EXHIBIT 4.1
SHARES
SPECIMEN
CUSIP 374276 10 3
SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
[NUMBER]
[G 1296]
COMMON STOCK
PAR VALUE $0.01
Getty Images, Inc.
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
SPECIMEN
IS THE OWNER OF
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE, OF
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(hereinafter 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 seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures
of its duly authorized officers.
Dated:
/s/ MARK H. GETTY [GETTY IMAGES, INC.] /s/ JONATHAN D. KLEIN
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Co-Chairman and Director [SEAL] Chief Executive Officer and
[1997] Director
[DELAWARE]
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
TRANSFER AGENT
AND REGISTRAR
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AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
GETTY IMAGES, INC.
The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so
requests, a copy of the designations, powers, 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. Any such request should be made to the Secretary of the
Corporation or to the Transfer Agent and Registrar named on the face of this
certificate.
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
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(Cust) (Minor)
TEN ENT - as tenants by the under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
entireties
JT TEN - as joint tenants with
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not as 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
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PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
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(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)
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Shares
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of the Stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably
constitute and appoint
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, Attorney
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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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Signature
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) MUST BE
GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE
GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS,
STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS
WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED
GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM).