DIGIMARC CORPORATION
Exhibit 4.1
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SHARES
DIGIMARC
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OREGON
SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
THIS CERTIFIES THAT:
PROOF
CUSIP 25381B 10 1
COMMON STOCK
IS THE OWNER OF
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE, OF Digimarc Corporation
transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder thereof in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed or assigned. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are subject to the laws of the State of Oregon, and to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Corporation, as now or hereafter amended. This certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent.
WITNESS the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.
DATED:
COUNTERSIGNED:
BROADRIDGE CORPORATE ISSUER SOLUTIONS, INC.
1717 ARCH ST., STE. 1300, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 TRANSFER AGENT
BY:
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
RChamness
SECRETARY
Bruce Davis
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DIGIMARC 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 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 survivorship and not | under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act | ||||
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Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
For Value Received, hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
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| 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 WHATSOEVER. |
THIS CERTIFICATE ALSO EVIDENCES AND ENTITLES THE HOLDER HEREOF TO CERTAIN RIGHTS AS SET FORTH IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JULY 31, 2008 AS IT MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME (THE “RIGHTS AGREEMENT”), BETWEEN DIGIMARC CORPORATION (“DIGIMARC”) AND BROADRIDGE CORPORATE ISSUER SOLUTIONS, INC. (OR ANY SUCCESSOR THERETO), AS RIGHTS AGENT (OR BETWEEN DIGIMARC AND ANY SUCCESSOR RIGHTS AGENT UNDER THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT), THE TERMS OF WHICH ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AND A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF DIGIMARC. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AS SET FORTH IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT, SUCH RIGHTS WILL BE EVIDENCED BY SEPARATE CERTIFICATES AND WILL NO LONGER BE EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE. DIGIMARC WILL MAIL TO THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE A COPY OF THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE AFTER RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR. RIGHTS BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY ACQUIRING PERSONS OR THEIR AFFILIATES OR ASSOCIATES (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT) AND BY ANY SUBSEQUENT HOLDER OF SUCH RIGHTS ARE NULL AND VOID AND NONTRANSFERABLE.
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 AS ESTABLISHED, FROM TIME TO TIME, BY THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION, AND THE NUMBER OF SHARES CONSTITUTING EACH CLASS AND SERIES AND THE DESIGNATIONS THEREOF, MAY BE OBTAINED BY THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE FROM THE CORPORATION AT ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE.
THE SIGNATURE TO THE ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND TO THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THIS CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATSOEVER, AND MUST BE GUARANTEED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR TRUST COMPANY OR A MEMBER FIRM OF A NATIONAL OR REGIONAL OR OTHER RECOGNIZED STOCK EXCHANGE IN CONFORMANCE WITH A SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM.
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