Share Purchase Agreement | UK

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.

Purchase ordinary shares in a private company with this free Application for Shares form for UK companies.

• The Application Form must be submitted with payment in full for the offered shares.
• The purchaser agrees to take up the shares subject to the company's memorandum and articles.
• It can be used by companies formed under the United Kingdom Companies Act.
• Available in MS Word format.

The sale of a business requires a lot of documentation. Sell your business as a going concern with this template Sale of Business Agreement for UK companies.

• The assets being sold include the plant and machinery, business property, intellectual property, any software developed for the business, goodwill, information and records, and the benefit of all existing contracts.
• The consideration paid for the business will be a specified sale price, together with the discharge of the seller's debt obligations to the business' bank, and a number of shares in the purchaser or a subsidiary company owned by the purchaser.
• The parties intend that the transfer of the business fall under Article 5 of the Value Added Tax (Special Provisions) Order 1995.
• The purchaser will take over all employee contracts effective as of the date of completion.
• The seller agrees to non-competition and non-solicitation provisions for a specified period of time following the transaction.
• The agreement is governed by English law and can be used throughout the United Kingdom.

Preparing your own paperwork can save you a lot of money on solicitors' fees. Download this fully customisable UK Sale of Business Agreement.

Set out the rights and obligations of the shareholders of a UK company with this fully editable Shareholder Agreement template.

• The company will prepare a business plan for each financial year, which will include an estimate of working capital requirements, profit and loss projections, and an operating budget.
• The shareholders agree not to directly or indirectly participate in any competing business.
• Each shareholder agrees to keep the company's information confidential.
• Pre-emption procedure for transfers of shares, except for shares being transferred to a subsidiary or holding company, or to a family trust.
• If a shareholder wishes to sell their shares to a bona fide purchaser, the other shareholders have the option to piggyback the sale of their shares to the same purchaser.