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EX-4.1 4 v228494_ex4-1.htm EXHIBIT 4.1

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COMMON STOCK	XO GROUP INC.	SEE REVERSE FOR
		CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

CUSIP 983772 10 4

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT

is the owner of

fully paid and non-assessable shares of the COMMON STOCK, par value $.01 per share, of

XO GROUP INC.

(hereinafter called the “Corporation”), 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 registered by the Registrar.

WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.

Dated:

/s/ JOHN P. MUELLER		/s/ DAVID LIU
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	[SEAL]	CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
AND TREASURER		OF DIRECTORS, PRESIDENT
		AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
		OFFICER

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:

AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY (NEW YORK)

BY TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

A statement of the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the respective classes or series of shares of stock of the Corporation and upon holders thereof as established by the Certificate of Incorporation or by any Certificate of Designation of Preferences, and the number of shares constituting each series and the designations thereof, may be obtained by any stockholder upon request and without charge at the principal office of the Corporation.

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)

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 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.

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 WHATSOEVER

Signature(s) Guaranteed:

__________________________________________________________________________

THE 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.

KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN, MUTILATED OR DESTROYED, THE CORPORATION WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE.