1 Exhibit 4.1 KIRKLAND'S INC. NUMBER SHARES SC INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE CUSIP 497498 10 5 THIS CERTIFIES THAT is the owner of FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE, OF KIRKLAND'S 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 or assigned. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the Charter and all amendments thereto, to all of which the holder by acceptance hereof assents. 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: Kirkland's, Inc. Corporate Seal 1981 Tennessee /s/ Carl Kirkland /s/ Robert E. Alderson Chief Executive Officer Secretary COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED StockTrans, Inc. TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE 2 The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests 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 TEN ENT -- as tenants by the entireties JT TEN -- as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -- _______________ Custodian _______________ (Cust) (Minor) under Uniform Gifts 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. Dated _________________________ SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED: _________________________________________________ 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. The signature of the person executing this power must be guaranteed by an Eligible Guarantor Institution such as a Commercial Bank, Trust Company, Securities Broker/Dealer, Credit Union, or a Savings Association participating in a Medallion program approved by the Securities Transfer Association, Inc.