EXHIBIT 4.3 COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK - --------------- --------------- NUMBER CLEARCOMMERCE CORPORATION SHARES CLC INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE - --------------- --------------- SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND A STATEMENT AS TO THE RIGHTS, PREFERENCES, PRIVILEGES AND RESTRICTIONS ON SHARES CUSIP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS CERTIFIES THAT IS THE RECORD HOLDER OF ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, $.001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE, OF CERTIFICATE OF STOCK NETIQ Corporation transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duty authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated: ClearCommerce SECRETARY INCORPORATED PRESIDENT SEAL DELAWARE COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: BankBoston, N.A. TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE ClearCommerce Corporation A statement of 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 as established, from time to time, by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and by any certificate of designation, the number of shares constituting each class and series, and the designations thereof, may be obtained by the holder hereof upon request and without charge 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 under Uniform Gifts to Minors survivorship and not as tenants Act: ___________________________________ in common (State) UNIF TRF MIN ACT - ______________ Custodian (until age_____) (Cust) ______________ under Uniform Transfers (Minor) 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 - ---------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares of the common 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 substitutions in the premises. Dated ---------------------------- X --------------------------------------- X --------------------------------------- NOTICE: THE SIGNATURES TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) 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 MUST 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.