Common Stock Certificate for The Advisory Board Company
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This document is a form of common stock certificate issued by The Advisory Board Company, a Delaware corporation. It certifies ownership of a specified number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, with a par value of $0.01 per share. The certificate is transferable on the company's books by the holder or an authorized attorney upon proper endorsement and surrender. It must be countersigned by the transfer agent and registered by the registrar to be valid. The certificate also includes instructions for transfer and assignment, as well as required signature guarantees.
EX-4.1 5 w52009a3ex4-1.txt FORM OF COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE EXHIBIT 4.1
THIS CERTIFIES THAT IS THE OWNER OF FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE, OF -------------------------- THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY ------------------------- transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof 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 said Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. _ _ | THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY| | CORPORATE | | SEAL | | 2001 | | DELAWARE | |_ _| Dated: [SIG] [SIG] CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR By AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE EXHIBIT 4.1 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:
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 POSTAL ZIP CODE 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 ON 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 S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.
