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EXHIBIT 4.1
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TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE - EXCHANGEABLE FOR DEFINITIVE ENGRAVED CERTIFICATE WHEN READY FOR DELIVERY
NUMBER SHARES
COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK
COACH
CUSIP 189754 10 4
THIS CERTIFICATE IS EST. NEW YORK CITY
TRANSFERABLE IN
NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND
RIDGEFIELD PARK, NEW JERSEY
SEE REVERSE FOR
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
1941
PAR VALUE $.01
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
IS THE OWNER OF
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF
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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 and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall
be held subject to all the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and amendments thereto, to
all of which provisions the holder, by acceptance thereof assents. 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.
CERTIFICATE OF STOCK
Dated:
/s/ Carole P. Sadler [SEAL] /s/ Lew Frankfort
SR. VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
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COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
CHASEMELLON SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, L.L.C.
BY TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
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COACH, INC.
Coach, Inc. (the "Corporation") will furnish to any stockholder, upon
request and without charge, a full statement of the information required by
Section 2-211(b) of the Corporations and Associations Article of the Annotated
Code of Maryland with respect to the designations and any preferences,
conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to
dividends and other distributions, qualifications, and terms and conditions of
redemption of the stock of each class of stock which the Corporation is
authorized to issue and (i) the differences in the relative rights and
preferences between the shares of each series of preferred or special class of
stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue in series to the extent that
the same have been set and (ii) the authority of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation to set the relative rights and preferences of subsequent series.
Such request must be made to the Secretary of the Corporation at its principal
office or to any of its transfer agents.
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 ------ ---------
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of (Cust) (Minor)
survivorship and not as tenants under Uniform Gifts to Minors
in common Act
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(State)
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Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY SELLS, ASSIGNS AND TRANSFERS UNTO
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
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(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)
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SHARES
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OF THE COMMON STOCK REPRESENTED BY THE WITHIN CERTIFICATE, AND DOES HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY CONSTITUTE AND APPOINT
ATTORNEY
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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
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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:
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THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD 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.
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