Exhibit 4.4
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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION |
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THIS CERTIFICATE IS
TRANSFERABLE IN
CANTON, MA OR NEW YORK, NY
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INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF MARYLAND
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SEE REVERSE FOR IMPORTANT
NOTICE
ON TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS
AND OTHER INFORMATION |
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CUSIP [ ] |
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
**Specimen**
IS THE OWNER OF **Zero (0)**
FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE SERIES S CUMULATIVE
REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE, OF
AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
(the Corporation) transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder
hereof in person or by its duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this
Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares represented
hereby are issued and shall be paid subject to all of the provisions of the
charter of the Corporation (the Charter) and the Bylaws of the Corporation and
any amendments thereto. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and
registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be
executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officers.
DATED [_____] [__], [____]
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Countersigned and Registered: |
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Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Transfer Agent
and Registrar |
President
AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
CLASSES OF STOCK
THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE CAPITAL STOCK OF MORE THAN ONE
CLASS, CONSISTING OF COMMON STOCK AND ONE OR MORE CLASSES OF PREFERRED STOCK.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS AUTHORIZED TO DETERMINE THE PREFERENCES, LIMITATIONS
AND RELATIVE RIGHTS OF ANY CLASS OF PREFERRED STOCK BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF
SHARES OF SUCH CLASS OF PREFERRED STOCK. THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH, WITHOUT
CHARGE, TO ANY STOCKHOLDER MAKING A WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR, A COPY OF THE
CORPORATIONS CHARTER AND A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE DESIGNATIONS, RELATIVE
RIGHTS, PREFERENCES, CONVERSION OR OTHER RIGHTS, VOTING POWERS, RESTRICTIONS,
LIMITATIONS AS TO DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS, QUALIFICATIONS AND TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF REDEMPTION OF THE STOCK OF EACH CLASS WHICH THE CORPORATION
HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE AND, IF THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE ANY
PREFERRED OR SPECIAL CLASS IN SERIES, (i) THE DIFFERENCES IN THE RELATIVE RIGHTS
AND PREFERENCES BETWEEN THE SHARES OF EACH SERIES TO THE EXTENT SET, AND (ii)
THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO SET SUCH RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES OF
SUBSEQUENT SERIES. REQUESTS FOR SUCH WRITTEN STATEMENT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE
SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION AT ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE.
RESTRICTIONS ON OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER
IF THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS SHARES OF PREFERRED STOCK, THE FOLLOWING
RESTRICTIONS SHALL APPLY:
THE SHARES OF SERIES S CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED
BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER FOR THE PURPOSE
OF THE CORPORATIONS MAINTENANCE OF ITS STATUS AS A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST UNDER
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. SUBJECT TO CERTAIN FURTHER RESTRICTIONS
AND EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THE ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY FOR THE SERIES S
CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK, NO PERSON, OR PERSONS ACTING AS A GROUP, MAY AT
ANY TIME, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OWN SHARES OF THE CORPORATIONS SERIES S CUMULATIVE
REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK IN EXCESS OF 25% OF THE OUTSTANDING SERIES S CUMULATIVE
REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK OF THE CORPORATION. WITHIN 10 DAYS OF BECOMING AWARE OF ANY
PERSON WHO OWNS SHARES OF THE CORPORATIONS SERIES S CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED
STOCK IN EXCESS OF THE ABOVE LIMITATION, THE CORPORATION SHALL REDEEM ANY AND ALL SUCH
EXCESS PREFERRED SHARES UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE ARTICLES
SUPPLEMENTARY FOR THE SERIES S CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK. ALL TERMS IN THIS
LEGEND WHICH ARE DEFINED IN THE ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY FOR THE SERIES S CUMULATIVE
REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS ASCRIBED TO THEM IN SUCH ARTICLES
SUPPLEMENTARY, AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, A COPY OF WHICH, INCLUDING
THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OWNERSHIP, WILL BE FURNISHED TO EACH HOLDER OF SERIES S
CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK ON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE. REQUESTS FOR SUCH A
COPY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION AT ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE.
THE SHARES OF SERIES S CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON BENEFICIAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP AND
TRANSFER FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATIONS MAINTENANCE OF ITS STATUS AS A REAL
ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE
CODE). SUBJECT TO CERTAIN FURTHER RESTRICTIONS AND EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN
THE ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY FOR THE SERIES S CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK, (i)
NO PERSON MAY BENEFICIALLY OWN SHARES OF THE CORPORATIONS SERIES S CUMULATIVE
REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK WHICH, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ANY OTHER CAPITAL STOCK OF THE
CORPORATION BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY SUCH PERSON, WOULD RESULT IN SUCH PERSON BENEFICIALLY
OWNING SHARES IN EXCESS OF 9.8% (BY VALUE OR BY NUMBER OF SHARES, WHICHEVER IS MORE
RESTRICTIVE) OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF THE
CORPORATION; (ii) NO PERSON MAY
CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF THE CORPORATIONS SERIES S CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED
STOCK WHICH, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ANY OTHER CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CORPORATION
CONSTRUCTIVELY OWNED BY SUCH PERSON, WOULD RESULT IN SUCH PERSON CONSTRUCTIVELY OWNING
SHARES IN EXCESS OF 9.8% (BY VALUE OR BY NUMBER OF SHARES, WHICHEVER IS MORE
RESTRICTIVE) OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF THE CORPORATION; (iii) NO PERSON MAY
BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF THE CORPORATIONS SERIES S CUMULATIVE
REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK THAT, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ANY OTHER CAPITAL STOCK OF THE
CORPORATION BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWNED BY SUCH PERSON, WOULD RESULT IN THE
CORPORATION BEING CLOSELY HELD UNDER SECTION 856(h) OF THE CODE OR OTHERWISE CAUSE
THE CORPORATION TO FAIL TO QUALIFY AS A REIT; AND (iv) NO PERSON MAY TRANSFER SHARES OF
SERIES S CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK IF SUCH TRANSFER WOULD RESULT IN THE
CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CORPORATION BEING OWNED BY FEWER THAN 100 PERSONS. ANY PERSON WHO
BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWNS OR ATTEMPTS TO BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN
SHARES OF SERIES S CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK WHICH CAUSES OR WILL CAUSE A
PERSON TO BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF SERIES S CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE
PREFERRED STOCK IN EXCESS OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MUST IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE
CORPORATION. IF ANY OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OR OWNERSHIP ARE VIOLATED, THE
SHARES OF SERIES S CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE
AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRED TO THE TRUSTEE OF A TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF ONE OR MORE
CHARITABLE BENEFICIARIES. IN ADDITION, THE CORPORATION MAY REDEEM SHARES UPON THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION IF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THAT OWNERSHIP OR A TRANSFER OR OTHER EVENT MAY VIOLATE
THE RESTRICTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE. FURTHERMORE, UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF CERTAIN EVENTS,
ATTEMPTED TRANSFERS IN VIOLATION OF THE RESTRICTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE MAY BE VOID AB
INITIO. ALL TERMS IN THIS LEGEND WHICH ARE DEFINED IN THE ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY FOR
THE SERIES S CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS ASCRIBED TO
THEM IN SUCH ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY, AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, A
COPY OF WHICH, INCLUDING THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OWNERSHIP, WILL BE FURNISHED
TO EACH HOLDER OF SERIES S PREFERRED SHARES ON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE. REQUESTS
FOR SUCH A COPY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION AT ITS PRINCIPAL
OFFICE.
IF THE CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS
SHALL APPLY:
THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO
RESTRICTIONS ON BENEFICIAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER FOR THE
PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATIONS MAINTENANCE OF ITS STATUS AS A REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENT TRUST UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE
CODE). SUBJECT TO CERTAIN FURTHER RESTRICTIONS AND EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY
PROVIDED IN THE CORPORATIONS CHARTER, (I) NO PERSON MAY BENEFICIALLY OR
CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF THE CORPORATIONS COMMON STOCK IN EXCESS OF 9.8%
(BY VALUE OR BY NUMBER OF SHARES, WHICHEVER IS MORE RESTRICTIVE) OF THE
OUTSTANDING COMMON STOCK OF THE CORPORATION; (II) NO PERSON MAY BENEFICIALLY OR
CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF COMMON STOCK THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE CORPORATION
BEING CLOSELY HELD UNDER SECTION 856(h) OF THE CODE OR OTHERWISE CAUSE THE
CORPORATION TO FAIL TO QUALIFY AS A REIT; AND (III) NO PERSON MAY TRANSFER
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK IF SUCH TRANSFER WOULD RESULT IN THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE
CORPORATION BEING OWNED BY FEWER THAN 100 PERSONS. ANY PERSON WHO BENEFICIALLY
OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWNS OR ATTEMPTS TO BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES
OF COMMON STOCK IN VIOLATION OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MUST IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY
THE CORPORATION. IF ANY OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OR OWNERSHIP ARE
VIOLATED, THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
TRANSFERRED TO THE TRUSTEE OF A TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE
BENEFICIARIES. IN ADDITION, THE CORPORATION MAY REDEEM SHARES UPON THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS SPECIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION IF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THAT OWNERSHIP OR A TRANSFER OR OTHER EVENT MAY
VIOLATE THE RESTRICTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE. FURTHERMORE, UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF
CERTAIN EVENTS, ATTEMPTED TRANSFERS IN VIOLATION OF THE RESTRICTIONS DESCRIBED
ABOVE MAY BE VOID AB INITIO. ALL TERMS IN THIS LEGEND THAT ARE DEFINED IN THE
CHARTER OF THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS ASCRIBED TO THEM IN THE
CHARTER OF THE CORPORATION AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, A COPY
OF WHICH, INCLUDING THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OWNERSHIP, WILL BE
FURNISHED TO EACH HOLDER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ON REQUEST AND WITHOUT
CHARGE. REQUESTS FOR SUCH A COPY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
CORPORATION AT ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE.
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
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UNIF GIFT MIN ACT
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Custodian |
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TEN ENT as
tenants by the
entireties
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(Custodian)
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(Minor) |
JT TEN as joint
tenants with right
of
survivorship and
not as tenants in
common
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under Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act of |
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(State) |
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Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, DOES HEREBY SELL, ASSIGN AND TRANSFER UNTO
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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)
of the Series S Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock represented by the
within Certificate and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
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:
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THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND
WITH THE NAMES AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE
CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT
ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.
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Signature(s) Guaranteed
THE SIGNATURE(S) 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.