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Exhibit 4.2
NUMBER SHARES
ADVANCED
LIGHTING
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO
COMMON STOCK SEE REVERSE FOR
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
THIS CERTIFIES that CUSIP: 007530 10 2
is the owner of
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001 PER
SHARE, OF
ADVANCED LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized
attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate
is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Corporation has caused this Certificate to be
signed in facsimile by its duly authorized officers.
Date:
COUNTERSIGNED:
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
(NEW YORK, NY) TRANSFER AGENT
BY:
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
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Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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ADVANCED LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
The Corporation will mail to the shareholder a copy of the express
terms of common shares and the express terms, if any, of all series
of its preferred shares without charge within five days after receipt
of a written request therefor.
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of the face
of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
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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 under Uniform Gifts to Minors
survivorship and not as tenants Act ___________________
in common (State)
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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
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(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)
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_________________________________________________________________________ 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 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:
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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
SEC RULE 17Ad-15.
