Exhibit 4.1 Geac COMPUTER CORPORATION LIMITED COMMON SHARES ACTIONS ORDINAIRES [GEAC COMPUTER CORPORATION PICTURE] 00000 NUMBER NUMERO (INCORPORATED UNDER THE CANADA SHARES BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT) ACTIONS (CONSTITUEE SOUS L'AUTORITE DE LA LOI SUR LES SOCIETES COMMERCIALES CANADIENNES) CUSIP 368289 10 4 THIS CERTIFIES THAT - CECI ATTESTE QUE [SPECIMEN] is the registered holder of - est detenteur inscrit de FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE COMMON SHARES WITHOUT PAR VALUE IN THE CAPITAL OF ACTIONS ORDINAIRES ENTIEREMENT LIBEREES SANS VALEUR NOMINALE DU CAPITAL DE TRANSFERABLE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA IN TORONTO. TRANSFERABL AU BUREAU PRINCIPAL E DE LA SOCIETE DE FIDUCIE COMPUTERSHARE DU CANADA A TORONTO. Geac COMPUTER CORPORATION LIMITED This certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar of the Corporation. In Witness Whereof the Corporation has caused this certificate to be signed by its duly authorized officers. Dated: Le present certificat ne sera valide que lorsqu'il sera of contresigne par l'agent de transfert et enregistre par l'agent d'inscription de la Societe. En foi de quoi, la Societe a fait signer le present certificat par ses dirigeants dument autorises. - Date: "Paul D. Birch" COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED CONTRESIGNE ET ENREGISTRE COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA TORONTO President and Chief Executive Officer SOCIETE DE FIDUCIE COMPUTERSHARE DU CANADA President et chef de la direction TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR AGENT DE TRANSFERT ET AGENT D'INSCRIPTION "Craig C. Thorburn" BY PAR Secretary ------------------------------------- Secretaire AUTHORIZED OFFICER - DIRIGEANT AUTORISE [GEAC COMPUTER CORPORATION PICTURE] 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 AND MUST BE GUARANTEED BY A BANK, TRUST COMPANY OR MEMBER OF A RECOGNIZED STOCK EXCHANGE WHOSE SIGNATURE IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE TRANSFER AGENT. AVIS: LA SIGNATURE DE CE TRANSFERT DOIT CORRESPONDRE EN TOUS POINTS AU NOM PORTE AU RECTO DU CERTIFICAT SANS AUCUN CHANGEMENT QUEL QU'IL SOIT ET DOIT ETRE GARANTIE PAR UNE BANQUE, UNE SOCIETE DE FIDUCIE OU UN MEMBRE D'UNE BOURSE RECONNUE DONT LA SIGNATURE EST JUGEE ACCEPTABLE PAR L'AGENT DES TRANSFERTS. For value received, the undersigned Pour valeur recue le(s) hereby sells, assigns and transfers soussigne(s) par les presentes unto vend(ent), cede(nt) et transporte(nt) a PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL INSURANCE INDIQUER LE NUMERO D'ASSURANCE NUMBER OF TRANSFEREE _____________ SOCIALE DE CESSIONAIRE ________________________________________________________________________________ (Please print or type name and address including Postal Code of the Transferee) (Nom et adresse du cessionaire incluant le code postal en caracteres d'imprimerie) ________________________________________________________________________________ Shares _________________________________________________________________________actions of the capital stock represented by du capital actions que represente le the within Certificate, and does present certificat et constitue hereby irrevocably constitute and par les presentes appoint ________________________________________________________________________________ attorney to transfer the said stock son fonde de pouvoir irrevocable on the books of the within-named avec plein droit de delegation des Corporation with full power of pouvoirs conferes, aux fins de substitution in the premises. transferer les dites actions dans les registres de la Societe. Dated Date le_________________________________________________ Signature_______________________________________________ Guaranteed by Garantie par____________________________________________