Shareholder Forms

Prepare a Certificate of Agreed Value of Shares with this free template form.

• The Certificate would be issued by a corporation pursuant to a Shareholder Agreement.
•  The form establishes the purchase value of a corporation's shares as agreed between the shareholders.
• Available as a free MS Word form.
• This is a generic form which can be used in many jurisdictions.

Transfer share equity in a Chinese corporation from a current shareholder to a related party with this Equity Transfer Agreement for China.

• The transferee is responsible for registering the required amendments with the industry and commerce administration.
• The transferor must provide the transferee with all documentation and complete the necessary formalities related to the transfer.
• The transferee must provide the transferor with approval of its board of directors and other documentation related to the transfer.
• Any disputes will be settled between the parties by friendly consultation, failing which the parties agree to submit the dispute to binding arbitration.
• This English language version is provided in MS Word format. A Chinese language version will likely be required in order to ensure the legality of the document.

Download the Equity Transfer Agreement for China and ensure that your documentation is prepared in accordance with PRC laws.

Protect a Chinese business against competition from a related company with this Non-Competition Agreement for China.

• This agreement is between a company and its controlling shareholder, both of whose primary businesses are similar and therefore are likely to compete with each other.
• The corporate shareholder agrees not to participate in or operate any business within China that is within the business scope of the company.
• The shareholder will make any business opportunity that comes its way available to the company.
• During the term of the Agreement, the company will have a right of first refusal to acquire any legitimate new business developed by the shareholder.
• This Chinese legal form is available in English language version only. A Chinese version of the document may also be required for it to be legally enforceable.

Sell and transfer shares of stock in a Chinese company with this Stock Purchase Agreement for China.

• This Agreement is for companies who are listed on a Chinese stock exchange.
• The purchaser of the stock is entitled to set off any amounts owed by the seller to the purchaser against the purchase price for the shares.
• The seller must retain ownership of a certain percentage of shares in the company.
• The parties will jointly report the sale to the necessary regulatory bodies, and will share the costs of the public announcement and of registering the transfer of the shares.
• This Chinese legal form is available in English language version only. A Chinese translation may be required in order to be enforceable.

Use this downloadable template to prepare a Declaration of Mailing regarding the sending of notices for an upcoming annual meeting of shareholders of a Canadian corporation.

• The Declaration contains the following information:
  • the date, time and place on which the shareholder meeting will be held, and
  • the date on which the notices were mailed, in accordance with the applicable legislation under which the corporation was incorporated.
• This form is in MS Word format and is fully editable.
• The form can be used for a federal corporation and in any Canadian province which has a Business Corporations Act.

Draw up a Directors Resolution authorizing a loan to pay shareholder dividends with this downloadable template.

• The corporation will secure a loan and use the proceeds to pay dividends to the shareholders.
• The template also contains a second Directors Resolution stating the corporation's dividend policy.
• The second resolution authorizes a yearly dividend to be paid quarterly to shareholders, conditioned upon the corporation's earnings.
• This is a generic corporate form which is not specific to any country, state, province or territory.
• Available in MS Word format.

Declare a capital dividend for a Canadian business corporation with this template Directors Resolution form.

• For tax purposes, it's important that all resolutions are properly passed and actions taken at the correct times.
• The Board of Directors declares the capital dividend on a specific class of shares.
• The corporation makes an election under Section 85 of the Income Tax Act (Canada). The dividend does not become payable until the election is made.
• This form can be used by business corporations incorporated under a Business Corporations Act throughout Canada.

Before a stock dividend can be paid to a corporation's shareholders, the Directors must pass a resolution to that effect.

• This template Directors' Resolution declares a dividend payable on the corporation's shares of stock.
• The dividend will be paid by way of issuing new shares to the shareholders on a pro rata basis (based on the ratio of their current shareholdings to the aggregate of all outstanding shares issued by the corporation).
• This is a generic corporate form (not country specific).
• Download your copy of the Directors Resolution Declaring Stock Dividend and present it to the Board for signature.

Pass a motion for a cash call on the shareholders of a Canadian corporation with this template Directors Resolution to Authorize Shareholder Cash Call.

• A cash call would be necessary to finance the corporation's operations if its current financial status makes it difficult or impossible to obtain conventional financing from a bank.
• The Board of Directors resolves to go to the shareholders to request an influx of operating capital.
• This is a downloadable and fully editable Microsoft Word form.
• The Resolution template can be used in any Canadian jurisdiction with a Business Corporations Act.

Declare a safe income dividend for shareholders of a Canadian corporation with this downloadable Directors Resolution template.

• The corporation's directors declare a 'safe income' dividend pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) on a specified class of shares.
• Payment of the dividend is conditional upon the shareholders' undertaking to repay their pro rata share of the dividend if the total cumulative dividend exceeds the 'safe income' as determined by the corporation's accountants.
• Intended for use only in Canada.