EX-4.01



 Exhibit 4.01 
 




 
 GoogleTM 
NUMBER SHARES

GOOGL 
GOOGLE INC. 
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE CUSIP 38259P 50 8 
SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR
CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS 
THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN CANTON, MA, JERSEY CITY, NJ AND COLLEGE STATION, TX 
THIS CERTIFIES THAT 
SPECIMEN 
IS THE OWNER OF 
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001
PER SHARE, OF 
GOOGLE INC. 
transferable only 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 and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. 
WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated: 
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN 
©SECURITY-COLUMBIAN UNITED STATES BANKNOTE COMPANY 1960 
GOOGLE INC. 
CORPORATE 
SEAL 
OCT. 22, 2002 
DELAWARE 
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT AND CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER 
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: 
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. 
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR 
BY: 
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE 







 GOOGLE INC. 

A statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or
series thereof and the qualifications or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights as established, from time to time, by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and by any certificate of determination, and the number of shares
constituting each class or series and the designations thereof, may be obtained by any stockholder of the Corporation upon written request and without charge from the secretary of the Corporation at the principal office of the Corporation. 

KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN, OR DESTROYED, THE CORPORATION WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO
THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE. 
 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
	 	
		 		 	 		 		 	  

	 COM PROP
	 	—	 	as community property	 		 		 		 	(State)	 		 	
		 		 		 		 		 		 		 	
		 		 		 		 	UNIF TRF MIN ACT —	 	  
	 	Custodian (until age	 	  
	 	)
		 		 		 		 		 	(Cust)	 		 		 	
								
		 		 		 		 		 	  
	 	under Uniform Transfers	 	
		 		 		 		 		 	(Minor)	 		 		 	
							
		 		 		 		 		 	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 Class A 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.	 	

 
  

			
	Dated	 	  



 

							
		 	  
	 		  	  

	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 whatsoever.	 		  	

  

	
	SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED

  

			
	  
	  	
	The signature(s) must be guaranteed by a brokerage firm or a financial institution that is a member of a securities approved Medallion program, such as Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (STAMP), Stock Exchanges Medallion
Program (SEMP) or New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Medallion Signature Program (MSP).