Specimen Common Stock Certificate for United Online, Inc.
This document is a specimen stock certificate for United Online, Inc., a Delaware corporation. It certifies ownership of fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, which are transferable on the corporation's books upon proper endorsement and registration by the transfer agent. The certificate includes instructions for transfer, replacement if lost, and legal definitions for various forms of ownership. It must be countersigned by the transfer agent and registrar to be valid.
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EXHIBIT 4.1
SPECIMEN STOCK CERTIFICATE
FACE
COMMON STOCK [UNITED ONLINE LOGO] UNITED ONLINE, INC. COMMON STOCK
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INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF DELAWARE
SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
CUSIP
THIS CERTIFIES THAT IS THE RECORD HOLDER OF
FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $0.0001 PAR VALUE, OF UNITED ONLINE, INC.
transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon 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.
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| /s/ FREDERIC A. RANDALL, JR. Frederic A. Randall, Jr. SECRETARY | /s/ MARK R. GOLDSTON Mark R. Goldston CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
U.S. STOCK TRANSFER CORPORATION
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
BY
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
BACK
The Corporation shall furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional, or other special rights of each class of stock of the Corporation 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:
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| 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 | ||
| COM PROP | — | as community property | ||
| 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)
Shares of the common 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.
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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 17aD-15.
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