Shareholders' Agreement (Denmark) by Seedsummit
This Shareholders' Agreement outlines the ownership and governance of a company between its shareholders. It details their rights and obligations, covering aspects such as capital structure, share transfer rules (including pre-emption, tag-along, and drag-along rights), management composition, and intellectual property. The agreement is specifically governed by Danish law.
SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT
regarding [company], company reg. no. [*]
Introduction to the Shareholders' agreement:
A shareholders' agreement is an agreement entered into between the shareholders of a company which sets out provisions governing the ownership and governance of the company. The shareholders' agreement outlines the shareholders' rights and obligations, and it typically includes provisions regulating areas such as composition of management, transferability of shares, reverse vesting schemes, and restrictive covenants. Pursuant to Danish corporate law, a shareholders' agreement is not binding for the company itself but exclusively between the shareholders.
This shareholders' agreement (the “Shareholders' Agreement”) is entered into by and between:
[Owner 1]
Company reg. (CVR). no. [*]
[Address]
("[Owner 1]")
and
[Owner 2]
Company reg. (CVR). no. [*]
[Address]
("[Owner 2]")
[Others]
(Owner 1 and Owner 2 referred to as the “Parties” and individually a “Party”)
regarding the Parties' ownership of shares in [company name], company reg. (CVR). no. [*], [address] (the "Company").
Definitions
For the purpose of this Shareholders’ Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the below meaning:
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