Exhibit
4.2


 





	NUMBER	SHARES _____


 


CAPITOL
INVESTMENT CORP. IV


 


INCORPORATED
UNDER THE LAWS OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS


 


CLASS
A ORDINARY SHARES


SEE
REVERSE FOR

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS


 


	This
    Certifies that is the owner of	CUSIP
    [_______]





 


FULLY
PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF $0.0001 EACH OF 


 


CAPITOL
INVESTMENT CORP. IV


 


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 liquidate if it is unable to complete a business combination within the period of time as set forth
in the Corporation’s Memorandum and Articles of Association, as the same may be amended from time to time, all as more fully
described in the Corporation’s final prospectus dated _____, 2017


 




This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.

Witness the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.


 


Dated:


 


	 		 
	CHAIRMAN	SECRETARY





 






     

     


    

 


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.


 


Capitol
Investment Corp. IV


 


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 Memorandum and Articles of Association and all amendments thereto and resolutions
of the Board of Directors providing for the issue of Class A Ordinary Shares (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.


 


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 will 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) SHOULD 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
holder(s) of this certificate shall be entitled to receive a pro-rata portion of the funds from the trust account only in the
event that (i) the Corporation is forced to liquidate because it does not consummate an initial business combination within the
period of time set forth in the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, as the same may
be amended from time to time (the “Charter”) or (ii) if the holder seeks to convert his shares upon consummation of,
or sell his shares in a tender offer in connection with, an initial business combination or in connection with certain amendments
to the Charter. In no other circumstances shall the holder(s) have any right or interest of any kind in or to the trust account.