McDATA Corporation Class B Common Stock Certificate Form

Summary

This document is a template for a stock certificate issued by McDATA Corporation for its Class B Common Stock. It certifies ownership of fully paid and non-assessable shares, which are transferable on the corporation's books upon proper endorsement and registration. The certificate outlines that a full statement of the rights and preferences of each class of stock is available to shareholders upon request. The certificate must be countersigned by the transfer agent and registrar to be valid.

EX-4.1 3 ex4-1.txt FORM OF CLASS B COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE 1 EXHIBIT 4.1 CLASS B CLASS B COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK NUMBER SHARES MC MCDATA(R) CORPORATION INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE THIS CERTIFIES that CUSIP 580031 10 2 is the owner of FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE CLASS B COMMON STOCK OF PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE OF ============================== MCDATA CORPORATION ============================== transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by a 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 MCDATA CORPORATION CORPORATE /s/ Dee J. Perry SEAL /s/ John F. McDonnell SECRETARY 1997 PRESIDENT DELAWARE * Countersigned and Registered: THE BANK OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK) TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE 2 MCDATA CORPORATION A FULL 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 WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE CORPORATION, WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH SHAREHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS, UPON APPLICATION TO THE TRANSFER AGENT, OR TO THE SECRETARY 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 in 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 Gifts 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 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) 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.