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EMERALD ISLE BANCORP, INC.
NUMBER SHARES
Common Stock See reverse for
certain definitions
CUSIP 290923 10 1
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
IS THE OWNER OF
FULLY-PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF
THE PAR VALUE OF $1.00 PER SHARE EACH OF
EMERALD ISLE BANCORP, INC., transferable only on the books of the Corporation
by the holder thereof in person, or by duly authorized attorney, upon the
surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. The amount of the Common
Stock of the Corporation and the par value of the shares thereof are set
forth in the Articles of Organization of the Corporation and any amendments
thereto, and said Articles as they may be amended are expressly incorporated
herein by reference, to which the holder, by acceptance hereof, agrees and
assents. 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 signed
by the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers and sealed with
the facsimile seal of the Corporation
Dated:
/s/ Gerard F. Linskey /s/ Mark A. Osborne
TREASURER PRESIDENT
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
CHEMICAL MELLON SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, L.L.C.
(RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ) TRANSFER AGENT
AND REGISTRAR
BY
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
EMERALD ISLE BANCORP, INC.
The Corporation is authorized to issue Common Stock, par value $1.00 per
share, and Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share. The Articles of
Organization give the Board of Directors the authority to determine and alter
the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed
upon the Preferred Stock authorized to be issued by the Corporation. A
statement of the authorized classes and series of the Corporation's shares
and of the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or
imposed thereon and upon the holders thereof will be furnished without charge
to any stockholder upon request to the Secretary of the Corporation mailed to
730 Hancock Street, Quincy, Massachusetts 02170.
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:
ADM Administrator(s) EX Executor(s) TEN ENT As tenants by the
administratrix(ices) executrix(ices) entireties
TR Trustee(s)
COMM Committee(s) FBO For the benefit of UA Under Agreement
GDN Guardian(s) UNIF GIFT Uniform Gifts to
CONS Conservator(s) JT TEN As joint tenants with right MIN ACT Minors Act
of survivorship and not as
CUST Custodian tenants in common UW Under last will
EST Estate TEN COM As tenants in common and testament
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
For value received_________hereby sell, assign and transfer____________shares
(I or we) (amount)
of the Capital Stock represented by this certificate to_________________________
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
______________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Print full name and address of Assignee including zip code)
________________________________________________________________________________
zip code
Assignee and do irrevocably constitute and appoint______________________________
(Leave blank or fill in as
explained in Notice below)
as Attorney to transfer the said Stock on the books of the Corporation with
full power of substitution.
Dated:_____________________
X________________________________________
(Sign here exactly as name(s) is shown
on the face of this certificate without
any change or alteration whatever.)
X________________________________________
(Sign here exactly as name(s) is shown
on the face of this certificate without
any change or alteration whatever.)
NOTICE: The signature to this
assignment must correspond to the
name as written upon the face of
this certificate, in every
particular, without alteration or
enlargement, or any change whatever.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: When you sign your name to this Assignment Form without
filling in the name of your "Assignee" or "Attorney", this stock certificate
becomes fully negotiable, similar to a check endorsed in blank. Therefore, to
safeguard a signed certificate, it is recommended that you either (i) fill in
the name of the new owner in the "Assignee" blank, or (ii) if you are sending
the signed certificate to your bank or broker, fill in the name of the bank
or broker in the "Attorney" blank. Alternatively, instead of using this
Assignment Form, you may sign a separate "stock power" form and then mail the
unsigned stock certificate and the signed "stock power" in separate
envelopes. For added protection, use certified or registered mail for a stock
certificate.