EX-4.4 6 dex44.htm SPECIMEN PREFERENCE STOCK CERTIFICATE Specimen Preference Stock Certificate

Exhibit 4.4

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WESTAR ENERGY, INC.

KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED

THE CORPORATION MAY 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
                                                                                                  
                  (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 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.
  SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED BY: