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December 11, 2020

Ipo Shareholders Agreement

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A shareholders` pact contains a date, often the number of shares issued, a capitalization table (or “cap”) that lists the shareholders and their share of the company`s ownership, the possible restrictions on the transfer of shares, the pre-emption rights of the current shareholders for the acquisition of shares (in the case of a new issue to maintain their share of ownership) and the terms of payments in the event of a sale. The Bookrunner, who acts as a stabilization manager, that is, who, after admission, supports the company`s share price, may ask the existing founders/majority shareholders to enter into a share loan agreement for a portion of their retained shares. Typically, the Lead Manager transfers shares, i.e. pre-sell more than 100% of the issue, so that the Lead Manager has a net short position. The Lead Manager will then close its short position by buying shares in the market, but if the price rises above the issue price, he can lend shares under the stock loan agreement, instead of selling to investors and acquiring other shares of the company under an option known as the Green Shoe Option. The terms of the share loan agreement need to be reviewed, counterparty risk must be taken into account, and you want payment to the issuer with a share (maybe 50%) to negotiate. capital gains and commissions collected by the stabilization manager of the trading of the shares borrowed under the share loan agreement. They may also consider the establishment of a concerted party contract, under which majority shareholders can grant each other a prerogative over share transfers and possibly agree on the vote on certain issues. Such an agreement should take into account the provisions of the UK Acquisitions Code, as the transfer or acquisition of shares by a joint venture could result in an obligation for controlling shareholders to make a firm offer to the company. Normally, a new service contract or letter of appointment would be implemented in anticipation of the IPO.

You want to ensure that you receive separate contractual compensation for the commitments of the company`s directors and ensure that the company remains insured for you as part of an insurance policy for directors and executives. You also want to review the terms of a service contract or letter of appointment. The typical bargaining points of a service contract are the termination clauses, the possibility for the company to put you on gardening holidays, the extent of your obligations and your overall compensation package. They may also be asked to do a non-competition that should be subject to careful consideration. During large IPOs, we recommend that companies get advice from an independent investment bank that can look over bookrunners over their shoulder and make sure they don`t leave too much money on the table for investors. The perceived wisdom is that it makes sense to lease an IPO, so that the share price rises immediately after admission to the market, because when a stock goes public below its issue price, it is much more difficult to regain investor confidence in the stock.

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