Legal Forms

Do you know your rights as a minority shareholder of an Ontario corporation?

• Minority Shareholder Rights in Ontario Private Companies is a 20-page paper that examines and clarifies the rights and protection afforded to minority shareholders of private companies under the Ontario Business Corporations Act.
• The paper was written by an Ontario corporate lawyer who is an expert in the area of shareholder rights.
• Each of the relevant sections of the Business Corporations Act is discussed, with an explanation of its terms and what it means to you as a shareholder.
• This paper is provided in MS Word format, and is copyrighted by the author.

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

• Many 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 template is available in MS Word format.
• For use only in the United States.

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. These matters include:

• 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.

Format and Jurisdiction

This Minutes of Organizational Meeting of Directors template is provided in MS Word format and is easy to download and use. It was written for use by corporations incorporated in the United States.

Use this easy template to prepare the Minutes of the organization meeting of a Canadian corporation after an amalgamation.

Purpose of Minutes of Meeting

After an amalgamation of two companies in Canada, the amalgamated corporation must hold an initial meeting of directors and shareholders to address organizational matters.

These template Minutes include:

• appointment of directors to hold office until the next annual meeting,
• appointment of the corporate officers who will perform certain duties for the corporation,
• adopting by-laws for the new corporation,
• issuing shares of stock to the shareholders.

Format and Jurisdiction

The template is available in MS Word format and is fully customizable. These Minutes are prepared to comply with Canadian corporate laws and are intended to be used only in Canada.