Form of Common Share Certificate and Assignment for Transfer
This document is a standard form certificate used to represent ownership of common shares in a trust. It outlines how shares can be transferred, sold, or assigned to another party, and includes instructions for proper endorsement and signature guarantees. The certificate also explains common abbreviations for different forms of ownership and requires that signatures match the registered name exactly. The transfer must be executed in the presence of a witness and guaranteed by an eligible financial institution, as required by SEC regulations.
Exhibit 4.1
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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 survivorship and not as tenants in common | under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act ........................................ | |||||||||||
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UNIF TRF MIN ACT - | ......... Custodian (until age ......) | |||||||||||||
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..............under Uniform Transfers | ||||||||||||||
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to Minors Act .......................... | ||||||||||||||
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Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
For Value received, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE
of the Common Shares represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute(s) and appoint(s)
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to transfer the said Common Shares on the books of the Trust with full power of substitution in the premises.
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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. |
Signature(s) Guaranteed:
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THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST 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. |