EX-4.1



 





Exhibit 4.1




	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	NUMBER
	 	SHARES
	 
	MXP
	 	 	 	 






MAXUM PETROLEUM HOLDINGS, INC.

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE




	 	 	 
	PAR VALUE OF $0.01	 	COMMON STOCK
	 
	THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN

	 	SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
	NEW YORK, NEW YORK

	 	CUSIP [          ]






[GRAPHIC]




THIS CERTIFIES THAT




is the owner of




FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01, OF



MAXUM PETROLEUM HOLDINGS, INC.



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 until
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:




CERTIFICATE OF STOCK




[CORPORATE SEAL]




	 	 	 
	 
	 

	 	 
	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND SECRETARY
	 	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER






COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:




     AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY



	 	 	 
	 

	 	TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR






	 	 	 
	BY
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE






 









 






     The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests a copy of the
powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of
each class of stock or series thereof, which the Corporation is authorized to issue, and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Any such request may
be made in writing to the office of the Secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent.



     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 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 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 capital 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                                                             




 





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:




 





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.



KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN, MUTILATED OR DESTROYED, THE
CORPORATION WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT
CERTIFICATE.