Exhibit 4.1


 





DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTRANT’S
SECURITIES REGISTERED 


PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 


 


As of December 31, 2019, P&F Industries,
Inc. (the “Corporation”) had one class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which is our Class A Common Stock.


 


Description of Class A Common Stock


 


The following description of our Class
A Common Stock is a summary and does not purport to be complete. It is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to
our Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and our Bylaws (as amended on September
19, 2016) (the “Bylaws”). The Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws are incorporated by reference as an exhibit to
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of which this Exhibit 4.1 is a part. We encourage you to read our Certificate of Incorporation,
our Bylaws and the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGL”), for additional information.


 


Authorized Capital Shares 


 


Pursuant to our Certificate of Incorporation
our Board of Directors is authorized to issue 7,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, $1 par value per share (“Class A
Common Stock”) in addition to 2,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, $1 par value per share, and 2,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, par value $10 per share. As of March 20, 2020, there were 3,144,810 shares of our Class A Common Stock outstanding and no
other shares outstanding. The outstanding shares of our Class A Common Stock are fully paid and nonassessable.


 


Voting Rights


 


Except as otherwise provided by law or
by this Certificate of Incorporation, and subject to the rights of holders of outstanding shares of preferred stock that may be
issued in the future, the holders of Class A Common Stock shall have the sole right to vote at meetings of stockholders and shall
be entitled to one vote per share; however, in case there shall be presented for approval any proposal to: (a) effect a merger
or consolidation of the Corporation; (b) dissolve the Corporation; or (c) sell, lease or exchange all or substantially all of the
property and assets of the Corporation, then the holders of Class B Common Stock, if any, shall also have the right to vote on
such proposal, voting together with the holders of Class A Common Stock as a single class. Our Class A Common Stock does not have
cumulative voting rights. Elections of directors are determined by a plurality of the votes cast, and for all other matters, the
affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of stock present or represented at the meeting shall be the act of the stockholders.
Our Board of Directors is classified, consisting of three classes of directors serving staggered three-year terms.


 


Dividend Rights


 


Subject to the rights of holders of outstanding
shares of preferred stock that may be issued in the future, the holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends,
if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors in its discretion out of funds legally available for the
payment of dividends. To the extent there are any shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding, the holders of Class B Common Stock
and the holders of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to share equally, share for share, in such dividends.


 


Liquidation Rights


 


Subject to any preferential rights of
outstanding shares of preferred stock that may be issued in the future, holders of Class A Common Stock (together with holders
of Class B Common Stock, if any) will share ratably in all assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders in the
event of dissolution.


 




     


     


    

 


Other Rights and Preferences


 


Our Class A Common Stock has no sinking
fund or redemption provisions or preemptive, conversion or exchange rights.


 


Listing


 


The Class A Common Stock is traded on The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the trading symbol “PFIN.”


 


Change of Control Provisions


 


Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws may delay or discourage transactions involving an actual or potential change in control of the Corporation or change
in the Corporation’s management, including transactions that stockholders might otherwise deem to be in their best interests.
In addition to provisions of the DGL, as well as the provisions described above, the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws include
the following provisions::


 


		(a)	vacancies on our Board of Directors, and any new director positions created by the expansion of our Board of Directors, may
be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, subject to certain exceptions;



 


		(b)	our Bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholders to submit proposed nominations of persons for election to
our Board of Directors and other proposals for business to be brought before an annual meeting of our Stockholders;



 


		(c)	our Board of Directors may issue shares of preferred stock, with designations, rights and preferences as may be determined
from time to time by our Board of Directors;



 


		(d)	our Bylaws may only be amended by our Board of Directors; and



 


		(e)	our Bylaws provide that special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by the chairperson
of our board, our President or our Board of Directors.