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Incorporated Under the Laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia
No. 0037
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BOE Financial Services of Virginia, Inc.
Tappahannock, Virginia
SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS CUSIP 05564W 10 6
COMMON STOCK $5.00 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
is the owner of
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF
BOE FINANCIAL SERVICES OF VIRGINIA, INC.
transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or
by duly authorized attorney under surrender of this Certificate properly
endorsed. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and
shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws of the Corporation and any Amendments thereto, to all of which the holder
by acceptance hereof assents. WITNESS the seal of the Corporation and the
signatures of its duly authorized officers.
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Date:___________________
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BOE Financial Services of Virginia, Inc.
The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so
requests a statement or summary of the designations, relative rights,
preferences and limitations of each class of stock or series thereof which
Corporation is authorized to issue and the variations in rights, preferences and
limitations for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to
determine variations for future series). Such request may be made to the office
of the Secretary of the Corporation. Requests may be directed to Bank of Essex,
3323 Prince Street, Tappahannock, Virginia 22560.
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 commom UNIF GIFT MINACT-...........Custodian......................
Ten Ent - as tenants by the amenities (Cust) (Minor)
JT Ten - as joint tenants with right of survivorship under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act..........................
and not as tenants in commom (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
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Please insert social security or other
identifying number or assignee
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Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of assignee
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__________________________________________________________________________Shares
of the common 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.
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Dated,_____________________________
Notice: The signature to this assignment must
correspond with the name as written upon the face
of the Certificate, in every particular, without alter-
ation or enlargement, or any other change whatever.
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Signature(s) Guaranteed:
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.
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