Specimen Common Stock Certificate for Texas United Bancshares, Inc.

Summary

This document is a specimen certificate representing shares of common stock in Texas United Bancshares, Inc., a Texas corporation. It certifies ownership of fully paid and nonassessable shares, which are transferable only on the corporation's books by the holder or their authorized representative upon proper endorsement and surrender of the certificate. The certificate is not valid until countersigned by the corporation's transfer agent and registrar. It also outlines the process for transferring shares and provides information on obtaining details about shareholder rights and preferences.

EX-4.1 5 h95034ex4-1.txt SPECIMEN CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING SHARES Exhibit 4.1 [FORM OF COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE] NUMBER SHARES TU- TEXAS UNITED BANCSHARES, INC. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF TEXAS COMMON STOCK CUSIP 882838 10 5 See reverse side for certain definitions This Certifies that is the owner of FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE, OF Texas United Bancshares Inc., (the "Corporation"), a Texas corporation. The shares represented by this certificate are transferable only on the stock transfer books of the Corporation by the holder of record hereof, or by the holder's duly authorized attorney or legal representative, upon the surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Corporation's transfer agent and registrar. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate to be executed by the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers and has caused a facsimile of its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed. Dated: President [Corporate Seal] Secretary TEXAS UNITED BANCSHARES, INC. A statement of the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the respective classes or series of shares of stock of the Corporation, and upon the holders thereof as established by the Certificate of Incorporation or by any certificate of determination of preferences, and the number of shares constituting each series or classes and the designations thereof, may be obtained by any stockholder of the Corporation upon request and without charge from the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal office of the Corporation. 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 UNIF GIFT MIN ACT --...Custodian..... common (Cust) (Minor) TEN ENT -- as tenants by the entireties JT TEN -- as joint tenants with rights of Survivorship and not as tenants in common UNIF TRF MIN ACT --...Custodian (until age...) (Cust) ......under Uniform Transfers (Minor) to 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 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 OF ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED: BY______________________________________________ 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 -2-