INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

EX-4.1 2 dex41.htm FORM OF STOCK CERTIFICATE Form of Stock Certificate

Exhibit 4.1

 

COMMON   COMMON

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS

OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

  

SEE REVERSE FOR

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

    CUSIP 216648 40 2
The COOPER Companies    

 

THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC.

 

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT

 

 

IS THE OWNER OF

 

FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.10 EACH, OF

 

The Cooper Companies, Inc., (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) transferable 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 provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and all amendments and supplements thereto of the Company to all of which the holders by acceptance hereof assents. This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by a Transfer Agent and registered by a Registrar.

 

Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.

 

Dated:

 

/s/    ROBERT S. WEISS            /s/    CAROL R. KAUFMAN        
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER    VICE PRESIDENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

 

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:

 

AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY

(NEW YORK, N.Y.)

 

TRANSFER AGENT

AND REGISTRAR

 

By

  

 

    
        AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS A STATEMENT OR SUMMARY OF THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF WHICH THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE AND OF THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS. ANY SUCH REQUEST IS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE TRANSFER AGENT NAMED ON THE FACE OF THIS 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 not as tenants

     in common

       

        under Uniform Gifts 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 POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE

 

 

 

Shares of the capital 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 Company with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated,                    

 

 

 

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.

 

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.