Specimen Stock Certificate




 
EXHIBIT 4.1

 


 








 
ARTISAN
COMPONENTS, INC. 
 
A statement of the rights,
preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the respective classes or series of shares of stock of the Corporation, and upon the holders thereof as established by the Certificate of Incorporation or by any certificate of
determination of preferences, and the number of shares constituting each class or series, and the designations thereof, may be obtained by the holder hereof upon request and without charge from the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal
office of the Corporation. 
 
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)

	 	 	 	 	 	    	 	 	 UNIF TRF MIN ACT
	 	 —
	  	 __________ Custodian (until age __________________)

	 	 	 	 	 	    	 	 	 	 	 	  	       (Cust)

	 	 	 	 	 	    	 	 	 	 	 	  	 ________________________ under Uniform Transfers

	 	 	 	 	 	    	 	 	 	 	 	  	                 (Minor)

	 	 	 	 	 	    	 	 	 	 	 	  	 to Minor 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. 
 

	
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	 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, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.


 
 
 
THIS CERTIFICATE ALSO EVIDENCES AND ENTITLES THE HOLDER HEREOF TO CERTAIN
RIGHTS AS SET FORTH IN A RIGHTS AGREEMENT BETWEEN ARTISAN COMPONENTS, INC. AND EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS THE RIGHTS AGENT, DATED AS OF DECEMBER 12, 2001 (THE “RIGHTS AGREEMENT”), THE TERMS OF WHICH ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED HEREIN BY
REFERENCE AND A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF ARTISAN COMPONENTS, INC. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AS SET FORTH IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT, SUCH RIGHTS WILL BE EVIDENCED BY SEPARATE CERTIFICATES AND WILL NO LONGER BE
EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE. THE COMPANY WILL MAIL TO THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE A COPY OF THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE AFTER RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES SET FORTH IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT, RIGHTS
ISSUED TO , OR HELD BY, ANY PERSON WHO IS, WAS OR BECOMES AN ACQUIRING PERSON OR ANY AFFILIATE OR ASSOCIATE THEREOF (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT), WHETHER CURRENTLY HELD BY OR ON BEHALF OF SUCH PERSON OR BY ANY SUBSEQUENT
HOLDER, MAY BECOME NULL AND VOID.