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EXHIBIT 4.3
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COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK
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NUMBER CLEARCOMMERCE CORPORATION SHARES
CLC INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
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SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
AND A STATEMENT AS TO THE RIGHTS,
PREFERENCES, PRIVILEGES AND
RESTRICTIONS ON SHARES
CUSIP
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THIS CERTIFIES THAT
IS THE RECORD HOLDER OF
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FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, $.001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE, OF
CERTIFICATE OF STOCK
NETIQ Corporation
transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duty authorized attorney upon surrender of this
Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the
Registrar
WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.
Dated:
ClearCommerce
SECRETARY INCORPORATED PRESIDENT
SEAL
DELAWARE
COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
BankBoston, N.A.
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
BY
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
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ClearCommerce Corporation
A statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series
thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences
and/or rights as established, from time to time, by the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation and by any certificate of designation, the
number of shares constituting each class and series, and the designations
thereof, may be obtained by the holder hereof upon request and without charge at
the principal office of the Corporation.
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:
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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)
UNIF TRF MIN ACT - ______________ Custodian (until age_____)
(Cust)
______________ under Uniform Transfers
(Minor)
to Minors Act ___________________________
(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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of the common stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint
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to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with
full power of substitutions in the premises.
Dated
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X
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NOTICE: THE SIGNATURES 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.
Signature(s) Guaranteed
By
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THE SIGNATURE 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 S.E.C. RULE
17Ad-15.
