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EXHIBIT 4.1 PO BOX 43004, Providence, RI 02940-3004 MR A SAMPLE DESIGNATION (IF ANY) ADD 1 ADD 2 ADD 3 CUSIP/IDENTIFIER XXXXXX XX X Holder IDXXXXXXXXXX Insurance Value 1,000,000.00 Number of Shares 123456 DTC 12345678 123456789012345 Certificate Numbers 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 Total Transaction Num/No. 1 2 3 4 Denom. 1 2 3 4 Total 1 2 3 4 ZQ|CERT#|COY|CLS| RGSTRY|ACCT#|TR ANSTYPE|RUN#|TRA NS# C O M M O N S T O C K P A R V A L U E $ 0. 0 1 C e r t i f i c a t e N u m b e r ZQ00000000 K O R N F E R R Y I N C O R P O R A T E D U N D E R T H E L A W S O F T H E S T A T E O F D E L A W A R E COMMON STOCK Shares **000000****************** ***000000***************** ****000000**************** *****000000*************** ******000000************** THIS CERTIFIES THAT ** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS is the owner of MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLE & MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLE Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Sample **** Mr. Sample *** ZERO HUNDRED THOUSAND ZERO HUNDRED AND ZERO*** **000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares*** *000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares**** CUSIP 500643 20 0 000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****0 00000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****00 0000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000 000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****0000 00**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****00000 0**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000 **Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000* *Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000** Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**Shares****000000**S THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN CITIES DESIGNATED BY THE TRANSFER AGENT, AVAILABLE ONLINE AT www.computershare.com FULLY-PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF Korn Ferry transferable 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 seal of the corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. DATED DD-MMM-YYYY COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Corporate Officer General Counsel TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR, By AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE Printed by DATA BUSINESS FORMS SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

 

 

 

 

KORN FERRY THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS, A COPY OF THE DESIGNATIONS, POWERS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THERE OF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS. ANY SUCH REQUESTS MAY BE ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY 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 -as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -............................................Custodian................................................ (Cust) (Minor) TEN ENT -as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act........................................................ (State) JT TEN -as joint tenants with right of survivorship UNIF TRF MIN ACT -............................................Custodian (until age................................) and not as tenants in common (Cust) .............................under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act................... (Minor) (State) Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE For value received,____________________________hereby sell, assign and transfer unto ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (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: __________________________________________20__________________ Signature:____________________________________________________________ Signature:____________________________________________________________ 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: Medallion Guarantee Stamp THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD 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. SECURI TY INSTRUCTI ONS THIS IS WATERMARKED PAPER, DO NOT ACCEPT WITHOUT NOTING WATERMARK. HOLD TO LIGHT TO VERIFY WATERMARK The IRS requires that the named transfer agent (“we”) report the cost basis of certain shares or units acquired after January 1, 2011. If your shares or units are covered by the legislation, and you requested to sell or transfer the shares or units using a specific cost basis calculation method, then we have processed as you requested. If you did not specify a cost basis calculation method, then we have defaulted to the first in, first out (FIFO) method. Please consult your tax advisor if you need additional information about cost basis. If you do not keep in contact with the issuer or do not have any activity in your account for the time period specified by state law, your property may become subject to state unclaimed property laws and transferred to the appropriate state. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7kfy-ex42_978.htm

 

EXHIBIT 4.2

KORN FERRY

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

 

DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

 

Our authorized capital stock consists of 200,000,000 shares, each with a par value of $0.01 per share, of which:

	
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150,000,000 shares are designated as common stock, of which 56,436,120 shares were outstanding as of June 21, 2019; and

	
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50,000,000 shares are designated as preferred stock, none of which were outstanding as of June 21, 2019.

 

The following description of the terms of our common stock is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws, both of which are exhibits to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2019.

 

Common Stock

 

Voting

Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote for each share held of record on the applicable record date on all matters presented to a vote of stockholders. Under our bylaws, each nominee for election as a director in an uncontested election shall be elected if the number of votes cast for the nominee’s election exceeds the number of votes cast against the nominee’s election. In all director elections other than uncontested elections, the nominees for election as a director shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast. All other matters, unless otherwise provided by our certificate, bylaws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to us, or as otherwise provided by law or pursuant to any regulation applicable to us, shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of our outstanding shares which are present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon.

 

Dividends

Subject to the rights of the holders of any preferred stock which may be outstanding, each holder of common stock on the applicable record date is entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available therefor, and, in the event of

liquidation, to share pro rata in any distribution of our assets after payment or providing for the payment of liabilities and the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred stock. On December 8, 2014, our board of directors adopted a dividend policy reflecting an intention to distribute to each holder of common stock a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share. The declaration and payment of future dividends under the quarterly dividend policy will be at the discretion of our board of directors, will depend upon many factors, and may be amended, revoked or suspended by our board of directors at any time and for any reason. 

 

Other Rights

Holders of common stock have no preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for any stock or other securities and there are no conversion rights or redemption or sinking fund provisions with 

 

 

respect to common stock. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and non-assessable. 

 

Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

 

We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business

combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes a merger, asset sale or a transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. An “interested stockholder” is a person who, individually or together with that person’s affiliates and associates, owns (or, in certain cases, within the preceding three years, did own) 15% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock. Under Section 203, a business combination between an interested stockholder and us is prohibited unless it satisfies one of the following conditions:

 

	
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prior to the time the stockholder became an interested stockholder, our board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; 

	
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on consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of our voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced (excluding, for purposes of determining the number of shares outstanding, but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder, (1) shares owned by persons who are directors and officers and (2) shares owned by employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer); or 

	
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at or subsequent to such time the business combination is approved by our board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

 

Certain Anti-Takeover Effects

 

Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws summarized below may be deemed to have anti-takeover effects and may delay, defer or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider to be in the stockholder’s best interest, including those attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares held by stockholders.

 

Advance Notice Requirements

 

Our bylaws establish advance notice procedures with regard to stockholder proposals relating to the nomination of candidates for election as directors or new business to be brought before meetings of our stockholders. These procedures provide that notice of stockholder proposals must be given in writing in a timely manner to our secretary prior to the meeting at which the

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action is to be taken. Generally, to be timely, notice must be received at our principal executive offices of not less than 90 days prior to the anniversary of the prior year’s annual meeting, nor more than 120 days prior to the anniversary of the prior year’s annual meeting. The notice must contain certain information specified in our bylaws.

 

Blank Check Preferred Stock

 

Our charter provides for 50,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock may enable our board of directors to render more difficult or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise. For example, if in the due exercise of its fiduciary obligations, our board of directors were to determine that a takeover proposal is not in our best interests, our board of directors could issue preferred stock without stockholder approval in one or more private offerings or other transactions that might dilute the voting or other rights of the proposed acquiror or insurgent stockholder or stockholder group. In this regard, our charter grants our board of directors broad power to establish the rights and preferences of authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock. The issuance of shares of preferred stock could decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to holders of shares of common stock and nonvoting common stock. The issuance may also adversely affect the rights and powers, including voting rights, of such holders and may have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of us.

 

No Cumulative Voting

 

Our certificate does not grant stockholders the right to vote cumulatively.

 

No Written Consent of Stockholders

 

Our charter does not permit our stockholders to act by written consent without a meeting, unless the action to be taken by written consent of stockholders and the taking of such action by written consent shall have been expressly approved by our board of directors in advance of the taking of such consent.

 

Special Meetings of Stockholders

 

Special meetings of stockholders (i) may be called by our board of directors, the chair of the board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President, and (ii) shall be called by the chair of the board or the Secretary of the Company upon the written request of one or more persons that own shares representing at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the outstanding shares of common stock and who comply with all of the requirements and procedures set forth in our bylaws to require us to call a special meeting.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for the common stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

 

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Listing

 

Our common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “KFY.”

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