Shareholder Forms

Prepare Proxy Forms for meetings of the shareholders of a USA corporation with these two easy-to-use templates.

1. Revocable Proxy, to be used by a voting shareholder to appoint a proxy to vote the shares on his / her behalf at all meetings that the shareholder is entitled to attend. The shareholder has the right to revoke the proxy at any time.
2. Non-Revocable Proxy, which contains a termination date. The proxy is irrevocable until the date of termination. The shareholder's shares must carry a legend stating the existence of the proxy, and that all rights under the proxy will survive any transfer of the shares.

These Proxy Forms can be used for shareholder meetings of U.S. business corporations. Available in MS Word format. Fully editable and reusable.

Record the receipt of payment from a shareholder for shares of common stock in a UK company with this Receipt for Purchase of Shares.

• This is a free downloadable form in MS Word format.
• Intended for use only by companies formed in the United Kingdom.

Request a replacement for a lost or destroyed share certificate with this downloadable form for UK companies.

• A member (shareholder) whose share certificate has been lost can request a new certificate by tendering the Request Form to the company's secretary.
• The member indemnifies the company against any claims or costs arising as a result of the company issuing the new certificate.
• The member agrees to return the replacement certificate in the event that the original is located.
• This form is downloadable and can be used by companies formed under the United Kingdom Companies Act.

Grant a right of first refusal to another shareholder with this Right of First Refusal Agreement to Acquire Shares template.

• The Agreement grants one shareholder a first right of refusal to acquire shares owned by another shareholder ('granting shareholder').
• The right is granted pursuant to the winding up of a third shareholder (a company solely owned by the granting shareholder) and the transfer of the third shareholder's share interest to the granting shareholder.
• This is a generic legal form which is not specific to any country or region.
• The Right of First Refusal Agreement to Acquire Shares is available in MS Word format and is fully editable to fit your needs.

This Right of First Refusal clause can be inserted into a Shareholder Agreement to govern how a shareholder disposes of its shares.

• If a shareholder receives an arm's length offer from a third party to purchase its shares, the selling shareholder must give the other shareholders a right of first refusal to buy the shares before selling them to the third party.
• The clauses are downloadable and customizable.
• These generic clauses can be used in any common law country.
• Available in MS Word format.

Prepare an Agreement for Set-off and Cancellation of Shares between two affiliated Canadian companies with this downloadable template.

• One of the companies (selling company) sells shares to the other (purchasing company), as part of a rollover transaction.
• The purchase price of the shares is set off against the redemption of shares of stock held by the purchasing company in the capital of the selling company.
• The purchaser pays for the shares by way of a promissory note. The vendor redeems the shares and pays the redemption price also by way of promissory note.
• Both promissory notes are for the same amount and set each other off.
• This legal template is available in MS Word format, and is fully editable to fit your specific circumstances.
• This is a Canadian legal document pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada).

Escrow shares issued under a private placement in Canada with this downloadable template agreement.

• The agreement is between a purchaser of shares, the issuing corporation and the escrow agent (trustee).
• The issuer is lending the purchaser part of the purchase price for the shares.
• The purchaser then pledges the shares as security for repayment of the loan and places them in escrow with the trustee.
• This is a Canadian legal document that can be used in any province of Canada except Quebec.
• The form is available as a MS Word template and can be modified to fit your exact needs.

Issue new shares to shareholders in exchange for their existing shares with this downloadable template for Canadian corporations.

• A share exchange of this nature is done as part of a corporate reorganization.
• The parties to the Share Exchange Agreement are the corporation and all of the shareholders.
• The shareholders agree to exchange their existing shares for new shares of a particular class following the reorganization.
• The template also includes Directors and Shareholders Resolutions which are required to authorize the share exchanges.
• Intended to be used only by corporations incorporated in Canada.

Sell your shares in a Canadian company and transfer a shareholder loan to the purchaser with this Purchase Agreement for Shares and Promissory Note.

• The vendor represents to the buyer that it owns the shares and has the legal right and authority to transfer them.
• Upon payment of the cash to close, the vendor will transfer title to the shares over to the purchaser.
• The vendor also transfers a promissory note from the corporation for a shareholder loan owing to the vendor.
• The vendor relinquishes any further interest or right to repayment under the promissory note.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in Canada.

Prepare a Share Purchase Agreement with Vendor Take-Back Provisions with this template form for Canadian corporations.

• A portion of the share purchase price will be paid by the purchaser to the vendor over time, secured by a promissory note.
• If the purchaser defaults, the promissory note will become due and the vendor may take back ownership of the shares (this is called vendor take-back).
• If the purchaser postpones consecutive payment, the second postponement will incur a late payment fee.
• The vendor's accountants will prepare closing financial statements.
• The purchaser must provide personal and corporate guarantees.
• The corporation's income taxes will be allocated between the parties in accordance with the closing.
• This Share Purchase Agreement with Vendor Take-Back Provisions is available as a fully editable MS Word document.
• This is a Canadian legal document.