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Stockholders Agreement (Multi Party; General Form) (DE)
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Multi-party general form stockholders agreement template under Delaware law. Covers governance, transfer restrictions, and exits.
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
This Stockholders Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of the _____ day of [MONTH] [YEAR] (the “Effective Date”), is entered into among [COMPANY], a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), each Person identified on Schedule A hereto (each, an “Initial Stockholder” and collectively, the “Initial Stockholders”), and each other Person who after the date hereof acquires Shares of the Company and becomes a party to this Agreement by executing a Joinder Agreement (such Persons, collectively with the Initial Stockholders, the “Stockholders”).
Recitals
WHEREAS, the Company has been formed for the purposes of allowing the Initial Stockholders to conduct and operate the Business;
WHEREAS, the Company has authorized 10,000,000 Shares;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Stockholder owns the number and percentage of the issued and outstanding Shares set forth opposite the Stockholder’s name on Schedule A hereto; and
WHEREAS, the Initial Stockholders and the other parties hereto deem it in their best interests and in the best interests of the Company to set forth in this Agreement their respective rights and obligations in connection with their investment in the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Definitions
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings specified or referenced in this Article I.
“Acceptance Notice” has the meaning set forth in (c).
“Affiliate” means with respect to any Person, any other Person who, directly or indirectly (including through one or more intermediaries), controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any specified Person, shall mean the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall have correlative meanings.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Applicable Law” means all applicable provisions of: (a) constitutions, treaties, statutes, laws (including the common law), rules, regulations, decrees, ordinances, codes, proclamations, declarations, or orders of any Governmental Authority; (b) any consents or approvals of any Governmental Authority; and (c) any orders, decisions, advisory or interpretative opinions, injunctions, judgments, awards, decrees of, or agreements with, any Governmental Authority.
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Stockholders Agreement (Multi Party; General Form) (DE)
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