Shareholders Loan Agreement
Shareholders Loan Agreement
Shareholders Loan Agreement
OF
A TENNESSEE CORPORATION
SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT
This shareholders' agreement (the "Agreement") dated December 31, 2015
is by and among all the shareholders of IBS Pharma LLC (the "Company").
The complete schedule of the Company's shareholders is listed on Exhibit A,
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Collectively, they are
the "Shareholders" and individually, a "Shareholder."
RECITALS
1.
2.
2.
full force and effect unless and until amended in accordance with any
applicable law.
3.
b.
c.
4.
TRANSFER
OF
BOARD
OF
DIRECTORS'
POWERS
AND
LIABILITIES. This Agreement restricts the Board of Directors' powers
to manage and supervise the Company to the extent necessary to
effect the Shareholders' objectives set out in this Agreement.
Additionally, certain Board of Directors' powers are transferred to the
Shareholders. The Shareholders acknowledge that, to the extent the
Board of Directors' powers are restricted and/or transferred to the
Shareholders, the affiliated obligations and liabilities of the Board of
Directors are also transferred to the Shareholders.
5.
b.
Employment of Shareholders
i.
ii.
c.
B.
Secretary or Clerk:____________________
C.
Treasurer
or
Officer:____________________
Chief
Financial
ii.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
iii.
iv.
d.
6.
DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION
a.
7.
ii.
iii.
b.
c.
DISSOLUTION
a.
c.
ii.
B.
iii.
iv.
v.
8.
9.
b.
c.
d.
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
a.
b.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
c.
d.
ii.
iii.
ii.
f.
g.
i.
10.
a spouse;
ii.
iii.
iv.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
a.
b.
d.
e.
NON-COMPETITION
a.
b.
c.
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i.
ii.
14.
16.
b.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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b.
d.
e.
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g.
h.
i.
to all other rights and remedies available at law and equity, the
Shareholders are entitled to obtain specific performance of the
obligations of each party to this Agreement and immediate
injunctive relief.
j.
k.
l.
Third Parties
i.
ii.
iii.
Signed: _____________________
By: _____________________
Date: _____________________
NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of ____________________________
SS.
County of ____________________________
On _____________ (date), before me, _____________________________ (notary),
personally appeared Leah Chitrik , who proved to me on the basis of
satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to
within the SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT OF IBS PHARMA LLC adopted as of
December 31, 2015, acknowledging to me that he/she/they executed the
same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies) and that by affixing
his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument so executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY that the foregoing paragraph is true and
correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Print: ____________________________
Sign: ____________________________
[Affix seal]
Shareholders
The S-Corporation shares, regardless of class names, must all have the
same profit- and loss-sharing terms.
If you have any questions about the structure of classes of shares for your
company, consult an attorney for an evaluation of your company's structure
to ensure appropriate compliance.
Proxy
A proxy, if allowable, is a person or entity who represents a shareholder at a
shareholders' meeting. The proxy acts according to the instruction of the
shareholder he or she represents. Allowing proxies helps the shareholders
reach the requisite number of shareholders required for meetings to proceed,
and allows the shareholders the ability to participate when they are
unavailable during the time set for shareholder meetings.
Board of Directors
The shareholders can agree to fill the Board of Director positions through
various ways to achieve different Board of Director compositions. The most
common ones are provided as follows:
Other. Select this option and describe in complete sentences how the
shareholders in your company will fill the Board of Directors positions,
such as drawing names out of a hat or by various rounds of
shareholder election with special rules not within the company's
bylaws.
Shareholders as Officers
If any shareholders are also officers, insert their name in the box under the
appropriate title. These shareholders may hold these officer positions as long
as they are shareholders, which eliminates the need for the Board of
Directors to reelect the officers at regular intervals during the life of the
company.
However, shareholders may be terminated from their officer positions for
violating any rights or obligations towards the company including, but not
limited to, the following:
Being convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude such as, but not
limited to, spousal abuse, kidnapping, aggravate assault, and more;
These violations are serious enough that the shareholders may be removed
from their officer or employee position at the company and be required to
dispose of their shares in the company, forcing the shareholder out of the
company ownership position.
Dividends
Shareholders can agree to a general dividend distribution policy for the
Managing Shareholder or the Board of Directors to follow. The following are
the most common policies used by companies:
If you select Yes, the company will make regular dividend distributions
if during the distribution period (whether monthly, quarterly, every six
months, or annually), the company's net income meets the
predetermined amount that satisfies the shareholders. When choosing
this option, insert the period or frequency of distribution and the
minimum net income threshold during that period.
If you select No, the company will not make regular dividend
distributions. The company may still make special dividend
distributions with approval from a supermajority (2/3rds) of all
shareholders.
Dissolution
The shareholders may agree by supermajority (2/3rds) vote to close down
the company. During the winding-up process, the company's assets will be
The Managing Shareholder and/or Board of Directors may not act alone on
these decisions without the approval of all of the company's owners.
Restrictions on Transfer
As the shareholders agree they wish to have the first right of refusal when
company shares become available for purchase, if and when shares become
available for sale, the company or selling shareholder must first establish a
fair market value for the shares and then offer the shares to existing
shareholders to purchase first. If any or all of the shares available for sale are
not purchased by existing, non-selling shareholders, then these remaining
shares may be offered to third parties for purchase.
Share Valuation
Share valuation is crucial to both the buyer and seller. The shares must be
valued fairly in order for the transfer transaction to be legitimate. As the
company share value may change and is hard to predict, this agreement
allows the shareholders to predetermine and write in the share value for
each share class. This is a starting point for the valuation negotiation
between the selling shareholder and non-selling shareholder. If this
predetermined value is out of date, the agreement provides that the share
valuation will be based on the fair market value of the company's net assets.
The valuation question can also be submitted for arbitration if parties cannot
come to an agreement.
Special Buy-Sell Provisions
Select "Yes" if the shareholders want the following protections for minority
and majority shareholders upon a sale of company shares to a third party.
Dispute Resolution
Shareholders agree that, while there are many options to resolve disputes,
often alternative dispute resolutions are much more effective at maintaining
shareholder relationships and more cost effective than filing suit or claim in
arbitration. Therefore, if and when a dispute arises, the shareholders may,
and are highly encouraged to, engage in voluntary negotiation and
mediation first, before taking the issue up to mandatory arbitration as the
last and final method of resolving any disputes. Unless otherwise dictated by
law, the company's disputes should not be resolved in a court of law.
Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Trade Secret Protection
Shareholders agree to place the interest of the company first during their
ownership, and for limited periods after their ownership ends. These
obligations include not competing with the company for business
opportunities that may arise, not poaching talent from the company, and not
using or divulging the company's trade secrets.
Legend
The legend is mandatory disclosure language that must be included in any
company stock certificate to inform any buyers that there are certain
transfer restrictions and shareholder limitations to the stock certificate. The
buyer should do his or her own due diligence and assess the acceptability of
these limitations and restrictions.
Termination and Amendment
This shareholders' agreement is entered into by all the shareholders. It can
only be amended by approval of all the shareholders as well. The agreement
may also be terminated by agreement of all the shareholders. However, it
could also terminate when the company is no longer an officially registered
company capable of operating business within its registered state.
Exhibit A: Schedule of Shareholders
You will find the complete list of all shareholders to the company here along
with their notice information and ownership interest. Ownership interest is
broken down into the number of shares each shareholder owns in each class
of shares issued by the company. These are all the individuals who must be
notified if and when notice is required for any reason according to the
company's shareholders' agreement and bylaws. It is the definitive record of
company ownership until this agreement is terminated, replaced or updated.
Final Steps: Signing the Shareholder Signature Page
Each shareholder listed in Exhibit A must sign the Shareholder Signature
Page to personally agree to the terms of the shareholders' agreement. The
shareholders' agreement is not effective until all shareholders agree and
execute the agreement.
Additionally, if a shareholder is an individual and has a spouse or registered
domestic partner, the spouse or registered domestic partner also must sign
the Shareholder Signature Page to agree to the shareholders' agreement.
This is necessary because, in certain states and under particular
circumstances, the shares of a company are considered property owned
jointly and equally by a shareholder and the shareholder's spouse or
registered domestic partner. The spouse or registered domestic partner in
those situations is therefore a company shareholder as well. Since all
shareholders must agree to the shareholders' agreement for the agreement