Form of Ordinary Share Certificate



 Exhibit 4.01 
  






 

					
	O R D I N A R Y S H A R E S	  		  	O R D I N A R Y S H A R E S
	KDE NUMBER	  	King	  	SHARES
	INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF IRELAND	  	King Digital Entertainment plc	  	SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
	THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE	  	P A R V A L U E	  	CUSIP [TO COME]
	IN CANTON, MA, JERSEY CITY, NJ AND COLLEGE STATION, TX	  		  	ISIN [TO COME]

 This Certifies that 
SPECIMEN 
is the registered holder of 
FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE ORDINARY SHARES OF 
King Digital Entertainment plc, par value each, transferable upon the register of the Company by the registered holder thereof in person or by duly authorized attorney upon
surrender of this certificate accompanied by a proper form of transfer, properly endorsed. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the Articles of Association of the
Company, a copy of which is on file with the Transfer Agent, to all of which the holder by acceptance hereof assents. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. 
Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. 
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: 
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. 
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR 
By: 
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE 
Dated: 
DIRECTOR 
King Digital Entertainment 
Public Limited Company 
SECURITIES 
SECRETARY 
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. 







 King Digital Entertainment plc 

The Company will furnish to the record holder of this certificate without charge, a copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, which
include the express terms of the shares represented by this certificate and other classes and series of shares which the Company is authorized to issue. Any such request is to be addressed to the Company or to the Transfer Agent named on the face of
this certificate. 
 THE TRANSFER OF THESE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE REQUIRES THE COMPLETION OF A SPECIALIZED STOCK TRANSFER FORM AND MAY BE
SUBJECT TO IRISH STAMP DUTY. PLEASE CONTACT THE TRANSFER AGENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 
 For US purposes 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 Transfer to Minors Act	 	  

		  		  		 	(Minor)	 		 	(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 PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE
	
	  

	
	  


  

					
	  
	 	Ordinary Shares,
	
	nominal value                          each represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby
irrevocably
		
	constitute and appoint	 	  


  

			
	  
	  	Attorney
	
	to transfer the said Ordinary Shares on the books of the within named Company with full power of substitution in the premises.

  

			
	Dated 	 	  


  

			
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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 CHANGE WHATEVER.


  

	
	Signature(s) Guaranteed:
	
	 By

	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 17Ad-15.