Specimen Common Stock Certificate for Sterling Chemicals, Inc.

Summary

This document is a specimen of a common stock certificate for Sterling Chemicals, Inc., a Delaware corporation. It certifies ownership of fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock, which can be transferred by the holder or their attorney upon proper endorsement and surrender of the certificate. The certificate must be countersigned by the transfer agent and registrar to be valid. It also outlines procedures for transferring shares and provides information on how shareholders can request details about the rights and preferences of different classes of stock.

EX-4.3 3 h02014exv4w3.txt SPECIMEN OF COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE EXHIBIT 4.3 DESCRIPTION OF SPECIMEN OF COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE [FRONT]

THIS CERTIFIES THAT is the owner of FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE, OF STERLING CHEMICALS, INC. transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by Attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Corporation has caused this certificate to be signed by facsimile signature of its duly authorized officers. Dated: /s/ Kenneth M. Hale /s/ Richard K. Crump COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: ASSISTANT SECRETARY CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, N.A. TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

[REVERSE] THE CORPORATION WILL 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 OR SERIES THEREOF OF THE CORPORATION, AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS. SUCH REQUEST MAY BE MADE TO THE CORPORATION OR THE TRANSFER AGENT. 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 UMTA - ........ Custodian.......... TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor) JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of under Uniform Gifts to survivorship and not as tenants in common 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 POSTAL 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. SIGNATURE GUARANTEED __________________________________________ | ALL GUARANTEES MUST BE MADE BY A | | FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (SUCH AS A BANK OR | | BROKER) WHICH IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE | | SECURITIES TRANSFER AGENTS MEDALLION | | PROGRAM ("STAMP"), THE NEW YORK STOCK | | EXCHANGE, INC. MEDALLION SIGNATURE | | PROGRAM ("MSP"), OR THE STOCK EXCHANGES | | MEDALLION PROGRAM ("SEMP") AND MUST NOT | | BE DATED. GUARANTEES BY A NOTARY PUBLIC | | ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. | |__________________________________________|