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Startup Shareholder Agreement
"I need a Startup Shareholder Agreement for our Vienna-based software company that's preparing for a Series A funding round in March 2025, including provisions for employee stock options and strong anti-dilution protections for the founding team."
1. Parties: Identification of all shareholders and the company
2. Background: Context of the agreement, company history, and purpose of the arrangement
3. Definitions and Interpretation: Definitions of key terms and interpretation rules
4. Share Capital and Shareholders: Details of share capital structure, classes of shares, and current ownership
5. Management and Corporate Governance: Board composition, appointment rights, and decision-making processes
6. Shareholders' Meetings: Procedures for convening and conducting shareholders' meetings, voting rights
7. Transfer Restrictions: Limitations on share transfers, right of first refusal, tag-along and drag-along rights
8. Anti-dilution Protection: Provisions protecting shareholders from dilution in future funding rounds
9. Information Rights: Shareholders' rights to company information and financial reports
10. Confidentiality: Obligations regarding confidential information
11. Competition and Non-Solicitation: Non-compete and non-solicitation obligations of shareholders
12. Term and Termination: Duration of the agreement and termination provisions
13. General Provisions: Miscellaneous legal provisions including governing law, notices, and amendments
1. Founder Commitments: Specific obligations and commitments of founding shareholders, used when founders remain actively involved
2. Vesting Provisions: Share vesting schedules and conditions, included when shares are subject to vesting
3. Employee Share Scheme: Rules for employee shareholding, included when implementing ESOP or similar schemes
4. Intellectual Property: IP ownership and transfer provisions, important for technology startups
5. Investment Rights: Future investment provisions and preferential rights, included when planning future funding rounds
6. Exit Strategy: Specific provisions regarding company sale or IPO, included when exit is contemplated
7. Dead-lock Resolution: Procedures for resolving shareholder disputes, important for 50/50 ownership structures
8. Good/Bad Leaver Provisions: Consequences of shareholder departure under different circumstances, important for active shareholders
1. Schedule 1 - Share Capital Table: Detailed breakdown of shareholding structure
2. Schedule 2 - Deed of Adherence: Template for new shareholders to join the agreement
3. Schedule 3 - Reserved Matters: List of decisions requiring special majority or unanimous consent
4. Schedule 4 - Company Details: Key company information including registration details
5. Schedule 5 - Business Plan: Current business plan and financial projections
6. Schedule 6 - Vesting Schedule: Detailed vesting terms and conditions if applicable
7. Schedule 7 - Share Transfer Notice: Template for notifying share transfers
8. Appendix A - Articles of Association: Current articles of association of the company
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