EXHIBIT 4.0



 Exhibit 4.0 
 INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
  

							
	 No.
	  	HOMETRUST BANCSHARES, INC.	  	 Shares
  

CUSIP:
	  	

 FULLY PAID) AND NON-ASSESSABLE 

PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE 
 THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS 
 CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO 

RESTRICTIONS, SEE REVERSE SIDE 
  

			
	THIS CERTIFIES that	  	is the owner of

 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE 

of 

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. 
 a Maryland corporation 
 The shares evidenced by this certificate are transferable
only on the books of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. by the holder hereof, in person or by attorney, upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. THE CAPITAL STOCK EVIDENCED HEREBY IS NOT AN ACCOUNT OF AN INSURABLE TYPE AND IS NOT INSURED BY
THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. has caused this certificate to be executed by the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers and has caused a facsimile of its seal to be hereunto affixed. 

 

									
	By:	 	  
	  	[SEAL]	  	By:	  	  

		 	Teresa White	  		  		  	F. Edward Broadwell, Jr.
		 	CORPORATE SECRETARY	  		  		  	CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER








 HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) will furnish to any stockholder on
request and without charge a full statement of the designations and any preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption of the stock of each
class which the Company is authorized to issue, of the differences in the relative rights and preferences between the shares of each series of preferred or special class which the Company is authorized to issue, to the extent they have been set, and
of the authority of the Board of Directors to set the relative rights and preferences of subsequent series of a preferred or special class of stock. Such request may be made to the Secretary of the Company. 

The shares evidenced by this certificate are subject to a limitation contained in the Company’s Charter to the effect that in no
event shall any record owner of any outstanding common stock which is beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by a person who beneficially owns in excess of 10% of the outstanding shares of common stock (the “Limit”) be entitled or
permitted to any vote in respect of shares held in excess of the Limit 
 The shares represented by this certificate may not be
cumulatively voted on any matter. The Company’s Charter requires that, with limited exceptions, no amendment, addition, alteration, change or repeal of the Charter shall be made, unless such is first approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company and approved by the stockholders by a majority of the total shares entitled to vote, or in certain circumstances approved by the affirmative vote of up to 80% of the shares entitled to vote, provided that the Board of Directors, with the
approval of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, and without action by the stockholders, may amend the Charter to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock of the Company or the number of shares of stock of any class or
series that the Company has authority to issue. 
 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
                
		  		  	 (Cuss)
	  	(Minor)
	 TEN ENT
	  	- as tenants by the entireties	  		  	
		  		  		  	Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
	 TI TEN
	  	- as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common	  		  	  

		  		  		  	(State)

 Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list 

For value received,
                                         
                    hereby sell, assign and transfer unto 
 PLEASE INSERT SOCIAI SECURITY NUMBER OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER 
  

 
 (please print or typewrite name
and address including postal zip code of assignee) 
  
  

 
 Shares of the Common Stock
represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney to transfer the said shares on the books of the within named corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. 

 

					
	Dated
                                         
   	 		  	
			
	In the presence of	 		  	Signature:
			
	  
	 		  	  


 NOTE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME OF THE STOCKHOLDERS) AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE
CERTIFICATE, IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY CHANGE WHATSOEVER.