Ontario Share Pledge Agreement

Prepare a Share Pledge Agreement with No Recourse with this customizable template form for Ontario lenders.

This Share Pledge Agreement is intended to provide a lender with security from a corporate borrower in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It is compliant with the provisions of the Ontario Personal Property Security Act and is available in MS Word format.

Parties Involved

• Borrower: A corporate entity who is borrowing the funds and has issued the shares to the shareholder.
• Shareholder: The individual or entity who is pledging the shares of stock, and is a principal or stakeholder in the corporate borrower.
• Lender: The party providing the loan to the borrower.

Pledge of Shares

The shareholder pledges the shares to the lender. These shares are to be held as security for a loan that the lender is making to the borrower.

Additional Shares

The shareholder agrees to pledge any additional, substitute, or replacement shares issued in its name, ensuring that the security remains intact throughout the term of the loan.

Retention of Voting Rights and Dividends

So long as the borrower is not in default under the loan:

• the shareholder will retain the right to vote the shares that have been pledged at shareholder meetings, allowing the shareholder to continue participating in corporate decisions, and
• any dividends accruing to the shareholder will be payable to the account of the shareholder.

No Recourse Provision

In the event of a shortfall between the balance of the debt owing and any proceeds realized from dealing with the shares, the shareholder shall have no liability for such shortfall. The lender has no recourse against the shareholder for any deficiency in the repayment of the loan.

Non-Guarantee Status

The shareholder is not a guarantor, surety, or indemnifier with respect to the loan. Its only obligation is the pledge of shares as security.

Under the terms of this Share Pledge Agreement for Canadian lenders, a borrower pledges shares to the lender as security for the loan.

• The lender will keep possession of the shares until the loan is repaid.
• The lender has the right to vote the shares and to receive any benefit (such as dividends) from the shares while the shares are being held as security.
• This legal form can be used in any Canadian province or territory.
• Download the Canada Share Pledge Agreement (Loan Security) for your loans department.

Are you loaning money or extending credit facilities to a customer or other party? Document your security interest as a creditor with this Loan Security Forms Package for Canadian lenders.

• The package contains the following forms:
  • General Security Agreement,
  • Unconditional Guarantee and Postponement of Claim,
  • Promissory Note to be executed by the borrower.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in Canada.