EXHIBIT 4.1
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NUMBER IM SHARES
CUSIP 45677N 20 5
SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
IS THE RECORD HOLDER OF
FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE OF
INFORMAX, INC. TRANSFERABLE ON THE BOOKS OF THE CORPORATION BY THE HOLDER HEREOF
IN PERSON OR BY DULY AUTHORIZED ATTORNEY UPON THE SURRENDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE
PROPERLY ENDORSED. THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT VALID UNLESS COUNTERSIGNED BY THE
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTERED BY THE REGISTRAR.
WITNESS THE FACSIMILE SEAL OF THE CORPORATION AND THE FACSIMILE SIGNATURES
OF ITS DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICERS.
DATED
/s/ JAMES E. BERNSTEIN, MD [INFORMAX, INC. /s/ ALEXANDER TITOMIROV
SECRETARY CORPORATE SEAL GRAPHIC] PRESIDENT
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
TRANSFER AGENT
AND REGISTRAR
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
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INFORMAX, INC.
The Corporation will, upon request and without charge, furnish any stockholder
information as to the powers, designations, preferences and relative
participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series
thereof and the quallifications, 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.
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TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT-______Custodian_______
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right under Uniform Gifts to Minors
of survivorship and not as tenants Act _________________
in common (State)
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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_________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE SHOULD BE PRINTED OR TYPEWRITTEN)
_______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________SHARES OF THE 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.
DATED_____________________________________________
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name(s) as
written upon the face of the certificate in every particular, without alteration
or enlargement, or any change whatever.
AFFIX MEDALLION SIGNATURE
GUARANTEE IMPRINT BELOW
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ABOVE SIGNATURE(S) 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.
THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE
GUARANTOR INSTITUTION SUCH AS A SECURITIES
BROKER/DEALER, COMMERCIAL BANK, TRUST COMPANY,
SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR A CREDIT UNION PARTICIPATING
IN A MEDALLION PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
TRANSFER ASSOCIATION, INC.
