EX-4.2






 Exhibit 4.2 
  

					
	NUMBER	  		  	NUMBER
		  		  	C-
		  		  	SHARES
		  		  	 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN

DEFINITIONS

		  		  	CUSIP 38216G 104

 GOOD WORKS II ACQUISITION CORP. 

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

COMMON STOCK 
 This Certifies that 

is the owner of 
 FULLY PAID AND
NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF $0.0001 EACH OF THE COMMON STOCK OF 
 GOOD WORKS II
ACQUISITION CORP. 
 (THE “CORPORATION”) 

transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. 

The Corporation will be forced to redeem all of its shares of common stock if it is unable to complete a business combination by
            , 2023, all as more fully described in the Corporation’s final prospectus dated             , 2021. 

This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. 

Witness the seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. 

 

					
	Authorized Signatory	 	[Corporate Seal] Delaware	 	Authorized Signatory
	  
	 		 	  

			
	Transfer Agent	 		 	
	  
	 		 	














 GOOD WORKS II ACQUISITION CORP. 

The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or
other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Corporation and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. This certificate and the shares represented thereby are issued and shall be held
subject to all the provisions of the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and all amendments thereto and resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issue of securities (copies of which may be obtained from
the secretary of the Corporation), to all of which the holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents. 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	  	 —astenants in common
	  	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT —	  		  	Custodian	  	
				
		  	  
	  		  	  

	TEN ENT	  	 —astenants by the entireties
	  		  	(Cust)	  		  	(Minor)
					
	JT TEN	  	 —asjoint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
	  		  		  	 under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

 
 (State)


 Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 

For value received,                  hereby sells, assigns and transfers
unto 
 (PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER(S) OF ASSIGNEE(S)) 

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES), INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF 

ASSIGNEE(S)) 
 Shares of the capital stock
represented by the within Certificate, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints 
 Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within
named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. 
  

	
	Dated:
	  

	  

	NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) 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:
	By
	  

	  

	THE SIGNATURE(S) 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 (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE).


  
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 In each case, as more fully described in the Corporation’s final prospectus dated
            , 2021, the holder(s) of this certificate shall be entitled to receive a pro-rata portion of certain funds held in the trust account
established in connection with its initial public offering only in the event that (i) the Corporation redeems the shares of common stock sold in the Company’s initial public offering and liquidates because it does not consummate an initial
business combination by             , 2023, (ii) the Corporation redeems the shares of common stock sold in its initial public offering in connection with a stockholder vote to amend
the Corporation’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to modify the substance or timing of the Corporation’s obligation to redeem 100% of the common stock if it does not consummate an initial business combination by
            , 2023, or (iii) if the holder(s) seek(s) to redeem for cash his, her or its respective shares of common stock in connection with a tender offer (or proxy
solicitation, solely in the event the Corporation seeks stockholder approval of the proposed initial business combination) setting forth the details of a proposed initial business combination. In no other circumstances shall the holder(s) have
any right or interest of any kind in or to the trust account. 

  
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