Form of Specimen Common Stock Certificate

EX-4.1 4 h38373a5exv4w1.htm FORM OF SPECIMEN COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE exv4w1
 

Exhibit 4.1
COMMON STOCK   COMMON STOCK
PAR VALUE $0.01    
    SHARES
CERTIFICATE NUMBER    
SOI    
[SUPERIOR OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL, INC. LOGO]
SUPERIOR OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
CUSIP 86825Q 10 4
SEE REVERSE FOR
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
This Certifies that
is the owner of
FULLY-PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF
Superior Offshore International, Inc. (hereinafter called the “Company”), transferable on the books of the Company 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 of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, the By-Laws, as amended, of the Company (copies of which are on file with the Company and with the Transfer Agent), to all of which each holder, 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 Company and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.
                 
/s/ James J. Mermis       DATED
 
                
President and Chief Executive Officer       COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
        COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
    [Superior Offshore International, Inc Seal]   TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR,
/s/ R. Joshua Koch, Jr.
                
 
        By        
 
               
Secretary
          AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE    
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SUPERIOR OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL, 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                                         
 
                
TEN ENT—
  as tenants by the entireties       (Cust.)   (Minor)
 
                
JT TEN—   as joint tenants with right of       under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act                                         
 
  survivorship and not as tenants           (State)
 
  in common            
 
                
        UNIF TRF MIN ACT—                                Custodian (until age___)                             
 
                
 
          (Cust.)   (Minor)
            under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act                                    
 
              (State)
    Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.        
     THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS, A SUMMARY OF THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OF THE COMPANY AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS, AND THE VARIATIONS IN RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND LIMITATIONS DETERMINED FOR EACH SERIES, WHICH ARE FIXED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY, AS AMENDED, AND THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY, AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE VARIATIONS FOR FUTURE SERIES. SUCH REQUEST MAY BE MADE TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY OR TO THE TRANSFER AGENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY REQUIRE THE OWNER OF A LOST OR DESTROYED STOCK CERTIFICATE, OR HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, TO GIVE THE COMPANY A BOND TO INDEMNIFY IT AND ITS TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS AGAINST ANY CLAIM THAT MAY BE MADE AGAINST THEM ON ACCOUNT OF THE ALLEGED LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF ANY SUCH CERTIFICATE.
     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 transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:                                        20                                         
         
Signature:
        
     
 
        
Signature:
        
     
 
  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: Medallion Guarantee Stamp
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.
      


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