EXHIBIT 4
SOUTHBANC SHARES, INC
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
COMMON STOCK CUSIP
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Definitions
is the owner of
FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE PER
SHARE, OF
SouthBanc Shares, Inc., a stock corporation incorporated under the laws of the
State of Delaware. The shares represented by this Certificate are transferable
only on the stock transfer books of the Corporation by the holder of record
hereof or by his duly authorized attorney or legal representative upon the
surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. Such shares are non-
withdrawable and not insurable. Such shares are not insured by the Federal
government. The Certificate and shares represented hereby are issued and shall
be held subject to all provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
of the Corporation and any amendments thereto (copies of which are on file with
the Transfer Agent), to all of which provisions the holder by acceptance hereof,
assents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, SouthBanc 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.
CORPORATE SECRETARY PRESIDENT
TRANSFER AGENT
[SEAL]
SouthBanc Shares, Inc.
The shares represented by this Certificate are issued subject to all the
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of SouthBanc Shares,
Inc. ("Corporation") as from time to time amended (copies of which are on file
with the Transfer Agent and at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation).
The shares represented by this Certificate are subject to a limitation
contained in the Certificate of Incorporation to the effect that in no event
shall any record owner of any outstanding common stock which is beneficially
owned, directly or indirectly, by a person who beneficially owns in excess of
10% of the outstanding shares of common stock (the "Limit") be entitled or
permitted to vote in respect of the shares held in excess of the Limit, unless a
majority of the whole Board of Directors, as defined, shall have by resolution
granted in advance such entitlement or permission.
The Board of Directors of the Corporation is authorized by resolution(s),
from time to time adopted, to provide for the issuance of preferred stock in
series and to fix and state the 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
Corporation will furnish to any shareholder upon request and without charge a
full description of each class of stock and any series thereof.
The shares represented by this Certificate may not be cumulatively voted on
any matter. The affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting
stock of the Corporation, voting together as a single class, shall be required
to approve certain business combinations and other transactions, pursuant to the
Articles of Incorporation, or to amend certain provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation.
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of
this Certificate, shall be construed as through 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
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - __________ Custodian __________ under Uniform
(Cust) (Minor)
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
assignee
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share of the Common Stock evidence by this Certified, and do hereby irrevocably
constitute and appoint _________________________________________________________
Attorney, to transfer the said shares on the books of the within named
Corporation, with full power of substitution.
Dated _________________ _________________________________________________
Signature
__________________________________________________
Signature
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.