Can pre-emption rights be waived?

The Articles of Association and/or Shareholders Agreement may provide that the pre-emptive rights can be disapplied by shareholders who together hold a specified percentage of the total number of shares. To do this, each existing shareholder should sign a waiver of pre-emption rights.

When do I use this document? for an indemnity clause to be included in a contract for a contract governed by English law What are the key features? alternative forms of indemnity wording: indemnity from one party in favour of the other party mutual indemnity from both parties in favour of the other indemnity for breach of the underlying contract indemnity for potential loss arising from a third party claim wording for conduct of third party claims What else do I need to know? An indemnity is a contractual undertaking given by one party (the indemnifier) in favour of another party (the indemnified party or beneficiary) under which the indemnifier agrees to pay to the indemnified party the amount of any loss or damage which the indemnified party suffers as a consequence of a specified event. The specified event might be: the breach of contract by the indemnifier liability of the indemnified party to a third party in relation to a specified event or circumstance a claim by a third party for loss or damage caused by the indemnifier’s breach of contract Unlike other contractual obligations (and depending on the wording of the indemnity), an indemnity is not subject to legal rules and limitations regarding to the foreseeability of loss or the remoteness of damages which can be recovered by the beneficiary. In addition, the beneficiary is not legally obliged to mitigate its loss. As a result and in exchange for agreeing to give the indemnity, the indemnifier may require that the beneficiary takes certain actions in relation to a claim or event which might give rise to a claim under the indemnity being made. These actions include: the notification of a claim from a third party in relation to the indemnified obligation an obligation on the indemnified party to take action required by the indemnifier to defend a third party claim allowing the indemnifier to take legal action in the name of the indemnifier to defend the third party claim

Waiver of pre-emption rights: share issue

This waiver is for a shareholder to waive pre-emption rights which would otherwise apply in relation to a proposed issue of new shares by the company.

when a shareholder waives pre-emption rights on the proposed issue of shares by the company
when the shareholder agrees to waive its first refusal rights under either the company’s Articles of Association or Shareholders Agreement

What are the key features?

different forms of waiver, depending on whether the waiving shareholder is an individual or a company
optional wording based on whether the pre-emption rights are in the Articles of Association or Shareholders Agreement
waiver in the form of a Deed

What else do I need to know?

Shareholders may have pre-emption rights on a proposed allotment of new shares by the company. These rights act as a right of first refusal, allowing existing shareholders to acquire shares before they can be issued to someone else, whether to other existing shareholders or to new investors.

The rights are typically contained in either the company’s Shareholders Agreement, Articles of Association, or both. The provisions may specify that the pre-emptive rights can be waived either by individual shareholders or by shareholders holding a specified percentage of the total share capital.

What other documents are available?

For a deed of waiver of pre-emption rights on a proposed transfer of existing shares, see

Waiver of pre-emption rights – share transfer

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When do I use this document?

for an indemnity clause to be included in a contract
for a contract governed by English law

What are the key features?

alternative forms of indemnity wording:
- indemnity from one party in favour of the other party
- mutual indemnity from both parties in favour of the other
indemnity for breach of the underlying contract
indemnity for potential loss arising from a third party claim
wording for conduct of third party claims

What else do I need to know?

An indemnity is a contractual undertaking given by one party (the indemnifier) in favour of another party (the indemnified party or beneficiary) under which the indemnifier agrees to pay to the indemnified party the amount of any loss or damage which the indemnified party suffers as a consequence of a specified event.

The specified event might be:

the breach of contract by the indemnifier
liability of the indemnified party to a third party in relation to a specified event or circumstance
a claim by a third party for loss or damage caused by the indemnifier’s breach of contract

Unlike other contractual obligations (and depending on the wording of the indemnity), an indemnity is not subject to legal rules and limitations regarding to the foreseeability of loss or the remoteness of damages which can be recovered by the beneficiary. In addition, the beneficiary is not legally obliged to mitigate its loss.

As a result and in exchange for agreeing to give the indemnity, the indemnifier may require that the beneficiary takes certain actions in relation to a claim or event which might give rise to a claim under the indemnity being made. These actions include:

the notification of a claim from a third party in relation to the indemnified obligation
an obligation on the indemnified party to take action required by the indemnifier to defend a third party claim
allowing the indemnifier to take legal action in the name of the indemnifier to defend the third party claim

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What else do I need to know?

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