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                                              CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
 
                         SUN HYDRAULICS CORPORATION

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<S>                     <C>                                                     <C>
     
          INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA                   CUSIP 866942 10 5
  
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
  





IS THE OWNER OF
 
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE COMMON SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF $.001 PER SHARE OF
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- ---------------------------------        SUN HYDRAULICS CORPORATION        ----------------------------------
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transferable on the book of the Corporation by the holder hereof 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
Registrar.
 
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate to be
signed with the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers and to be
sealed with the facsimile seal of the Corporation.

Dated
 
                                      [SEAL]

                 Secretary                                Chairman
 
 
    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:
 
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TEN COM  -- as tenants in common                          UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -- ......... Custodian .........
TEN ENT  -- as tenants by the entireties                                         (Cust)             (Minor)
JT TEN   -- as joint tenants with right of                                      under Uniform Gifts to Minors
            survivorship and not as tenants in common                           Act..........................
                                                                                          (State)

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    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
 
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             PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE
 

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_______________________________________________________________________  SHARES
OF THE CAPITAL 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 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 GUARANTEED