Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. Form of Common Stock Certificate

Summary

This document is a form of common stock certificate issued by Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation. It certifies ownership of fully paid and non-assessable shares of the company's common stock. The certificate outlines the process for transferring shares, the rights and restrictions associated with ownership, and the requirement for proper endorsement and registration. It also provides information on how shareholders can request details about share classes and their rights. The certificate must be countersigned by the transfer agent and registered by the registrar to be valid.

EX-4.1 4 y02933a3exv4w1.txt FORM OF COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE . . . Exhibit 4.1 [CERTIFICATE OF STOCK] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUMBER [ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. LOGO] SHARES ANR ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE COMMON STOCK CUSIP 000000 00 0 IN CANTON, MA, JERSEY CITY, NY SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS OR NEW YORK, NY THIS CERTIFIES THAT is the owner of FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE, OF ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC., transferable on the books of the Corporation by said owner in person or by his duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Corporation, as amended, copies of which are on file at the office of the Transfer Agent of the Corporation, and to which reference is hereby expressly made and to all of which the holder hereof by acceptance of this certificate hereby assents. This certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. Witness the facsimile of the Corporation's seal and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated: ----------------- ----------------- SIGNATURE TO COME SIGNATURE TO COME ----------------- ----------------- [ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. CORPORATE SEAL 2004 DELAWARE] Secretary President and Chief Executive Officer COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE (C) SECURITY-COLUMBIAN UNITED STATES BANKNOTE COMPANY 1960

- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: VERONICA GLIATTI ###-###-#### 711 ARMSTRONG LANE PROOF OF JANUARY 28, 2005 COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE 38401 ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. (931) 388-3003 TSB 18545 FACE - ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- SALES: CHARLES SHARKEY: 302 ###-###-#### Operator: TERESA - ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- / ETHER 19 / LIVE JOBS / A / ALPHA / 18545 FACE NEW - ------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------

The Corporation will furnish to any stockholder upon request and without charge a copy of the designations, preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption of shares of each class authorized to be issued and, with respect to the classes of shares which may be issued in series, the differences in the relative rights and preferences between the shares of each series, to the extent they have been set. Such request may be made to the Secretary of the Corporation at its principal office or to the Transfer Agent. 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 Act of survivorship and not as --------------------------------- tenants 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 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 -------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 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: ------------------------------------------------------- THE SIGNATURES MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN ANY APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15. KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN, MUTILATED OR DESTROYED, THE CORPORATION WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE. - ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: VERONICA GLIATTI ###-###-#### 711 ARMSTRONG LANE PROOF OF JANUARY 28, 2005 COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE 38401 ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. (931) 388-3003 TSB 18545 FACE - ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- SALES: CHARLES SHARKEY: 302 ###-###-#### Operator: TERESA - ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- / ETHER 19 / LIVE JOBS / A / ALPHA / 18545 FACE NEW - ------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------