Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Liberty Bancorp, Inc.

Summary

This document is a specimen certificate representing ownership of common stock in Liberty Bancorp, Inc., a Missouri corporation. It certifies that the named holder owns a specified number of fully paid, nonassessable shares, which can be transferred only on the company's official books upon proper endorsement and surrender of the certificate. The certificate is subject to the company's Articles of Incorporation and is not federally insured. It must be countersigned by the company's transfer agent to be valid.

EX-4.0 4 g00825exv4w0.txt EX-4.0 SPECIMEN STOCK CERTIFICATE OF LIBERTY BANCORP, INC. EXHIBIT 4.0 SPECIMEN STOCK CERTIFICATE OF LIBERTY BANCORP, INC. COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE NO. ___ ___ SHARES See reverse side for certain definitions CUSIP NO. 53017Q 10 2 LIBERTY BANCORP, INC. ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI THIS CERTIFIES THAT: ____________ [SPECIMEN] is the owner of: ________________ FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE OF LIBERTY BANCORP, INC. A CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. The shares represented by this certificate are transferable only on the stock transfer books of Liberty Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") by the holder of record hereof, or by his duly authorized attorney or legal representative, upon the 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 Articles of Incorporation of the Company and any amendments thereto (copies of which are on file with the Secretary of the Company), to all of which provisions the holder by acceptance hereof, assents. This certificate is not valid until countersigned and registered by the Company's Transfer Agent and Registrar. THE SHARES ARE NOT A DEPOSIT ACCOUNT AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, LIBERTY BANCORP, INC. has caused this certificate to be executed by the signatures of its duly authorized officers and has caused its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed. Dated: ________ _________ [SEAL] ___________________ President Corporate Secretary 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 stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. 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 GIFTS MIN ACT - __________ custodian __________ (Cust) (Minor) TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act ________________________ (State) JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of UNIF TRF MIN ACT - __________ custodian (until age __) survivorship and not as tenants (Cust) in common __________ 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 IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE ________________________________________________________________________________ Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee. _____________________________________________ shares of the common stock represented by this certificate and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint __________________________________________________________, attorney, to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named bank 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 OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. SIGNATURE GUARANTEED: __________________________________________________________ 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