Specimen Certificate of Series A Preferred Stock of Sunstone Hotel Investors,Inc



 EXHIBIT 4.1 
  


					
	     % Series A Cumulative Redeemable
       Preferred Stock, Par Value $.01
	 	 


	 	     % Series A Cumulative Redeemable
 Preferred Stock, Par Value $.01

	 Number
 PRE-
	 	 	  
 Shares

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	CUSIP 867892 20 0
	 INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS
      OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND
	 	 	 	 SEE REVERSE FOR IMPORTANT
 NOTICE ON TRANSFER
 RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER
 INFORMATION


  
 FULLY PAID AND
NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF     % SERIES A CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE OF 
  
 SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS, INC. 
  
 (the “Corporation”) transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by its duly authorized attorney upon the surrender of this
certificates properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the charter of the Corporation (the “Charter”) and the Bylaws of the Corporation and any
amendments thereto. This certificate is not valid until 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. 
  

					
	 [SEAL]     Dated:
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 /s/ JON D. KLINE

	 	 /s/ ROBERT A. ALTER


	 	 	Secretary	 	President and Chief Executive Officer

  
 COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:

 AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY 
 TRANSFER
AGENT AND REGISTRAR, 
  

			
	 BY
	 	  


	 	 	AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE








 SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS, INC. 
  
 IMPORTANT NOTICE 
 CLASSES OF STOCK 
  
 THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED
TO ISSUE CAPITAL STOCK OF MORE THAN ONE CLASS, CONSISTING OF COMMON STOCK AND ONE OR MORE CLASSES OF PREFERRED STOCK THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS AUTHORIZED TO DETERMINE THE PREFERENCES, LIMITATIONS AND RELATIVE RIGHTS OF ANY CLASS OF THE PREFERRED
STOCK BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF SUCH CLASS OF PREFERRED STOCK. THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH, WITHOUT CHARGE, TO ANY STOCKHOLDER MAKING A WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR, A COPY OF THE CORPORATION’S CHARTER AND A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE
DESIGNATIONS, RELATIVE RIGHTS, PREFERENCES, CONVERSION OR 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 THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE AND, IF THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE ANY PREFERRED OR SPECIAL CLASS AND SERIES. (i) THE DIFFERENCES IN THE RELATIVE RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES BENEFICIARIES 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. REQUESTS FOR SUCH WRITTEN STATEMENT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION AT ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE. 
  
 RESTRICTION ON OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER 
  
 THE SHARES OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE
SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON BENEFICIAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION’S MAINTENANCE OF ITS STATUS AS A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE
“CODE”). SUBJECT TO CERTAIN FURTHER RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN THE CHARTER AND EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THE ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY FOR THE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK, (i) NO PERSON MAY BENEFICIALLY OWN SHARES OF THE CORPORATION’S
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK IN EXCESS OF 9.8% (BY VALUE OR BY NUMBER OF SHARES, WHICHEVER IS MORE RESTRICTIVE) OF THE OUTSTANDING SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK OF THE CORPORATION; (ii) NO PERSON MAY CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF THE CORPORATION’S SERIES
A PREFERRED STOCK IN EXCESS OF 9.8% (BY VALUE OR BY NUMBER OF SHARES, WHICHEVER IS MORE RESTRICTIVE) OF THE OUTSTANDING SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK OF THE CORPORATION; (iii) NO PERSON MAY BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
THAT, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ANY OTHER CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CORPORATION BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWNED BY SUCH PERSON, 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) NO PERSON MAY TRANSFER SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK IF SUCH TRANSFER WOULD RESULT IN THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CORPORATION BEING OWNED BY FEWER THAN 100 PERSONS. NO PERSON MAY BENEFICIALLY OR
CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CORPORATION IN EXCESS OF 9.8% OF THE VALUE OF THE TOTAL OUTSTANDING SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CORPORATION UNLESS SUCH PERSON IS AN EXCEPTED HOLDER (AS DEFINED IN THE CHARTER) (IN WHICH CASE THE
EXCEPTED HOLDER LIMIT SHALL BE APPLICABLE), ANY PERSON WHO BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWNS OR ATTEMPTS TO BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK WHICH CAUSES OR WILL CAUSE A PERSON TO BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK IN EXCESS OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MUST IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE CORPORATION. IF ANY OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OR OWNERSHIP ARE VIOLATED, THE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED HEREBY IN EXCESS OF SUCH RESTRICTIONS
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 ABOVE MAY BE VOID AB INITIO. ALL TERMS IN THIS LEGEND WHICH ARE DEFINED IN THE ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY FOR THE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS ASCRIBED TO THEM IN SUCH ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY, 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 SERIES A PREFERRED 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	  	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)
	 	  	 	  	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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