Common Stock Certificate of HA-LO Industries, Inc.

Summary

This document is a stock certificate issued by HA-LO Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation, certifying that the named holder owns a specified number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of the company's common stock. The certificate is transferable only on the corporation's books by the holder or an authorized attorney upon proper endorsement and surrender of the certificate. It must be countersigned by the transfer agent and registrar to be valid. The certificate also outlines standard legal abbreviations for ownership and transfer, and provides information on how to obtain details about the rights and preferences of the shares.

EX-4.1 2 ex-4_1.txt EXHIBIT 4.1 Exhibit 4.1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK [NUMBER] [SHARES] INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS THE STATE OF DELAWARE THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OR NEW YORK, NEW YORK CUSIP 404429 10 2 [HALO-TM- LOGO] HA - LO INDUSTRIES, INC. THIS CERTIFIES THAT IS THE OWNER OF FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $.001 PAR VALUE, OF HA - LO INDUSTRIES, INC. CERTIFICATE OF STOCK 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 UNLESS COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED BY THE TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR. WITNESS THE FACSIMILE SEAL AND THE SIGNATURES OF ITS DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICERS. [HA - LO INDUSTRIES, INC. CORPORATE SEAL] Dated /s/ Barry J. Shkolnik /s/ Bradley A. Keywell SECRETARY PRESIDENT Authorized Signature Countersigned and Registered: COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES LLC (Chicago, Illinois) Transfer Agent and Registrar By Authorized Signature - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HA-LO INDUSTRIES, INC. The record holder of this Certificate may obtain from the Secretary of the Corporation, upon request and without charge, a full statement of the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations of the shares of each class authorized to be issued; the designations, relative rights, preferences and limitations of each series of preferred shares authorized to be issued so far as the same have been fixed; and the authority of the Board of Directors to designate and fix the relative rights, preferences and limitations of other series. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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__________________________ (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 OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS 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______________________________________________ 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. SIGNATURE GUARANTEED:______________________________