Specimen Common Stock Certificate for Tarpon Industries, Inc.

Summary

This document is a specimen stock certificate for common shares of Tarpon Industries, Inc., a Michigan corporation. It certifies ownership of fully paid, nonassessable common shares, which are transferable on the corporation's books upon proper endorsement and surrender of the certificate. The certificate must be countersigned by the transfer agent and registered by the registrar to be valid. It also outlines standard transfer and assignment procedures, including signature guarantees, and provides information on shareholder rights and how to request further details from the transfer agent.

EX-4.1 8 k88598a1exv4w1.txt SPECIMEN STOCK CERTIFICATE EXHIBIT 4.1 SPECIMEN STOCK CERTIFICATE COMMON SHARES COMMON SHARES [ ] NUMBER TPO- [ ] At no charge, any shareholder may receive a CUSIP 876223 10 8 full statement of the SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS designation, relative rights, preferences, and limitations of the shares of each class or series of the Corporation's shares and the authority of the Corporation's Board of Directors to designate and prescribe the relative rights, preferences, and limitations of series so far as the same have been prescribed, by sending a written request for such statement to the Transfer Agent [LOGO OF TARPON INDUSTRIES, INC.] TARPON INDUSTRIES, INC. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN THIS CERTIFIES THAT [SPECIMEN] SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS is the record holder of [ ] FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE COMMON SHARES, NO PAR VALUE, OF TARPON INDUSTRIES, INC., transferable only on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. DATED: COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY (New York, New York) TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY _______________________ _________________________ CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CHAIRMAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT TARPON INDUSTRIES, INC. ________________________________________________________________________________ [FORM OF REVERSE OF 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 UNIF GIFT MIN ACT- _____Custodian_____ TEN ENT-- as tenants by the entireties (Cust.) (Minor) JT TEN -- as joint tenants with right of survivorship and notex as tenants in common under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act 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) ________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ shares of the 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 ________________________ (Sign here)____________________________________ NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) 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) 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.