EX-4.1 4 d724324dex41.htm EX-4.1 EX-4.1

Exhibit 4.1

 

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InfraREIT TM
a Corporation Formed Under the Laws of the State of Maryland
SHARES
This certifies that
SEE REVERSE FOR IMPORTANT NOTICE ON TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION
is the record holder of
fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of InfraREIT, Inc. (the “Corporation”), transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon the 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 charter of the Corporation (the “Charter”) and the Bylaws of the Corporation and any amendments thereto.
This Certificate is not valid until countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officers.
DATED:
W. Kirk Baker
CHAIRMAN
CORPORATE SECRETARY
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
By:
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE


IMPORTANT NOTICE

The Corporation will furnish to any stockholder, on request and without charge, a full statement of the information required by Section 2-211(b) of the Maryland General Corporation Law with respect to the designations and any preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption of the stock of each class which the Corporation has authority to issue and, if the Corporation is authorized to issue any preferred or special class in series, (i) the differences in the relative rights and preferences between the shares of each series to the extent they have been set, and (ii) the authority of the Board of Directors to set the rights and preferences of subsequent series. The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Charter, a copy of which will be sent without charge to each stockholder who so requests. Such request must be made to the Secretary of the Corporation at its principal office.

The shares represented by this certificate are subject to restrictions on Beneficial and Constructive Ownership and Transfer for the purpose, among others, of the Corporation’s maintenance of its status as a Real Estate Investment Trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Subject to certain further restrictions and except as expressly provided in the Corporation’s Charter, (i) no Person may Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock in excess of the Common Stock Ownership Limit unless such Person is an Excepted Holder (in which case the Excepted Holder Limit shall be applicable); (ii) no Person may Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation in excess of the Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit, unless such Person is an Excepted Holder (in which case the Excepted Holder Limit shall be applicable); (iii) no Person may Beneficially or Constructively Own Capital Stock that would result in the Corporation being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code or otherwise cause the Corporation to fail to qualify as a REIT; (iv) no Person may own shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation to the extent that such ownership of Capital Stock would, at any time prior to January 1, 2020, result in 50 percent (50%) or more in value of the outstanding Capital Stock of the Corporation being owned, directly or indirectly, by Persons who owned, at any time, directly or indirectly, 50 percent (50%) or more in value of the outstanding shares of InfraREIT, L.L.C.; and (v) no Person may Transfer shares of Capital Stock if such Transfer would result in the Capital Stock of the Corporation being owned by fewer than 100 Persons. Any Person who Beneficially or Constructively Owns or attempts to Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock which causes or will cause a Person to Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess or in violation of the above limitations must immediately notify the Corporation. If any of the restrictions on transfer or ownership are violated, the shares of Capital Stock represented hereby will be automatically transferred to a Trustee of a Trust for the benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries. In addition, the Corporation may redeem shares upon the terms and conditions specified by the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion if the Board of Directors determines that ownership or a Transfer or other event may violate the restrictions described above. Furthermore, upon the occurrence of certain events, attempted Transfers in violation of the restrictions described above may be void ab initio. All capitalized terms in this legend have the meanings defined in the Charter of the Corporation, as the same may be amended from time to time, a copy of which, including the restrictions on transfer and ownership, will be furnished to each holder of Capital Stock of the Corporation on request and without charge. Requests for such a copy may be directed to the Secretary of the Corporation at its Principal Office.

KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED, THE CORPORATION WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE.

 

  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
      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 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:   

 

   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 S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.