Specimen common stock certificate



 Exhibit 4.1 
  

		
	COMMON STOCK	  	COMMON STOCK

  
 CM 

 
 COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 
  

		
	THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN
NEW YORK, NEW YORK	  	 CUSIP 20451N 10 1
 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS


  
 INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
  
 THIS 
 CERTIFIES 
 THAT 
  
  
 IS THE OWNER OF 
  
 FULLY PAID AND NON- ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, PAR
VALUE, $.01 PER SHARE, OF 
  
 Compass Minerals International, Inc. (the
“Company”), transferable on the books of the Company in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. 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 signature of its duly authorized officers. 
  
 Dated: 
  
 [CORPORATE SEAL] 
  

			
	/s/    Bill Zornes        	 	 	 	/s/    Michael E. Ducey        
	SECRETARY	 	 	 	PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER








 COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 
  
 This certificate also evidences and entities the holder hereof to certain rights as set forth in an Agreement between Compass Minerals International,
Inc, (the “Company”) and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “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 the Company. Under certain circumstances, as set forth in the 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 the certificate a copy of the Agreement without charge after receipt of a written request therefor. As described in the Agreement, Rights which are owned by, transferred to or have been owned by Acquiring Persons or
Associates or Affiliates thereof (as defined in the Agreement) shall become null and void and will no longer be transferable. 
  
 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 is
common                UNIF GIFT MIN ACT –
              Custodian                 
 TEN ENT  – as tenants by the
entireties                                       
          (Cust)                    (Minor) 
 JT TEN     – as joint tenants with right
of                                        under
Uniform Gifts to Minors 
                 survivorship and not as tenants
                                    Act
                         
                 in
common                          
                                        
            (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 Company 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.