Centene Corporation Common Stock Certificate

Summary

This document certifies that the named holder owns fully paid and nonassessable shares of Centene Corporation's common stock, with a par value of $0.001 per share. The certificate is transferable upon proper endorsement and registration by the transfer agent, Mellon Investor Services LLC. It outlines the rights and procedures for transferring ownership and provides information on how shareholders can request details about the rights and preferences of the corporation's stock. The certificate must be properly signed and guaranteed for any transfer to be valid.

EX-4.1 5 dex41.txt SPECIMIEN CERTIFICATE EXHIBIT 4.1 COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK NUMBER SHARES CC SEE REVERSE FOR STATEMENTS INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS RELATING TO RIGHTS, PREFERENCES, OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE PRIVILEGES AND RESTRICTIONS, IF ANY CENTENE CORPORATION CUSIP This Certifies that is the record holder of FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE, OF CENTENE CORPORATION transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duty authorized attorney on surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate shall not be valid until countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. WITNESS the facsimile signatures of the duly authorized officers of the Corporation. Dated: SECRETARY PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: MELLON INVESTOR SERVICES LLC TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE CENTENE CORPORATION 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. Such requests shall be made to the Corporation's 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: TEN COM - as the 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 under Uniform Gifts to Minors survivorship and not as tenants Act_________________________ in common (State) UNIF TRF MIN ACT - ______Custodian (until age____) (Cust) ________under Uniform Transfers (Minor) 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 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: THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATIONS OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. Signature(s) Guaranteed By_________________________________________ THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKHOLDERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17AD-15.