Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Sequenom, Inc.
This document is a specimen certificate representing shares of common stock in Sequenom, Inc., a Delaware corporation. It certifies that the holder owns fully paid and nonassessable shares, which can be transferred on the corporation's books by proper endorsement and registration. The certificate must be countersigned by the transfer agent to be valid. It also outlines procedures for replacement if lost and provides information on stockholder rights upon request. The certificate includes standard legal language for stock transfers and ownership forms.
Exhibit 4.1
SEQUENOM®
SQ NUMBER SHARES
COMMON STOCK
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
COMMON STOCK
SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
This Certifies that CUSIP 817337 40 5
is the record holder of
FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $.001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE, OF
SEQUENOM, INC.
transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney on surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate shall not be valid until countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.
WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the signatures of its duly authorized officers.
Dated:
SEQUENOM, INC.
CORPORATE
SEAL
1994
DELAWARE
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
By
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
©JEFFRIES BANKNOTE COMPANY
The Corporation shall furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests 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. Such requests shall be made to the Corporation’s Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation.
KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN, OR DESTROYED THE CORPORATION WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE.
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 Gifts 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
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)
of the common stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
Shares
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 17d-15.
