Exhibit 4.2


 


	NUMBER

         
	NUMBER

         

	 
	C-

	 	 
	 
	SHARES

         

	 
	SEE
        REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

         

	 
	CUSIP
382788107



  


GORDON
POINTE ACQUISITION CORP.


 


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


 


GORDON
POINTE ACQUISITION CORP.

(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 , 2020, all as more fully described in the Corporation’s final prospectus dated , 2018.


 


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

	 

         
	 

         
	 

         



 


GORDON
POINTE ACQUISITION CORP.


 


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







 





 



 





 



 


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 Corporation’s final prospectus dated , 2018, 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 , 2020, (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 or timing of the Corporation’s
obligation to redeem 100% of the Class A common stock if it does not consummate an initial business combination by , 2020, 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.