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Constitution Memorandum And Articles Of Association
"I need a Constitution Memorandum and Articles of Association for a New Zealand technology startup planning to launch in March 2025, with provisions for multiple share classes including preference shares for investors and an employee share scheme, plus specific clauses for international operations and remote board meetings."
1. Interpretation and Definitions: Defines key terms used throughout the constitution and sets rules for interpretation
2. Company Name and Status: Specifies the company name, type, and registration status
3. Objects and Powers: States the company's objectives and its powers to carry out business activities
4. Share Capital Structure: Details the company's share capital, classes of shares, and rights attached to shares
5. Issue of Shares: Rules governing the issuance of new shares and pre-emptive rights
6. Share Transfers: Procedures and restrictions for transferring shares between parties
7. Meetings of Shareholders: Rules for conducting shareholder meetings, including notice requirements, quorum, and voting procedures
8. Directors: Appointment, removal, powers, and duties of directors
9. Directors' Meetings: Procedures for board meetings, including notice, quorum, and voting requirements
10. Powers and Duties of Directors: Specific powers granted to directors and their fiduciary duties
11. Company Records: Requirements for maintaining company records and registers
12. Accounts and Audit: Financial reporting requirements and audit provisions
13. Distributions and Dividends: Rules governing the declaration and payment of dividends
14. Notices: Methods and requirements for giving notices to shareholders and directors
15. Liquidation: Procedures for winding up the company and distributing assets
1. Different Classes of Shares: Detailed provisions for multiple share classes with different rights and restrictions, used when the company has or plans to have multiple share classes
2. Employee Share Schemes: Provisions for implementing employee share ownership plans, used when the company wants to offer shares to employees
3. Tag-Along and Drag-Along Rights: Provisions protecting minority shareholders in sale situations, used in companies with significant minority shareholders
4. Management Structure: Detailed management hierarchy and delegated authorities, used in larger companies with complex management structures
5. Alternate Directors: Provisions for appointing alternate directors, used when directors may need substitutes
6. Committees: Rules for establishing and operating board committees, used in larger companies requiring specialized oversight
7. Shareholders' Reserved Matters: List of decisions requiring shareholder approval, used when shareholders want greater control over certain decisions
8. Dividend Policy: Detailed dividend distribution rules, used when specific dividend policies need to be enshrined in the constitution
9. International Operations: Provisions for overseas operations and compliance, used when the company operates internationally
1. Initial Shareholders: Details of the founding shareholders and their initial shareholdings
2. Share Capital History: Record of changes in share capital structure since incorporation
3. Form of Share Certificate: Template for share certificates issued by the company
4. Form of Proxy: Standard form for appointing proxies for shareholder meetings
5. Board Reserved Matters: List of decisions requiring board approval
6. Company Seal: Design and rules for use of the company seal
7. Initial Directors: Details of the first directors of the company
8. Shareholder Reserved Matters: Detailed list of matters requiring shareholder approval
9. Share Transfer Forms: Standard forms for transferring shares between parties
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Articles
Board
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Chairperson
Class Meeting
Class Rights
Companies Office
Company
Constitution
Director
Dividend
Electronic
Extraordinary General Meeting
Financial Statements
Financial Year
General Meeting
Interest Group
Interested Director
Major Transaction
Managing Director
Member
Month
Notice
Ordinary Resolution
Person
Proxy
Register
Registered Office
Registrar
Related Company
Related Party
Resolution
Secretary
Share
Shareholder
Solvency Test
Special Meeting
Special Resolution
Subsidiary
Transfer
Voting Right
Working Day
Writing
Year
Company Name and Status
Registered Office
Objects and Powers
Share Capital
Share Classes
Share Issue
Share Transfer
Share Certificates
Lien on Shares
Call on Shares
Forfeiture of Shares
Alteration of Rights
General Meetings
Notice of Meetings
Proceedings at Meetings
Voting Rights
Proxies
Directors Appointment
Directors Removal
Directors Powers
Directors Duties
Directors Interests
Board Meetings
Board Resolutions
Company Secretary
Minutes
Company Records
Financial Statements
Audit
Dividends
Reserves
Capitalization
Notices
Indemnity
Insurance
Winding Up
Arbitration
Amendment of Constitution
Pre-emptive Rights
Drag-along Rights
Tag-along Rights
Seal
Authentication of Documents
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