What is a shareholders' agreement and do I need one?
A shareholders' agreement is the private contract between owners covering what the law doesn't dictate: how decisions are made, what happens on deadlock, how someone exits, vesting, and what a departing founder's shares are worth. SSM never asks for one — which is exactly why disputes without one get expensive. Any company with more than one shareholder should have it.
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We coordinate incorporation with the panel lawyer who drafts the SHA, so the constitution and the agreement say the same thing instead of contradicting each other.
Key facts
- Not an SSM requirement; a dispute-prevention contract
- Covers decisions, deadlock, exits, vesting, valuation
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