Seitel, Inc. Common Stock Certificate Form

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Summary

This document is a form certificate representing ownership of fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock in Seitel, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The certificate allows the holder to transfer shares on the corporation’s books by proper endorsement and is subject to the company’s Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws. It must be countersigned by the transfer agent to be valid. The certificate also includes instructions for assignment and transfer, as well as requirements for signature guarantees.

EX-4.1 5 dex41.txt FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF COMMON STOCK OF THE REGISTRANT Exhibit 4.1
(SEITEL LOGO) NUMBER SEITEL, INC. SHARES RS INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE CUSIP 816074 40 5 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS SEITEL, INC. THIS CERTIFIES THAT is the owner of FULLY-PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF THE PAR VALUE OF $0.01 PAR PER SHARE OF SEITEL, 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 and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Corporation, as amended (copies of which are on file at the office of the Transfer Agent), to all of which the holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents. This Certificate is not valid unless 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: [CORPORATE SEAL] Marcia H. Kendrick, Acting Chief Financial Officer Randall D. Stilley, President and Assistant Secretary COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY (New York, N.Y) TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
SEITEL, INC. 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 __________ (Cust) (Minor) TEN ENT -- as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors JT TEN -- as joint tenants with Act________________ right of survivorship (State) and not as tenants in common 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 common stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Attorney to transer 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 AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE, IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. Signature(s) Guaranteed By: ____________________________________________________ THE SIGNATURES(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARNATOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17AD-15.