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Shareholders' Agreement template

A shareholders’ agreement governs how shareholders run the company and what happens when one leaves. The template is included in every Buzz Legal subscription.

The law it is built on

Companies Act 2006. Complements but does not override the articles — where they conflict, the articles generally prevail on company-law matters, so both should be reviewed together. Minority protections reduce the risk of an unfair prejudice petition under s.994.

Before you use it

Read it against your own business before you issue it, and change what does not fit. If the other side has already threatened a claim, that is a dispute, and it goes to AD Solicitors.

What is in it

The document has 14 numbered sections:

Filling it in

Everything in square brackets is a blank for you to complete: names, dates, figures and the terms particular to your business. Read the whole document before you send it, and check the clauses on what happens when something goes wrong against how your business works.

If a clause does not apply, delete it.

Shareholders' Agreement

This template comes with a subscription

All 101 documents in the library are included in every Buzz Legal plan and updated as the law changes, and every plan lets you ask legal questions as they come up. Plans start at £49 +VAT a month and you can cancel the first two at any time.

Or have this one drafted for your business

We draft your Shareholders' Agreement around how you trade, at a fixed price agreed in writing before work starts. Subscribers get 10% off.

We reply by email with the price. Nothing is chargeable until you approve it.


Common questions

How do I get this template?

The library is included in every Buzz Legal subscription, which starts at £49 +VAT a month. One plan opens all of them, and they are kept current as the law changes. If you only need this one document and do not want a plan, we will draft it around your business for a fixed fee agreed before anything starts.

Will it be right for my business?

It covers what the law requires for this kind of document. Check the clauses on what you are liable for, what happens when things go wrong and who owns what against your own business before you use it.

What does it cost to have it reviewed or drafted?

A contract review is a fixed £249 +VAT and covers one document read in full with the risks marked up. Drafting from scratch is priced per job and agreed in writing before anything starts. If legal questions come up most months, a subscription from £49 +VAT a month covers them.

Have it drafted around your business

Get in touch

A contract review is a fixed £249 +VAT for one document read in full and marked up. Drafting is quoted in writing before anything starts.

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