Collegiate Funding Services, Inc. Form of Common Stock Certificate

Summary

This document is a form certificate representing ownership of common stock in Collegiate Funding Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation. It certifies that the named holder owns fully paid and non-assessable shares, which can be transferred on the corporation’s books by proper endorsement. The certificate is subject to Delaware law and the company’s governing documents. It must be countersigned by the transfer agent to be valid. The certificate also outlines procedures for transfer and provides information on shareholder rights upon request.

EX-4.2 3 y95852a4exv4w2.txt FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF COMMON STOCK Exhibit 4.2 ______________ __________ | NUMBER | | SHARES | | | | | | CF | | | |_____________| |_________| COLLEGIATE FUNDING SERVICES, INC. SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE ________________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP 19458M 10 8 COMMON STOCK THIS CERTIFIES THAT: IS THE OWNER OF ________________________________________________________________________________ FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF $.001 PAR VALUE EACH OF - -------------------------COLLEGIATE FUNDING SERVICES, INC.---------------------- transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by attorney upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed or assigned. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are subject to the laws of the State of Delaware, and to the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Corporation, as now or hereafter amended. This certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent. WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. DATED: COUNTERSIGNED: CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY JERSEY CITY, NJ TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY: AUTHORIZED OFFICER (COLLEGIATE FUNDING SERVICES, INC. CORPORATE DELAWARE SEAL 2002) /s/ Charles L. Terribile /s/ J. Barry Morrow - ------------------------ --------------------------- SECRETARY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 1400 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 ----------------------------- JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of (Cust) (Minor) survivorship and not as tenants under Uniform Gifts to Minors in common 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 ZIP CODE OF ADDRESS) ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Shares of the stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby 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 WHATSOEVER. THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH TO ANY STOCKHOLDER, UPON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE, A FULL STATEMENT OF THE DESIGNATIONS, RELATIVE RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND LIMITATIONS OF THE SHARES OF EACH CLASS AND SERIES AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED, SO FAR AS THE SAME HAVE BEEN DETERMINED, AND OF THE AUTHORITY, IF ANY, OF THE BOARD TO DIVIDE THE SHARES INTO CLASSES OR SERIES AND TO DETERMINE AND CHANGE THE RELATIVE RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND LIMITATIONS OF ANY CLASS OR SERIES. SUCH REQUEST MAY BE MADE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION OR TO THE TRANSFER AGENT NAMED ON THIS CERTIFICATE. ________________________________________________________________________________ THE SIGNATURE TO THE ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND TO THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THIS CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATSOEVER, AND MUST BE GUARANTEED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR TRUST COMPANY OR A MEMBER FIRM OF A NATIONAL OR REGIONAL OR OTHER RECOGNIZED STOCK EXCHANGE IN CONFORMANCE WITH A SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM. ________________________________________________________________________________ STOCK MARKET INFORMATION www.stockinformation.com COLUMBIA FINANCIAL PRINTING CO., P.O. BOX 212, BETHPAGE, NY ###-###-####