Exhibit 4.2


 


Form of Warrant Certificate


 


[FACE]


 


Number 


Warrants


 





 



  


THIS WARRANT SHALL BE VOID IF NOT EXERCISED
PRIOR TO

THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXERCISE PERIOD PROVIDED FOR

IN THE WARRANT AGREEMENT DESCRIBED BELOW


 


HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT
COMPANY

Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Delaware


 


CUSIP 40619L 110


 


Warrant Certificate


 


This Warrant Certificate certifies
that , or registered assigns, is the registered holder of warrant(s) evidenced hereby (the “Warrants”
and each, a “Warrant”) to purchase shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value (“Common Stock”),
of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Each Warrant
entitles the holder, upon exercise during the period set forth in the Warrant Agreement referred to below, to receive from the
Company that number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as set forth below, at the exercise price (the “Exercise
Price”) as determined pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, payable in lawful money (or through “cashless
exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement) of the United States of America upon surrender of this Warrant
Certificate and payment of the Exercise Price at the office or agency of the Warrant Agent referred to below, subject to the conditions
set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have
the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.


 


Each Warrant is initially exercisable for
one fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants
is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.


 


The initial Exercise Price per share of
Common Stock for any Warrant is equal to $11.50 per share. The Exercise Price is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain
events set forth in the Warrant Agreement.


 


Subject to the conditions set forth in the
Warrant Agreement, the Warrants may be exercised only during the Exercise Period and to the extent not exercised by the end of
such Exercise Period, such Warrants shall become void.


 


Reference is hereby made to the further
provisions of this Warrant Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof and such further provisions shall for all purposes have
the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.


 


This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid
unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent, as such term is used in the Warrant Agreement.


 


This Warrant Certificate shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles
thereof.


 




    	 	 	 



     


    

 


	 	HALL OF FAME RESORT & ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY 
	 	 
	 	By: 	                              
	 	Name: 	 
	 	Title: 	 
	 	 
	 	CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER 
	 	& TRUST COMPANY, as Warrant Agent 
	 	 
	 	By: 	 
	 	Name: 	 
	 	Title: 	 



 




    	 	 	 



     


    

 


Form of Warrant Certificate


 


[Reverse]


 


The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate
are part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants entitling the holder on exercise to receive shares of Common Stock and are issued
or to be issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement dated as of January 24, 2018 (the “Warrant Agreement”),
duly executed and delivered by the Company to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant
agent (the “Warrant Agent”), which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference in and made
a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties
and immunities thereunder of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words “holders” or “holder”
meaning the Registered Holders or Registered Holder) of the Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained by the holder
hereof upon written request to the Company. Defined terms used in this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein shall have the
meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.


 


Warrants may be exercised at any time during
the Exercise Period set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The holder of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may exercise
them by surrendering this Warrant Certificate, with the form of election to purchase set forth hereon properly completed and executed,
together with payment of the Exercise Price as specified in the Warrant Agreement (or through “cashless exercise” as
provided for in the Warrant Agreement) at the principal corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent. In the event that upon any
exercise of Warrants evidenced hereby the number of Warrants exercised shall be less than the total number of Warrants evidenced
hereby, there shall be issued to the holder hereof or his, her or its assignee, a new Warrant Certificate evidencing the number
of Warrants not exercised.


 


Notwithstanding anything else in this Warrant
Certificate or the Warrant Agreement, no Warrant may be exercised unless at the time of exercise (i) a registration statement covering
the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise is effective under the Securities Act and (ii) a prospectus thereunder relating
to the shares of Common Stock is current, except through “cashless exercise” as provided for in the Warrant Agreement.


 


The Warrant Agreement provides that upon
the occurrence of certain events the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants set forth on the face
hereof may, subject to certain conditions, be adjusted. If, upon exercise of a Warrant, the holder thereof would be entitled to
receive a fractional interest in a share of Common Stock, the Company shall, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number
of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the holder of the Warrant.


 


Warrant Certificates, when surrendered at
the principal corporate trust office of the Warrant Agent by the Registered Holder thereof in person or by legal representative
or attorney duly authorized in writing, may be exchanged, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant
Agreement, but without payment of any service charge, for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor evidencing
in the aggregate a like number of Warrants.


 


Upon due presentation for registration of
transfer of this Warrant Certificate at the office of the Warrant Agent a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like
tenor and evidencing in the aggregate a like number of Warrants shall be issued to the transferee(s) in exchange for this Warrant
Certificate, subject to the limitations provided in the Warrant Agreement, without charge except for any tax or other governmental
charge imposed in connection therewith.


 


The Company and the Warrant Agent may deem
and treat the Registered Holder(s) hereof as the absolute owner(s) of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of
ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone), for the purpose of any exercise hereof, of any distribution to the holder(s)
hereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
Neither the Warrants nor this Warrant Certificate entitles any holder hereof to any rights of a stockholder of the Company.


  




    	 	 	 



     


    

 


Election to Purchase


 


(To Be Executed Upon Exercise of Warrant)


 


The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects
to exercise the right, represented by this Warrant Certificate, to receive shares of Common Stock and herewith tenders payment
for such shares of Common Stock to the order of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company (the “Company”)
in the amount of $ in accordance with the terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares of Common Stock
be registered in the name of , whose address is and that such shares of Common Stock be delivered to whose address is . If said
number of shares of Common Stock is less than all of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder, the undersigned requests
that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such shares of Common Stock be registered in the name of ,
whose address is and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to , whose address is .


 


In the event that the Warrant has been called
for redemption by the Company pursuant to Section 6 of the Warrant Agreement and the Company has required cashless exercise
pursuant to Section 6.3 of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable
for shall be determined in accordance with subsection 3.3.1(b) and Section 6.3 of the Warrant Agreement.


 


In the event that the Warrant is a Private
Placement Warrant that is to be exercised on a “cashless” basis pursuant to subsection 3.3.1(c) of the Warrant
Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with subsection
3.3.1(c) of the Warrant Agreement.


 


In the event that the Warrant is to be exercised
on a “cashless” basis pursuant to Section 7.4 of the Warrant Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock
that this Warrant is exercisable for shall be determined in accordance with Section 7.4 of the Warrant Agreement.


 


In the event that the Warrant may be exercised,
to the extent allowed by the Warrant Agreement, through cashless exercise (i) the number of shares of Common Stock that this Warrant
is exercisable for would be determined in accordance with the relevant section of the Warrant Agreement which allows for such cashless
exercise and (ii) the holder hereof shall complete the following: The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right,
represented by this Warrant Certificate, through the cashless exercise provisions of the Warrant Agreement, to receive shares of
Common Stock. If said number of shares is less than all of the shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder (after giving effect
to the cashless exercise), the undersigned requests that a new Warrant Certificate representing the remaining balance of such shares
of Common Stock be registered in the name of , whose address is and that such Warrant Certificate be delivered to , whose address
is .


 


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