Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. Common Stock Certificate

Summary

This document is a stock certificate issued by Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, representing ownership of fully paid and non-assessable shares of its common stock. The certificate outlines the rights of stockholders and provides for the transfer of shares to another party, subject to proper endorsement and signature guarantee. It also references the availability of information about the rights and preferences of each class or series of stock upon request. The certificate must be properly signed and guaranteed for any transfer to be valid.

EX-4.1 6 ex-4_1.txt EXHIBIT 4.1 Exhibit 4.1 [SEAL] CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES [SEAL] INTERNATIONAL,INC. CUSIP 159864 10 7 INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE [ILLEGIBLE] FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE OF CERTIFICATE OF STOCK Dated: [SIGNATURE] [SIGNATURE] [SEAL] Secretary President CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock of series thereof 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 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 ____________________ [Illegible] 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 NUMBER 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:______________________ ____________________________________________________________ NOTICE: The signature to the Assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate in every aspect, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. 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 17A-15.