Equity agreements allow entrepreneurs to secure funding for their start-up by giving up a portion of ownership of their company to investors. In short, these arrangements typically involve investors providing capital in exchange for shares of stock which they will hold and potentially sell in the future for a profit.
When you draft an employment contract that includes equity incentives, you need to ensure you do the following: Define the equity package. Outline the type of equity, and the number of the shares or options (if relevant). Set out the vesting conditions. Clarify rights, responsibilities, and buyout clauses.
Equity Contract means a contract which is valued on the basis of the value of underlying equities or equity indices and includes related derivative contracts.
Equity agreements commonly contain the following components: Equity program. This section outlines the details of the investment plan, including its purpose, conditions, and objectives. It also serves as a statement of intention to create a legal relationship between both parties.
Section 1766(b) of the BCL (relating to consent of shareholders in lieu of meeting) authorizes the articles of incorporation of a business corporation or a bylaw adopted by the shareholders of a nonregistered corporation to provide that action by the shareholders without a meeting may be taken by the written consent of ...
Section 8871 - Events causing dissolution (a) General rule. --A limited liability company is dissolved, and its activities and affairs shall be wound up, upon the occurrence of any of the following: (1) An event or circumstance that the operating agreement states causes dissolution. (2) The consent of all the members.
Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS.
Rule 1533 - Special Relief. Receivers (a) A temporary receiver may be appointed without notice if required by the exigencies of the case.
--A mortgage, pledge or grant of a security interest or dedication of property to the repayment of indebtedness, with or without recourse, shall not be deemed a sale, lease, exchange or other disposition for the purposes of this section.
Anti-takeover Statutes in Pennsylvania, among Other Provisions, Give Target Shareholders a Put, Impose a Moratorium on Mergers with Interested Shareholders, and Prohibit Voting of Control Shares.