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Exhibit 4-A
COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK
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INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS SEE REVERSE FOR
OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Z
ZILA, INC.
CUSIP 989513 20 5
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| This Certifies that |
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FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $.001 PAR VALUE, OF
- -----------------------------------ZILA, INC.-----------------------------------
CERTIFICATE OF STOCK
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 by the Transfer
Agent and registered by the Registrar.
WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile
signatures of its duly authorized officers.
Dated
SPECIMAN SPECIMAN
Janice L. Backus --------------- Joseph Hines
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SECRETARY | CORPORATE | PRESIDENT
| SEAL |
| 1998 |
| DELAWARE |
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(C) SECURITY-COLUMBIAN UNITED STATES BANKNOTE COMPANY 1960
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
AMERICAN SECURITIES TRANSFER & TRUST, INC.
P.O. Box 1596
Denver, Colorado 80201
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
BY
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
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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 ______________________
UNIF TRF MIN ACT -- _______ Custodian (until age ________)
(Cust)
______________under Uniform Transfers
(Minor)
to Minors Act _______________________
(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, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________ Shares
of the common 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 WHATEVER.
Signature(s) Guaranteed
By _____________________________________________________________________________
THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION,
(BANKS, STOCK-BROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH
MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO
S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.