EXHIBIT 4.1 NUMBER HAGLER BAILLY, INC. SHARES HB INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE COMMON STOCK SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND LEGENDS CUSIP 405183 10 4 THIS CERTIFIES that is the owner of FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE, OF HAGLER BAILLY, 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 and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. Witness the facsimile signatures of the Corporation's duly authorized officers. Dated: /s/ Henri-Claude Bailly /s/ Daniel M. Rouse - --------------------------- ------------------------------ CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO VICE PRESIDENT, CFO, TREASURER AND SECRETARY [SEAL] [On the lower right corner of the face of this certificate the following language appears] Countersigned and Registered: STATE STREET BANK & TRUST COMPANY ( ) TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR By: AUTHORIZED OFFICER HAGLER BAILLY, INC. The 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 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, ___________________sell, assign and transfer unto PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE [box] _______________________________________________________________________________ (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME 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 ______________________ X ___________________________________________ X ___________________________________________ 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 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.