Exhibit
4.1

     

    
       

      
        	
                

              	
                

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                                                AGA


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                                       Artio Global Investors

                        INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

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This Certifies That


Is the owner of
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    Fully paid and Non-Assessable Shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of
                                    ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC.

transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized Attorney upon surrender
of this  Certificate  properly  endorsed.  This  Certificate is not valid unless  countersigned  and
registered by the Transfer Agent and Register.

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

DATED:WITNESS


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     Chairman                                               Corporate Secretary


                                              CLASS A
                                            COMMON STOCK
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                                               SHARES

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                                          SEE REVERSE FOR
                                        CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

                                           CUSIP TO COME


COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC
           (NEW YORK, NY)
                 TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
BY

                                      AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE



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            AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY          PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: CORBIN MATLOCK 931-490-7660
                711 ARMSTRONG LANE                             PROOF OF JUNE 26, 2008
            COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE 38401                        ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTORS INC.
                (931) 388-3003                                     TSB 30300 FC LOT 1
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         SALES: HOLLY GRONER 615-261-0610                          Operator:        AP
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/ ETHER 7 / LIVE JOBS /A/ Artio 30300 FC LOT 1                           Rev. 1
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        The Corporation
will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests 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.
Such request may be made to the Secretary of the Corporation at 330 Madison
Avenue, New York, NY 10017. 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 and resolutions of the Board of
Directors providing for the issue of shares of Preferred Stock (copies of which
may be obtained from the Secretary of the Corporation), to all of which the
holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents.

        


        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  

                TEN ENT

                JT
      TEN

              	
                  – 

                  – 

                  – 

              	
                as tenants in
      common

                as tenants by
      the entireties

                as joint
      tenants with right

                of
      survivorship and not as

                tenants in
      common

              	 	
                UNIF GIFT MIN ACT 
      –  _______ Custodian
      ________

                
                                                (Cust)                          
      (Minor)

                  
                                                         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 POSTAL 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.
	 	 	 	 


      

       

      
        	
                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
      WHATEVER.

              
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
                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 17Ad-15.