Stock Certificate Template

[Corporation Name]
[State of Incorporation]
[Principal Business Address]
[City, State, ZIP Code]

Certificate No.: [Certificate Number]
Date of Issue: [Date]

1. Corporation Information

This certifies that [Shareholder Full Name] is the registered owner of:

[Number of Shares] shares of [Class or Series of Stock]

in [Corporation Name], a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of [State of Incorporation].

2. Share Ownership Statement

The shares represented by this certificate are fully issued in the name of the shareholder identified above, subject to the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, shareholder agreements, and applicable law.

Shareholder Name: [Full Legal Name]
Shareholder Address: [Street Address]
City, State, ZIP Code: [City, State, ZIP Code]

3. Class and Rights Reference

Class or Series of Shares: [Common Stock / Preferred Stock / Other]

Par Value, if any: [Par Value or “No Par Value”]

If the shares are subject to specific voting, dividend, liquidation, conversion, redemption, or other rights, preferences, or limitations, those rights are governed by the corporation’s governing documents and any applicable agreements.

4. Consideration for Issuance

These shares were issued in exchange for the following consideration, if applicable:

[Cash / services / property / conversion / other approved consideration]

Description of consideration:

[Insert details]

5. Transfer Restrictions

No transfer, sale, assignment, pledge, or other disposition of the shares represented by this certificate may be made except in accordance with applicable law and any governing corporate documents or agreements, including:

• the corporation’s bylaws;

• any shareholder agreement;

• any buy-sell agreement;

• any securities law restrictions; and

• any legend printed on this certificate.

6. Optional Restrictive Legend

The following legend applies to this certificate, if applicable:

[Insert transfer restriction legend, securities legend, repurchase right legend, or write “None”]

Examples of restrictions that may apply include private placement limitations, company repurchase rights, investor transfer limitations, or approval requirements.

7. Corporate Authorization

This certificate is issued by authority of the corporation and reflects shares that have been duly authorized and issued according to the corporation’s governing documents and applicable law.

Authorizing board resolution or corporate approval, if applicable:

[Insert approval reference or write “On file with corporate records”]

8. Stock Ledger Reference

The corporation shall record this issuance in its stock ledger or other official ownership records.

Ledger reference, if applicable:

[Insert ledger page, entry reference, or internal record number]

9. Replacement of Lost Certificate

If this certificate is lost, stolen, destroyed, or damaged, a replacement may be issued only in accordance with the corporation’s procedures and any required affidavit, indemnity, bond, or supporting documentation.

10. Signature Block

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the corporation has caused this Stock Certificate to be executed by its duly authorized officers.

[Corporation Name]

By: __________________________
Name: [Officer Name]
Title: [President / Chief Executive Officer / Authorized Officer]

By: __________________________
Name: [Officer Name]
Title: [Secretary / Assistant Secretary / Authorized Officer]

Date: [Date]

11. Optional Corporate Seal

Corporate Seal, if applicable:

[Place Seal Here]

12. Optional Assignment Form on Reverse

For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto:

[Transferee Name]

[Number of Shares] shares represented by this certificate and irrevocably appoints [Name], attorney-in-fact, to transfer the said shares on the books of the corporation.

Shareholder Signature: __________________________
Printed Name: [Shareholder Name]
Date: [Date]

Signature Guarantee, if required: __________________________

13. Optional Internal Notes

Additional notes regarding this certificate:

[Insert vesting terms, repurchase rights, issuance notes, related agreement references, or write “None”]