EX-4.5 3 c33948_ex4-5.txt SERIES "A" PREFERRED ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 65,000,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND 5,000,000 SHARES OF PREFERRED STOCK LEGENDS PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE SERIES "A" PREFERRED STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE, OF ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. SECRETARY PRESIDENT JERSEY TRANSFER AND TRUST CO ___________ 201 BLOOMFIELD AVE. AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE VERONA, NJ 07044 TRANSFER AGENT THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE (AND/OR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OR EXERCISE HEREOF) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") OR WITH ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR DISPOSED OF BY THE HOLDER IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE LAWS AND RULES, OR, UNLESS, IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE TIME SET FOR TRANSFER, SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE STATE LAWS AND RULES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES (AND/OR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OR EXERCISE HEREOF) MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES (AND/OR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OR EXERCISE HEREOF). THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS, 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