Form of Stock Certificate for Class A Common Stock of Otelco Inc.
This document is a template for a stock certificate issued by Otelco Inc. to represent ownership of Class A Common Stock. It certifies that the named holder owns a specified number of fully paid and non-assessable shares, which can be transferred only on the corporation's books by the holder or an authorized attorney. The certificate includes instructions for transfer, required signatures, and legal abbreviations for different forms of ownership. It is governed by Delaware law and is part of Otelco Inc.'s official corporate records.
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Exhibit 4.4
[FORM OF STOCK CERTIFICATE FOR CLASS A COMMON STOCK]
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
| NUMBER | SHARES |
OTELCO INC.
| Total Authorized Issue 20,000,000 Shares $0.01 Par Value Class A Common Stock | See Reverse for Certain Definitions | |||
This is to certify that | is the owner of fully paid and | |||
non-assessable shares of the above Corporation transferable only on the books of the Corporation by the holder thereof in person or by a duly authorized Attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed.
Witness, the seal of the Corporation and the signatures of its duly authorized officers.
Dated
OTELCO INC.
CORPORATE SEAL
| SIGNATURE | SIGNATURE |
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 | |||
| TEN ENT | — | as tenants by the entireties | (Cust) | (Minor) | |||
| JT TEN | — | as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common | under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act | (State) | |||
| Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the list. | |||||||
| PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE | ||
| For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto | ||
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| PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE | ||
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| | Shares |
| represented by the within Certificate, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints | |
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| Attorney to transfer the said | |
| Shares on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. | |
| Dated, | | ||
| In the presence of | |
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.
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