UNITED STATES

Authorize the transfer of shares of stock from a seller to a buyer with this Assignment and Transfer of Stock Certificate form for U.S. companies.

• The transfer form would accompany a share purchase agreement, to document a sale of shares.
• The form can be used by companies throughout the United States.
• The seller of the shares appoints an officer of the corporation as his/her attorney to transfer the stock on the corporation's books.
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• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only within the United States.

Give notice of a Special Meeting of the Shareholders of a US company with this downloadable free form.

• A copy of the Notice must be sent to each of the holders of a particular class of shares who are entitled to attend the special meeting.
• Notice must be given in accordance with the requirements set out in the company's bylaws and as required by statute.
• The template includes an Affidavit of Mailing form.
• This is a free downloadable template in MS Word format.

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.

Set restrictions on transfers of shares in a U.S. corporation with this Shareholder Agreement, with a Certificate of Agreed Value.

• Before offering shares to any other party, a shareholder must first offer them to the corporation.
• The corporation is obligated to purchase a shareholder's shares if the holder dies or becomes incapacitated, bankrupt, makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or if the shares are attached.
• The purchase value of the shares is determined by a certificate of agreed value signed by all of the shareholders and filed with the corporation.
• If the certificate of agreed value is older than 2 years, the book value of the shares will be used, as determined by the corporation's accountants.
• The USA Shareholder Agreement with Certificate of Agreed Value is a digital download that you can easily customize to fit your exact requirements.

Prepare a Shareholder Agreement that describes how community property laws will apply to the spousal interest of a shareholder's spouse with this template form for USA profit corporations.

• The sale of shares by a shareholder will include the spousal interest.
• Provisions for put and call options to deal with disposition of the shares held by a departing shareholder.
• Provisions for Subchapter S election.
• The downloadable template includes a Spousal Consent form by which a shareholder's spouse agrees to bequeath all his/her interest in the shares to the shareholder.
• This form of Shareholder Agreement is ideal for corporations formed in any community property state.
• Available in MS Word format. Download the file and customize it to fit your company's needs.
• Intended to be used only in the United States.

Prepare a Shareholder Agreement to govern the operation, management and control of an S corporation with this easy-to-use USA template.

• The shareholders agree to maintain the corporation's status for tax purposes, unless a 3/4 majority of the shareholders consent to revoke the status.
• The shareholders agree to enter into a buy-sell agreement to govern the purchase and sale of the corporation's shares.
• Stock certificates must contain a restrictive covenant stating that the stock is subject to the terms of the Shareholder Agreement and the buy-sell agreement.
• If the corporation requires additional operating capital, the shareholders must each contribute additional capital within 30 days of request.
• This legal form template is provided in MS Word format and is fully editable to meet your requirements.
• Intended for use only in the United States.

Use this downloadable short form Stock Redemption Agreement to redeem shares in a U.S. business corporation.

• The corporation agrees to redeem all of the shares held by a particular stockholder.
• The redemption will be treated as capital gains instead of ordinary income.
• The stockholder resigns his/her position as a director and officer of the corporation.
• The stockholder agrees not to acquire any more of the corporation's stock for a specified period of time.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the United States.

Set out the provisions for dealing with the shares of a departing or deceased shareholder in this Stock Buy-Sell / Redemption Agreement for USA corporations.

• The Agreement clarifies the procedure the corporation must follow for repurchasing or redeeming a departing or deceased shareholder's stock holdings.
• Payment is secured by a promissory note and may be made over time.
• The corporation may not declare or pay dividends, reorganize, merge, consolidate, sell any of its material assets, or increase the salary of any key employee or officer while any portion of the redemption price remains unpaid.
• The departing shareholder must resign as a director and/or officer upon closing of the share purchase.
• This template is available as a MS Word download and is fully editable to fit your specific circumstances.
• Intended to be used by companies incorporated in the United States.

Put in writing your intention to acquire all of the capital stock of a U.S. company in this customizable Letter of Intent.

• The selling shareholders would be retained as consultants during the transition period, on an as-needed basis.
• The sellers would also be entitled to representation on the Board of Directors until the purchase price for the stock is paid in full.
• The purpose of the Letter of Intent is to ensure that the selling shareholders and the purchaser of the shares of stock all have the same understanding of the terms discussed.
• The Letter of Intent is an agreement in principle, not a legal contract, and is not legally binding except as it relates to the negotiations between the parties.

Prepare the minutes from an annual meeting of the shareholders of a USA business corporation with this downloadable template.

• The corporation's shareholders must meet each year to elect the directors for the coming year and conduct any other business that needs to be dealt with at the annual meeting.
• You can use this template to prepare the standard form of minutes, and re-use the form each year.

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