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EXHIBIT 4.1    
  


 
 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION    
    
    OF    
    
    SERIES A JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK    
  


(Pursuant to Section 151 of the

Delaware General Corporation Law)  


        TULARIK INC., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware (hereinafter called the "Company"), hereby certifies that the following resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation as required by Section 151 of the General
Corporation Law at a meeting duly called and held on December 10, 2002: 




        RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority granted to and vested in the Board of Directors of the Company in accordance with the provisions
of its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors hereby creates a series of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company and hereby states the
designation and number of shares, and fixes the relative designations and the powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof (in
addition to the provisions set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, which are applicable to the Preferred Stock of all classes and series), as follows: 





Series A
Junior Participating Preferred Stock: 


        Section 1.    Designation and Amount.    One million
(1,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, are designated "Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock" with the designations and the powers, preferences and rights, and the
qualifications, limitations and restrictions specified herein (the "Junior Preferred Stock"). Such number of shares may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors;  provided, that
no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Junior Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of shares then outstanding plus
the number of shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities issued by the Company convertible into
Junior Preferred Stock. 


        Section 2.    Dividends and Distributions.    



        (A)  Subject to the rights of the holders of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock (or any similar stock) ranking prior
and superior to the Junior Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Junior Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
"Common Stock"), of the Company, and of any other junior stock, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose,
quarterly dividends payable in cash on the first day of April, July, October and January in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a "Quarterly Dividend Payment Date"), commencing on
the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Junior Preferred Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the
greater of (a) $l.00 or (b) subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, 100 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, and 100 times the aggregate per
share amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions, other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment
Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share 



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of Junior Preferred Stock. In the event the Company shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or
consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common
Stock, then in each such case the amount to which holders of shares of Junior Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall be
adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of
shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event. 


        (B)  The Company shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Junior Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph (A) of
this Section immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock);  provided, that in the event no dividend or
distribution shall have been declared on the Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, a dividend of $1.00 per share on the Junior Preferred Stock shall nevertheless be payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend
Payment Date. 


        (C)  Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Junior Preferred Stock from the Quarterly
Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares, unless the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case
dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the
determination of holders of shares of Junior Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either of which events such dividends shall
begin to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Junior Preferred Stock in an amount
less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the
time outstanding. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Junior Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared
thereon, which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof. 




        Section 3.    Voting Rights.    The holders of shares of Junior
Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights: 



        (A)  Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, each share of Junior Preferred Stock shall entitle the
holder thereof to 100 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company. In the event the Company shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in
shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of
Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the number of votes per share to which holders of shares of Junior Preferred Stock were entitled
immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and
the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event. 


        (B)  Except as otherwise provided herein, in any other Certificate of Designation creating a series of Preferred Stock or any
similar stock, or by law, the holders of shares of Junior Preferred 



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Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock and any other capital stock of the Company having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of
stockholders of the Company. 


        (C)  Except as set forth herein, or as otherwise provided by law, holders of Junior Preferred Stock shall have no special
voting rights and their consent shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to vote with holders of Common Stock as set forth herein) for taking any corporate action. 




        Section 4.    Certain Restrictions.    



        (A)  Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Junior Preferred Stock as provided in
Section 2 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Junior Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid
in full, the Company shall not: 



          (i)  declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends
or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Junior Preferred Stock; 


        (ii)  declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to
dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Junior Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Junior Preferred Stock and all such parity stock on which dividends are
payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled; 


      (iii)  redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or
upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Junior Preferred Stock, provided that the Company may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any such junior stock in exchange
for shares of any stock of the Company ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Junior Preferred Stock; or 



        (iv)  redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Junior Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock
ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Junior Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by
publication (as determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other
relative rights and preferences of the respective series and classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective series or classes. 




        (B)  The Company shall not permit any subsidiary of the Company to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares
of stock of the Company unless the Company could, under paragraph (A) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner. 




        Section 5.    Reacquired Shares.    Any shares of Junior
Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their
cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth
herein, in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, or in any other Certificate of Designation creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock or as otherwise required by law. 


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        Section 6.    Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.    Upon
any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, no distribution shall be made (1) to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up) to the Junior Preferred Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Junior Preferred Stock shall have received $100 per share, plus an amount equal to accrued and
unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of such payment, provided that the holders of shares of Junior Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive an
aggregate amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 100 times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share to holders of shares of Common Stock, or
(2) to the holders of shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Junior Preferred Stock, except distributions made
ratably on the Junior Preferred Stock and all such parity stock in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding
up. In the event the Company shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each
such case the aggregate amount to which holders of shares of Junior Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under the proviso in clause (1) of the preceding sentence shall
be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number
of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event. 


        Section 7.    Consolidation, Merger, Etc.    In case the
Company shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any
other property, then in any such case each share of Junior Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed into an amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment
hereinafter set forth, equal to 100 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each share of Common
Stock is changed or exchanged. In the event the Company shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or
consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into
a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or change of shares of Junior Preferred Stock
shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the
number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event. 


        Section 8.    No Redemption.    The shares of Junior Preferred
Stock shall not be redeemable. 


        Section 9.    Rank.    The Junior Preferred Stock shall rank,
with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, junior to all series of any other class of the Company's Preferred Stock. 


        Section 10.    Amendment.    The Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company shall not be amended in any manner which would materially alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Junior Preferred Stock so as to
affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Junior Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class. 


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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this certificate as of December 11, 2002. 



	 	 	/s/  DAVID V. GOEDDEL      
 David V. Goeddel

Chief Executive Officer
	

 	
 	

/s/  WILLIAM J. RIEFLIN      
 William J. Rieflin

Secretary, Executive Vice President of Administration and General Counsel




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