Form of Common Stock Certificate

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EX-4.1 2 a2157480zex-4_1.htm EXHIBIT 4.1

 

                                                                                                                          Exhibit 4.1

                                                                                                                          SPECIMEN OF COMMON STOCK

 

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Form of Common Stock Certificate

 

HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC.

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

 

COMMON STOCK

SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

CUSIP

 

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT

IS THE OWNER OF

FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE EACH OF $0.001 PER SHARE, OF

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof, in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and and registered by the Registrar.

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

Dated:

SECRETARY

CHAIRMAN AND CEO

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:

[REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER COMPANY]

(Cranford, NJ)

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

BY

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

 

 

 


 

The Corporation will furnish to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Corporation and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.  Such request may be made to the Corporation or the Transfer Agent.

 

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 l aws 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, ass ign and transfer unto

PLEASE IDENTIFY SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

 

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)

 

shares of the Common Stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                              &nb sp;                               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(S) AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE, IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.

 

 

Signature Guaranteed:

 

THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH

 

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MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.

 

KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN, MUTILATED OR

DESTROYED, THE CORPORATION WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO

THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE.

 

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