Common Stock Certificate for Magma Design Automation, Inc.

Summary

This document is a form of common stock certificate issued by Magma Design Automation, Inc., a Delaware corporation. It certifies that the named holder owns fully paid and nonassessable shares of the company's common stock, which can be transferred by endorsement and delivery to the transfer agent. The certificate includes standard legal language regarding transferability, required signatures, and instructions for assignment. It also references the rights and preferences of the stock as set forth in the company's Certificate of Incorporation, which are available to shareholders upon request.

EX-4.1 6 dex41.txt FORM OF COMMON STOCK CERIFICATE EXHIBIT 4.1 FORM OF COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE [LOGO] NUMBER SHARES SC- INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE CUSIP 559181 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS THIS CERTIFIES THAT MAGMA DESIGN AUTOMATION, INC. is the record holder of FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $.0001 PAR VALUE OF MAGMA DESIGN AUTOMATION, 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 Registrar. WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated: [Roy E. Jewell] PRESIDENT [SEAL] [Rajeev Madhavan] SECRETARY COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: MELLON INVESTOR SERVICES, L.L.C. __________________________ __________________________ AND REGISTRAR BY AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE MAGMA DESIGN AUTOMATION, INC. A statement of all 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 as established by the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, may be obtained by any stockholder upon request and without charge from 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 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 Gift to Minors Act ________ (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. ASSIGNMENT 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(S) of the Shares of capital stock represented by the within Certificate and do(es) hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ________ Attorney to transfer the said Shares on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated NOTE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the names as written upon the face of the certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. Signatures must be guaranteed. Signature(s) Guaranteed: By THE SIGNATURES 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.