This video provides a general overview of shareholders agreements for privately owned companies in Australia. It explains why people have them, what they contain, and how to go about preparing one. It is a recording of a webinar presented to a live audience in 2020.
You can use the pinpoint index below to skip through to particular issues. You can find a copy of our shareholders questionnaire here and you can download a copy of the slide deck here. The webinar was presented by Greg Henry, a principal at Turtons.
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Board of Directors
Constitution (relationship with shareholders agreement) - 3:45
Contents of a shareholders agreement (high level) - 13:59
Cost of preparing - 40:35
Decision-making
Dispute resolution - 27:35
Drag along clauses - 22:40
Forced buy/sell clauses - 27:35
Generally
Miscellaneous clauses - 31:00
Pre-emptive rights - 19:05
Restraints - 24:40
Rights to receive information - 25:45
Shareholders agreement questionnaire - 37:40
Tag along clauses - 23:43
Template shareholders agreements - 33:37
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