Harvard Bioscience, Inc. Common Stock Certificate

Summary

This document certifies that the named holder owns fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock in Harvard Bioscience, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The certificate allows the holder to transfer ownership of the shares by proper endorsement and is subject to the corporation's governing documents and Delaware law. The certificate must be countersigned by the transfer agent to be valid. It also outlines procedures for transferring shares and provides information on obtaining details about different classes or series of stock issued by the company.

EX-4.1 2 a2029062zex-4_1.txt EXHIBIT 4-1 EXHIBIT 4.1 [LOGO] NUMBER SHARES HBIO HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE CUSIP 416906 10 5 COMMON STOCK THIS CERTIFIES that SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS is the owner of FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE, OF - -------------------------- HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC. --------------------------- (herein called the "Corporation"), transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and held subject to the laws of the State of Delaware and to the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-laws of the Corporation, as amended from time to time. This Certificate is not valid until countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be executed by the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers and sealed with the facsimile seal of the Corporation. Dated: [SEAL] /s/ David Green /s/ Chane Graziano PRESIDENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SECRETARY COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: REGISTRAR TRANSFER AGENT AND TRANSFER COMPANY AND REGISTRAR BY /s/ SIGNATURE AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC. The Corporation is authorized to issue more than one class or series of stock. Upon written request the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder a copy 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 (Cust) (Minor) JT TEN -as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as under Uniform Gifts to Minors tenants in common 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, INCLUDING ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE) _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ SHARES OF THE COMMON 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.