Shareholders Agreement checklist: equal 50/50 shareholders
Checklist for a shareholders agreement between equal 50/50 shareholders. To be used to agree the principal terms of the shareholders agreement prior to preparing the agreement itself, to save time and negotiation on the Shareholders Agreement.
Read moreWhen do I use this document?
- for a company owned equally (50/50) by two shareholders
- as a preliminary step prior to preparing the Shareholders Agreement
- as a checklist to record the agreed position on the principal terms
- to save time and future discussion and negotiation on the Shareholders Agreement itself
- in conjunction with Paper Rock’s template 50/50 Shareholders Agreement, see Shareholders Agreement: equal 50/50 shareholders
- for a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales
What are the key features?
- clear and easy to complete checklist of non-legally binding terms
- table format with explanatory commentary on points and alternative options for consideration and discussion
- checklist covering matters including:
- shareholders
- business of the company
- shareholder roles and services
- shareholdings
- funding, including initial and further funding
- director appointment rights and board decision-making
- shareholder decision-making
- matters requiring prior approval of specified shareholders (reserved matters)
- issue of additional shares
- rules and restrictions on the transfer of shares
- shareholder rights to information
- deadlock resolution
- shareholder restrictive covenants
- duration and termination
- governing law and jurisdiction of disputes
What other documents are available?
For a Shareholders Agreement checklist for a company with majority and minority shareholdings, see SHA003.001 Shareholders Agreement checklist: majority/minority shareholders.
When do I use this document?
- for a company owned equally (50/50) by two shareholders
- as a preliminary step prior to preparing the Shareholders Agreement
- as a checklist to record the agreed position on the principal terms
- to save time and future discussion and negotiation on the Shareholders Agreement itself
- in conjunction with Paper Rock’s template 50/50 Shareholders Agreement, see Shareholders Agreement: equal 50/50 shareholders
- for a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales
What are the key features?
- clear and easy to complete checklist of non-legally binding terms
- table format with explanatory commentary on points and alternative options for consideration and discussion
- checklist covering matters including:
- shareholders
- business of the company
- shareholder roles and services
- shareholdings
- funding, including initial and further funding
- director appointment rights and board decision-making
- shareholder decision-making
- matters requiring prior approval of specified shareholders (reserved matters)
- issue of additional shares
- rules and restrictions on the transfer of shares
- shareholder rights to information
- deadlock resolution
- shareholder restrictive covenants
- duration and termination
- governing law and jurisdiction of disputes
What other documents are available?
For a Shareholders Agreement checklist for a company with majority and minority shareholdings, see SHA003.001 Shareholders Agreement checklist: majority/minority shareholders.
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