Specimen Common Stock Certificate for Franklin Bank Corp.

Summary

This document is a specimen of a common stock certificate for Franklin Bank Corp., a Delaware corporation. It certifies ownership of fully paid and non-assessable shares of the company's common stock, which can be transferred on the company's books by the holder or an authorized attorney. The certificate is subject to Delaware law and the company's governing documents. It must be properly endorsed and countersigned by the transfer agent to be valid. The reverse side outlines transfer instructions and legal abbreviations for ownership types.

EX-4.1 4 h07920a4exv4w1.txt SPECIMEN OF COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE EXHIBIT 4.1 [SPECIMEN COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE] [FACE OF CERTIFICATE] NUMBER PAR VALUE $0.01 SHARES [FRANKLIN BANK CORP. LOGO] INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS CUSIP 352451 10 8 OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS FRANKLIN BANK CORP. THIS CERTIFIES THAT IS THE REGISTERED OWNER OF FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF FRANKLIN BANK CORP. 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 subject to the laws of the State of Delaware and to the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of the Company, as amended and/or restated from time to time (copies of which are on file with the Transfer Agent). This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. Witness the seal of the Company and the signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated: [SEAL] /s/ Darlene Tregre /s/ Anthony J. Nocella Secretary President Countersigned and Registered: THE BANK OF NEW YORK By Transfer Agent and Registrar Authorized Signature [BACK OF CERTIFICATE] FRANKLIN BANK CORP. The Company is authorized to issue more than one class or series of stock. A copy of the preferences, powers, qualifications and rights of each class and series will be furnished by the Company upon request and without charge. 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 TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - _______________ Custodian _____________ (Cust) (Minor) under Uniform Gifts 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 Company with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated _________________________________ X _____________________________________ (Signature) NOTICE: The signature(s) to this assignment must correspond with the name(s) as written upon the face of the Certificate in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever X _____________________________________ (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. ________________________________________ SIGNATURE GUARANTEED BY: