EX-4.1



 Exhibit 4.1 
  

					
		  	[CADENCE BANCORPORATION LOGO]	  	COMMON STOCK
	Number	  	 	  	Shares
			
		  	INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE	  	CUSIP [•]

 This Certifies That 

[•] 
 Is the Owner of [•] 

FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE CLASS A COMMON SHARES, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE, OF 

CADENCE BANCORPORATION 
 transferable on the
books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney, on surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Certificate
of Incorporation of the Corporation and the Bylaws of the Corporation, as now or hereafter amended, to all of which the holder hereof by the acceptance hereof assents. This certificate is not valid unless 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: [•] 
  

					
	      

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
	  	[CORPORATE SEAL]	  	 COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:

[•]

	  
 SECRETARY
	  		  	         TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

 

BY:                         
                                        

        AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE









 CADENCE BANCORPORATION 

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 
                            

    (Cust)
                            (Minor)

				
	TEN ENT	  	- as tenants by the entireties	  		  	 under Uniform Gifts to Minors
 Act
                                        
            
 (State)

				
	JT TEN	  	 - as joint tenants with right of
 survivorship
and not as tenants
 in common
	  	UNIF TRF MIN ACT        	  	
                     Custodian (until 
age             )
       (Cust)

 

                     under Uniform Transfers

  (Minor)

to Minors Act                     
                        

                          
              (State)


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

For value received,
                                     hereby sell(s), assign(s)
and transfer(s) unto 
 Please Insert Social Security Number 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(es) hereby irrevocably 
 constitute and appoint
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                  

Attorney to transfer the said shares 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.

  

  
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 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. 

The within named Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests a statement of 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. Such requests may be made to the
Corporation’s Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation. 

  
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