Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Chart Industries, Inc.

Summary

This document is a specimen certificate representing shares of common stock in Chart Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation. It certifies ownership of fully paid and non-assessable shares, which can be transferred by the holder or their authorized agent upon proper endorsement and surrender of the certificate. The certificate is subject to the company's Certificate of Incorporation and must be countersigned by a transfer agent and registered by a registrar to be valid. It also outlines procedures for transfer and provides information on shareholder rights upon request.

EX-4.2 4 dex42.txt SPECIMEN CERTIFICATE OF THE COMMON STOCK OFTHE COMPANY Exhibit 4.2 COMMON STOCK [LOGO] COMMON STOCK NUMBER CHART INDUSTRIES, INC. SHARES INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE NC- THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE CUSIP 16115Q 20 9 IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR CLEVELAND, OHIO SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS This is to certify that -S P E C I M E N- is the owner of FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE, OF CHART INDUSTRIES, 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 and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (copies of which are on file with the Transfer Agents), filed in the office of Secretary of State of Delaware, to all of which the holder, by acceptance hereof, assents. This certificate is not valid until countersigned by a Transfer Agent and registered by a Registrar. WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated: CHART INDUSTRIES, INC. [CORPORATE SEAL DELAWARE] /s/ Michael F. Biehl VICE PRESIDENT COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: NATIONAL CITY BANK (CLEVELAND, OHIO) TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR /s/ Thomas F. McKee SECRETARY BY AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

CHART INDUSTRIES, INC. Chart Industries, Inc. will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof which the Corporation is authorized to issue and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Any such request should be addressed to the Secretary 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 UNIF TRAN MIN ACT- ____________ Custodian ___________ (Cust) (Minor) TEN ENT -as tenants by the entireties JT TEN -as joint tenants with right of under Uniform Gifts to survivorship and not as tenants Minors Act in common __________________________________ (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 capital 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.