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EXHIBIT 4.1
27231
COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK
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NUMBER SHARES
ZQ
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN CUSIP 12589C 10 7
SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
A CMS ENERGY COMPANY THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE EITHER
IN JACKSON, MICHIGAN OR NEW YORK CITY
CMS NOMECO OIL & GAS CO.
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
SPECIMEN
IS THE OWNER OF
FULL-PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, WITHOUT PAR VALUE
of CMS NOMECO Oil & Gas Co., transferable on the books of the Company by the
holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney upon the surrender of
this certificate properly endosed. This certificate and the shares represented
hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the
Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws of the Company, as amended, to all of
which the holder by acceptance of this certificate assents. This certificate
is not valid unless countersigned by the transfer agent and registered by the
registrar.
Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures of
its duly authorized officers.
DATED:
Victor J. Fryling
SPECIMEN
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
CMS NOMECO OIL & GAS CO. Paul E. Geiger
TRANSFER AGENT SPECIMEN
AND REGISTRAR, SECRETARY
BY
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE.
[CMS NOMECO OIL & GAS CO. SEAL]
00000 American Bank Note Company
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CMS NOMECO OIl & GAS CO.
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
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TEN ENT -- as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
JT TEN -- as joint tenants with right under Uniform Gifts to Minors
of survivorship and not as
tenants in common Act
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(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH TO A SHAREHOLDER UPON REQUEST AND WITHOUT
CHARGE A FULL STATEMENT OF THE DESIGNATION, RELATIVE RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND
LIMITATIONS OF THE SHARES OF EACH CLASS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED, AND THE
DESIGNATION, RELATIVE RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND LIMITATIONS OF EACH SERIES SO FAR
AS THE SAME HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO
DESIGNATE AND PRESCRIBE THE RELATIVE RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND LIMITATIONS OF
OTHER SERIES. THE REQUEST FOR SUCH STATEMENT MAY BE ADDRESSED TO THE OFFICE OF
THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY IN JACKSON, MICHIGAN.
For value received, hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
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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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Shares
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of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint
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Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Company
with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated,
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SIGNATURE
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SIGNATURE
The signature(s) to
this assignment must
correspond with the name(s)
as written upon the face of
the certificate in every
particular.
IMPORTANT
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THE SIGNATURE(S) OF THE
ASSIGNOR(S) MUST BE
GUARANTEED (NOT NOTARIZED) BY
A PARTICIPANT IN AN APPROVED
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE PROGRAM.