Form of Certificate representing Zep Inc. common stock




 Exhibit 4.1 
 

 








 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 
  

							
	TEN COM	  	 –  as tenants in common
	  	UNIF GIFT/TRANS 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/Transfers 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

  

	
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	of the shares represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint

  

	
	 
	to transfer the said shares 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.

 KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN, MUTILATED OR DESTROYED, THE CORPORATION MAY
REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE. 
 Until the Separation Time (as defined in the Rights Agreement
referred to below), this certificate also evidences and entitles the holder hereof to certain Rights as set forth in a Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, dated as of October 30, 2007 (as such may be amended from time to time, the “Rights
Agreement”), between Zep Inc. (the “Company”) and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent, the terms of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference and a copy of which is on file at the principle executive offices of the
Company. Under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Rights Agreement, such Rights may be redeemed, may become exercisable for securities or assets of the Company or securities of another entity, may be exchanged for shares of Common Stock or
other securities or assets of the Company, may expire, may become null and void (if they are “Beneficially Owned” by an “Acquiring Person” or an “Affiliate” thereof, as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement, or
by any transferee of any of the foregoing) or may be evidenced by separate certificates and may no longer be evidenced by this certificate. The Company will mail or arrange for the mailing of a copy of the Rights Agreement to the holder of this
certificate without charge after the receipt of a written request therefore.