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Shareholders Agreement Template
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Shareholders Agreement Template

Rated 4.83 out of 5 based on 18 customer ratings
(18 customer reviews)

£23.99 Original price was: £23.99.£5.99Current price is: £5.99.

Category: Finance & Investment
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Description

This template shareholders agreement is a contract between shareholders (and the company), setting out the rights and obligations of the shareholders (and the company) and setting out how the company should be run. The download contains two templates: the first can be used between existing shareholders of a startup or an established company; and the second can be used when introducing new shareholders via an investment round.

The shareholders agreement template is one of our most popular products. Since our launch, this template has been used by over 2,000 British businesses.

The download is an easy-to-edit .doc file, containing helpful directions on how to complete the agreement. You can simply edit the highlighted fields, or modify the wording of any part of the document to suit your individual requirements.

Contents of the Shareholders Agreement Template

  • Title, date, parties, recitals
  • Definitions and interpretation
  • Undertakings and accession, including the terms under which a person or company may become a new shareholder, and employee share option scheme provisions
  • Business of the company, what the company is supposed to do and covenants with the shareholders
  • Management, for example how the company is expected to be managed
  • Actions requiring approval, specifying what management actions require shareholder approval (referring to the attached schedule)
  • Time limitations, including preventing the sale of shares for a specified period
  • Rights of first refusal, giving shareholders first refusal rights on the sale of shares by other shareholders
  • Rights of co-sale, giving all shareholders rights to equally sell their holding upon an offer to any shareholder
  • Rights of information, ensuring the terms on which the management must disclose certain information to the shareholders, and reporting standards
  • Investor liability, limiting the liability of the investor for issues arising prior to their accession (investment version only)
  • Confidentiality, preventing the disclosure of certain confidential information
  • Notices
  • Assignment
  • Costs and expenses, for example how costs relating to the agreement should be apportioned
  • Miscellaneous, for example methods of notice, statement of entire understanding, waiver, enforceability, and jurisdiction
  • Signatures
  • Schedule – Share table, specifying the share ownership
  • Schedule – Actions requiring prior written approval
  • Schedule – Contact details of the parties

What is a shareholders agreement?

A shareholders agreement ensures that the interests of a company’s management are aligned and in accordance with those of the shareholders, and ensures that new or existing shareholders act harmoniously towards each other, including with regards to the purchase or sale of shares to or from other parties.

As with any standard shareholders agreement, this template covers a number of issues with regards to company governance, for example management, reporting and information sharing. This helps to govern what the management can and cannot do without shareholder approval, and enhances the management’s accountability to the shareholders by ensuring shareholders are methodically updated with any information that is relevant to their ownership. The template also contains clauses that help to ensure that the company is operated, and the shareholders act, in accordance with any existing memorandum and articles of association.

As well as covering the standard terms and conditions that you can expect in any shareholders agreement, our template contains a number of ‘good practice’ clauses, for example a non-disclosure section covering the confidentiality of certain information. The template also contains clauses to cover rights of the shareholders over their actual shares, for example rights of first refusal and co-sale during the issuing or exchanging of shares between parties.

FREE Sample of the Shareholders Agreement Template

Download a FREE sample of this shareholders agreement template to check that it is what you are looking for before buying.

Additional information

Format

.doc

Words

3600

Pages

11

18 reviews for Shareholders Agreement Template

  1. Rated 5 out of 5

    Paul D – 19/11/2019

    Checkout was quick, download was quick, and doucmnet was easy to edit. Would recommend to anyone who is looking for a quick and easy way of drafting a shareholder agreement.

  2. Rated 5 out of 5

    Sarah S – 27/08/2019

    V detailed doc

  3. Rated 5 out of 5

    Andrew O – 27/05/2019

    Great template – will have saved hundreds of pounds by using this rather than approaching our lawyers and accountants. Thanks.

  4. Rated 3 out of 5

    Digital l – 14/04/2019

    Seems to be missing a drag-along clause. Some may not want this but it would be a useful addition for those that do.

  5. Rated 5 out of 5

    Steven W – 15/03/2019

    Just what I needed. Thanks!

  6. Rated 5 out of 5

    Jenny T – 17/11/2018

    This was by far the cheapest template that I could find, and it was much better than I thought it would be

  7. Rated 5 out of 5

    Shuai R – 12/07/2018

    Great!

  8. Rated 5 out of 5

    Mark B – 17/04/2018

    The documents I purchased were of excellent quality, very happy with results, Mark Buchan Accord ETF Limited

  9. Rated 5 out of 5

    Andrew D – 14/02/2018

    Exactly what we required and very well executed.

  10. Rated 5 out of 5

    Andrew P – 30/01/2018

    As a start-up business I was looking for an affordable document to formalise the shareholding of the company. The template was perfect for my requirements and a bargain. Many thanks templateagreements.co.uk

  11. Rated 5 out of 5

    F O – 23/09/2017

    Excellent and very east to adapt to suit my circumstances. Delighted I found the site.

  12. Rated 5 out of 5

    Randh – 12/09/2017

    10 times cheaper than anything found else where, good quality, easy to understand – thank you

  13. Rated 5 out of 5

    Kirti S – 19/08/2017

    A very quick and easy way to get a legal document without the rather high charges of a traditional Solicitor. Will certainly use again

  14. Rated 5 out of 5

    Samie A – 23/07/2017

    Simple, concise, just what i was looking for and professionally presented

  15. Rated 5 out of 5

    Stone L – 15/07/2017

    Well written, good quality agreement

  16. Rated 4 out of 5

    Michael S – 15/05/2017

    Exactly what I needed. Just filled in the highlighted sections and made some tweaks

  17. Rated 5 out of 5

    Barbara W – 21/04/2017

    Bought this the other week, made a few edits and have already had it checked by the solicitors and signed by all shareholders. 24 quid is a steal for this template, I am more than satisfied!

  18. Rated 5 out of 5

    Denis G – 21/03/2017

    A very good document, saved me a lot of time and was very easy to fill in, I will definately use Template Agreements again.

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