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Prepared by MERRILL CORPORATION

Temporary Certificate—Exchangeable for Definitive Certificate When Ready for Delivery  

	

NUMBER	 	

9.10% SERIES B

CUMULATIVE

REDEEMABLE

PREFERRED STOCK	 	

 

 A L E X A N D R I A	 	

9.10% SERIES B

CUMULATIVE

REDEEMABLE

PREFERRED STOCK	 	

SHARES
		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF

THE STATE OF MARYLAND	 	 	 	REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.	 	 	 	SEE REVERSE FOR IMPORTANT NOTICE ON TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	CUSIP 015271 30 7

    THIS CERTIFIES THAT 

    IS THE RECORD HOLDER OF 

FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE 9.10% SERIES B CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE (THE "SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK"),OF 

	
	 	ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.	 	

	 (the "Company") transferable on the books of the Company by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized agent upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid until countersigned by
the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be subject to all of the provisions of the charter (the "Charter") and the Bylaws of the Company and any amendments
thereto.
	    WITNESS the seal of the Comany and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.
	Dated:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	

 

SECRETARY	 	[SEAL OF ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC., MARYLAND]	 	

 

CHAIRMAN

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:

              AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY

                        TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR 

BY 

AUTHORIZED
SIGNATURE 

        THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE TWO CLASSES OF STOCK WHICH ARE DESIGNATED AS COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK. THE PREFERRED STOCK MAY BE ISSUED
IN ONE OR MORE SERIES OR CLASSES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS AUTHORIZED TO DETERMINE THE PREFERENCES, LIMITATIONS AND RELATIVE RIGHTS OF EACH SERIES OR CLASS OF PREFERRED STOCK BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF
ANY SUCH SERIES OR CLASS OF PREFERRED STOCK. THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH, WITHOUT CHARGE, TO ANY STOCKHOLDER MAKING A REQUEST THEREFOR, A COPY OF THE COMPANY'S CHARTER AND A FULL STATEMENT OF THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 2-211(B) OF THE CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS ARTICLE OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGNATIONS AND ANY PREFERENCES, CONVERSION AND OTHER
RIGHTS, VOTING POWERS, RESTRICTIONS, LIMITATIONS AS TO DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS, QUALIFICATIONS AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF REDEMPTION OF THE STOCK OF EACH CLASS WHICH THE COMPANY HAS THE
AUTHORITY TO ISSUE AND, SINCE THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE PREFERRED STOCK IN SERIES OR CLASSES, (i) THE DIFFERENCES IN THE RELATIVE RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES BETWEEN THE SHARES OF EACH
SERIES OR CLASS TO THE EXTENT SET, AND (ii) THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO SET SUCH RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES OF SUBSEQUENT SERIES OR CLASSES. REQUEST FOR SUCH WRITTEN STATEMENT MUST
BE DIRECTED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY AT ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE. THE FOREGOING SUMMARY DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE COMPLETE AND IS SUBJECT TO AND QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE CHARTER
OF THE COMPANY. 

        The shares of Series B Preferred Stock represented by this Certificate are subject to restrictions on
transfer for the purpose of establishing or maintaining the Company's status as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). No person may
Beneficially Own shares in excess of the Ownership Limit, which may increase or decrease from time to time, unless such Person is an Excepted Holder. Any Person who attempts to beneficially own shares
in violation of the above limitation must immediately notify the Company. If the restrictions on ownership or transfer are violated, the shares represented hereby will be automatically exchanged for
shares of Excess Stock, which will be held in trust for a Charitable Beneficiary. The foregoing is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Charter and all capitalized terms in this legend have
the meanings defined in the Charter. The Company will furnish a copy of the Charter to any stockholder of the Company on request and without charge. Such request must be made to the Secretary of the
Company at the Company's principal office. 

        KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN, OR DESTROYED THE COMPANY 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  .........................	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	(Cust)                        (Minor)	 	 
	TEN ENT	 	—	 	as tenants by the entireties	 	 	 	under Uniform Gifts to Minors
	JT TEN	 	—	 	as joint tenants with right of	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	survivorship and not as tenants	 	 	 	Act..................................................................
	 	 	 	 	in common	 	 	 	(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 preferred stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
	

 Agent to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Company with full power of substitution in the premises.
	

Dated  __________________________________

	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	

 	
 	

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	 	 	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 WHATEVER.

Signature(s)
Guaranteed 

	 
	 

	By	
 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.Prepared by MERRILL CORPORATION

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EXHIBIT 4.1    
  

	
NUMBER

PYP
	 	PayPal
 INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE	 	
SHARES

  

	
COMMON STOCK	
 	

 	
 	

CUSIP 704508 10 0

SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
	

	THIS CERTIFIES THAT	 	 
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

 
	is the owner of	 	 	 	 
	

FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE, OF
  PAYPAL, INC.  

(the "Corporation"), a Delaware corporation. The shares represented by this Certificate are transferable only on the stock transfer books of the Corporation by
the holder of record hereof, or by his duly authorized attorney or legal representative, upon the surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid until countersigned and
registered by the Corporation's transfer agent and registrar. 

    This
Security is not a deposit or account and is not federally insured or guaranteed. 

    In
Witness Whereof, the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be executed by the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers and has caused a facsimile of its corporate
seal to be hereunto affixed. 

DATED: 

	/s/ John D. Muller

SECRETARY	 	
PAYPAL, INC.

CORPORATE

SEAL

MARCH 9, 1999

DELAWARE
	 	/s/ Peter Thiel

CHAIRMAN

	
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
	 	 	AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY

(NEW YORK, N.Y.)	 	TRANSFER AGENT

AND REGISTRAR
	BY	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

PAYPAL, 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, limitations 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, the number of shares constituting each class and series, and the designations thereof, may be obtained by the holder hereof upon request and without charge at the principal office of
the Corporation. 

    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)
	 	 	 	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 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
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	 	 	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 WHATEVER.

Signature(s)
Guaranteed 

	

By	
 	

  
	
 	

 
	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.	 	 

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