Incorporation and Company Forms

Organize a newly incorporated Canadian corporation with these initial Directors Resolutions to Organize Corporation.

• These resolutions can be signed by all of the directors in lieu of holding a formal organizational meeting.
• The resolutions deal with the following matters:
  • appointing the corporate officers,
  • adopting the corporation's by-laws,
  • adopting a form of share certificate and issuing shares to the initial shareholders,
  • designating one or more officers as corporate signing authorities,
  • appointing a bank,
  • setting the fiscal year end of the corporation,
  • indemnifying each person who acts as a director or officer.
• These Canada Directors Resolutions to Organize Corporation are provided as a downloadable MS Word file which is fully editable.
• The documents can be used by corporations formed under any Business Corporations Act, whether federally or provincially. Different forms may be required for Quebec.

Disclose a material interest in a contract by a director, officer or shareholder of a corporation with this free Disclosure of Material Interest form.

• Insiders such as directors and shareholders are required by law to make full disclosure of any material interest they have under every contract, agreement or other arrangement being contemplated by the corporation.
• This is a generic corporate form which is not country specific and can be used anywhere.
• Available in MS Word format.

Use this free template to prepare a Dissent Form for a director of a corporation.

• This form would be used by a director who wishes to formally dissent in writing to a resolution that is put before before the Board of Directors and to have the dissent entered into the record book of the corporation.
• The template is a free downloadable MS Word file.
• It is a generic form that can be used in many countries and jurisdictions.

Prepare the forms required for an extraordinary general meeting of a UK private company with this package which contains:

1. Board of Directors Resolution setting a date and time for the meeting,
2. Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting to be sent to all members,
3. Consent to Short Notice,
4. General Proxy form, to be signed and returned by members who are unable to attend the meeting and who want to name a proxy who will attend and vote on their behalf,
5. Minutes of Extraordinary General Meeting, covering the business to come before the meeting.

The UK Forms Package for Extraordinary General Meeting of a Company is available as a downloadable MS Word file. Fully editable and can be reused as often as necessary.

Download this easy-to-use set of Bylaws for a Florida profit corporation.

• The Bylaws govern all aspects of the relationship between the corporation and its directors, officers and stockholders, including:
  • annual and special meetings of shareholders,
  • how and when directors and officers are appointed or elected, and their respective duties and obligations to the corporation,
  • procedure for subscribing for and issuing shares of stock,
  • corporate recordkeeping,
  • payment of dividends,
  • adoption and maintenance of the corporate seal,
  • process for amending the bylaws.
• If you are incorporating a profit corporation in the State of Florida, you will need to adopt bylaws to govern the corporation's procedures in accordance with State laws.
• Buy and download this template, fill in the relevant information in the spaces provided, and the bylaws are ready to be tabled and adopted at the first meeting of the incorporators.

Organize a newly incorporated for-profit corporation with this Organizational Forms Package for the USA. This package contains the following forms, which must be kept in the corporation's minute book:

1. By-laws of the corporation.
2. Subscription form for shares of stock.
3. Minutes of the first meeting of directors and shareholders following the incorporation.
4. Consent to Act form which must be signed by each director and officer before they can be appointed.
5. Resignation form to be signed by the first director / incorporator.
6. Indemnity of Director, by which the corporation indemnifies each director against any costs or damages incurred as a result of his/her acting as a director.
7. Register of directors and managers.
8. Stock issuance and transfer register.
9. Capitalization summary.
10. Ledgers containing details of all common stock, stock options and warrants issued and outstanding.

Every for-profit corporation in the United States must keep its constating documents and up-to-date corporate records in its minute book. You can download all of the forms you need in one package at one low price.

Prepare bylaws for a Hawaii nonprofit corporation with this easy downloadable template form.

• The Hawaii Nonprofit Corporations Act gives the company's directors the power to adopt bylaws for regulating and managing the corporation.
• This standard form template includes sections governing:
  • regular and special meetings of the Board,
  • composition, election, powers and responsibilities of the Board of Directors,
  • election, duties and resonsibilities of company officers,
  • distributions, loans and guaranties,
  • restrictions on private interest,
  • legislative activities,
  • limitation of liability and indemnification of directors and officers,
  • State oversight and required notice to Attorney General - for public benefit corporation.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only by nonprofit companies formed in the State of Hawaii.

Do you plan to incorporate a business corporation in Canada? Use this free Incorporation Checklist to help you prepare the necessary documents to organize the corporation.

• The Incorporation Checklist will help you gather all the required information, such as:
  • names and addresses of initial directors and shareholders
  • classes of authorized shares
  • jurisdiction (province) in which the company will be incorporated
  • registered and records office addresses
  • fiscal year end
  • other relevant information necessary to help you complete the forms.
• This free checklist form is provided in MS Word format, and is easy to download, fill in and print.
• Intended for use in Canada.

Do not resign from your position as director of a corporation without getting an Indemnity from the corporation.

• This generic legal form can be used in almost any jurisdiction.
• Under the terms of the indemnity, the corporation and its shareholders agree to indemnify and hold the director harmless against any claims, losses or damages arising as a result of having been a director.
• The corporation also indemnifies the departing director against any actions brought by the corporation to which the director would be a party by reason of having served on the Board.
• Download this Indemnity of Resigning Director form and reduce your exposure to liability for acting on behalf of the corporation.
• Available in MS Word format.

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.