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EXHIBIT 4.1
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DCT
DOCENT INCORPORATED
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
COMMON STOCK
SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
CUSIP 25608L 10 6
This certifies that _________________________________________________________
is the record holder of _____________________________________________________
FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE, OF
DOCENT INCORPORATED
transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized
attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate
is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and
Registrar.
Witness the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of
its duly authorized officers.
Dated: ____________________
______________________________________
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY
______________________________________
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
Computershare Trust Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 1596
Denver, Co 80201
BY____________________________________
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
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DOCENT INCORPORATED
Upon request the Corporation will furnish any holder of shares of Common Stock
of the Corporation, without charge, with a full statement of the powers,
designations, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other
special rights of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, and
the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or
rights.
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM -- as tenants in common
TEN ENT -- as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN -- as joint tenants with right of
survivorship and not as tenants
in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -- ......................... Custodian ...................
(Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act ....................................................
(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
For value received, ____________________________________________ hereby sell,
assign and transfer unto ______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
_______________________________________________________________________________
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)
______________________________ Shares of Common Stock represented by the within
Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint _________________
______________________________________________________________________ Attorney
to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with
full power of substitution in the premises.
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Dated ______________________
In presence of
X __________________________
X __________________________
NOTICE:
THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON
THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR
ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.
Signature(s) Guaranteed
By ________________________________
THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS,
STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN
AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO SEC RULE
17Ad-15.
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