Anchor Glass Container Corporation Common Stock Certificate

Summary

This document certifies that the named holder owns fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock in Anchor Glass Container Corporation, a Delaware corporation. The shares are transferable on the corporation’s books by the holder or an authorized attorney upon proper endorsement and surrender of the certificate. The certificate is only valid when countersigned by the designated transfer agent and registrar. It also outlines procedures for transfer, signature requirements, and the availability of information about the rights and preferences of each class of stock upon request.

EX-4.8 4 a2118408zex-4_8.htm EXHIBIT 4.8
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Exhibit 4.8

ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

	NUMBER		SHARES
	COMMON STOCK		COMMON STOCK
	This Certifies that
			CUSIP see reverse for certain definitions
	Is the owner of
	FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $.10 PAR VALUE PER SHARE, OF
	ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION
	(hereinafter "the Corporation"), 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 Registrar.
	Witness the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.
	Dated:

/s/ RICHARD A. KABAKER		[ANCHOR GLASS	/s/ RICHARD M. DENEAU
		CONTAINER CORPORATION
VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY		SEAL]	PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
		COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
		THE BANK OF NEW YORK NEW YORK, N.Y.
			TRANSFER AGENT
			AND REGISTRAR.
			By
			AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

The Corporation will 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 or series thereof of the Corporation, and the qualifications, 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:

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 of survivorship and not as tenants in common

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, INCLUDING 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
	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 WHATSOEVER.
SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED

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 174d-15.

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