1 EXHIBIT NO. 4.01 Temporary Certificate -- Exchangable for Definitive Engraved Certificate -- When Ready for Delivery CARDINAL HEALTH, INC. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO NUMBER A THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRNASFERABLE IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN. OR IN NEW YORK, NY. SHARES CUSIP 14149Y 10 8 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS THIS CERTIFIES THAT is the owner of fully paid and non-assessable Common shares without par value of Cardinal Health, Inc., transferable only on the books of the corporation by the holder of this certificate in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. Dated: George H. Bennett, Jr. Robert D. Walter SECRETARY CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED BANK ONE, INDIANAPOLIS, NA (Indianapolis, Indiana) Transfer Agent and Registrar By Authorized 2 Cardinal Health, Inc. will mail to each shareholder without charge within five days of reciept of written request therefor a copy of the express terms, if any, of the shares represented by this certificate and of the other class or classes and series of shares, if any, which the corporation is authorized to issue. 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 CON -- 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 Unifirm Gifts to Minors Act _______________________________ (State) Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. For value received, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE / / / / _______________________________________________________________________________ (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE ASSIGNEE'S NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE) _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ of the shares represented by this certificate, and hereby irrevocably constitute(s) and appoint(s) _______________________________________________________________________________ attorney, with full power of substitution, to transfer the shares on the books of the corporation. Dated ______________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ (PLEASE SIGN EXATCLY AS NAME APPEARS ON THE FACE OF THIS CERTIFICATE)