exv4w1



 







Exhibit 4.1







The Company shall not be obligated to deliver registered shares of Common Stock with regard to
the exercise of any Units in the absence of a current registration statement under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the Common Stock or Warrants issuable thereunder. Units, and
any Warrants issuable thereunder, may not be exercised by, or securities issued to, any registered
holder in any state in which such exercise would be unlawful. In no event shall the Company be
obligated to settle any Unit, or any Warrant issuable thereunder, in whole or in part, for cash.
Notwithstanding any language to the contrary herein or in the Warrant Agreement, any and all Units
and Warrants can expire unexercised or unredeemed.








SPECIMEN UNIT CERTIFICATE




					
	NUMBER:                    
	 	 	 	UNITS:                    -U
	 
	 	 	 	SEE REVERSE FOR

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS






ENERGY SERVICES ACQUISITION CORP.




CUSIP: 29271Q 20 2




UNIT




UNITS CONSISTING OF ONE SHARE OF COMMON STOCK AND TWO

WARRANTS EACH TO PURCHASE ONE SHARE OF COMMON STOCK




     THIS
CERTIFIES THAT                                         is the owner of
                                         Units.



     Each Unit (“Unit”) consists of one (1) share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share (“Common Stock”), of Energy Services Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and two warrants (the “Warrants”). Each Warrant entitles the holder to
purchase one (1) share of Common Stock for $5.00 per share (subject to adjustment). Each Warrant
will become exercisable on the later of (i) the Company’s completion of a merger, capital stock
exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination or
(ii)
                    ,
2007 and will expire unless exercised before 5:00 p.m., New York City
local time, on _________, 2011, or earlier upon redemption (the “Expiration Date”). The Common Stock and
Warrants comprising the Units represented by this certificate are not transferable separately prior
to                     , 2006, subject to earlier separation in the discretion of Ferris,
Baker Watts, Incorporated. The terms of the Warrants are governed by a Warrant Agreement, dated as
of                     , 2006, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as
Warrant Agent, and are subject to the terms and provisions contained therein, all of which terms
and provisions the holder of this certificate consents to by acceptance hereof. Copies of the
Warrant Agreement are on file at the office of the Warrant Agent at 17 Battery Place, New York, New
York 10004, and are available to any Warrant holder upon written request and without cost. This
certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and Registrar of the Company.



     Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signature of its duly authorized
officers.


Dated:                                        




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

Chief Executive Officer

	 	 	 	 

Secretary
	 	 






ENERGY SERVICES ACQUISITION CORP.

CORPORATE SEAL

2006

DELAWARE




 









 





ENERGY SERVICES ACQUISITION CORP.




     The Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests, a statement of
the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights
of each class of stock or series thereof of the Company and the qualifications, limitations, or
restrictions of such preferences and/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



     “TEN ENT” — as tenants by the entireties



     “JT TEN” — as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common



     “UNIF GIFT MIN ACT”                                        Custodian                                                            


                                                                                     (Cust)                                                  (Minor)



               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 PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)



 





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




                                              Units represented by the within Certificate,
and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint



                                              attorney to transfer the said Units on the
books of the within named Company will 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) 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).