Informax, Inc. Common Stock Certificate

Summary

This document certifies that the named holder owns fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock in Informax, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The shares are transferable on the company's books by the holder or an authorized attorney upon proper endorsement and surrender of the certificate. The certificate is only valid if countersigned by the transfer agent and registered by the registrar. It also outlines procedures for transferring shares and requires signature guarantees for assignments.

EX-4.1 2 0002.txt EXHIBIT 4.1 EXHIBIT 4.1 [INFORMAX LOGO] NUMBER IM SHARES CUSIP 45677N 20 5 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE THIS CERTIFIES THAT IS THE RECORD HOLDER OF FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE OF INFORMAX, INC. TRANSFERABLE ON THE BOOKS OF THE CORPORATION BY THE HOLDER HEREOF IN PERSON OR BY DULY AUTHORIZED ATTORNEY UPON THE SURRENDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE PROPERLY ENDORSED. THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT VALID UNLESS 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 /s/ JAMES E. BERNSTEIN, MD [INFORMAX, INC. /s/ ALEXANDER TITOMIROV SECRETARY CORPORATE SEAL GRAPHIC] PRESIDENT COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE INFORMAX, INC. The Corporation will, upon request and without charge, furnish any stockholder information as to the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the quallifications, 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 under Uniform Gifts to Minors of survivorship and not as tenants Act _________________ in common (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_________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ (NAME AND ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE SHOULD BE PRINTED OR TYPEWRITTEN) _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________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(s) as written upon the face of the certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever. AFFIX MEDALLION SIGNATURE GUARANTEE IMPRINT BELOW ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ABOVE SIGNATURE(S) 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. THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION SUCH AS A SECURITIES BROKER/DEALER, COMMERCIAL BANK, TRUST COMPANY, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR A CREDIT UNION PARTICIPATING IN A MEDALLION PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE SECURITIES TRANSFER ASSOCIATION, INC.