Form of [_]% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock Certificate



 Exhibit 4.2 

 

											
	PREFERRED STOCK	  		  	 	PREFERRED STOCK                     
   	  
			
		  		  	 	SHARES                       
           	  
		
	HOMEOWNERS CHOICE, INC.	  	  			
	HCP	  		  				  			
	INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
FLORIDA	  	  			
			
		  		  	 
  
	CUSIP    43741E  30    1             
           

SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS              
          
	  
   

				
	THIS CERTIFIES THAT	  		  				  			
				
		  		  				  			
				
		  		  				  			
				
		  		  				  			
				
		  		  				  	
  
	
 

 

	
   


	 is the owner
of
	  		  				  
		  		  				  
	FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE     % SERIES A CUMULATIVE
REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK, NO PAR VALUE PER SHARE, OF	   	  
	 HOMEOWNERS CHOICE, INC. transferable on the books of the Corporation
in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed.
 This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.
 Witness the facsimile
signatures of the Corporation’s duly authorized officers.
	
   

  

  
	  
	Dated:	  		  				  
	



	  		  	
 	


 
	
  
	  
	PRESIDENT	  		  	 	SECRETARY	  	  








 The Corporation will furnish without charge to each shareholder who so requests the
powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional, or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Such requests shall be
made to the Corporation’s Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation. 
 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 sell,
assign and transfer unto 
  

			
	 PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
	  	
	  
  

              
	  	 

  

 
 PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS
INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSlGNEE 
  
  

 
  
  

			
	 	  	Shares

 of the preferred stock represented by the within Certificate, and do
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,
                                         
    
  

			
		 	  

	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(S) GUARANTEED: 

 

	
	  

	 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 VEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.