Exhibit 4.2
| PREFERRED STOCK | PREFERRED STOCK | |||||||||
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| HOMEOWNERS CHOICE, INC. | ||||||||||
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| INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA | ||||||||||
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| CUSIP 43741E 30 1 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS |
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| THIS CERTIFIES THAT | ||||||||||
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is the owner of | ||||||||||
| FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE % SERIES A CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK, NO PAR VALUE PER SHARE, OF | ||||||||||
HOMEOWNERS CHOICE, INC. transferable on the books of the Corporation 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 the Corporation’s duly authorized officers. |
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| Dated: | ||||||||||
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| PRESIDENT | SECRETARY | |||||||||
The Corporation will furnish without charge to each shareholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional, or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Such requests shall be made to the Corporation’s Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation.
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 of survivorship and not as tenants in common |
under Uniform Gifts 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 | ||
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PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSlGNEE
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of the preferred 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,
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| 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:
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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 VEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15. |