District of Columbia Right of First Refusal Clause for Shareholders' Agreement

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This is a model clause for a shareholder's agreement addressing Right of First Refusal. If a shareholder wishes to sell shares, the company will be given notice and has the right to buy the shares during a certain limited time period. Adapt to fit your circumstances.

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What Is The Right Of First Refusal In Real Estate? A right of first refusal is a fairly common clause in some business contracts that essentially gives a party the first crack at making an offer on a particular transaction.

How Does A Right Of First Refusal Work? The right of first refusal is negotiated before homeowners bring a property to the market. That person usually has a time limit on how long they have to negotiate before the property owner can communicate with other potential buyers.

Rights of first refusal clauses are similar to options contracts as the holder has the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a transaction that generally involves an asset. The person with this right has the opportunity to establish a contract or an agreement on an asset before others can.

Once that is done the ROFR holder has the option of purchasing the property instead or waiving their ROFR and allowing another sale to go through. To get to closing, a title company has to have a signed Waiver of Right of First Refusal document in the file before funding can occur.

Most rights of first refusal allow the rightholder to purchase at the same price offered by a third party. However, parties may sometimes arrange a "fixed price" right of first refusal that permits the rightholder to preempt a third party at a prearranged price, even if the third party offers a higher price.

What Triggers Right of First Refusal? Right of first refusal in real estate is triggered when a homeowner decides to sell their property. If he or she has entered into a contractual agreement that requires them to give someone else the right to purchase the house first, right of first refusal is triggered immediately.

Once that is done the ROFR holder has the option of purchasing the property instead or waiving their ROFR and allowing another sale to go through. To get to closing, a title company has to have a signed Waiver of Right of First Refusal document in the file before funding can occur.

To be enforceable, options and rights of first refusal must usually be in writing, signed, contain an adequate description of the property, and be supported by consideration. They may be included in lease contracts, or they may be drafted as standalone agreements.

When some of the shareholders wish to sell their share, a clause in the shareholder's agreement should state that the shareholders who wish to sell their shares have to show the right to match an offer received from a third party. This is known as the right of first refusal.

ROFR is a contractual obligation that binds both a prospective real estate buyer for example, a potential homeowner looking for an apartment, condo, or single-family residence and real estate seller.

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District of Columbia Right of First Refusal Clause for Shareholders' Agreement