EXHIBIT 4.1 NUMBER SHARES [LOGO] CUSIP 28468C 10 9 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS ELDORADO ARTESIAN SPRINGS, INC. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO $.001 PAR VALUE COMMON STOCK THIS CERTIFIES THAT ***************SPECIMEN*****************is the owner of FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK $.001 PAR VALUE OF ELDORADO ARTESIAN SPRINGS, INC. transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney upon the surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent. WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated: /s/ Douglas A. Larson [Corporate Seal] /s/ Kevin M. Sipple Secretary President COUNTERSIGNED: CORPORATE STOCK TRANSFER, INC. 1675 Broadway, Suite 1480 Denver, Colorado 80202 By ------------------------------------- Transfer Agent and Registrar Authorized Signature [BACK OF CERTIFICATE] ELDORADO ARTESIAN SPRINGS, INC. TRANSFER FEE: $6.00 PER NEW CERTIFICATE The Corporation shall furnish, without charge, to each shareholder who requests, a full statement of the powers, designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the shares of each class of stock or series thereof and the variations in the relative rights and preferences between the shares of each series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences or such rights and the authority of the board of directors to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of subsequent series. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 survivorship and not as tenants Minors 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 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 _______________________________ X_______________________________________ ________________________________________ SIGNATURE MUST BE GUARANTEED BY A NOTICE: The signature of this assignment COMMERCIAL BANK OR TRUST COMPANY must correspond with the name as written OR MEMBER FIRM OF ONE OF THE upon the face of the certificate in FOLLOWING STOCK EXCHANGES: NEW YORK every particular, without alteration or STOCK EXCHANGE, PACIFIC STOCK enlargement or any change whatever. EXCHANGE, AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE, MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE.