Common Stock Certificate for Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
This document certifies that the named holder owns fully paid shares of common stock in Independence Contract Drilling, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The shares are transferable only on the corporation’s books by the holder or an authorized attorney upon proper endorsement and surrender of the certificate. The certificate must be countersigned by the transfer agent to be valid. It also outlines the process for transferring shares and provides information on shareholder rights and restrictions. The certificate is issued and registered by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC.
Exhibit 4.1
NUMBER
ICD-
I
INDEPENDENCE
CONTRACT DRILLING
SHARES
CUSIP 453415 30 9
SEE REFERENCE TO RESTRICTIONS ON BACK
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
SPECIMEN
IS THE OWNER OF
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE, OF
INDEPENDENCE CONTRACT DRILLING, INC.
transferable only 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 and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.
WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.
Dated:
Independence Contract Drilling Inc.
CORPORATE
SEAL
2011
DELAWARE
*
PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC
(Brooklyn, NY)
TRANSFER AGENT
AND REGISTRAR
BY
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
© SECURITY-COLUMBIAN UNITED STATES BANKNOTE COMPANY 1960
The Corporation shall furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock of the Corporation or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Such requests shall be made to the Corporation’s Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation.
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
COM PROP — as community property
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT — Custodian
(Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act
(State)
UNIF TRF MIN ACT — Custodian (until age )
(Cust)
under Uniform Transfers
(Minor)
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 ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)
Shares of the common 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
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 whatsoever.
SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED
The signature(s) must be guaranteed by a brokerage firm or a financial institution that is a member of a securities approved Medallion program, such as Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (STAMP), Stock Exchanges Medallion Program (SEMP) or New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Medallion Signature Program (MSP).
