Loan Agreement: secured

A secured loan agreement template for a fixed-amount loan to a corporate borrower incorporated in England and Wales. The loan is drawn in a single advance and repaid either in full on a set date or through installments.

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When do I use this document?

  • secured loan agreement for a secured 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?

  • easy to edit, with 21 clauses over 13 pages
  • single advance of specified loan amount
  • regular interest payments at either fixed or floating interest rate by reference to specified bank’s base rate of interest
  • repayment either on a single repayment date or in instalments
  • undertakings from the borrower, including to provide information to the lender and prohibition on granting security and additional borrowings
  • events of default, including a failure by the borrower to repay the loan or interest, leading to the lender having the right to demand immediate repayment

What else do I need to know?

The security would need to be created and governed by a separate security document between the borrower and the lender, depending on the nature of the secured property or assets.  Examples of security documents include:

  • a charge over property
  • a charge over shares
  • a debenture, containing fixed and floating charges over all of the borrower’s assets and undertaking

What other documents are available?

For a form of unsecured loan document, see

For forms of unsecured and secured facility agreements, for advances of loans in several lump sums, see

When do I use this document?

  • for the sale and purchase of a company which is not part of a corporate group
  • for the sale of a company by a single seller
  • for a transaction where the acquisition is signed and completed simultaneously, with no closing conditions
  • when the consideration is paid in full in cash at completion

What are the key features?

  • full-form SPA with 22 clauses and 4 schedules over 33 pages
  • process for the sale and purchase of shares and completion deliverables
  • warranties from the seller relating to the target company
  • seller limitations from liability under the warranties
  • provision for indemnities for specific issues
  • restrictive covenants from the seller
  • tax covenant for pre-completion tax liabilities

What other documents are there?

For alternative forms of SPA for a standalone company, see:

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Updated by a lawyer on 03/09/2024

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