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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;31,
2008</font></b></p>

<p align="right" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Registration No.&nbsp;333-</font></b><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED
STATES</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;S-8</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Depomed,&nbsp;Inc.</font></b></p>

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Charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">California</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">94-3229046</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or Other Jurisdiction of<br> &nbsp;Incorporation or Organization)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1360 O&#146;Brien Drive, Menlo Park, California, 94025</font></b></p>

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

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1360 O&#146;Brien Drive</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Menlo Park, California 94025</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(650) 462-5900</font></b></p>

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

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">McDermott Will&nbsp;&amp; Emery LLP</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3150 Porter Drive</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Palo Alto, California 94304</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Telephone: (650)&nbsp;813-5000</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Facsimile: (650)&nbsp;813-5100</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a small reporting company. 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="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title&nbsp;of&nbsp;Each&nbsp;Class&nbsp;of&nbsp;<br>
  Securities&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;Registered</font></b></p>
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  to&nbsp;be&nbsp;<br>
  Registered&nbsp;(1)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed&nbsp;Maximum&nbsp;<br>
  Offering&nbsp;Price&nbsp;<br>
  Per&nbsp;Share&nbsp;(2)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="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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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed&nbsp;<br>
  Maximum&nbsp;<br>
  Aggregate&nbsp;<br>
  Offering&nbsp;Price&nbsp;(3)</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="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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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount&nbsp;of&nbsp;<br>
  Registration&nbsp;<br>
  Fee</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock, no par value, issuable under
  the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.98%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,750,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.68%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.63</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.68%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,852,500</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.68%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">113</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="0%" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
  <td width="30%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TOTAL</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.98%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,750,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.98%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.68%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,852,500</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.68%;">
  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">113</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="12" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.14%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">In
  accordance with Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
  (the &#147;<u>Securities Act</u>&#148;), Common Stock offered hereby shall also be
  deemed to cover additional securities to be offered or issued to prevent
  dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
  transactions.&nbsp; </font>Each share of Common
  Stock includes a right to purchase 1/1000<sup>th</sup> of a share of </font>Series&nbsp;RP Preferred Stock, no
  par value, which are attached to all shares of Common Stock pursuant to a
  Rights Agreement dated as of April 21, 2005. Until the occurrence of events
  described in the Rights Agreement, the rights are not exercisable, are
  evidenced by the Common Stock certificates, and are transferable only with
  such Common Stock.</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" colspan="2" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="12" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Estimated
  solely for the purpose of computing the amount of registration fee pursuant
  to Rule&nbsp;457(c)&nbsp;under the Securities Act based on the average of the
  high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock reported on the Nasdaq
  Global Market on December&nbsp;29, 2008.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" colspan="2" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="3%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="94%" colspan="12" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:94.14%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Computed
  in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1)&nbsp;under the Securities Act solely
  for the purpose of computing the amount of registration fee.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" colspan="2" style="border:none;font-size:1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p></td>
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  <td width="112" style="border:none;"></td>
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  <td width="102" style="border:none;"></td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART&nbsp;I</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of Depomed,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) held on May&nbsp;23, 2008,
the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company&#146;s 2004
Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) to increase the number of shares of common
stock authorized for issuance pursuant to the Plan by 1,750,000. The purpose of
this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 is to register such additional
1,750,000 shares of common stock issuable under the Plan.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
document(s)&nbsp;containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I will be
sent or given to employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)&nbsp;of the
Securities Act. Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, or the SEC, either as part of this Registration Statement
or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the
Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II hereof,
taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;of
the Securities Act.</font></p>

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

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="96%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:96.68%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;3.</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Incorporation of Documents by Reference</font></b></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
following documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by the Registrant are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:</font></p>

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

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 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
  Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
  December&nbsp;31, 2007, as filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;12, 2008,
  including information incorporated by reference in the Form&nbsp;10-K from
  the Registrant&#146;s definitive proxy statement for its 2008 annual meeting of
  shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;9, 2008;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
  Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Forms 10-Q for the quarter ended
  March&nbsp;31, 2008, as filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;7, 2008, for the
  quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2008, as filed with SEC on August&nbsp;8, 2008,
  and for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2008, as filed with the SEC on
  November&nbsp;7, 2008;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
  Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Forms 8-K (other than information furnished
  under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form&nbsp;8-K and all exhibits related to
  such items) filed with the SEC on January&nbsp;31, 2008, February&nbsp;22,
  2008, March&nbsp;6, 2008, April&nbsp;8, 2008, April&nbsp;25, 2008,
  May&nbsp;1, 2008, June&nbsp;9, 2008, July&nbsp;1, 2008, July&nbsp;22, 2008,
  July&nbsp;31, 2008, August&nbsp;6, 2008, September&nbsp;23, 2008,
  October&nbsp;8, 2008, October&nbsp;30, 2008 and November&nbsp;24, 2008; and</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:7.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.25pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
  description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s
  Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A (No.&nbsp;000-23267) filed with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;16, 2003 under the
  Exchange Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
  updating such description.</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All
documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to
be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents.</font></p>

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

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;4.</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:92.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description of Securities </font></b></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not
applicable.</font></p>

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

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;5.</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Interests of Named Experts and Counsel </font></b></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None.</font></p>

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

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  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;6.</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Indemnification of Directors and Officers </font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Sections 204 and
317 of the California Corporations Code, as amended, the Registrant has
included in its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
provisions regarding the indemnification of officers and directors of the
Registrant.&nbsp; Article&nbsp;Four of Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation provides as follows:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;The liability of the
directors of this corporation for monetary damages shall be eliminated to the
fullest extent permissible under California law.&nbsp; This corporation is also
authorized, to the fullest extent permissible under California law, to
indemnify its agents (as defined in Section&nbsp;317 of the California
Corporations Code), whether by bylaw, agreement or otherwise, in excess of the
indemnification expressly permitted by Section&nbsp;317 and to advance defense
expenses to its agents in connection with such matters as they are incurred,
subject to the limits on such excess indemnification set forth in Section&nbsp;204
of the California Corporations Code.&nbsp; If, after the effective date of this
Article, California law is amended in a manner which permits a corporation to
limit the monetary or other liability of its directors or to authorize
indemnification of, or advancement of such defense expense to, its directors or
other persons, in any such case to a greater extent than is permitted on such
effective date, the references in this Article&nbsp;to &#147;California law&#148; shall
to that extent be deemed to refer to California law as so amended.&#148;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section&nbsp;31 of the Registrant&#146;s Bylaws, as
amended, provides as follows:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;31.&nbsp;
<i>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</i>.</font></p>

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

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <i>Indemnification</i>.&nbsp; To the fullest
extent permissible under California law, the corporation shall indemnify its
directors and officers against all expenses, judgment, fines, settlement and
other amounts actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any
proceeding, including an action by or in the right of the corporation, by
reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, or of a
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including service with respect
to employee benefit plans).&nbsp; To the fullest extent permissible under
California law, expenses incurred by a director or officer seeking
indemnification under this bylaw in defending any proceeding shall be advanced
by the corporation as they are incurred upon receipt by the corporation of an
undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay such amount if
it shall ultimately be determined that the director or officer is not entitled
to be indemnified by the corporation for those expenses.&nbsp; If, after the
effective date of this bylaw, California law is amended in a manner which
permits the corporation to authorize indemnification of or advancement of
expenses to its directors or officers, in any such case to a greater extent
than is permitted on such effective date, the references in this bylaw to &#147;California
law&#148; shall to that extent be deemed to refer to California law as so
amended.&nbsp; The rights granted by this bylaw are contractual in nature and,
as such, may not be altered with respect to any present or former director or
officer without the written consent of that person.</font></p>

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

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <i>Procedure</i>.&nbsp; Upon written request to
the Board of Directors by a person seeking indemnification under this bylaw,
the Board shall promptly determine in accordance with Section&nbsp;317(e)&nbsp;of
the California Corporations Code whether the applicable standard of conduct has
been met and, if so, the Board shall authorize indemnification.&nbsp; If the
Board cannot authorize indemnification because the number of directors who are
parties to the proceeding with respect to which indemnification is sought
prevents the formation of a quorum of directors who are not parties to the
proceeding, then, upon written request by the person seeking indemnification,
independent legal counsel (by means of a written opinion obtained at the
corporation&#146;s expense) or the corporation&#146;s shareholders shall determine
whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met and, if so, shall
authorize indemnification.</font></p>

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

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <i>Definitions</i>.&nbsp; The term &#147;proceeding&#148;
means any threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative.&nbsp; The term &#147;expenses&#148; includes,
without limitation, attorney&#146;s fees and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification.&#148;</font></p>

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

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its current
directors and officers pursuant to the foregoing provisions.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>

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 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.08%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font><b>Item&nbsp;7.</b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:91.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exemption from Registration Claimed </font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not applicable.</font></p>

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

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;8.</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibits </font></b></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <td width="65" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="668" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:500.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Specimen
  Common Stock Certificate</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="668" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:500.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="668" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:500.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rights
  Agreement, dated as of April&nbsp;21, 2005, between Depomed,&nbsp;Inc. and
  Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company as Rights Agent, which includes:
  as Exhibit&nbsp;A thereto, the Form&nbsp;of Certificate of Determination,
  Preferences and Rights of Series&nbsp;RP Preferred Stock of
  Depomed,&nbsp;Inc.; as Exhibit&nbsp;B thereto, the Form&nbsp;of Right
  Certificate; and, as Exhibit&nbsp;C thereto, the Summary of Rights to
  Purchase Series&nbsp;RP Preferred Shares.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="668" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:500.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion
  of McDermott Will&nbsp;&amp; Emery LLP</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.1(3)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2004
  Equity Incentive Plan</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="668" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:500.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="668" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:500.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent
  of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="668" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:500.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="668" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:500.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion
  of McDermott Will&nbsp;&amp; Emery LLP (filed as part of Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="668" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:500.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="65" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="668" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:500.8pt;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power
  of Attorney (see signature page)</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 24.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)&nbsp;Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;SB-2 (File No.&nbsp;333-25445).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)&nbsp;Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-K filed on April&nbsp;22, 2005.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)&nbsp;Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q filed on August&nbsp;8, 2008.</font></p>

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

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&nbsp;9.</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Undertakings </font></b></p>
  </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&nbsp;The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</font></p>

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

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:36.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:36.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:36.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities
Act;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:36.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:36.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)&nbsp;To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the SEC pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective Registration Statement;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:36.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:36.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)&nbsp;To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to
such information in this Registration Statement; <i>provided, however</i>, that the undertakings set forth in
paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;above do not apply if the
Registration Statement is on Form&nbsp;S-8, and the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13
or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:36.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:36.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <i>bona fide </i>offering thereof.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:36.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)&nbsp;To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:36.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)&nbsp;The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <i>bona fide </i>offering thereof.</font></p>

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

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:36.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.</font></p>

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

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant 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 city of
Menlo Park, State of California, this 31st day of December, 2008.</font></p>

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

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

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DEPOMED, INC.</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:46.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  Carl A. Pelzel</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:46.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Carl
  A. Pelzel</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:50.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="46%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:46.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President
  and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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

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

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">KNOW
ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
does hereby constitute and appoint Carl A. Pelzel and Tammy L. Cameron with
full power of substitution, such person&#146;s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents for such person in such person&#146;s name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments)
to this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully, to all intents
and purposes, as he or such person might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</font></p>

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

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated.</font></p>

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  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Signature</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Capacity</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="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>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Date</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  Carl A. Pelzel</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">President,
  Chief Executive Officer and Director</font>  <br>
  </font>(<i>Principal Executive Officer</i>)</p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">December&nbsp;31,
  2008</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Carl
  A. Pelzel</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  Tammy L. Cameron</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vice
  President, Finance (<i>Principal Financial
  and Accounting Officer</i>)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">December&nbsp;31,
  2008</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tammy
  L. Cameron</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman
  of the Board of Directors</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Craig
  R Smith, M.D.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  G. Steven Burrill</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">December&nbsp;31,
  2008</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">G.
  Steven Burrill</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  Karen A. Dawes</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">December&nbsp;31,
  2008</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Karen
  A. Dawes</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  James A. Schoeneck</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">December&nbsp;31,
  2008</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">James
  A. Schoeneck</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  Peter D. Staple</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">December&nbsp;31,
  2008</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Peter
  D. Staple</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  Julian N. Stern</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">December&nbsp;31,
  2008</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Julian
  N. Stern</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  David B. Zenoff, D.B.A.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:17.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">December&nbsp;31,
  2008</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="24%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David
  B. Zenoff, D.B.A.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="54%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:54.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</font></b></p>

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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="98%" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:98.36%;">
 <tr>
  <td width="8%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item
  No.</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description
  of Exhibit</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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

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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Specimen
  Common Stock Certificate</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.2(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rights
  Agreement, dated as of April&nbsp;21, 2005, between Depomed,&nbsp;Inc. and
  Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company as Rights Agent, which includes:
  as Exhibit&nbsp;A thereto, the Form&nbsp;of Certificate of Determination,
  Preferences and Rights of Series&nbsp;RP Preferred Stock of Depomed,&nbsp;Inc.;
  as Exhibit&nbsp;B thereto, the Form&nbsp;of Right Certificate; and, as
  Exhibit&nbsp;C thereto, the Summary of Rights to Purchase Series&nbsp;RP
  Preferred Shares.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion
  of McDermott Will&nbsp;&amp; Emery LLP</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.1(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2004
  Equity Incentive Plan</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent
  of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion
  of McDermott Will&nbsp;&amp; Emery LLP (filed as part of Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:1.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:90.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power
  of Attorney (see signature page)</font></p>
  </td>
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by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;SB-2 (File No.&nbsp;333-25445).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)&nbsp;Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-K filed on April&nbsp;22, 2005.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)&nbsp;Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q filed on August&nbsp;8, 2008.</font></p>

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31,
2008
Registration No. 333-
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Depomed, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its
Charter)
California
94-3229046
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1360 O'Brien Drive, Menlo Park, California, 94025
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
2004 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Carl A. Pelzel
President and Chief Executive Officer
1360 O'Brien Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(650) 462-5900
(Telephone Number of Agent For Service)
Copy to:
Kyle Guse, Esq.
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
3150 Porter Drive
Palo Alto, California 94304
Telephone: (650) 813-5000
Facsimile: (650) 813-5100
Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a small 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
o
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do
  not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (3)
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common Stock, no par value, issuable under
  the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan
1,750,000
$
1.63
$
2,852,500
$
113
TOTAL
1,750,000
—
$
2,852,500
$
113
(1)
In
  accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
  (the "
Securities Act
"), Common Stock offered hereby shall also be
  deemed to cover additional securities to be offered or issued to prevent
  dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
  transactions.
Each share of Common
  Stock includes a right to purchase 1/1000
th
of a share of
Series RP Preferred Stock, no
  par value, which are attached to all shares of Common Stock pursuant to a
  Rights Agreement dated as of April 21, 2005. Until the occurrence of events
  described in the Rights Agreement, the rights are not exercisable, are
  evidenced by the Common Stock certificates, and are transferable only with
  such Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated
  solely for the purpose of computing the amount of registration fee pursuant
  to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act based on the average of the
  high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock reported on the Nasdaq
  Global Market on December 29, 2008.
(3)
Computed
  in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act solely
  for the purpose of computing the amount of registration fee.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
At the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of Depomed, Inc. (the "Company") held on May 23, 2008,
the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company's 2004
Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") to increase the number of shares of common
stock authorized for issuance pursuant to the Plan by 1,750,000. The purpose of
this Registration Statement on Form S-8 is to register such additional
1,750,000 shares of common stock issuable under the Plan.
The
document(s) containing the information specified in Part I will be
sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the
Securities Act. Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, or the SEC, either as part of this Registration Statement
or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the
Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof,
taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of
the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The
following documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by the Registrant are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a)
The
  Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
  December 31, 2007, as filed with the SEC on March 12, 2008,
  including information incorporated by reference in the Form 10-K from
  the Registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 2008 annual meeting of
  shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 9, 2008;
(b)
The
  Registrant's Quarterly Report on Forms 10-Q for the quarter ended
  March 31, 2008, as filed with the SEC on May 7, 2008, for the
  quarter ended June 30, 2008, as filed with SEC on August 8, 2008,
  and for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, as filed with the SEC on
  November 7, 2008;
(c)
The
  Registrant's Current Report on Forms 8-K (other than information furnished
  under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and all exhibits related to
  such items) filed with the SEC on January 31, 2008, February 22,
  2008, March 6, 2008, April 8, 2008, April 25, 2008,
  May 1, 2008, June 9, 2008, July 1, 2008, July 22, 2008,
  July 31, 2008, August 6, 2008, September 23, 2008,
  October 8, 2008, October 30, 2008 and November 24, 2008; and
(d)
The
  description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registrant's
  Registration Statement on Form 8-A (No. 000-23267) filed with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2003 under the
  Exchange Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of
  updating such description.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to
be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
Not
applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
None.
2
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Pursuant to Sections 204 and
317 of the California Corporations Code, as amended, the Registrant has
included in its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
provisions regarding the indemnification of officers and directors of the
Registrant.  Article Four of Registrant's Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation provides as follows:
"The liability of the
directors of this corporation for monetary damages shall be eliminated to the
fullest extent permissible under California law.  This corporation is also
authorized, to the fullest extent permissible under California law, to
indemnify its agents (as defined in Section 317 of the California
Corporations Code), whether by bylaw, agreement or otherwise, in excess of the
indemnification expressly permitted by Section 317 and to advance defense
expenses to its agents in connection with such matters as they are incurred,
subject to the limits on such excess indemnification set forth in Section 204
of the California Corporations Code.  If, after the effective date of this
Article, California law is amended in a manner which permits a corporation to
limit the monetary or other liability of its directors or to authorize
indemnification of, or advancement of such defense expense to, its directors or
other persons, in any such case to a greater extent than is permitted on such
effective date, the references in this Article to "California law" shall
to that extent be deemed to refer to California law as so amended."
Section 31 of the Registrant's Bylaws, as
amended, provides as follows:
"31.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
(a)
Indemnification
.  To the fullest
extent permissible under California law, the corporation shall indemnify its
directors and officers against all expenses, judgment, fines, settlement and
other amounts actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any
proceeding, including an action by or in the right of the corporation, by
reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, or of a
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including service with respect
to employee benefit plans).  To the fullest extent permissible under
California law, expenses incurred by a director or officer seeking
indemnification under this bylaw in defending any proceeding shall be advanced
by the corporation as they are incurred upon receipt by the corporation of an
undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay such amount if
it shall ultimately be determined that the director or officer is not entitled
to be indemnified by the corporation for those expenses.  If, after the
effective date of this bylaw, California law is amended in a manner which
permits the corporation to authorize indemnification of or advancement of
expenses to its directors or officers, in any such case to a greater extent
than is permitted on such effective date, the references in this bylaw to "California
law" shall to that extent be deemed to refer to California law as so
amended.  The rights granted by this bylaw are contractual in nature and,
as such, may not be altered with respect to any present or former director or
officer without the written consent of that person.
(b)
Procedure
.  Upon written request to
the Board of Directors by a person seeking indemnification under this bylaw,
the Board shall promptly determine in accordance with Section 317(e) of
the California Corporations Code whether the applicable standard of conduct has
been met and, if so, the Board shall authorize indemnification.  If the
Board cannot authorize indemnification because the number of directors who are
parties to the proceeding with respect to which indemnification is sought
prevents the formation of a quorum of directors who are not parties to the
proceeding, then, upon written request by the person seeking indemnification,
independent legal counsel (by means of a written opinion obtained at the
corporation's expense) or the corporation's shareholders shall determine
whether the applicable standard of conduct has been met and, if so, shall
authorize indemnification.
(c)
Definitions
.  The term "proceeding"
means any threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative.  The term "expenses" includes,
without limitation, attorney's fees and any expenses of establishing a right to
indemnification."
The
Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its current
directors and officers pursuant to the foregoing provisions.
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Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
4.1(1)
Specimen
  Common Stock Certificate
4.2(2)
Rights
  Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2005, between Depomed, Inc. and
  Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company as Rights Agent, which includes:
  as Exhibit A thereto, the Form of Certificate of Determination,
  Preferences and Rights of Series RP Preferred Stock of
  Depomed, Inc.; as Exhibit B thereto, the Form of Right
  Certificate; and, as Exhibit C thereto, the Summary of Rights to
  Purchase Series RP Preferred Shares.
5.1
Opinion
  of McDermott Will & Emery LLP
10.1(3)
2004
  Equity Incentive Plan
23.1
Consent
  of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Opinion
  of McDermott Will & Emery LLP (filed as part of Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power
  of Attorney (see signature page)
(1) Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant's Form SB-2 (File No. 333-25445).
(2) Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on April 22, 2005.
(3) Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on August 8, 2008.
Item 9.
Undertakings
(a) The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement;
(i) To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;
(ii) To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which
was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective Registration Statement;
(iii) To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to
such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that the undertakings set forth in
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the
Registration Statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement.
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
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(b) The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant 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 city of
Menlo Park, State of California, this 31st day of December, 2008.
DEPOMED, INC.
By:
/s/
  Carl A. Pelzel
Carl
  A. Pelzel
President
  and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
does hereby constitute and appoint Carl A. Pelzel and Tammy L. Cameron with
full power of substitution, such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents for such person in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments)
to this Registration Statement on Form S-8 and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully, to all intents
and purposes, as he or such person might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement on Form S-8
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated.
Signature
Capacity
Date
/s/
  Carl A. Pelzel
President,
  Chief Executive Officer and Director
(
Principal Executive Officer
)
December 31,
  2008
Carl
  A. Pelzel
/s/
  Tammy L. Cameron
Vice
  President, Finance (
Principal Financial
  and Accounting Officer
)
December 31,
  2008
Tammy
  L. Cameron
Chairman
  of the Board of Directors
Craig
  R Smith, M.D.
/s/
  G. Steven Burrill
Director
December 31,
  2008
G.
  Steven Burrill
/s/
  Karen A. Dawes
Director
December 31,
  2008
Karen
  A. Dawes
/s/
  James A. Schoeneck
Director
December 31,
  2008
James
  A. Schoeneck
/s/
  Peter D. Staple
Director
December 31,
  2008
Peter
  D. Staple
/s/
  Julian N. Stern
Director
December 31,
  2008
Julian
  N. Stern
/s/
  David B. Zenoff, D.B.A.
Director
December 31,
  2008
David
  B. Zenoff, D.B.A.
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Item
  No.
Description
  of Exhibit
4.1(1)
Specimen
  Common Stock Certificate
4.2(2)
Rights
  Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2005, between Depomed, Inc. and
  Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company as Rights Agent, which includes:
  as Exhibit A thereto, the Form of Certificate of Determination,
  Preferences and Rights of Series RP Preferred Stock of Depomed, Inc.;
  as Exhibit B thereto, the Form of Right Certificate; and, as
  Exhibit C thereto, the Summary of Rights to Purchase Series RP
  Preferred Shares.
5.1
Opinion
  of McDermott Will & Emery LLP
10.1(3)
2004
  Equity Incentive Plan
23.1
Consent
  of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Opinion
  of McDermott Will & Emery LLP (filed as part of Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power
  of Attorney (see signature page)
(1) Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant's Form SB-2 (File No. 333-25445).
(2) Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on April 22, 2005.
(3) Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on August 8, 2008.
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