EX-4.1



 Exhibit 4.1 
  






 
 NUMBER 
ICD- 
I 
INDEPENDENCE 
CONTRACT DRILLING 
SHARES 
CUSIP 453415 30 9 
SEE REFERENCE TO RESTRICTIONS ON BACK 
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
THIS CERTIFIES THAT 
SPECIMEN 
IS THE OWNER OF 
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE, OF

INDEPENDENCE CONTRACT DRILLING, INC. 
transferable only 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 is not valid until 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: 
Independence Contract Drilling Inc. 
CORPORATE 
SEAL 
2011 
DELAWARE 
* 
PRESIDENT 
SECRETARY 
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: 
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC 
(Brooklyn, NY) 
TRANSFER AGENT 
AND REGISTRAR 
BY 
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE 
© SECURITY-COLUMBIAN UNITED STATES BANKNOTE COMPANY 1960 







 The Corporation shall 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 of the Corporation or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
Such requests shall be made to the Corporation’s Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation. 
 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	 		 	under Uniform Gifts to Minors
		 		 	survivorship and not as tenants	 		 	Act	 	  

		 		 	in common	 		 	(State)
	COM PROP	 	—	 	as community property	 		 		 		 		 		 	
		 		 		 	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, assign and transfer unto 
  

	
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	 	 	Shares
	of the common 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 with full power of substitution in the premises.	 	


									
	     	 		 		    		 	
	Dated	 	  
	    		 	
					
		 		 	  
	    		 	  

	NOTICE:	 	The signature(s) to this assignment must correspond with the name(s) as written upon the face of the certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.	    		 	

 SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED 
  

					
	  
	 	
	The signature(s) must be guaranteed by a brokerage firm or a financial institution that is a member of a securities approved Medallion program, such as Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (STAMP), Stock
Exchanges Medallion Program (SEMP) or New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Medallion Signature Program (MSP).