Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. Common Stock Certificate

Summary

This document certifies that the named holder owns fully paid shares of common stock in Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The certificate allows the holder to transfer ownership by proper endorsement and surrender to the transfer agent, Wachovia Bank, N.A. It is only valid when countersigned and registered. The certificate also outlines standard stockholder rights and transfer procedures, and provides for the appointment of an attorney to facilitate transfers.

EX-4.1 4 j9523704exv4w1.txt STOCK CERTIFICATE Exhibit 4.1 COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK NUMBER INCORPORATED UNDER SHARES THE LAWS OF THE DSG STATE OF DELAWARE THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR IN CHARLOTTE, NC OR NEW YORK, NY. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS CUSIP 000000 00 0 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT IS THE OWNER OF FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE, OF DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. 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 registered by the Registrar. Witness the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated: COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: WACHOVIA BANK, N.A. TRANSFER AGENT CHAIRMAN AND REGISTRANT DICK'S LOGO SPORTING GOODS BY AUTHORIZED OFFICER SECRETARY

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 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 ----------- ---------- JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of (Cust) (Minor) survivorship and not as tenants under Uniform Gifts to Minors in common Act ----------------------------- (State)

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 WHATEVER. SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED; - -------------------------------------------------------------- THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD 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 17AD-15.