Specimen Common Stock Certificate for Star Maritime Acquisition Corp.

Summary

This document is a specimen certificate representing shares of common stock in Star Maritime Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation. It certifies ownership of fully paid and non-assessable shares, which are transferable upon proper endorsement and registration. The certificate outlines the rights of shareholders, including the ability to request information about stock classes and rights, and specifies conditions under which shareholders may receive funds from the company's trust fund, such as liquidation or certain business combinations. The certificate must be properly signed and guaranteed to be valid for transfer.

EX-4.2 7 v030939_ex4-2.txt SPECIMEN COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE NUMBER SHARES _______C STAR MARITIME ACQUISITION CORP. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE COMMON STOCK SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS THIS CERTIFIES THAT______________________________________________________ CUSIP IS THE OWNER OF________________________________________________________________ FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF $.0001 EACH OF THE COMMON STOCK OF STAR MARITIME ACQUISITION CORP. transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. Witness the seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated: __________________________________ __________________________________ CHAIRMAN SECRETARY STAR MARITIME ACQUISITION CORP. CORPORATE SEAL 2005 DELAWARE 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 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. STAR MARITIME ACQUISITION CORP. The Corporation 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 of the Corporation and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. This certificate and the shares represented thereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and all amendments thereto and resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issue of shares of Preferred Stock (copies of which may be obtained from the secretary of the Corporation), to all of which the holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents. 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 capital 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 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. 2 Signature(s) 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). The holder of this certificate shall be entitled to receive funds from the trust fund only in the event of the Company's liquidation or if the holder seeks to convert his respective shares into cash upon a business combination which he voted against and which is actually completed by the Company. In no other circumstances shall the holder have any right or interest of any kind in or to the trust fund. 3