HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE COMMON STOCK

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EX-4.2 7 fs12013ex4ii_hennessy.htm EX-4.2 Unassociated Document
Exhibit 4.2
 
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NUMBER
   
SHARES
   
SEE REVERSE FOR
   
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
   
CUSIP 425886 116
 
HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
COMMON STOCK
 
This Certifies that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
is the owner of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF $.0001 EACH OF THE COMMON STOCK OF
 
HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
(THE “CORPORATION”)
 
transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed.
 
The Corporation will be forced to redeem all of its shares of common stock if it is unable to complete a business combination by ___________, 20___ (or ____________, 20___, if a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for an initial business combination is executed by ____________, 20___ ) all as more fully described in the Corporation’s final prospectus dated             , 2014.
 
This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.
 
Witness the seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.
 
 
Secretary
 
[Corporate Seal]
Delaware
  
 
President

 
 

 

HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.
 
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. This certificate and the shares represented thereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and all amendments thereto and resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issue of securities (copies of which may be obtained from the secretary of the Corporation), to all of which the holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents. 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
  
 
  
under Uniform Gifts to Minors
   
  
of survivorship and not as tenants in common
  
 
  
 
   
  
 
  
Act
  
 
   
  
 
  
 
  
(State)
   
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 
For value received,                                          hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
 
 

(PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER(S) OF ASSIGNEE(S))
 
 

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES), INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF
ASSIGNEE(S))
 

 

 

Shares of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
 
 

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 AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.
 
Signature(s) Guaranteed:
By
 
 
 

 
 

 
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).
 
In each case, as more fully described in the Corporation’s final prospectus dated             , 2014, the holder(s) of this certificate shall be entitled to receive a pro-rata portion of certain funds held in the trust account established in connection with its initial public offering only in the event that the Corporation redeems the shares of common stock sold in its initial public offering and liquidates because it does not consummate an initial business combination by __________, 20__ (or _____________, 20___, if a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for an initial business combination is executed by ____________, 20___ ) or if the holder(s) seek(s) to redeem for cash his, her or its respective shares of common stock in connection with a tender offer (or proxy solicitation, solely in the event the Corporation seeks stockholder approval of the proposed initial business combination) setting forth the details of a proposed initial business combination. In no other circumstances shall the holder(s) have any right or interest of any kind in or to the trust account.