EX-4.2





 Exhibit 4.2 
  

			
	 NUMBER
	  	 NUMBER

		  	 C-
                    

		  	 SHARES

		  	 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

		  	 CUSIP 83407F 101


 SOFTWARE ACQUISITION GROUP INC. 

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

CLASS A 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 CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF 
 SOFTWARE
ACQUISITION GROUP INC. 
 (THE “COMPANY”) 

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

The Company will be forced to redeem all of its shares of Class A common stock if it is unable to complete a business combination by
                     , 2022, all as more fully described in the Company’s final prospectus dated
                     , 2020. 
 This
certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. 
 Witness the seal of the Company and
the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. 
  

					
	 Chief Executive Officer
	  	[Corporate Seal] Delaware	 	 Chief Financial Officer

	  
	  		 	  



  
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 SOFTWARE ACQUISITION GROUP INC. 

The Company 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 Company 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 Company), 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
	  	 —
	  	 as tenants in common
	  	 UNIF GIFT MIN
	  	 —
	  	
                     Custodian
                    

								
	 COM TEN ENT
	  	 —
	  	 as tenants by the entireties
	  	 ACT
	  		  	  

(Cust)
	  		  	  

(Minor)

						
	 JT TEN
	  	 —
	  	 as joint 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 Company 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

	  



  
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 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). 

In each case, as more fully described in the Company’s final prospectus dated
                     , 2020, 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 Company redeems the shares of Class A common stock sold in the Company’s initial public
offering and liquidates because it does not consummate an initial business combination within the time period set forth in the Corporation’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as the same may be amended from time to time (such
date being referred to herein as the “Last Date”), (ii) the Company redeems the shares of Class A common stock sold in its initial public offering in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and
restated certificate of incorporation to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Class A common stock if it does not consummate an initial business combination by the Last Date, or (iii) if the
holder(s) seek(s) to redeem for cash his, her or its respective shares of Class A common stock in connection with a tender offer (or proxy solicitation, solely in the event the Company 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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