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Exhibit 4.8    
    




  


ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION
  INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE  



	 	 	NUMBER
	 	 	 	SHARES
	 	 
	

 	
 	

COMMON STOCK	
 	

 	
 	

 COMMON STOCK	
 	

 
	

 	
 	
This Certifies that	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

    	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	
CUSIP



see reverse for certain definitions	
 	

 
	

 	
 	
Is the owner of	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	

FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $.10 PAR VALUE PER SHARE, OF	
 	

 
	

 	
 	

ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORATION	
 	

 
	

 	
 	
(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 by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.	
 	

 
	

 	
 	
Witness the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.	
 	

 
	

 	
 	

Dated:	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	/s/  RICHARD A. KABAKER      	 	[ANCHOR GLASS	 	/s/  RICHARD M. DENEAU      
	
	 	CONTAINER CORPORATION	 	

	VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY	 	SEAL]	 	PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:	
 	

 
	 	 	 	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK

NEW YORK, N.Y.
	 	 	 	 	 	 	TRANSFER AGENT	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	AND REGISTRAR.	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	By	 	 
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 	
 	

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

	
 	

 








        The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Corporation, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. 



        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	 	

	TEN ENT	—	 	as tenants by the entireties	 	 	 	 	 	 	(Cust)	 	 	 	(Minor)
	JT TEN	—	 	as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common	 	 	 	 	 	 	under Uniform Gifts 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 capital 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	
 	

    
	
 	

 
	

 	
 	
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 WHATSOEVER.
	
SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED	
 	

 





	

    
 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 SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 174d-15.	
 	

 
	    	 	 











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