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Form of Specimen Class A Common Stock Certificate

 Exhibit 4.1 

 
 

 
 EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND
THIS CERTIFIES THAT IS THE RECORD HOLDER OF FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE, OF EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC. (“the Corporation”) transferable on the books of the Corporation by the
holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of the Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and are held subject to the provisions of the charter and bylaws of the
Corporation and any amendment thereto. This Certificate is not valid until countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. Witness the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.
Dated: EA R LT EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRuST COMPANY, LLC (Brooklyn, NY) TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY: AUTHORIZED
SIGNATURE CLASS A COMMON STOCK SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR IMPORTANT NOTICE ON TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION. CUSIP TO COME] 

 The Corporation will furnish to any stockholder, on request and without charge, a full
statement of the information required by Section 2-211(b) of the Maryland General Corporation Law with respect to the designations and any preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other
distributions, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption of the stock of each class which the Corporation has authority to issue and, if the Corporation is authorized to issue any preferred or special class in series, (i) the
differences in the relative rights and preferences between the shares of each series to the extent set and (ii) the authority of the Board of Directors to set such rights and preferences of subsequent series. Such request may be directed to the
Secretary of the Corporation at its principal office. 
 The shares represented by this Certificate are subject to restrictions
on Beneficial Ownership and Constructive Ownership and Transfer for the purpose, among others, of the Corporation’s maintenance of its qualification as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the “Code”). Subject to certain further restrictions and except as expressly provided in the Corporation’s charter, (i) no Person may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Common Stock (as defined in the charter
of the Corporation, which includes Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock) in excess of 9.8% (in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock unless such Person is an Excepted Holder (in
which case the Excepted Holder Limit shall be applicable); (ii) no Person may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess of 9.8% (in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the total outstanding
shares of Capital Stock, unless such Person is an Excepted Holder (in which case the Excepted Holder Limit shall be applicable); (iii) no Person may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Capital Stock that would result in the Corporation being
“closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year) or otherwise cause the Corporation to fail to qualify as a REIT; (iv) no Person may
Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent that such ownership would result in the Corporation owning (directly or indirectly) an interest in a tenant that is described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code if the
income derived by the Corporation (either directly or indirectly through one or more partnerships or limited liability companies) from such tenant for the taxable year of the Corporation during which such determination is being made would reasonably
be expected to equal or exceed the lesser of (a) one percent (1%) of the Corporation’s gross income (as determined for purposes of Section 856(c) of the Code), or (b) an amount that would cause the Corporation to fail to satisfy any of the
gross income requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code; and (v) any Transfer of shares of Capital Stock that, if effective, would result in the Capital Stock being beneficially owned by less than 100 persons (for purposes of Section 856(a)(5) of
the Code) shall be void ab initio, and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such shares of Capital Stock. Any Person who Beneficially Owns or Constructively Owns or attempts to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital
Stock which causes or will cause a Person to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess or in violation of the above limitations must immediately notify the Corporation in writing, or, in the case of such a proposed or
attempted transaction, give at least 15 days prior written notice. If any of the restrictions on transfer or ownership as set forth in (i) through (iv) above are violated, the shares of Capital Stock in excess or in violation of such limitations
will be automatically transferred to a Trustee of a Trust for the benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries. In addition, the Corporation may redeem shares upon the terms and conditions specified by the Board of Directors in its sole
discretion if the Board of Directors determines that ownership or a Transfer or other event may violate the restrictions described above. Furthermore, upon the occurrence of certain events, attempted Transfers in violation of the restrictions
described in (i) through (iv) above may be void ab initio. All capitalized terms in this legend have the meanings defined in the charter of the Corporation, as the same may be amended from time to time, a copy of which, including the
restrictions on transfer and ownership, will be furnished to each holder of Capital Stock on request and without charge. Requests for such a copy may be directed to the Secretary of the Corporation at its principal office. 

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(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 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 Class A Common Stock represented by the within Certificate, and do(es) 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. 

 

			
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	 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 MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO RULE 17Ad-15 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.Form of Specimen Class B Common Stock Certificate

 Exhibit 4.2 

 
 

 
 EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND
CLASS B COMMON STOCK SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR IMPORTANT NOTICE ON TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION. CUSIP TO COME] THIS CERTIFIES THAT IS THE RECORD HOLDER OF FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF CLASS B COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER
SHARE, OF EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC. (“the Corporation”) transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of the Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate
and the shares represented hereby are issued and are held subject to the provisions of the charter and bylaws of the Corporation and any amendment thereto. This Certificate is not valid until countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and
Registrar. Witness the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRuST COMPANY, LLC (Brooklyn, NY) TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY: AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE EB 

 The Corporation will furnish to any stockholder, on request and without charge, a full
statement of the information required by Section 2-211(b) of the Maryland General Corporation Law with respect to the designations and any preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other
distributions, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption of the stock of each class which the Corporation has authority to issue and, if the Corporation is authorized to issue any preferred or special class in series, (i) the
differences in the relative rights and preferences between the shares of each series to the extent set and (ii) the authority of the Board of Directors to set such rights and preferences of subsequent series. Such request may be directed to the
Secretary of the Corporation at its principal office. 
 The shares represented by this Certificate are subject to restrictions
on Beneficial Ownership and Constructive Ownership and Transfer for the purpose, among others, of the Corporation’s maintenance of its qualification as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the “Code”). Subject to certain further restrictions and except as expressly provided in the Corporation’s charter, (i) no Person may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Common Stock (as defined in the charter
of the Corporation, which includes Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock) in excess of 9.8% (in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock unless such Person is an Excepted Holder (in
which case the Excepted Holder Limit shall be applicable); (ii) no Person may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess of 9.8% (in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the total outstanding
shares of Capital Stock, unless such Person is an Excepted Holder (in which case the Excepted Holder Limit shall be applicable); (iii) no Person may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Capital Stock that would result in the Corporation being
“closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year) or otherwise cause the Corporation to fail to qualify as a REIT; (iv) no Person may
Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent that such ownership would result in the Corporation owning (directly or indirectly) an interest in a tenant that is described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code if the
income derived by the Corporation (either directly or indirectly through one or more partnerships or limited liability companies) from such tenant for the taxable year of the Corporation during which such determination is being made would reasonably
be expected to equal or exceed the lesser of (a) one percent (1%) of the Corporation’s gross income (as determined for purposes of Section 856(c) of the Code), or (b) an amount that would cause the Corporation to fail to satisfy any of the
gross income requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code; and (v) any Transfer of shares of Capital Stock that, if effective, would result in the Capital Stock being beneficially owned by less than 100 persons (for purposes of Section 856(a)(5) of
the Code) shall be void ab initio, and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such shares of Capital Stock. Any Person who Beneficially Owns or Constructively Owns or attempts to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital
Stock which causes or will cause a Person to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess or in violation of the above limitations must immediately notify the Corporation in writing, or, in the case of such a proposed or
attempted transaction, give at least 15 days prior written notice. If any of the restrictions on transfer or ownership as set forth in (i) through (iv) above are violated, the shares of Capital Stock in excess or in violation of such limitations
will be automatically transferred to a Trustee of a Trust for the benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries. In addition, the Corporation may redeem shares upon the terms and conditions specified by the Board of Directors in its sole
discretion if the Board of Directors determines that ownership or a Transfer or other event may violate the restrictions described above. Furthermore, upon the occurrence of certain events, attempted Transfers in violation of the restrictions
described in (i) through (iv) above may be void ab initio. 
 In the event a holder of Class B Common Stock Transfers OP
Units held by such Person other than to a Qualified Transferee, then, to the extent such holder has a sufficient number of shares of Class B Common Stock, one share of Class B Common Stock held by such holder shall, upon such Transfer, automatically
convert into one share of Class A Common Stock for every 49 OP Units Transferred by such Person (rounding up to the nearest 49). 
 If a Qualified Transferee of OP Units (the “first Qualified Transferee”) Transfers OP Units (the “subject OP Units”) held by the first Qualified Transferee other than to the initial
holder of the subject OP Units (the “initial Transferor”) or to another Qualified Transferee of the initial Transferor, one share of Class B Common Stock held by the first Qualified Transferee shall, upon such Transfer, automatically
convert into one share of Class A Common Stock for every 49 OP Units Transferred by such Person (rounding up to the nearest 49). If the first Qualified Transferee does not hold a sufficient number of shares of Class B Common Stock to be converted
into shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the preceding sentence, then a number of shares of Class B Common Stock equal to such deficiency held by the initial Transferor (or, if the initial Transferor does not hold sufficient shares of
Class B Common Stock, (i) one or more Qualified Transferees of the initial Transferor to which the initial Transferor has Transferred shares of Class B Common Stock or (ii) one or more Qualified Transferees of the Qualified Transferees referred to
in subclause (i) above) shall automatically convert into one share of Class A Common Stock for every 49 OP Units Transferred by such Person (rounding up to the nearest 49). Immediately prior to any Transfer of Class B Common Stock other than to a
Qualified Transferee, shares of Class B Common Stock subject to Transfer shall automatically convert into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock. 
 All capitalized terms in these legends have the meanings defined in the charter of the Corporation, as the same may be amended from time to time, a copy of which, including the restrictions on transfer
and ownership, will be furnished to each holder of Capital Stock on request and without charge. Requests for such a copy may be directed to the Secretary of the Corporation at its principal office. 

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(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) 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 Class B Common Stock represented by the within Certificate, and do(es) 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	 	                             
                       

  

			
		 	X                            
                                         
               
		
		 	X                            
                                         
               
	 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 MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO RULE 17Ad-15 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

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