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Exhibit 4.1
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| THIS CERTIFIES THAT |
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FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF
MedQuist Inc.
(hereinafter called the “Corporation” ) transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Corporation and the amendments time to time made thereto, copies of which are or will be on file at the principal office of the Corporation to all of which the holder by acceptance hereof assents. This Certificate is not valid unless 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:
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| SECRETARY |
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| COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED |
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| AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY |
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| (NEW YORK, N.Y) |
| TRANSFER AGENT |
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AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
MedQuist Inc.
The Company will furnish to any shareholder upon request and without charge a full statement of the designation, relative rights, preferences and limitations of the shares of each class authorized to be issued and the designation, relative rights, preferences and limitations of each series of preferred shares which the Company is authorized to issue so far as the same have been fixed, and the authority of the Board of Directors of the Company to designate and fix the relative rights, preferences and limitations of other series.
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 |
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| JT TEN | — | as joint tenants with right of |
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Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
For value received hereby sell assign and transfer unto
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| Attorneyto 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 |
