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Memorandum Of Incorporation
"I need a Memorandum of Incorporation for a New Zealand technology startup that will have three classes of shares (including preferred shares for investors), with specific provisions for future funding rounds and protective rights for founding shareholders, planned for implementation by March 2025."
1. Company Details: States the company name, registration number, and type of company (e.g., limited by shares)
2. Interpretation: Defines key terms used throughout the memorandum and establishes rules for interpretation
3. Company Powers and Capacity: Outlines the legal capacity and powers of the company as permitted by the Companies Act 1993
4. Shares: Details the company's share structure, classes of shares, and rights attached to shares
5. Issue of Shares: Establishes procedures and requirements for issuing new shares
6. Share Transfers: Sets out the rules and procedures for transferring shares between parties
7. Shareholders' Rights and Obligations: Defines the rights, powers, and duties of shareholders
8. Shareholders' Meetings: Specifies procedures for calling and conducting shareholder meetings
9. Directors: Establishes the requirements for appointment, removal, and powers of directors
10. Directors' Meetings: Details procedures for board meetings and decision-making
11. Company Administration: Covers administrative matters including registered office, records, and company secretary
1. Pre-emptive Rights: Details shareholders' rights of first refusal on share transfers, used when the company wants to maintain control over share ownership
2. Tag-Along and Drag-Along Rights: Provisions protecting minority shareholders or enabling majority shareholders to force sale participation, used in companies with multiple shareholders
3. Dividend Policy: Specific rules for dividend declarations and payments, used when the company wants to establish clear dividend procedures
4. Share Buy-back Provisions: Procedures for the company to repurchase its own shares, used when share buy-backs are anticipated
5. Alternative Dispute Resolution: Procedures for resolving disputes without litigation, recommended for closely-held companies
6. Management Structure: Detailed management hierarchy and responsibilities, useful for larger companies with complex management structures
7. Committees: Provisions for establishing and operating board committees, relevant for larger companies
1. Share Capital Structure: Detailed breakdown of share classes, numbers, and nominal values
2. Initial Shareholders: List of founding shareholders and their initial shareholdings
3. First Directors: Details of the first appointed directors and their particulars
4. Reserved Matters: List of decisions requiring special majority or unanimous approval
5. Share Transfer Forms: Template forms for share transfers
6. Company Seal: Image and usage rules for the company seal (if adopted)
7. Proxy Forms: Template forms for proxy appointments
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