plan,
exercisable for all of such shares, at an exercise price of $17.12 per share,
which is the average of the high and low prices of Cubist's common stock as
listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on October 27, 2009.
Pursuant to Rule 429 promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the prospectus relating to this
Registration Statement is a combined prospectus that relates also to the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-148455) previously filed by the
registrant on January 3, 2008, which registers 300,000 shares of common
stock, the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-136937)
previously filed by the registrant on August 28, 2006, which registers
150,000 shares of common stock, the Registration Statement on Form S-8
(File No. 333-118065) previously filed by the registrant on August 10,
2004, which registers 3,866,564 shares of common stock and the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-99739) previously filed by the
registrant on September 18, 2002, which registers 1,927,067 shares of
common stock.  An aggregate filing fee
for all such prior registration statements in the amount of $6,185.82 was
previously paid with respect to such shares.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On September 18, 2002, we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333- 99739) (referred to in this document as the "First Registration Statement") to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") an additional 697,067 shares of our common stock issuable by us under the Cubist Amended and Restated 1993 Stock Option Plan, 1,055,000 shares issuable by us under the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan and 175,000 shares
issuable by us under the Directors' Plan
.  On August 10, 2004, we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-118065) (referred to in this document as the "Second Registration Statement") to register under the Securities Act an additional
3,516,564 shares of common stock issuable by us under the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan and 350,000 shares issuable by us under the Directors' Plan.  On August 28, 2006, we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-136937) (referred to in this document as the "Third Registration Statement") to register under the Securities Act an additional 150,000 shares of common stock issuable by us under the Directors' Plan.
On January 3, 2008, we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-148455) (referred to in this document as the "Fourth Registration Statement") to register under the Securities Act an additional 300,000 shares of common stock issuable by us under the Directors' Plan.
At the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Cubist, held on June 4, 2009, our stockholders approved an amendment to the Directors' Plan to increase the authorized shares under the Directors' Plan by 400,000 shares from 975,000 to 1,375,000.
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been prepared and filed pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of General Instruction E to Form S-8 for the purpose of effecting the registration under the Securities Act of the additional 400,000 shares of our common stock subject to issuance upon the granting of awards of restricted stock or upon the exercise of stock options that may be granted under the Directors' Plan at any time or from time to time after the date hereof under such plan.  Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the registrant hereby incorporates herein by reference the contents of the First Registration Statement, Second Registration Statement, Third Registration Statement and Fourth Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents
by Reference.
We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and
any future filings we will make with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended:
(a)
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed on February 27, 2009;
(b)
Our Quarterly Reports
on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2009 (filed on May 1,
2009), June 30, 2009 (filed on July 29, 2009) and September 30,
2009 (filed on October 27, 2009);
(c)
Our Current Reports on Form 8-K
filed on January 6, 2009, January 15, 2009 (SEC Accession No.
0001104659-09-002570), February 17, 2009, February 18, 2009, March 10, 2009,
March 25, 2009, March 31, 2009, June 8, 2009, June 12, 2009, July 9, 2009 and
July 22, 2009; and
(d)
The description of our
common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed on September 17,
1996, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating
that description.
You
may request a copy of these filings at no cost (other than exhibits unless
those exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference herein) by writing,
telephoning or e-mailing us at the following address:
Cubist
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
65 Hayden
Avenue
Lexington, MA
02421
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Attn: Investor Relations
(781) 860-8660
e-mail: ir@cubist.com
Item 8.  Exhibits.
Any of the below-listed exhibits containing parenthetical
information are incorporated by reference from the Company's filing indicated
next to the title of such exhibit. All other below-listed exhibits are filed
herewith:
3.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Exhibit 3.1, Cubist's
  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on August 6, 2004, File No. 000-21379).
3.2
Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation
  (Exhibit 3.1, Cubist's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on
  August 3, 2007, File No. 000-21379).
3.3
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Cubist (Exhibit 3.1, Current Report
  on Form 8-K, filed on December 26, 2007, File No. 000-21379).
4.1
Specimen certificate for shares of Common Stock (Exhibit 4.1,
  Cubist's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 1, 2006, File
  No. 000-21379).
4.2
Indenture, dated as of June 6, 2006, between Cubist and The Bank of
  New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (Exhibit 4.1, Current Report on
  Form 8-K, filed on June 9, 2006, File No. 000-21379).
4.3
Note, dated June 6, 2006, issued by Cubist (Exhibit 4.7,
  Cubist's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 1, 2007, File
  No. 000-21379).
5
Opinion of Bingham McCutchen LLP with respect to the legality of the
  shares being registered.
23.1
Consent of Bingham McCutchen LLP (included in Exhibit 5).
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
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Power of Attorney (included in signature page to registration
  statement).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, the registrant, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the Town of Lexington, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on this 30
th
day of October, 2009.
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:
/s/ Michael W. Bonney
Michael W. Bonney
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby appoints each of Michael
W. Bonney and David W.J. McGirr severally, acting alone and without the other,
his true and lawful attorney-in-fact with the authority to execute in the name
of each such person, and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
together with any exhibits thereto and other documents therewith, any and all
amendments (including without limitation post-effective amendments) to this registration
statement on Form S-8 necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations,
and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
which amendments may make such other changes in the Registration Statement as
the aforesaid attorney-in-fact executing the same deems appropriate.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed
by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Michael W. Bonney
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
October 30, 2009
Michael W. Bonney
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ David W.J. McGirr
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
October 30, 2009
David W.J. McGirr
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Kenneth M. Bate
Director
October 30, 2009
Kenneth M. Bate
/s/ Mark H. Corrigan
Director
October 30, 2009
Mark H. Corrigan
/s/ Sylvie Gregoire
Director
October 30, 2009
Sylvie Gregoire
/s/ Nancy J. Hutson
Director
October 30, 2009
Nancy J. Hutson
/s/ Walter R. Maupay
Director
October 30, 2009
Walter R. Maupay
/s/ Martin Rosenberg
Director
October 30, 2009
Martin Rosenberg
/s/ J. Matthew Singleton
Director
October 30, 2009
J. Matthew Singleton
/s/ Martin H. Soeters
Director
October 30, 2009
Martin H. Soeters
/s/ Michael B. Wood
Director
October 30, 2009
Michael B. Wood
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Exhibit 3.1, Cubist's
  Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on August 6, 2004, File
  No. 000-21379).
3.2
Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation
  (Exhibit 3.1, Cubist's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on
  August 3, 2007, File No. 000-21379).
3.3
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Cubist (Exhibit 3.1, Current Report
  on Form 8-K, filed on December 26, 2007, File No. 000-21379).
4.1
Specimen certificate for shares of Common Stock (Exhibit 4.1,
  Cubist's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 1, 2006, File
  No. 000-21379).
4.2
Indenture, dated as of June 6, 2006, between Cubist and The Bank of
  New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (Exhibit 4.1, Current Report on
  Form 8-K, filed on June 9, 2006, File No. 000-21379).
4.3
Note, dated June 6, 2006, issued by Cubist (Exhibit 4.7,
  Cubist's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 1, 2007, File
  No. 000-21379).
5
Opinion of Bingham McCutchen LLP with respect to the legality of the
  shares being registered.
23.1
Consent of Bingham McCutchen LLP (included in Exhibit 5).
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
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Power of Attorney (included in signature
  page to registration statement).
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