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Exhibit 4.1

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

  NUMBER                                                                                                                          SHARES   

     SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC.

TOTAL AUTHORIZED ISSUE
200,000,000 SHARES PAR VALUE $0.01 EACH
COMMON STOCK


This is to Certify that                                    

 

is the owner of                         (                        )
fully paid and non-assessable shares of the above Corporation transferable only on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized Attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed.

Witness, the seal of the Corporation and the signatures of its duly authorized officers.

Dated:                                    , 20            

                           

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
     
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER              

            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:

TEN COM   — as tenants in common   UNIF GIFT MIN ACT   —   Custodian______ 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)

 

 

     Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

For value received               hereby sell, assign and transfer unto                                                     

For value received             hereby sell, assign and transfer unto                                            


PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

 
   

 

 

 

 
   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

                                (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                                                                     Shares
represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                                                                Attorney to
transfer the said Shares on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated                                      , 20            

In presence of                                                                                                                                       

                          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.





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