Displaytech, Inc. Common Stock Certificate Issued to Mr. and Mrs. Sample

Summary

This document certifies that Mr. and Mrs. Sample are the owners of 600,620 fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock in Displaytech, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The certificate is transferable upon proper endorsement and is subject to the company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. It must be countersigned by the transfer agent to be valid. If lost, a replacement requires a bond of indemnity. The certificate also outlines standard procedures for transfer and assignment of shares.

EX-4.2 5 a2140061zex-4_2.htm EXHIBIT 4.2
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Exhibit 4.2

	COMMON STOCK		COMMON STOCK
	PAR VALUE $.001		THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERRABLE IN NEW YORK, NY OR CHICAGO, IL

CERTIFICATE NUMBER ZQ 000261				SHARES 600620** 600620** 600620 *600620* ****600620
DISPLAYTECH, INC. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
THIS CERTIFIES THAT		MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLE & MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLE	CUSIP 25469W 10 0 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
is the owner of		* SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY *
	FULLY-PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF
	Displaytech, Inc. (hereinafter called the "Company"), transferable on the books of the Company 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, as amended, and the Bylaws, as amended, of the Company (copies of which are on file with the Company and with the Transfer Agent), to all of which each holder, by acceptance hereof, assents. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.
	Witness the facsimile signatures of the duly authorized officers of the Company.
/s/ Richard D. Barton Chief Executive Officer			DATED «Month Day Year» COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: COMPUTERSHARE TRUST CO., INC. (DENVER) TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR,
/s/ Daniel R. Hudspeth Secretary		By
			AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

THE COMPANY 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 ITS STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS.

KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED, THE COMPANY WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE.

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)

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(s) Guaranteed:
BY:		Signature:

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.			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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