Exhibit 4.2

    

  

  
  
  

  

  
    SPECIMEN CLASS A COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE

     

    

    	
            NUMBER

          	
            SHARES

          


    

    

    SOFTWARE ACQUISITION GROUP INC. III

      INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF DELAWARE

      CLASS A COMMON STOCK

     

    

    SEE REVERSE FOR

      CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

    CUSIP 83407J 103

     

    

    This Certifies that                                               is the owner of

     

    

    FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF US$0.0001 EACH OF THE CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF SOFTWARE ACQUISITION GROUP INC.
      III (THE “COMPANY”)

     

    

    subject to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as the same may be amended from time to time, and
      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 within
      the period set forth in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation as the same may be amended from time to time, all as more fully described in the Company’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 Company and facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.

     

    

    	
            Dated:

          	
             

          	
             

          
	
             

          	 	
             

          


     

    	
            Secretary

          	
            [Corporate Seal]

             

            Delaware

          	
            Chief Financial Officer

          
	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          
	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          


    

    

    
      
        


    

    SOFTWARE ACQUISITION GROUP INC. III

     

    

    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, as the same may be amended from time to time, 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 COM

          	
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            as tenants in common

          	
            UNIF GIFT MIN ACT

          	
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            Custodian

          	
             

          
	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          
	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
            (Cust)

          	
             

          	
            (Minor)

          
	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          
	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          
	
            TEN ENT

          	
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            as tenants by the entireties

          	
             

          	
             

          	
            under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

          
	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          
	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          
	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
            (State)

          	
             

          
	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          
	
            JT TEN

          	
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            as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          


    

    

    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 does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
                                                  Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Company with full power of substitution in the premises.

     

    

    	
            Dated:

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          
	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          
	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
            Shareholder

          
	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          
	
             

          	
             

          	
             

          	
            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).

     

    

    In each case, as more fully described in the Company’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 Company redeems the shares of Class A common stock sold in its initial public offering and
      liquidates because it does not consummate an initial business combination within the period of time set forth in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as the same may be amended from time to time, (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 (A) that would modify the substance or timing of the Company’s
      obligation to provide holders of the Class A common stock the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with the Company’s initial business combination or to redeem 100% of the Class A common stock if the Company does not complete its initial
      business combination within the time period set forth therein or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of the Class A common stock, 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.