EXHIBIT 4.1
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COMMON COMMON
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NATIONAL COMMERCE
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BANCORPORATION
SEE REVERSE FOR
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE
CUSIP 635449 10 1
This Certifies that
is the owner of
FULL-PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES EACH OF $2.00 PAR VALUE OF THE COMMON STOCK
OF
NATIONAL COMMERCE BANCORPORATION
transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized
attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. The Shares
represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions
of the Certificate of Incorporation and amendments thereto, to all of which the
holder by acceptance hereof assents. This Certificate is not valid until
countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.
Witness the facsimile signatures of the Corporation's duly authorized
officers.
Dated
/s/ Xxx X. Xxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Secretary Chairman of the Board
NATIONAL COMMERCE BANCORPORATION
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 tenant in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - .......Custodian.....
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 Act....................
tenants in common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
For value received, hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
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PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
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PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE
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of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint
Attorney
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to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with
full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated
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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.
SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED
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THE SIGNATURES 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.
The Corporation is authorized to issue different classes of shares and
different series within a class. The Corporation will furnish to the holder of
this certificate a full statement of the designations, relative rights,
preferences and limitations applicable to each class and the variations in
rights, preferences and limitations determined for any series (and the authority
of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) on request
in writing and without charge.
