Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Whiting Petroleum Corporation

Summary

This document is a specimen certificate representing shares of common stock in Whiting Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation. It outlines the rights of the stockholder, including the ability to transfer shares, and specifies that the certificate is only valid when countersigned by the transfer agent and registrar. The certificate also references the corporation's governing documents for further details on stockholder rights and provides instructions for transferring ownership. The parties involved are Whiting Petroleum Corporation, the stockholder, and Computershare Trust Company, Inc. as transfer agent.

EX-4.1 5 dex41.txt SPECIMEN COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE Exhibit 4.1 COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK $.001 PAR VALUE [GRAPHIC OMITTED] THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN DENVER, CO AND NEW YORK, NY INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS CUSIP OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE See reverse for certain definitions WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF Whiting Petroleum Corporation 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 is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. Witness the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated /s/ James J. Volker President COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, INC. TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR /s/ Patricia J. Miller BY Secretary AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION The Corporation will furnish without charge to any stockholder upon request a copy of the full text of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights of the shares of each class of stock (and any series thereof) authorized to be issued by the Corporation and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights, all as set forth in the Corporation's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and amendments thereto filed with the Secretary of State of the State of 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 UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - ____________ Custodian ______________ TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties Cust) (Minor) JT TEN - as joint tenants with right under Uniform Gifts to Minors of survivorship and not as tenants Act _______________________ in common (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 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 __________ _______________________________________________ NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNNMENT 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: _______________________________________________ THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST 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 SEC RULE 17Ad-15.