WhiteWave Foods Company Class A Common Stock Certificate Issued to Alexander David Sample
This document certifies that Alexander David Sample is the registered owner of a specified number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Class A Common Stock in The WhiteWave Foods Company, a Delaware corporation. The certificate allows for the transfer of shares upon proper endorsement and is subject to the company's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws. It must be countersigned by the transfer agent to be valid. Shareholders may request information about stock rights and preferences from the company or transfer agent.
Exhibit 4.1
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Shares****000000**Shares****000000**SShares* 000000 ******************* * 000000 ***************** **** 000000 **************** ***** 000000 *************** ****** 000000 **************CUSIP 966244 10 5SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONSFULLY-PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OFThe WhiteWave Foods Company (hereinafter called the Company), transferable on the books of the Company 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 of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and the By-Laws, as amended, of the Company (copies of which are on file with the Company and with the Transfer Agent), to all of which each holder, by acceptance hereof, assents. This Certificate is not valid unless 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 DD-MMM-YYYYCOUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR,ByAUTHORIZED SIGNATUREPresidentSecretaryCUSIP XXXXXX XX X Holder ID XXXXXXXXXXInsurance Value 00.1,000,000 Number of Shares 123456DTC 12345678901234512345678 PO BOX 43004, Providence, RI 02940-3004Certificate Numbers Num/No Denom. Total.MR A SAMPLE ###-###-#### ###-###-#### 111 DESIGNATION (IF ANY) 1234567890 ###-###-#### 222ADD 1ADD 2 ###-###-#### ###-###-#### 333 ###-###-#### ###-###-#### 444ADD 3ADD 4 ###-###-#### ###-###-#### 555 ###-###-#### ###-###-#### 666Total Transaction 7
THE WHITEWAVE FOODS COMPANYTHE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH SHAREHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS, A SUMMARY OF THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OF THE COMPANY AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS, AND THE VARIATIONS IN RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND LIMITATIONS DETERMINED FOR EACH SERIES, WHICH ARE FIXED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY, AS AMENDED, AND THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY, AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE VARIATIONS FOR FUTURE SERIES. SUCH REQUEST MAY BE MADE TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY OR TO THE TRANSFER AGENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY REQUIRE THE OWNER OF A LOST OR DESTROYED STOCK CERTIFICATE, OR HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, TO GIVE THE COMPANY A BOND TO INDEMNIFY IT AND ITS TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS AGAINST ANY CLAIM THAT MAY BE MADE AGAINST THEM ON ACCOUNT OF THE ALLEGED LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF ANY SUCH 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 (Cust) (Minor) TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (State) JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship UNIF TRF MIN ACT - Custodian (until age ) and not as tenants in common (Cust) under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (Minor) (State) Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEEFor value received, hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
(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: 20Signature: Signature: 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.Signature(s) Guaranteed: Medallion Guarantee StampTHE 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.