COMMON STOCK $0.01 PAR VALUE

EX-4.4 5 dex44.htm SPECIMEN COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE Specimen Common Stock Certificate

EXHIBIT 4.4


COMMON STOCK		COMMON STOCK $0.01 PAR VALUE
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INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE		SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

VITAMIN SHOPPE, INC.

THIS CERTIFIES THAT

IS THE OWNER OF

FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF VITAMIN SHOPPE, INC.

transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof 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 Registrar. Witness the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.

Dated:

[CORPORATE SEAL]

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:


SECRETARY		TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
	BY
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER		AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

This Corporation will 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 or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

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(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 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 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 Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated

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

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 174d-15.