Exhibit 4.1
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ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES TRUST
A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
| NUMBER | SHARES | |
| FORMED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND | SEE REVERSE FOR IMPORTANT NOTICE ON TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION | |
| THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN NEW YORK, N.Y. AND KANSAS CITY, MO. | CUSIP 29380T 600 |
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
is the owner of
FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE 9.00% SERIES E CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST OF
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ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES TRUST (THE “TRUST”), TRANSFERRABLE ON THE BOOKS OF THE TRUST BY THE HOLDER HEREOF IN PERSON OR BY ITS 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 PROVISION OF THE DECLARATION OF TRUST AND BYLAWS OF THE TRUST AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO. THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT VALID UNLESS COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED BY THE TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE TRUST HAS CAUSED THIS CERTIFICATE TO BE EXECUTED ON ITS BEHALF BY ITS DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICERS.
| DATED | /s/ Robert J. Druten | |||
| [CORPORATE SEAL] | Robert J. Druten, Chairman of the Board of Trustees | |||
| COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: | /s/ David M. Brain | |||
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR | David M. Brain, President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
| BY | /s/ Gregory K. Silvers | |||
| AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE | Gregory K. Silvers, Secretary, Vice President, Chief Development Officer and General Counsel | |||
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The Trust will furnish to any shareholder, on request and without charge, a full statement of the information required by Section 8-203(d) of the Corporations and Associations Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland 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 shares of each class of beneficial interest which the Trust has authority to issue and, if the Trust 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 set and (ii) the authority of the Board of Trustees to set such 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 Declaration of Trust of the Trust, a copy of which will be furnished without charge to each shareholder who so requests. Such request must be made to the Secretary of the Trust at its principal office or to the Transfer Agent and Registrar.
The securities represented by this certificate are subject to restrictions on ownership and transfer for the purpose of the Trust’s maintenance of its status as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and for other purposes. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to the Declaration of Trust of the Trust, no person may own Shares in excess of 9.8% (or such greater percentage as may be determined by the Board of Trustees of the Trust) of the number or value of the outstanding shares of beneficial interest of the Trust. Any Person who attempts or proposes to own Shares in excess of the above limitations must notify the Trust in writing at least 15 days prior to such proposed or attempted Transfer. All capitalized terms in this legend have the meanings defined in the Declaration of Trust of the Trust, a copy of which, including the restrictions on transfer, will be furnished without charge to each shareholder who so requests. Such request must be made to the Secretary of the Trust at its principal office or to the Transfer Agent and Registrar. If the restrictions on transfer are violated, the securities represented hereby which are in excess of the above limitations will be designated and treated as Excess Shares which will be held in trust by the Excess Share Trustee for the benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary.
KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED, THE TRUST WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE.
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscriptions on the face 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
TEN ENT — as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN — as joint tenants with right of
survivorship and not as tenants in common
TEN ENT — as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN — as joint tenants with right of
survivorship and not as tenants in common
| UNIF GIFT MIN ACT — | Custodian | ||||
| (Cust) | (Minor) | ||||
| under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act | |||||
| (State) | |||||
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, hereby sells, assigns and transfers 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 | ||
| beneficial interest of the Trust represented by this Certificate and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint | ||
| attorney to | ||
| transfer the said shares on the books of the Trust, 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.
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.