Loan Agreement: unsecured

Loan agreement for an unsecured loan of a fixed amount to a corporate borrower which is incorporated in England and Wales, to be drawn in a single advance and repayable either on a single repayment date or in instalments.

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When do I use this document?

  • for an unsecured loan of a fixed amount to be drawn in a single advance
  • for a borrower which is a company incorporated in England and Wales
  • for a loan repayable on a single repayment date or in instalments

What are the key features?

  • 21 clauses over 13 pages
  • single advance of the total amount of the loan money to the borrower
  • unsecured loan
  • regular interest payments at either fixed or floating interest rate by reference to specified bank’s base rate of interest
  • repayment terms, with repayment either on a single repayment date or in instalments
  • undertakings from the borrower, including to provide information to the lender lending money (such as copies of its financial statements) and prohibitions on granting security and additional borrowings
  • events of default, including if the borrower fails to repay the loan or interest and other borrower defaults, leading to the lender having the right to demand immediate repayment

What other documents are available?

For a form of secured loan agreement template, under which the borrower secures its obligations to the lender by granting a charge or other form of security, see

For forms of unsecured and secured facility agreements

If a director or shareholder of the borrower will personally guarantee the obligations of the borrower, see Guarantee: individual guarantor

When do I use this document?

  • for the grant of both a put option and call option over shares in a private limited company
  • so that both the buyer has an option to purchase the shares and the seller has an option to sell the shares

What are the key features?

  • 24 clauses over 16 pages
  • grant of the put and call options, with related definitions of option shares, exercise conditions and exercise periods
  • put option exercise and form of exercise notice
  • call option exercise and form of exercise notice
  • mechanics for sale and purchase of option shares
  • warranties and undertakings from the seller

What else do I need to know?

The principal matters which the parties to a put and call option agreement will need to negotiate include:

  • option shares: the number of option shares
  • exercise conditions: whether either option exercise is subject to satisfaction of any pre-conditions
  • exercise periods: the time periods during which the seller may exercise the put option and the buyer may exercise the call option
  • exercise price: the price payable for the shares

What other docs are available?

For alternative option agreements over shares, see:

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Updated by a lawyer on 02/09/2024

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