Exhibit 4.4
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND E SERIES E CONVERTIBLE NONCUMULATIVE SEE REVERSE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS CUSIP 20366P 40 7 THIS CERTIFIES THAT By is the owner of FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF SERIES E CONVERTIBLE NONCUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, $1.00 PAR VALUE PER SHARE, OF COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SHARES, INC. The shares represented by this certificate are transferable only on the stock transfer books of Community Financial Shares, Inc. (the “Company”) by the holder of record hereof, or by his duly authorized PREFERRED attorney or legal representative, upon the surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company and any amendments thereto (copies of which are on file with the Corporate Secretary of the Company), to all of which provisions the holder by acceptance hereof, assents. The shares evidenced by this certificate are not of an insurable type and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. IN WITNESS THEREOF, COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SHARES, INC. 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: Authorized 2013 Signature M D A AN RYL CORPORATE SECRETARY PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
COMMUNIT Y FINANCIAL SHARES, INC. Subject o t any applicable regulatory approvals, t h e Board of Directors of Company is authorized by vote or votes, o t provide for the issuance of serial preferred stock in series and to fix and state t h e voting powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional, or other special rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof. The Company will furnish to any share- holder upon request and without charge a full description of each class of stock and any series hereof. The of following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate , shall be construe d as though they were writ ten out in full according t o applicable was or regulations: TEN COM as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT Custodian TEN ENT – as tenants by entireties Cust) M (minor) JT TEN – as joint tenants with right of survivorship not as tenants in common under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (State) UNIF TRF MIN ACT Custodian ( until age) (Cust) under Uniform Transfers (Minor) t o Min ors Act (State) Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above is For value received hereby sell, assign and transfer unto SOCIAL SECURIT Y OR TAXPAYER PLEA SE PR NT I OR TYPE – NAME AND ADDRESS, IN CLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE IDENTIF C I ATION NUMBER SHARES SOCIAL SECURIT Y OR TAXPAYER PLEA SE PR NT I OR TYPE – NAME AND ADDRESS, IN CLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE IDENTIF C I ATION NUMBER SHARES of h t e preferred stock r e presented by h t e within Certi3cate and do hereby revocable institute and appoint Attorney to transfer h t e a s id stock n o h t e books of h t e within-named Corporation with full power of substitution the premises. Dated 20 Signature(s) I M PORTANT A NOTARY SEAL IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE Signature(s) SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) ON THIS ASSI GNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR I N STITUTION SUCH AS ALTERATIO AS WRITTEN N OR UPON ENLARGEMENT THE FACE OF OR THE ANY CERTIFICATE CH ANGE WHATEVER I N EVERY . TH PARTICULA E SIGNATURE(S R WITHOUT ) MUST A COMMERCIAL BANK, TRUST COMPANY, SAVINGS AND LOAN, CREDIT UNION OR BE GUARANTE ED BY A COMMERCIA L BANK OR TRUST COMPANY, OR BY A NEW YORK OR MIDWEST STOCK EXCHANGE MEMBER OR FIR M, WHOSE SIG NATURE IS KNOWN TO THE BROKER WITH MEMBERSHIP N I AN APPROVED TRANSFER OFFICE. SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PRO- GRAM, PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 17AD-15. Medallion Signature(s) Guarantee THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SE- CURITIES ACT”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (B) AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTIO N FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATIO N REQUIR EMENTS OF THE SECURIT IE S ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH AP- PLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR BLUE SKY LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL REA- SONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS TRANSFER AGENT OR I( I) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT (P ROVIDED THAT THE TRANSFEROR PROVIDES THE COMPANY WITH REASONABLE ASSUR- ANCES (IN THE FORM OF A SELLER REPRESENTATION LETTER AND, IF APPLICABLE, A BROKER REPRESENTATION LETTER) THAT THE SECURITIES MAY BE SOLD PURSUANT TO SUCH RULE).