TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE IS RESTRICTED. SEE LEGEND ON REVERSE SIDE. FIXED RATE CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES F NUMBER Comerica SHARES THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE CUSIP 200340 20 6 THIS CERTIFIES THAT

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Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

TRANSFER OF THIS
CERTIFICATE IS RESTRICTED.
SEE LEGEND ON REVERSE SIDE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED RATE CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES F

 

 

 

 

 

NUMBER

 

Comerica

 

SHARES

 

 

 

 

 

THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE
IN SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN.

 

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

 

CUSIP 200340 20 6

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT

 

 

 

 

 

is the owner of 

 

FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE FIXED RATE CUMULATIVE
PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES F, NO PAR VALUE, OF

 

COMERICA INCORPORATED

 

transferable in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, all amendments thereto, and the Bylaws of the Corporation, and to the rights, preferences and voting powers of the Preferred Stock of the Corporation now or hereafter outstanding; the terms of all such provisions, rights, preferences and voting powers being incorporated herein by reference. This certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.

 

WITNESS the facsimile seal and the facsimile signatures of the duly authorized officers of the Corporation.

 

Dated:

 

CHAIRMAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT

 

CORPORATE SECRETARY

 

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:

   WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

 

TRANSFER AGENT

AND REGISTRAR

 

BY

 

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

 

AMERICAN FINANCIAL PRINTING INCORPORATED – MINNEAPOLIS

 



 

COMERICA INCORPORATED

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. ANY TRANSFEREE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH IS THEN EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO THE ISSUER OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND.

 

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the incription 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-

 

Cust

 

TEN ENT

as tenants by the entireties

 

(CUST)

 

(MINOR)

JT TEN

as joint tenants with right of survivorship under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

 

 

 

 

and not as tenants in common

(STATE)

 

UNIF TRF MIN ACT

 

Custodian (until age

 

 )

 

 

(CUST)

 

(MINOR)

 

under Uniform Transfers 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

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:

 

20

 

 

 

 

Signature:

 

 

 

 

 

Signature:

 

 

 

NOTE: 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.

SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED:

THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD 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.