Canada Shareholder Buy-Sell Agreement (Hybrid Method)

Provide for the continuity of the ownership and management of your business with this Shareholder Buy-Sell Agreement (Hybrid Method) for Canadian companies.

• This type of buy-sell agreement is known as a 'hybrid' buy-sell.
• Under this Agreement, the corporation holds life insurance policies on each of the shareholders.
• Upon a shareholder's death, the corporation will collect the insurance proceeds, and use the proceeds to fund the purchase of the deceased shareholder's shares by any of the surviving shareholders who are interested, on a pro rata basis (proportional to their existing shareholdings).
• Any unpurchased shares will be redeemed by the corporation.
• The corporation will make an election for a deemed dividend to be paid from the capital dividend account if possible.
• The Agreement is governed by Canadian income tax laws.