ATP Oil & Gas Corporation Form of Common Stock Certificate

Summary

This document is a form of common stock certificate issued by ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, a Texas corporation. It certifies ownership of fully paid and non-assessable shares of the company's common stock, which can be transferred on the corporation's books by the holder or an authorized attorney 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.

EX-4.1 2 0002.txt FORM OF COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE Page 1 of 3 EXHIBIT 4.1 INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS ATP OIL & GAS CORPORATION NUMBER COMMON SHARES COMMON CUSIP 00208J 10 8 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS This certifies that is the owner of FULLY PAID AND NON ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE OF ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, a Texas corporation, transferable by the holder hereof on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney only upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. In Witness Whereof, ATP Oil & Gas Corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed in facsimile by its duly authorized officers and a facsimile of its Corporate Seal to be hereunto affixed. Dated: /s/ Carol E. Overbey - ------------------------------- Secretary /s/ T. Paul Bulmahn - ------------------------------- President COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE Page 2 of 3 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. Such request may be made to the corporation or to the transfer agent 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 ------------------------------------------ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNIF GIFT MIN ACT- Custodian ------------------------------------------------------ (Cust) (Minor) under Uniform Gifts 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 postal zip code, OF ASSIGNEE) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Shares ------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 of 3 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(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. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Signature) X ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Signature) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST 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 S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15. SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED BY: