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EXHIBIT 4.1
[LOGO] EDI
ELECTRONIC DESIGNS, INC.
NUMBER SHARES
ELECTRONIC DESIGNS, INC.
EDI-
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
COMMON STOCK
CUSIP 285666 10 3
SEE REVERSE FOR
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
IS THE OWNER OF
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF THE PAR VALUE OF ONE
CENT ($.01) EACH OF
ELECTRONIC DESIGNS, INC.
(hereinafter called the "Corporation") transferable upon 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 and the shares
represented hereby are issued and shall be subject to all the provisions of the
Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Corporation as from time to time
amended (copies of which are on file with the Corporation) to all of which the
holder, by acceptance hereof assents. This Certificate is not valid unless
countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be
signed by the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers and its
facsimile corporate seal to be hereunto affixed.
Dated:
/s/ FRANK D. EDWARDS /s/DONALD F. MCGUINNESS
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
ELECTRONIC DESIGNS, INC.
DELAWARE
1996
COUNTERERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
(New York, NY) TRANSFER AGENT
AND REGISTRAR
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ELECTRONIC DESIGNS, INC.
The Corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock. A
statement of the powers, designations, preferences, and the relative
participating, optional or other rights of each class and series of stock and
the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereon will be provided without
charge to each stockholder upon request to 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 Under Uniform Gifts to Minors
of survivorship and not as Act_____________
tenants 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
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PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE
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__________________________________________________________________________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,
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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.
SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED:
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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.
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