Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Tellium, Inc.

Summary

This document is a specimen certificate representing shares of common stock in Tellium, Inc., a Delaware corporation. It certifies ownership of fully paid and nonassessable shares, which can be transferred on the company's stock books by the holder or their authorized representative upon proper endorsement and surrender of the certificate. The certificate must be countersigned by the transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, Inc., to be valid. It also outlines standard procedures for transfer and assignment, and provides information on obtaining details about stock rights and preferences.

EX-4.1 2 dex41.txt SPECIMEN COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE [GRAPHIC] [GRAPHIC] ---------------- ---------------- Number Shares T ---------------- ---------------- COMMON STOCK [LOGO OF TELLUIM] INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE CUSIP 87967E 10 7 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS This Certifies that is the owner of FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE, OF TELLIUM, INC. (the "Corporation"), a Delaware corporation. The shares represented by this certificate are transferable only on the stock transfer books of the Corporation by the holder of record hereof, or by his duly authorized attorney or legal representative, upon the surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate is not valid until countersigned and registered by the Corporation's transfer agent and registrar. WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. DATED TELLIUM, INC. /s/ Harry J. Carr CORPORATE /S/ Michael J. Losch SEAL CHAIRMAN AND * APR. 21, * CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 1997 SECRETARY AND TREASURER DELAWARE COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, INC. P.O. Box 1596 Denver, Colorado 80201 TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE The Corporation will furnish to any stockholder upon request and without charge a full statement of the 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. The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of 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 ----------------------- (State) Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. For Value Received, hereby sells, assigns and transfers 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 ------------------------------- 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 OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. X ------------------------------- -------------------------------- ALL GUARANTEES MUST BE MADE BY A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (SUCH AS A BANK OR BROKER) WHICH IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE SECURITIES TRANSFER AGENTS MEDALLION PROGRAM ("STAMP"), THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. MEDALLION SIGNATURE PROGRAM ("MSP"), OR THE STOCK EXCHANGES MEDALLION PROGRAM ("SEMP") AND MUST NOT BE DATED. GUARANTEES BY A NOTARY PUBLIC ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. --------------------------------