Aquila, Inc. Specimen Class A Common Stock Certificate

Summary

This document is a specimen stock certificate for Class A Common Stock of Aquila, Inc., a Delaware corporation. It certifies ownership of fully paid and non-assessable shares, which are transferable by the holder or their authorized representative upon proper endorsement and surrender of the certificate. The certificate must be countersigned by the transfer agent and registrar to be valid. It also outlines procedures for transfer, assignment, and the rights of stockholders to request information about stock classes and rights from the corporate secretary.

EX-4.1 6 a2038897zex-4_1.txt SPECIMEN STOCK CERTIFICATE Exhibit 4.1 THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE SEE REVERSE FOR IN KANSAS CITY, MO. OR NEW YORK, N.Y. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS CLASS A COMMON STOCK $.01 PAR VALUE [GRAPHIC OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY] SHARES NUMBER INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS CUSIP 03840J 10 6 OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE A AQUILA, INC. THIS CERTIFIES THAT IS THE OWNER OF FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF Aquila, Inc. transferable on the books 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 until 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/ ROBERT GREEN CHAIRMAN COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: UMB BANK, N.A. (KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI) /s/ JEFFREY D. AYERS TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR SECRETARY By: /S/ N. L. HOFFMAN AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE [AQUILA CORPORATE SEAL] AQUILA, INC. THE CORPORATE SECRETARY OF 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 OF THE CORPORATION, AND THE QUALIFICATIONS LIMITATIONS, OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS. 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......... UNIF TRAN MIN ACT-........Custodian......... (Cust) (Minor) (Cust) (Minor) TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties JT TEN - as joint tenants with right under Uniform Gifts to under Uniform Transfers to of survivorship and not as Minors Minors tenants in common Act................. Act................. (State) (State) TOD - transfer on death direction in event of owner's death, to person named on face subject to TOD rules referenced 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 POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE) .................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................... ..............................................................................................................................Shares of the Class A 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........................................................ .................................................... Signature(s) Guaranteed: NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE ........................................... NAME(S) AND WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS WHATEVER. AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.