Specimen Common Stock Certificate

EX-4.1 3 c78233a3exv4w1.txt SPECIMEN COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE EXHIBIT 4.1 (Number) (LIGHTFIRST LOGO) (Shares) LFI COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK LIGHTFIRST INC. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE THIS CERTIFIES THAT IS THE RECORD HOLDER OF FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE, OF LIGHTFIRST INC. transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid until countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated: /s/ MARTIN P. GILMORE (SEAL) /s/ MARTIN P. GILMORE SECRETARY PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CUSIP 53224A 10 6 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY (NEW JERSEY) TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE LIGHTFIRST 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, so far as the same shall have been fixed, and of the authority of the Board of Directors to designate and fix any preferences, rights and limitations of any wholly unissued series. 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 ------------------------------- JT TEN -- as joint tenants with right of (Cust) (Minor) survivorship and not as tenants under Uniform Gifts to Minors in common Act ------------------------------- (State) UNIF GIFT 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, 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 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 --------------------------------- X ----------------------------------------- X ----------------------------------------- THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) AS WRITTEN NOTICE: UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. Signature(s) Guaranteed By ----------------------------------------------- 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.