Specimen Common Stock Certificate



 Exhibit 4.1 

 

 








 IMPORTANT NOTICE 
 The Corporation will furnish to any stockholder, on request and without charge, a full statement of the information required by Section 2-211(b) of the Corporations and Associations Article of the
Annotated Code of Maryland with respect to the designations and any preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption of
the stock of each class which the Corporation has authority to issue and, if the Corporation is authorized to issue any preferred or special class in series, (i) the differences in the relative rights and preferences between the shares of each
series to the extent set and (ii) the authority of the Board of Directors to set such rights and preferences of subsequent series. The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by
reference to the charter of the Corporation (the “Charter”), a copy of which will be sent without charge to each stockholder who so requests. Such request must be made to the Secretary of the Corporation at its principal office.

 The shares represented by this certificate are subject to restrictions on Beneficial Ownership and Constructive Ownership and Transfer for
the purpose, among others, of the Corporation’s maintenance of its qualification as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Subject to certain further restrictions and except as
expressly provided in the Charter, (i) no Person may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Common Stock in excess of 9.8 percent (in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock
unless such Person is an Excepted Holder (in which case the Excepted Holder Limit shall be applicable); (ii) no Person may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess of 9.8 percent (in value or number of shares,
whichever is more restrictive) of the total outstanding shares of Capital Stock, unless such Person is an Excepted Holder (in which case the Excepted Holder Limit shall be applicable); (iii) no Person may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own
Capital Stock that would result in the Corporation being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code or otherwise cause the Corporation to fail to qualify as a REIT; and (iv) any Transfer of shares of Capital Stock that, if
effective would result in the Capital Stock being beneficially owned by less than 100 persons (as determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code) shall be void ab initio, and the intended transferee shall acquire
no rights in such shares of the Capital Stock. Any Person who Beneficially Owns or Constructively Owns or attempts to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock which causes or will cause a Person to Beneficially Own or
Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess or in violation of the above limitations must immediately notify the Corporation or, in the case of such a proposed or attempted transaction, give at least 15 days prior written notice. If any of
the restrictions on transfer or ownership as set forth in (i) through (iii) above are violated, the shares of Capital Stock in excess or in violation of the above limitations will be automatically transferred to a Trustee of a Trust for
the benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries. In addition, the Corporation may redeem shares upon the terms and conditions specified by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion if the Board of Directors determines that ownership or a
Transfer or other event may violate the restrictions described above. Furthermore, upon the occurrence of certain events, attempted Transfers in violation of the restrictions described in (i) through (iii) above may be void ab
initio. All capitalized terms in this legend have the meanings defined in the Charter, as the same may be amended from time to time, a copy of which, including the restrictions on transfer and ownership, will be furnished to each holder of
Capital Stock on request and without charge. Requests for such a copy may be directed to the Secretary of the Corporation at its principal office. 
  

 
 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	  	UTMA –	  	 	 	Custodian	 	 
		 		  		  		  	(Cust)	 		 	(Minor)
	TEN ENT	 	–	  	as tenants by entireties	  		  	under Uniform Transfers to Minors
					
	JT TEN	 	–	  	as joint tenants with right of survivorship	  		  	Act _____________________
		 		  	and not as tenants in common	  		  		 	        (State)	 	
	Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in 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	  


					
	 of stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
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	 	 	 	 Attorney	  


to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the
premises. 
  

			
	 Dated
                    
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		  	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 GUARANTEED 
  

			
	ALL GUARANTEES MUST BE MADE BY A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (SUCH AS A BANK OR BROKER) WHICH IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE SECURITIES
TRANSFER AGENTS MEDALLION PROGRAM (“STAMP”), THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. MEDALLION SIGNATURE PROGRAM (“MSP”), OR THE STOCK EXCHANGES MEDALLION PROGRAM (“SEMP”) AND MUST NOT BE DATED, GUARANTEES BY A NOTARY PUBLIC
ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.