CUSIP
No. 249908104
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13G/A
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Page
2 of 8 Pages
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1
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
TANG
CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP
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2
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
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(a) ¨
(b) ý |
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3
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH |
5
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
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6
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
3,150,077
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7
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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8
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,150,077 |
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9
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,150,077
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10
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
¨
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11
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.1%
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12
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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CUSIP
No. 249908104
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13G/A
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Page
3 of 8 Pages
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1
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
TANG
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
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2
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP*
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(a) ¨
(b) ý
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3
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH |
5
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
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6
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
3,150,077
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7
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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8
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,150,077
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9
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,150,077
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10
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
¨
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11
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.1%
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12
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
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CUSIP
No. 249908104
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13G/A
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Page
4 of 8 Pages
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1
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
KEVIN
C. TANG
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2
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
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(a) ¨
(b)
ý
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3
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
UNITED
STATES
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH |
5
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
68,000
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6
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
3,303,077
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7
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
68,000
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8
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,417,077
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9
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,485,077
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10
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
¨
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11
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.7%
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12
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: | |||
Depomed, Inc. (the “Issuer”) | ||||
Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: | |||
1360 O’Brien Drive, Menlo Park, CA, 94025 | ||||
Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: | |||
This Statement on Schedule 13G (this “Statement”) is filed by Tang Capital Partners, LP (“Tang Capital Partners”); Tang Capital Management, LLC, the general partner of Tang Capital Partners (“Tang Capital Management”); and Kevin C. Tang, the manager of Tang Capital Management. | ||||
Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: | |||
4401 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121 | ||||
Item 2(c). | Citizenship: | |||
Tang Capital Partners is a Delaware limited partnership. Tang Capital Management is a Delaware limited liability company. Mr. Tang is a United States citizen. | ||||
Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: | |||
Common Stock, no par value (the “Common Stock”) | ||||
Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: 249908104 | |||
Item 3. | Not applicable. |
Item 4. | Ownership. | |||
(a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: | |||
Tang Capital
Partners. Tang
Capital Partners is the beneficial owner of 3,150,077 shares of Common Stock and shares voting
and dispositive power over such securities with Tang Capital Management
and Kevin C. Tang.
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Tang Capital
Management.Tang
Capital Management, as the general partner of Tang Capital Partners, may
be deemed to beneficially own the 3,150,077
shares beneficially owned by Tang Capital Partners and shares
voting and dispositive power over such shares with Tang Capital Partners
and Kevin C. Tang.
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Kevin C.
Tang. Kevin C. Tang may be deemed to beneficially own 3,485,077 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock,
comprising:
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3,150,077
shares beneficially owned by Tang Capital Partners, for which Tang
Capital Management, of which Mr. Tang is manager, serves as general
partner. Mr. Tang shares voting and dispositive power over such
shares with Tang Capital Management and Tang Capital
Partners.
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·
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11,000
shares owned by Mr. Tang.
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·
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324,000
shares over which Mr. Tang has voting and/or dispositive
power.
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Mr.
Tang disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares reported herein except
to the extent of his pecuniary interest
therein.
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(b) | Percent of Class: |
Tang Capital Partners | 6.1 % | ||||
Tang Capital Management | 6.1 % | ||||
Kevin C. Tang | 6.7 % | ||||
(c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: | ||||
(i) | sole power to vote or to direct the vote: | ||||
Tang Capital Partners | 0 shares | ||||
Tang Capital Management | 0 shares | ||||
Kevin C. Tang | 68,000 shares | ||||
(ii) | shared power to vote or to direct the vote: | ||||
Tang Capital Partners | 3,150,077 shares | ||||
Tang Capital Management | 3,150,077 shares | ||||
Kevin C. Tang | 3,303,077 shares | ||||
(iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | ||||
Tang Capital Partners | 0 shares | ||||
Tang Capital Management | 0 shares | ||||
Kevin C. Tang | 68,000 shares | ||||
(iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | ||||
Tang Capital Partners | 3,150,077 shares | ||||
Tang Capital Management | 3,150,077 shares | ||||
Kevin C. Tang | 3,417,077 shares |
Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. | ||||
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: ¨ | |||||
Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. | ||||
Not applicable | |||||
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. | ||||
Not applicable. |
Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. | ||||
Not applicable. | |||||
Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. | ||||
Not applicable. | |||||
Item 10. | Certification. | ||||
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. | |||||
Date: |
February
16, 2010
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TANG CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP | |||
By: | Tang Capital Management, LLC, its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Kevin C. Tang | ||
Kevin C. Tang, Manager | |||
TANG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Kevin C. Tang | ||
Kevin C. Tang, Manager | |||
/s/ Kevin C. Tang | |||
Kevin C. Tang |