Legal Forms

Use this easy standard template to prepare minutes of the annual meeting of the Board of Directors for a USA for-profit corporation.

• Most states require for-profit business corporations to hold an annual meeting each year following the corporation's inception. The annual meeting of directors takes place immediately following the annual meeting of shareholders when the directors for the ensuing year are elected.
• The purpose of the annual meeting is to:
  • appoint the officers for the coming year,
  • ratify the minutes of the shareholder meeting, and
  • conduct any other business which is required to be conducted at the meeting.
• This USA Minutes of Annual Directors Meeting standard form template is available in MS Word format.

Use this downloadable template to prepare minutes of the AGM of a UK private company.

• The Companies Act 2006 has eliminated the statutory provision for private companies to hold an AGM. However, many companies that were incorporated under the old legislation still have such a requirement in their Articles.
• This template form covers all of the business that would be conducted at an annual meeting:
  • approving the profit and loss account,
  • appointing the company's auditors,
  • electing the Board of Directors for the ensuing year.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the United Kingdom.

Prepare the Minutes for an annual shareholders meeting of a Canadian business corporation with this downloadable template.

• The template covers all the matters which would be put before the meeting as resolutions, and which the shareholders would vote on, such as approving the financial statements and electing the directors for the coming year.
• With this form, it's easy to fill in the blanks where indicated and prepare the final version of the minutes for distribution to the shareholders.
• Writing up the Minutes of your company's annual shareholders meeting doesn't have to be tedious. Download the template and see how easy it can be.
• Intended to be used only by companies incorporated in Canada under a provincial or federal Business Corporations Act.

Prepare the Minutes for a meeting of the Board of Directors of a Canadian corporation with this downloadable template form.

• The Minutes contain sections for:
  • constitution of the meeting, and determining if a quorum is present,
  • old business which requires attention,
  • the introduction of new business,
  • adjournment of the meeting.
• The template can be used by any company incorporated under a Business Corporations Act across Canada. A French language version is required in Quebec.
• This Canada Minutes of Directors Meeting template is provided in MS Word format.

Use this easy free template to prepare Minutes of a Meeting of the Directors for a UK company.

• The template Minutes contain sections for:
  • attendance,
  • business conducted,
  • resolutions passed, and
  • conclusion of the meeting.
• These template minutes are for companies formed under the Companies Act 2006.
• Intended to be used only in the United Kingdom.

Use this standard template form to take minutes of a meeting of the Board of Directors of a for-profit corporation.

• This is a generic USA template which can be modified by adding State-specific details.
• The template covers the following meeting agenda items:
  • constitution of the meeting,
  • determining if a quorum was met,
  • dispensing with old business from any previous meeting(s),
  • dealing with new business coming before the meeting, and
  • termination of the meeting.
• You can download the template Minutes form immediately after purchasing it, and use it as your standard format for each meeting of the company's directors.

Prepare minutes of an extraordinary general meeting of a UK private company with this downloadable template.

• The template Minutes cover the business for which the meeting was called and sets out the text of resolutions passed at the meeting.
• These UK Minutes of Extraordinary General Meeting are only intended for use by companies formed under the laws of the United Kingdom.

Prepare minutes of the initial directors' meeting of a newly incorporated US company with this downloadable template.

• The first Board of Director's meeting must deal with the initial business and pass resolutions to organize the corporation, including:
  • adopting a set of by-laws,
  • electing the officers,
  • adopting the form of share certificate,
  • approving subscriptions for shares and issuing the shares to the shareholders, and
  • conducting any other business which would properly come before the first meeting.
• This USA Director Minutes of Organizational Meeting template is provided in MS Word format and is easy to download and use.

Write up the Minutes taken at a special meeting of the shareholders of a Canadian corporation with this easy downloadable template.

• The Minutes contain sections for:
  • constitution of the meeting,
  • the items of special business for which the meeting was called, and
  • adjournment of the meeting.
• This template can be used by any Canadian corporation incorporated under a Business Corporations Act, either federally or provincially. (Translation to French language required to be valid in Quebec.)
• You can be sure your special shareholders meetings are properly documented with this affordable template for Canada. Download the form immediately after purchase.

These boilerplate agreement clauses can be used in most types of legal agreements and contracts. The clauses include the following:

1. amendments to the contract,
2. severability of articles and clauses,
3. contra proferentum,
4. counterpart signatures,
5. interpretation provisions (ordinary usage, gender, singular or plural),
6. English language clause (for Canadian contracts - it includes the French translation of the clause),
7. entire agreement clause,
8. inurement (binding effect),
9. force majeure,
10. further assurances,
11. governing law,
12. headings,
13. schedules incorporated by reference,
14. independent contractor clause,
15. independent legal advice provision,
16. joint and several obligations,
17. method of giving notices,
18. arbitration clauses for several countries,
19. supercession of agreement,
20. supplementary agreement,
21. limited time for performance,
22. time of the essence,
23. right to injunction,
24. prevailing party clause (for US contracts),
25. no waiver unless in writing.

Every person who prepares legal contracts should have a copy of these miscellaneous contract provisions handy. Buy and download the file for your precedent library.