EX-4.1 - Specimen Stock Certificate for Shares of Common Stock

EX-4.1 6 b61476ufexv4w1.txt EX-4.1 - SPECIMEN STOCK CERTIFICATE FOR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK . . . COMMON STOCK $.10 PAR VALUE - -------------------- -------------------- Number U1st [GRAPHIC & PICTURE OF PEOPLE] Shares FBU - -------------------- -------------------- THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN BOSTON, NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO OR LOS ANGELES INCORPORATED UNDER CUSIP THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS UniFirst Corporation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Certifies that is the owner of --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [CERTIFICATE OF STOCK] FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF UniFirst Corporation transferable, so as to affect the rights of the Company, only by transfer recorded on the books of the Company, in person or by duly authorized attorney, and upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed or assigned. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are received and held subject to the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and to the Restated Articles of Organization and the By-Laws of the Company, all as from time to time amended, and the owner of this certificate by accepting the same expressly assents thereto. This certificate is not valid until countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. DATED: ------------------------------------------- -------------------- COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED UNIFIRST CORPORATION EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. TRANSFER AGENT 1950 AND REGISTRAR /s/ Cynthia C. Brown /s/ Aldo Croatti American Bank BY MASSACHUSETTS Note Company AUTHORIZED OFFICER TREASURER PRESIDENT -------------------- - -------------------- -------------------------------------------

UNIFIRST CORPORATION The Company is authorized to issued Preferred Stock and Common Stock. The Preferred Stock may be divided into and issued in one or more series, having such preferences, voting powers, qualifications and special and relative rights as may be established by the Board of Directors from time to time. A copy of the Company's Restated Articles of Organization setting forth the full text of the preferences, voting powers, qualifications and special and relative rights of the shares of each class (and of each series, if any) of capital stock will be furnished by the Company to the holder of this certificate upon written request and without charge. 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, __________________ -------------------------------------------- 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.