Form of Series A Preferred Stock Certificate



 Exhibit 4.1 
  

					
	[Number]	  	

	  	  
 PREFERRED STOCK
  
 [#Shares]
  


 SEASPAN CORPORATION 
 INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS 
 OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS 
 THIS CERTIFIES THAT 
  

					
	IS THE OWNER OF	  	Specimen        	  	

 FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE PAR VALUE $0.01, 12% CUMULATIVE PREFERRED SHARES – SERIES A OF
SEASPAN CORPORATION 
 Transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney upon 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 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws of the Corporation and the Statement of Designation related to the 12% Cumulative Preferred Shares – Series A and the amendments from time to time made
thereto. 
 This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.

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

					
	 COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED
 AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
 TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
  
	  		  	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
	AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE	  	SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS	  	SECRETARY








 [REVERSE SIDE OF CERTIFICATE] 
 THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR
SUCH LAWS. 
 [CANADIAN LANGUAGE] 
  
  
 SEASPAN CORPORATION

 The Corporation will furnish without charge to each Seaspan Corporation shareholder who so requests a statement of the number of
shares constituting each class or series of stock and the designation thereof, and a copy of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. 
 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 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

 represented by the within Certificate, and do 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.


  

			
	 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.