Overland Storage, Inc. Common Stock Certificate (Specimen)

Summary

This document is a specimen certificate representing shares of common stock in Overland Storage, Inc., a California corporation. It certifies that the holder owns fully paid and nonassessable shares, which can be transferred on the corporation's books by the holder or an authorized attorney. The certificate must be countersigned by the transfer agent, Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A., to be valid. It also outlines standard transfer and assignment procedures and provides information on shareholder rights upon request.

EX-4.1 4 a2089260zex-4_1.htm EXHIBIT 4.1
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Exhibit 4.1

Number				Shares
OS
	COMMON STOCK	[OVERLAND STORAGE LOGO]	COMMON STOCK
	INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA		SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND LEGENDS
			CUSIP 690310 10 7
	THIS CERTIFIES THAT
	SPECIMEN
	is the owner of
	FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE SHARE, OF
	OVERLAND STORAGE, INC.
	transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney on 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/ V.A. LOFORTI	[SEAL]	/s/ CHRISTOPHER CALISI
	SECRETARY		PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
		COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
		WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, N.A.
			TRANSFER AGENT
			AND REGISTRAR
			BY
			AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

OVERLAND STORAGE, INC.

Shareholders may obtain, upon request and without charge, a statement of the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon each class of shares authorized to be issued and upon the holders thereof from 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

(Cust)

(Minor)

JT TEN

—

as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common

under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

(State)

UNIF TRF MIN ACT

—

Custodian (until age )

(Cust)

(Minor)

under Uniform Transfers 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(S) 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.
Signature(s) Guaranteed


By
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 174d-15.

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