Discovery Partners International, Inc. Common Stock Certificate

Summary

This document certifies that the named holder owns a specified number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock in Discovery Partners International, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The shares are transferable by the holder or their authorized representative upon proper endorsement and surrender of the certificate. The certificate must be countersigned by the transfer agent and registered by the registrar to be valid. It also outlines procedures for transferring shares and provides information on how shareholders can request details about the rights and preferences of the corporation's stock.

EX-4.1 3 ex4-1.txt EXHIBIT 4.1 1 EXHIBIT 4.1 NUMBER SHARES [DISCOVERY PARTNERS LOGO] DISCOVERY PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS THE STATE OF DELAWARE CUSIP 254675 10 1 THIS CERTIFIES THAT ---------------------------------------- IS THE RECORD HOLDER OF ---------------------------------------- FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $.001 PAR VALUE, OF DISCOVERY PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL, 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. [SEAL] /s/ JACK FITZPATRICK /s/ RICCARDO PIGLIUCCI - ---------------------------- ------------------------- CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF AND SECRETARY EXECUTIVE OFFICER COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR, AUTHORIZED OFFICER 2 DISCOVERY PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL, INC. The Corporation shall 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 of the Corporation or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Such requests shall be made to the Corporation's Secretary at the principal office of the 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 under Uniform Gifts to Minors survivorship and not as tenants Act _______________________________ in common (State) UNIF TRF MIN ACT -- __________ Custodian (until age ___) (Cust) __________ under Uniform Transfers (Minor) to Minors Act _____________________ (State)

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. For value received,___________________________hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 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 such shares 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 WHATSOEVER. Signature(s) Guaranteed: By____________________________________ THE SIGNATURE MUST 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.