EX-4.1



 Exhibit 4.1 
  

			
	
NUMBER                
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C-                       
     
 SHARES

SEE REVERSE FOR
 CERTAIN

DEFINITIONS

CUSIP                      
                


 HOSTESS BRANDS, 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 

HOSTESS BRANDS, INC. 

(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 Class A common stock if it is unable to complete a business combination by
August 19, 2017 all as more fully described in the Corporation’s final prospectus dated August 13, 2015. 
 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. 
  

					
	 Secretary
	  	 [Corporate Seal]

Delaware
	  	President
			
	 	  		  	 
			
	 	  	 	  	 








 HOSTESS BRANDS, INC. 

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 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
	  	 —    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 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 do 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 
  

 
  

 

  
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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). 

In each case, as more fully described in the Corporation’s final prospectus dated August 13, 2015, 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 Class A common stock sold in its
initial public offering and liquidates because it does not consummate an initial business combination by August 19, 2017, (ii) the Corporation redeems the shares of Class A 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 and timing of the Corporation’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Class A common stock if it does not consummate and
initial business combination by August 19, 2017, 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
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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