Exhibit 4.2

  

  

  NUMBER

  	
          C-

        	
          SHARES

        


  

  

  SEE REVERSE FOR

  CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

  

  

  CUSIP [●]

  LONGVIEW ACQUISITION CORP.

  

  

  INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

  CLASS A COMMON STOCK

  

  

  This Certifies that ___________________________is the owner of _______________

  

  

  FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF $0.0001

  EACH OF THE CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF

  LONGVIEW ACQUISITION CORP.

  (THE “CORPORATION”)

  

  

  transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed.

  

  

  The Corporation will be forced to redeem all of its shares of Class A common stock if it is unable to complete a business combination by                , 2022 (or at the end of any extended time that the Corporation has
    to consummate a business combination beyond 24 months as a result of a stockholder vote to amend the Corporation’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation), all as more fully described in the Corporation’s final prospectus dated      , 2020.

  

  

  This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and Registrar of the Corporation.

  Witness the facsimile signatures of the Corporation’s duly authorized officers.

   

  

  
    	
            Dated:

          	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
            [Corporate Seal]

            Delaware

          
	 	 	 
	
            Secretary

          	 	
            Chief Financial Officer

          
	 	 	 	 	 
	  	 	 	 
	
            Transfer Agent

          	 	 	 


  

  

  

  
    
      


  

  

  

  LONGVIEW ACQUISITION CORP.

  

  

  The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests, the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series
    thereof of the Corporation and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.  This certificate and the shares represented thereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Corporation’s
    amended and restated certificate of incorporation and all amendments thereto and resolutions of the Corporation’s Board of Directors providing for the issue of securities (copies of which may be obtained from the secretary of the Corporation), to all
    of which the holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents.  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 sells, assigns and transfers unto

  

  

  
    


  

  

  (PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER(S) OF ASSIGNEE(S))

  

  

  (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES), INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE(S))

  

  

  Shares of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and does 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:

        	 	 
	 	
          Shareholder

        


  

  

  

  

  NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) 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:

  

  

  
    	
            By 

          	
             

          
	
             

          	
             

          
	
             

          	
             

          
	 	 
	 	 


  

                 
  THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST 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 SEC RULE 17Ad-15 (OR ANY SUCCESSOR RULE).

  

  
    
      


  

  In each case, as more fully described in the Corporation’s final prospectus dated                  , 2020, the holder(s) of this certificate shall be entitled to receive a pro-rata portion of certain funds held in the
    trust account established in connection with its initial public offering only in the event that (i) the Corporation redeems the shares of Class A common stock sold in its initial public offering and liquidates because it does not consummate an initial
    business combination by the date set forth in the Corporation’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, (ii) the Corporation redeems the shares of Class A common stock sold in its initial public offering in connection with a stockholder vote
    to amend the Corporation’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Corporation’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Class A common stock if it does not consummate an initial business combination by
    the date set forth in the Corporation’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, or (iii) if the holder(s) seek(s) to
    redeem for cash his, her or its respective shares of Class A common stock in connection with a tender offer (or proxy solicitation, solely in the event the Corporation seeks stockholder approval of the proposed initial business combination) setting
    forth the details of a proposed initial business combination.  In no other circumstances shall the holder(s) have any right or interest of any kind in or to the trust account.