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ROCK OF AGES CORPORATION


Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Vermont


 


                                



  
  	CLASS A COMMON STOCK	 	
      SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	This Certifies That	 	
      CUSIP 
772632  10  S



  



 


 


 


                                                                                                                                                                                         


 


                                is the owner of


 


 


FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE CLASS A
COMMON STOCK OF


Rock of Ages Corporation


(hereinafter
called the "Corporation") transferable on the books of the Corporation by said
owner in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this
certificate properly endorsed.  This
certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held
subject to all the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and all
amendments thereto, copies of which are on file at
the office of the Transfer Agent, and the holder hereof, by acceptance of this
certificate, consents to and agrees to be bound by all of said provisions. This
certificate is not valid unless counter-signed
and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.


 


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


                        Dated:


 


Rock of Ages Corporation


Corporate


SEAL


2009


 


Vermont


 


            _________________________________                                          _______________________________


                Secretary                                                                                            Chairman





















Rock of Ages Corporation




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 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 ____________

                                            
  (Cast)                          (Minor)

                                          under Uniform Gifts to Minors

                                          
  Act ______________________

                                                                  (      
  )

  
  

	
  TEN ENT -    as
  tenants by the entireties

  	
  
  

	
  JT TEN -        as
  joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
  common

  	
   

	

  

  
	

   









 






Additional abbreviations may also be used though not
in the above list.






                






For
Value Received ________________________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto






 






	
  
  (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS,
  INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OR 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 CHANGES WHATEVER.
	

  	

  
	

  	

  
	
   

  SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED:

  	

  
	
  
  THE
  SIGNATURE SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANK,
  STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP
  IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM) PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE
  17A-d-15.