AMENDMENTNO. 1 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT

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EXHIBIT 4.1

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement (this “Amendment”), dated as of March 1, 2007, between Dendrite International, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the “Company”), and Registrar and Transfer Company, a New Jersey corporation, as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”), amends that certain Rights Agreement, dated as of February 20, 2001 (the “Rights Agreement”).

The Company and the Rights Agent have heretofore executed and entered into the Rights Agreement.  Pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, the Company and the Rights Agent may from time to time supplement or amend the Rights Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section 27 thereof and the Company desires and directs the Rights Agent to so amend the Rights Agreement.  All acts and things necessary to make this Amendment a valid agreement according to its terms have been done and performed, and the execution and delivery of this Amendment by the Company and the Rights Agent have been in all respects authorized by the Company and the Rights Agent.

In consideration of the foregoing premises and mutual agreements set forth in the Rights Agreement and this Amendment, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.             Section 1 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding as the final sentence to the definition of “Acquiring Person” the following:

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cegedim, S.A., a Corporation existing under the laws of France (“Parent”), or any Affiliate or Associate thereof, including Dogwood Enterprises, Inc., a New Jersey corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Cegedim, S.A. (“Merger Co”), shall not become an “Acquiring Person” as a result of (i) the approval, execution or delivery of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 1, 2007 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Parent and Merger Co, including the approval, execution and delivery of any amendments thereto, (ii) the consummation of the Merger (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement), (iii) the acceptance for payment and purchase or exchange of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (iv) the announcement of the Merger Agreement or the Merger (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) or (v) the consummation of any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.”

2.             Section 1 of the Rights Agreement is further amended by adding as the final sentence to the definition of “Stock Acquisition Date” the following:

“Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, no Stock Acquisition Date shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of (i) the approval, execution or delivery of the Merger Agreement, including the approval, execution and delivery of any amendments thereto, (ii) the consummation of the Merger (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement), (iii) the acceptance for payment and purchase or exchange of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger




Agreement, (iv) the announcement of the Merger Agreement or the Merger (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) or (v) the consummation of any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement).”

3.             Section 1 of the Rights Agreement is further amended by adding as the final sentence to the definition of “Triggering Event” the following:

“Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, no Triggering Event shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of (i) the approval, execution or delivery of the Merger Agreement, including the approval, execution and delivery of any amendments thereto, (ii) the consummation of the Merger (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement), (iii) the acceptance for payment and purchase or exchange of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (iv) the announcement of the Merger Agreement or the Merger (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) or (v) the consummation of any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement).”

4.             Section 3(a) of the Rights Agreement is further amended by adding as the final sentence thereto the following:

“Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no Distribution Date shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of (i) the approval, execution or delivery of the Merger Agreement, including the approval, execution and delivery of any amendments thereto, (ii) the consummation of the Merger (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement), (iii) the acceptance for payment and purchase or exchange of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (iv) the announcement of the Merger Agreement or the Merger (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) or (v) the consummation of any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.”

5.             Section 7(a)(i) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the clause “(the earlier of (i) and (ii) being herein referred to as the “Expiration Date”)” and by adding the following clause at the end of Section 7(a):

“or (iii) immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) (the earlier of (i), (ii) and (iii) above being herein referred to as the “Expiration Date”).”

6.             Section 11(b) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding as the final sentence thereto the following:

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not become an “Acquiring Person” as a result of (i) the approval, execution or delivery of the Merger Agreement, including the approval, execution and delivery of any amendments thereto, (ii) the consummation of the Merger (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement), (iii) the acceptance for payment and purchase or exchange of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (iv) the announcement of the Merger

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Agreement or the Merger (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) or (v) the consummation of any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.”

7.             Section 11(n) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding as the final sentence thereto the following:

“Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, none of the events described in clauses (i) through (iii) of Section 11(n) shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of (a) the approval, execution or delivery of the Merger Agreement, including the approval, execution and delivery of any amendments thereto, (b) the consummation of the Merger (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement), (c) the acceptance for payment and purchase or exchange of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (d) the announcement of the Merger Agreement or the Merger (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) or (e) the consummation of any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.”

8.             Section 13 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding as the final sentence thereto the following:

“Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no Triggering Event shall be deemed to have occurred pursuant this Section 13, no adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section 13, and Parent shall not become a Principal Party as defined in this Section 13 solely as a result of (i) the approval, execution or delivery of the Merger Agreement, including the approval, execution and delivery of any amendments thereto, (ii) the consummation of the Merger (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement), (iii) the acceptance for payment and purchase or exchange of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (iv) the announcement of the Merger Agreement or the Merger (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) or (v) the consummation of any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.”

10.           A new Section 35 shall be added and shall read as follows:

“Section 35.  TERMINATION.  Immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement), this Agreement shall be terminated and all outstanding Rights shall expire.”

11.           Except as expressly amended hereby, the Rights Agreement remains in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

12.           This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.

13.           This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

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14.           Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Rights Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.

15.           Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Rights Agreement.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to the Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ CHRISTINE A. PELLIZZARI

 

Name:

Christine A. Pellizzari

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, General Counsel

 

and Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

REGISTER AND TRANSFER COMPANY

 

as Rights Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ THOMAS L. MONTRONE

 

Name:

Thomas L. Montrone

 

Title:

President and CEO