Exhibit 4.1

NOT
VALID UNLESS COUNTERSIGNED BY TRANSFER AGENT
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF Nevada

|NUMBER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                    |  |                             |  |                            |  | SHARES
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------- |  | --------------------------- |  | -------------------------- |  | ------
|*XXX*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  | [VITALSTREAM HODLINGS, INC. LOGO] |  | [*XXX*]
Cusip No. 92847T 10
|AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK 290,000,000 SHARES
PAR VALUE: $.001                                                                                                                                                                                         
|THIS CERTIFIES THAT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  | [XXXXX XXXXXX]                     |  |                             |  |                           
|IS THE RECORD HOLDER OF                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  | [Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx]                 |  |                             |  |                           
|Shares ofVITALSTREAM HOLDINGS, INC.Common Stock                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|transferable on the books of the Corporation 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: [XXXXXX]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                                    |  |                             |  |                           
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                    |  |                            
|Secretary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                                    |  | PRESIDENT                  
|PROGRESSIVE TRANSFER COMPANY P.O. BOX 17561 / SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84117                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                   
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                    |  |                             |  | COUNTERSIGNED & REGISTERED
|COUNTERSIGNED Transfer AgentAuthorized Signature                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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