Specimen Common Stock Certificate of VCA Antech, Inc.

Summary

This document is a specimen certificate representing shares of common stock in VCA Antech, Inc., a Delaware corporation. It certifies that the named holder owns fully paid and non-assessable shares, which can be transferred 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 includes instructions for transferring ownership and requires signature guarantees for assignments.

EX-4.9 9 dex49.txt SPECIMEN CERTIFICATE FOR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK Exhibit 4.9 NUMBER [LOGO OF VCA ANTECH] SHARES WOOF- INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE COMMON STOCK CUSIP 92551Q 10 2 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS THIS CERTIFIES THAT ___________________________________________ is the record holder of _______________________________________ FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE, OF =============================== VCA Antech, Inc. =============================== transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of the 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: [SEAL] /s/ ART ANTIN VCA Antech, Inc. /s/ ROBERT L. ANTIN Chief Operating Officer, INCORPORATED Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice President MAY 7, 1987 President DELAWARE COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: U.S. STOCK TRANSFER CORPORATION TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR. By AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE 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 under Uniform Gifts to Minors survivorship and not as tenants Act................................. in common (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 TYPE WRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Shares of the Common Stock represented by the within certificate, and do(es) 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 ______________________________________ X _____________________________________________________ X _____________________________________________________ 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.