Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate of Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.

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Summary

This document is a specimen certificate representing ownership of ordinary shares in Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a company organized under Bermuda law. The certificate confirms that the named holder owns fully paid, non-assessable ordinary shares, which can be transferred by the holder or their authorized agent upon proper endorsement and surrender of the certificate. The shares are subject to the company's governing documents, and the certificate must be countersigned by the transfer agent to be valid.

EX-4.1 3 y66644a2exv4w1.txt SPECIMEN ORDINARY SHARE CERTIFICATE Exhibit 4.1 [GRAPHIC OF SEAL OF ENDURANCE SPECIALTY HOLDINGS LTD., BERMUDA 2002] ORDINARY SHARES ORDINARY SHARES ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF BERMUDA [ENDURANCE LOGO] SHARES THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN NEW YORK, NY, JERSEY CITY, NJ, CANTON, MA AND HAMILTON, BERMUDA CUSIP G30397 10 6 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS ENDURANCE SPECIALTY HOLDINGS LTD. THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT IS THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE ORDINARY SHARES, PAR VALUE US $1.00 PER SHARE, OF Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. transferable on the books of the Company 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 the provisions of the Memorandum of Association and the Amended and Restated Bye-Laws of the Company, copies of which are on file with the Transfer Agent, to all of which the holder by acceptance hereof assents. This certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. Witness the seal of the Company and the signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY AUTHORIZED OFFICER SECRETARY CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ENDURANCE SPECIALTY HOLDINGS LTD. 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 under Uniform Gifts to Minors survivorship and not as tenants 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 represented by the within certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint _______________________________________________________________________ Attorney to transfer the said shares on the books of the within named Company 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 OF ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. Signature(s) Guaranteed: ____________________________________________________________________ THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.