Documents · South Africa
Protect every shareholder. Define rights, dividends and exits — drafted by South African legal templates.
Every Pty Ltd with two or more shareholders should have a Shareholders Agreement. Without it, your default 'rules' fall back to the Companies Act 71 of 2008 — and most founders are surprised by what that actually means when disputes arise.
Amashad's Shareholders Agreement is drafted from a Companies-Act-compliant South African template and tailored to your business — covering dividend rights, voting, board composition, pre-emptive rights, drag-along/tag-along clauses, deadlock resolution and exit mechanics.
30-minute call to map your shareholders, share classes, and key concerns.
We deliver a first draft within 3 business days for your review.
Up to two rounds of revisions included.
Final signed copy held by all parties; digital signatures supported.
Where the Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) covers the company's relationship with the outside world, the Shareholders Agreement governs the private relationship between shareholders. The two documents must align — and where they conflict, the MOI prevails. Amashad reviews your MOI to ensure consistency.
Common clauses we always recommend for South African Pty Ltd companies include drag-along (a majority shareholder can compel minority shareholders to sell on a full exit), tag-along (minority shareholders can join a sale on the same terms), and pre-emptive rights (existing shareholders get first option on new shares).
No, but without one your relationship defaults to the Companies Act and MOI — which rarely matches what founders actually intended.
We draft a custom agreement based on your shareholders, classes of shares and stated commercial intent — not a fill-in-the-blanks template.
No — where the two conflict, the MOI prevails. Amashad reviews both to ensure alignment.
5 to 7 business days, including up to two rounds of revisions.
Use our online Shareholders Agreement Generator to produce a professional, Companies-Act-aligned agreement in minutes. Add your shareholders, choose your protections — pre-emptive rights, drag-along, tag-along, restraint and more — sign electronically and download, print or email your A4 agreement instantly.
A4 PDF · Electronic signatures · Securely stored · POPIA compliant
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