Seattle Genetics, Inc. Common Stock Certificate
This document is a stock certificate issued by Seattle Genetics, Inc., a Delaware corporation. It certifies that the named holder owns fully paid and nonassessable shares of the company's common stock. The certificate can be transferred to another person by proper endorsement and surrender. It is only valid when countersigned by the company's transfer agent and registrar. The certificate also outlines standard legal language regarding stock ownership and transfer, and provides information on how to obtain details about the rights and preferences of the stock.
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EXHIBIT 4.1
| NUMBER | SHARES |
SEATTLE GENETICS, INC.
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE | CUSIP 812578 10 2 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS |
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
is the record holder of
FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE, OF
SEATTLE GENETICS, INC.
transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by holder's duly authorized attorney or legal representative, upon the surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Corporation's transfer agent and registrar.
WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.
Dated:
/s/ H. PERRY FELL | /s/ CLAY B. SIEGALL | |||
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SECRETARY | [SEATTLE GENETICS, INC. SEAL] | PRESIDENT |
SEATTLE GENETICS, INC.
The Corporation will furnish to any stockholder at the office of the Corporation upon request and without charge, a full statement 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.
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 | under Uniform Gifts to Minors | |||||||
| survivorship and not as tenants | Act........................................................................... | |||||||||
| in common | (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.
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)
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________ Shares
of the 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 ________________________________________________ | ||
| 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 must be guaranteed. |
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. |
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