EXHIBIT 4.4
COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK
Shares Shares
IDEC
PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
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THIS CERTIFICATE IS INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF SEE REVERSE
TRANSFERABLE IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE FOR CERTAIN
NEW YORK, NY AND DEFINITIONS
RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ
CUSIP 449370 10 5
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
IS THE RECORD HOLDER OF
FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, $.001 PAR VALUE, OF
IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation
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
Registrar.
WITNESS, the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of
its duly authorized officers.
Dated:
/s/ KENNETH J. WOOLCOTT [SEAL] /s/ WILLIAM H. RASTETTER
Secretary Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
and President
Countersigned and Registered:
ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, LLC
Transfer Agent and Registrar
By
Authorized Signature
[REVERSE SIDE OF COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE]
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 of the
Corporation or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or
restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Such requests shall be made to
the Corporation's Secretary 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 -- as tenants in common
TEN ENT -- as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN -- as joint tenants with right of
survivorship and not as tenants
in common
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
_______________________________________________________________________ Attorney
to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation
with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated________________________
X_______________________________________________
X_______________________________________________
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) 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 SEC RULE 17aD.15.