Specimen Common Stock Certificate for Curon Medical, Inc.

Summary

This document is a specimen certificate representing shares of common stock in Curon Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation. It certifies that the named holder owns fully paid and nonassessable shares, which can be transferred only on the company's books by the holder or an authorized agent upon proper endorsement and surrender of the certificate. The certificate must be countersigned by the transfer agent to be valid. If lost or destroyed, a replacement requires a bond. The certificate also outlines standard transfer and registration procedures and references applicable shareholder rights.

EX-4.1 4 0004.txt SPECIMEN COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE EXHIBIT 4.1 -------- -------- NUMBER CURON SHARES CURN MEDICAL -------- -------- CUSIP 231292 10 3 INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS THIS CERTIFIES THAT is the record holder of FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $0,001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE, OF ----------------- -------------------- ---------------------------- CURON MEDICAL, INC. ------------------------------------- ----------------- -------------------- 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 until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. WITNESS the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated: /s/ David J. Saul [SEAL] /s/ John W. Morgan SECRETARY PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: CHASEMELLON SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, L.L.C By TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

CURON MEDICAL, 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 OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS. SUCH REQUEST MUST BE MADE TO THE CORPORATION'S SECRETARY AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION. Keep this Certificate in a safe place. If it is lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation will require a bond of indemnity as a condition to the issuance of a replacement certificate. 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__________________ (Cust) (Minor) TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act____________________________________________ JT TEN - as joint tenants with right (State) of survivor ship and not as tenants in common UNIF TAF 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 SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE - ------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE(S) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Shares represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Attorney to transfer the said Shares 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 In presence of WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Signatures(s) Guaranteed By_________________________________________________________________________________ THE SIGNATURES 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 17Ag-16.