Investor Forms

Learn how to approach angel investors to raise capital for your business with this 3-page article and investment request form.

• Angel investors are independent investors who may demand a level of participation and control in return for their investment.
• The article contains a sample Investment Request form which outlines the business opportunity, your supporting material and the factors you believe give you credibility.
• Investors Wanted: A Typical Investment Request to Approach Angel Investors is a Microsoft Word download. Copyright by the author Phil Thompson, an Ontario lawyer who advises clients in raising venture capital.

This Irrevocable Share Subscription Agreement should be completed by any party wishing to invest in shares offered as part of a private placement under an offering memorandum.

• The subscription may not be revoked by the investor for a period of 6 months.
• The investor represents to the issuer that it is qualified to invest in the offering (accredited ⁄ sophisticated investor status) and has sufficient financial means to bear the loss of the total investment.
• If the investor is not a natural person, the investing entity must warrant that it has not been formed specifically to purchase the shares.
• The investor acknowledges that he/she is aware that the investment involves a high degree of speculative risk.
• The investor represents that the shares are not being acquired for resale.
• The shares are only being offered in the United States to U.S. residents.
• To get your copy of the Irrevocable Share Subscription, click "Add to Cart" and check out using your preferred payment method. You can then download the form to your PC or laptop.

Prepare a Loan Agreement for a syndicated mortgage transaction with this template form for Canada.

• The syndicated mortgage is being offered as an investment opportunity to raise capital for development of the subject lands.
• Part of the loan advance will be set aside as security for repayment of the interest on the loan. The remainder of the loan proceeds will be used to purchase, develop, finance or refinance the land.
• Additional security for the loan includes the mortgage, an assignment of rents and leases, and a reserve fund.
• Interest accrues daily, is calculated quarterly in advance and is payable quarterly in arrears.
• Available as a fully editable Microsoft Word document.
• Intended for use only for transactions in Canada.

Prepare an Offer to Purchase Undivided Interest in Property under a syndicated mortgage with this template form for Canada.

• The offer is made by an investor who wants to purchase an undivided interest in a syndicated mortgage investment.
• The offer contains representations and warranties given by each party.
• The purchaser, as a co-owner of the lands, directors that title be held in trust by the trustee appointed under the Co-ownership Agreement made among all the co-owners.
• The purchaser grants the vendor an unconditional irrevocable option to repurchase the interest for the purchase price.
• This legal form template is downloadable and editable.
• Intended for use only in Canada.

You can do a private placement of limited partnership units as a tax shelter under the provisions of this Offering Memorandum for Sale of Limited Partnership Units.

• The investment will qualify as a tax shelter, in accordance with the Income Tax Act (Canada).
• Any investment in the units should be considered as very risky, and should only be undertaken by investors who are financially able to risk losing their entire investment.
• The offering is made pursuant to certain exemptions under the applicable securities legislation in the jurisdictions in which the shares are being offered for sale.
• There are certain restrictions on the resale or transfer of the securities.
• The template contains a section on income tax consequences of investing in a tax shelter investment under the shelter provisions of the Income Tax Act.
• Available in MS Word format.

Ontario investors can use this Share Subscription form to purchase securities being offered in a private placement of shares.

• The investor must be purchasing the shares for their own behalf and not for someone else.
• The form is only for Ontario residents.
• This form of Subscription should be used only by close friends or business associates of a principal or promoter of the issuing corporation.

The Ontario Investor Share Subscription is part of the required documentation for any private securities offering.

Use this handy preparation checklist and planning guide to help you get ready for a meeting of investors.

• This free checklist covers the various aspects involved in holding an investor meeting, including:
  • making travel arrangements for out-of-town attendees,
  • rehearsal,
  • staging,
  • follow-up.
• If your company has investors who are not actively involved in the business, this guide can help you develop your investor relations strategy.
• Available as a free PDF download.

This Form 45-106F4 Risk Acknowledgment Form must be completed by individual investors in exempt private placements.

• This is a consolidated form that incorporates the amendments effective April 30, 2016.
• The form must be completed by individual investors in private placement offerings that rely on the Offering Memorandum Exemption from prospectus requirements under portions of section 2.9 of National Instrument 4-106.
• It includes two additional schedules which must be completed by each investor that is an individual resident in either Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec or Saskatchewan.
• The document contains information and instructions to help investors complete the form.
• Available in MS Word format.
• This is a free form provided by the British Columbia Securities Commission.

When doing a private placement of shares in Canada, an issuer provides certain documents to potential investors. One of those forms is the Share Subscription Agreement.

• An investor who wants to purchase shares under the offering must complete and send the Subscription Agreement to the issuing corporation.
• The rights, restrictions, privileges and conditions attaching to the shares are described, such as voting rights, rights to dividends, and rights on dissolution.
• This template contains provisions for both shares and share warrants.
• The subscriber acknowledges that because the securities are being purchased under a prospectus exemption, most of the civil remedies available under securities legislation is not available.
• Once you purchase the Canada Share Subscription Agreement for Private Placement, you can customize it with your specific details and use it as often as you need to.

Prepare shareholders resolution authorizing the directors of a Canadian corporation to issue a prospectus with this downloadable template.

• The shareholders instruct the Board of Directors to issue a preliminary prospectus for a public offering of common shares.
• The shareholders approve the draft of the prospectus, as well as a stock option plan, and they authorize the directors to grant options under the stock option plan.
• The corporation is authorized to list its shares on a specified stock exchange.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in Canada.