EX-4.1 2 dex41.txt SPECIMEN OF COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE Exhibit 4.1 COMMON STOCK SHARES ------------ ------------ Columbia Banking System CUSIP 197236 10 2 incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR DEFINITIONS AND A STATEMENT AS TO THE RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND PRIVILEGES OF, AND RESTRICTIONS ON, SHARES THIS CERTIFIES THAT is the owner of Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Shares of Common Stock, With No Par Value, of COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC. 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 by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. WITNESS the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated: COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY Secretary AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC. This certificate evidences shares of Common Stock of the Corporation. Other classes of shares of the Corporation are, and may in the future be, authorized and outstanding, and those classes may consist of one or more series of shares, each with different rights, preferences and limitations. The Corporation will furnish to any shareholder upon written request and without charge a full statement of the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the shares of each class authorized to be issued and the variations in the relative rights and preferences between the shares of each series of a class of shares so far as the same have been fixed and determined, and the authority of the Board of Directors to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of the subsequent series. The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed ass 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 of survivorship and not Minors Act................ as tenants in common (State) 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 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 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.