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Exhibit 4.1
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COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK
[NUMBER] [SHARES]
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
THE STATE OF DELAWARE
THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OR NEW YORK, NEW YORK CUSIP 404429 10 2
[HALO-TM- LOGO]
HA - LO INDUSTRIES, INC.
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
IS THE OWNER OF
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $.001 PAR VALUE, OF
HA - LO INDUSTRIES, INC.
CERTIFICATE OF STOCK
TRANSFERABLE ONLY 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 UNLESS COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED BY THE
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR.
WITNESS THE FACSIMILE SEAL AND THE SIGNATURES OF ITS DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICERS.
[HA - LO INDUSTRIES, INC. CORPORATE SEAL]
Dated
/s/ Barry J. Shkolnik /s/ Bradley A. Keywell
SECRETARY PRESIDENT
Authorized Signature
Countersigned and Registered:
COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES LLC
(Chicago, Illinois) Transfer Agent
and Registrar
By
Authorized Signature
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HA-LO INDUSTRIES, INC.
The record holder of this Certificate may obtain from the Secretary of
the Corporation, upon request and without charge, a full statement of the
designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations of the shares of
each class authorized to be issued; the designations, relative rights,
preferences and limitations of each series of preferred shares authorized to
be issued so far as the same have been fixed; and the authority of the Board
of Directors to designate and fix the relative rights, preferences and
limitations of other series.
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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 OF ASSIGNEE
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________SHARES
OF THE CAPITAL 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: THE SIGNATURE(S) 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.
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED:______________________________
