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EXHIBIT 4.1
[STOCKCERTIFICATE FACE]
MC
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
CUSIP 584662 10 0
This Certifies that
is the record holder of
FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE, OF
transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or
by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly
endorsed. This certificate is not valid until 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:
Executive Vice President & COO & Secretary
Chairman, President & CEO
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
BY
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
[STOCKCERTIFICATE BACK]
MEDICHEM LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
The Corporation shall furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests
a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional, or other special rights of each class of stock of the
Corporation or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or
restrictions of such preferences and/or rights so far as the same have been
fixed or determined. The Board of Directors of the Corporation may, prior to the
issuance of any shares thereof, fix and determine the relative rights and
preferences of any new series of preferred stock. Any stockholder requests shall
be made to the CorporationaOs Secretary at the principal office of the
Corporation.
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 N as tenants in common
TEN ENT N as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN N as joint tenants with right of
survivorship and not as tenants
in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT N _____________________ Custodian ___________
(Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act
______________________________________________________________________
(State)
UNIF TRF MIN ACT N ______________ Custodian (until age ________)
(Cust) (Minor)
_____________ under Uniform Transfers
to Minors Act _________________
(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
For Value Received,
hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 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 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
X
X
NOTICE:
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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.
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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 S.E.C. RULE
17Ad-15.
