Specimen Common Stock Certificate



 Exhibit 4.2 
 

 









 WESTAR ENERGY, INC. 
 KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED 
 THE CORPORATION WILL
REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE 
 OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE. 
 The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests of the Secretary of the Corporation at its principal place of business,
the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof which the Corporation is authorized to issue and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such
preferences or rights. 
 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
	  	  	  	  	  	                                      
                                        
   
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 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 ASSIGNEE 
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
                                       
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                    
 Shares of the capital 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, ________________________ 

 

			
		
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	NOTICE:	 	THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE
WHATEVER.
		
		 	THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD 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 S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.
		
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