What's your company name?
Use the legal name of your business. If you're signing as an individual, put your full name instead.
Create a shareholders agreement
Generate a free shareholders agreement for a company and the people who own it. The ownership table is part of the document. It is not a partnership agreement.
You
What type of party are you?
In most cases pick Corporation or LLC if you have a company. Choose Individual if you're signing as yourself.
Will you be signing this agreement?
Choose Yes if you'll sign in the editor yourself. Choose No if someone else on your side will sign.
What's your full name for the signature block?
This is how your name will appear as the signatory for your party.
What's your title?
A simple title like Founder or Owner is fine.
Which country is your address in?
This only changes how we ask for the address. Which law governs the contract is a separate question.
What's your address?
Usually your business address, or your home address if you're signing as an individual.
What's the email for your party's signer?
We'll use this when you send the document so they can complete their signature.
Them
What's their company name?
Use the legal name of their business. If they're an individual, put their full name instead.
What type of party are they?
In most cases this matches how they operate: Corporation, LLC, or Individual.
Who will sign for them?
If you only know one contact, use that name for now. You can update it later.
What's their title?
In most cases this is CEO, Founder, General Counsel, or another authorized role.
Which country is their address in?
This only changes how we ask for the address. Which law governs the contract is a separate question.
What's their address?
Usually their principal business address. Approximate is okay if you don't have every detail yet.
What's their email address?
We'll use this as the counterparty recipient when you send the agreement for signature.
What is shareholder 2's name?
Use a legal name. Choose Individual below if this person is not signing through a company.
What type of party is shareholder 2?
Provide organization for your shareholders agreement.
Who will sign for shareholder 2?
If they are an individual, put the same full name.
What is their title?
Leave a simple title, or Founder if they are signing for themselves.
Which country is their address in?
Provide country for your shareholders agreement.
What is their address?
Provide address for your shareholders agreement.
What is their email?
Used if you send this out for signature.
What is shareholder 3's name?
Use a legal name. Choose Individual below if this person is not signing through a company.
What type of party is shareholder 3?
Provide organization for your shareholders agreement.
Who will sign for shareholder 3?
If they are an individual, put the same full name.
What is their title?
Leave a simple title, or Founder if they are signing for themselves.
Which country is their address in?
Provide country for your shareholders agreement.
What is their address?
Provide address for your shareholders agreement.
What is their email?
Used if you send this out for signature.
What is shareholder 4's name?
Use a legal name. Choose Individual below if this person is not signing through a company.
What type of party is shareholder 4?
Provide organization for your shareholders agreement.
Who will sign for shareholder 4?
If they are an individual, put the same full name.
What is their title?
Leave a simple title, or Founder if they are signing for themselves.
Which country is their address in?
Provide country for your shareholders agreement.
What is their address?
Provide address for your shareholders agreement.
What is their email?
Used if you send this out for signature.
Agreement
How many shareholders are signing?
The company signs too. Two shareholders use the next party plus shareholder 2. This is not a general partnership agreement.
What percent does the first shareholder hold?
Enter the fully diluted percent this agreement should show, like 40.
What percent does shareholder 2 hold?
Enter the fully diluted percent this agreement should show, like 40.
What percent does shareholder 3 hold?
Enter the fully diluted percent this agreement should show, like 40.
What percent does shareholder 4 hold?
Enter the fully diluted percent this agreement should show, like 40.
If someone sells, do the others get a chance to buy first?
A right of first refusal means they can buy the shares on the same terms before an outsider does.
Include tag-along and drag-along rights?
Tag-along lets a smaller holder join a sale by a larger holder. Drag-along lets holders of a majority require everyone to join a sale of the company.
Should major decisions need shareholder consent?
Examples are selling the company, issuing new shares, or taking on debt above an ordinary amount. Day-to-day matters stay with the board.
When should the agreement take effect?
Most agreements start today. Choose a custom date if you need a different effective date.
What is the effective date?
Pick the date the agreement should begin.
Which state's law should govern?
Usually the state where your company is formed or where you do business. Delaware is common for US companies.
Which jurisdiction?
Name the country or region whose law should apply.
Do you require any advanced terms?
Other governance terms. The company's charter still controls if they conflict.
Advanced
How should disputes be resolved?
Litigation means court. Arbitration is private. In most cases litigation is fine unless you prefer arbitration.
Anything else to include?
Optional. Describe it in your own words. AI will draft the legal wording from what you write here.
Preview
What would you like to name the file?
This becomes the downloaded document name. You can change it later if needed.
Contract creator
Shareholders Agreement
Governance and transfer rules, with an ownership table.
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