1 Exhibit 4.3* COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK (NUMBER) (SHARES) NB INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS SEE REVERSE FOR OF THE STATE OF INDIANA CERTAIN DEFINITIONS CUSIP 963801 10 5 [WHITE ELECTRONIC DESIGNS, INC. LOGO] This Certifies that is the record holder of FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, WITHOUT PAR VALUE, OF (CERTIFICATE OF STOCK) WHITE ELECTRONIC DESIGN CORPORATION - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. Witness the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated: /s/ Illegible /s/ Illegible SECRETARY PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY (AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE) 2 The Corporation will furnish the holder of this certificate a statement of the designations, relative rights, preferences, and limitations applicable to each class and the variations in rights, preferences, and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) of the Corporation's shares on request in writing and without charge. Such request may be made to the office of the Secretary 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 substitution in the premises. Dated ____________________________________ X _________________________________________________ X _________________________________________________ NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) 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(S) SHOULD 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.