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Shareholders Agreement
Shareholders Agreement
AND
Deepak Kumar Nath, (DIN: 06852469; PAN: [_]), S/o. Srihari Nath, an Indian
national, aged 28 years, residing at Hata chhak, near Jaleswar police station, po-
Jaleswar, Thanabazar, patharpura, baleshwar-756032, Odisha (hereinafter referred
to as “Director”)
AND
For the purposes of this Agreement, the Directors shall be referred to individually as a
“Director”, which expression shall, unless repugnant to the meaning and context
thereof, be deemed to mean and include their respective successors and permitted
assigns, of the SECOND PART;
AND
Yatin Mukesh Mehta, an individual having PAN: [_]), S/o. [_], an Kenya national,
aged 40 years, residing at at House no- 23, Kihingo Village, Kirwa Road(Off Peponi
Road), Nairobi, Kenya (known as the “Investor”, which expression shall, unless
repugnant to the meaning and context thereof, be deemed to mean and include
successors and permitted assigns), of the THIRD PART;
WHEREAS:
A. The Company is interalia engaged with the ownership and operation in providing
service into Technology and software development, under the brand name
“THREATSYS TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED”, with the motto “Motto”.
Company works toward engaging in the business of providing services in the field
of Cyber Security Services and including threat analysis, vulnerability
assessment, penetration testing, security compliance by various modes, including
through the use of information technology and its
applications. (“Business”).
B. The Investor is an individual who is desirous of subscribing to, and the
Directors are desirous of transferring to the Investor, the equity shares (defined
below) in the Company in lieu of the Investment Amount (defined below), on the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
C. The Investor has agreed to invest an aggregate amount of INR 350,000/- on the
date of transfer (the “Investment Amount”) by subscribing to equity shares
(“75%”) to be issued by the Company with the capital structure of the Company
specified in Annexure A.
D. The Investor has agreed to make payment of the Investment Amount by carrying
out a bank transfer to the Company account as follows:
Account Number:[.]
Account Name: [.]
IFSC: [.]
MICR: [.]
E. The Parties wish to set out their rights, duties, obligations, and undertakings as
Shareholders (defined below) of the Company and have accordingly entered into this
Agreement.
F. The Parties expressly and unconditionally agree that any Third Party (defined
below) desirous of becoming a shareholder of the Company (whether through a
Transfer (defined below) by a Party, or through a fresh issue by the Company)
shall be required to execute a Deed of Adherence (defined below) in the from
specified in Annexure C.
Definitions - Unless repugnant to the context, the following terms used in this
Agreement shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them:
1. “Act” means the Companies Act, 2013, as amended from time to time and includes
any re-enactment thereof.
2. “Agreement” means this Shareholders Agreement including all Annexures and
Schedules hereto, along with any written modifications hereto.
3. “Articles” means the Articles of Association of the Company, as amended from time
to time
4. “Assets” means, in relation to any Person (defined below), the whole or any part of
any present and future properties, assets, revenues and rights of every description
(including any right to receive revenues or other amounts, however arising) of such
Person.
5. “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
6. “Buy-Back of Shares” shall mean a buy-back of shares as contemplated under
Section 68 of the Companies Act, 2013.
7. “Charter Documents” shall mean collectively the Memorandum of Association
and the Articles of Association of the Company.
8. “Deed of Adherence” shall mean the deed of adherence, the agreed form of which
is attached as Annexure B of this Agreement.
9. “Encumbrance” means any mortgage, charge (fixed or floating), pledge, lien,
security interest, hypothecation, trust, preferential right of set off or other third party
right or interest (legal or equitable) including any right of pre-emption, assignment
by way of security, reservation of title or any other security interest of any kind
however created or arising or any other agreement or arrangement (including a sale
and repurchase arrangement) having similar effect and “Encumber” shall be
construed accordingly.
10. “Equity Share” means an equity share of the face value of INR 10 per share of the
Company, or such other amount, as may be issued by the Company from time to
time.
11. “Financial Year” means the financial year of the Company beginning on April 1
and ending on March 31 of every year, or such other period as the Board may
determine.
12. “Force Majeure Event(s)” shall mean any event or combination of events or
circumstances beyond the control of the Parties, which cannot (a) by the exercise of
reasonable diligence, or (b) despite the adoption of reasonable precautions and/or
alternative measures be prevented, or caused to be prevented, and which materially
and adversely affects the performance of the Parties obligations under this
Agreement including: (i) acts of God. i.e., fire, drought, flood, earthquake, epidemics
and other natural disasters; (ii) explosions or accidents; (iii) strikes or lock-outs; (iv)
any change in Law; (v) actions of decree of Governmental Authorities whether by
regulation, administrative action or otherwise, including refusal to grant the
requisite Approvals (provided that such refusal is not caused by, or otherwise
attributable to, either Party); or (vi) any event or circumstances analogous to the
foregoing.
13. “Investment Amount” has the meaning ascribed to it in Recital C.
14. “Intellectual Property” means patents, trademarks, service marks, registered
designs, data base rights, trade or business names, know-how, copyright (including
but not limited to rights in software), design rights, domain name rights and any
other intellectual property rights and rights of a similar or corresponding nature in
any part of the world (in each case whether registered or not and whether capable of
registration or not) arising out of or in connection with the Business.
15. “Liquidation Event” means: (i) a liquidation, dissolution or winding up (whether
voluntary or involuntary) of the Company; (ii) merger, demerger, acquisition, change
of control, consolidation, sale of Shares or other transaction or series of transactions
where the Company’s Shareholders as on the date of investment will not (a) retain a
majority of the voting power of the surviving entity, or (b) control the Board of
Directors of the surviving entity; and (c) a sale, lease, license or other transfer of all
or substantially all the Company’s assets.
16. “Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, Company, body corporate,
corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, organization, trust, society,
Government or agency of Government, and/or any other legal entity (whether
incorporated or not).
17. “Share Capital” shall mean the total issued, subscribed and fully paid up share
capital of the Company on a Fully Diluted Basis.
18. “Shares” or “Securities” or means the Equity Shares of the Company.
19. “Shareholder” shall mean the Parties or any Person who, from time to time,
becomes a holder of any Shares in the Company (pursuant to the terms and
provisions of this Agreement, including through the execution a valid Deed of
Adherence).
20.“Third Party” means a Person other than the Parties.
21. “Transfer” means any form of transfer or creation of interest including an
assignment, sale, transfer, lease, franchise, disposal, gift or Encumbrance and/or any
agreement (formal or informal) to enter into any of the aforesaid.
22. "Tax" or "Taxes" means all forms of direct and indirect taxation whatsoever and
any levy, charge, impost, duty, fee, deduction or withholding that is assessed, levied,
imposed or collected by any Governmental Authority, including taxes on income,
services, wealth, fringe benefits, gross receipts, net proceeds, turnover, payroll,
consumption, employment, excise, severance, stamp duty, occupation, premium,
windfall profits, environmental, value added, minimum alternative, customs duties,
capital stock, securities, franchise, profits, social security, unemployment, disability,
real property, personal property, leasing, sales, use, Transfer, license, registration,
advance or estimated tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty, or
addition in connection with it, whether disputed or not.
Interpretation
1. The headings are inserted for ease of reference only and shall not affect the
construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
2. References to one gender include all genders.
3. Any reference to any enactment or statutory provision is a reference to it as it may
have been, or may from time to time be, amended, modified, consolidated or re-
enacted.
4. Words in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa
5. Any reference to a Clause, Recital, Section, Annexure or Schedule shall be deemed to
be a reference to a Clause, Recital, Section, Annexure or Schedule of this Agreement.
6. References to an agreement or document shall be construed as a reference to such
agreement or document as the same may have been amended, varied or
supplemented in writing at the relevant time in accordance with the requirements of
such agreement or document and, if applicable, of this Agreement with respect to
amendments.
7. No provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted in favour of, or against, any
Party by reason of the extent to which such Party or its counsel participated in the
drafting hereof or by reason of the extent to which any such provision is inconsistent
with any prior draft hereof.
2. NO DILUTION
1. If additional shares in the capital of the Company are issued, or on the occurrence of
any event which results in the dilution of existing shareholders, the Directors and the
Investor shares shall get diluted in proportion to their shareholding.
2. If additional shares in the capital of the Company are issued, or on the occurrence of
any event which results in the dilution of existing shareholders, the Investor shares
shall not fall below [.]% on a fully diluted basis.
3. TRANSFER OF SHARES
1. Subject to the provisions of the Act and AOA, the shares in the capital of the
company shall be under the control of the Directors who may issue, allot or
otherwise dispose of the same or any of them to such persons, in such proportion
and on such terms and conditions and either at a premium or at par and at such time
as they may from time to time think fit
2. No Shareholder may, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer or otherwise assign or
dispose of, undertake to dispose of any of its Shares, except if and to the extent that it
complies with the provisions of this Agreement.
3. Except as required by law, no person shall be recognised by the company as holding
any share upon any trust, and the company shall not be bound by, or be compelled in
any way to recognise (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent,
future or partial interest in any share, or any interest in any fractional part of a share,
or (except only as by these regulations or by law otherwise provided) any other rights
in respect of any share except an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the
registered holder.
4. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred
or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of
the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further
shares ranking pari passu therewith.
5. The Investor’s Shares shall remain locked and may not be sold for a period of one (1)
years from the Closing Date without the prior written approval of the Board of
Directors.
6. The Investor shall be entitled to exit the Company, subject to the transfer provisions
contained herein and in the definitive Agreements, after the expiry of the Lock-In
Period. At the time of exit, the Company shall have the right to buy back the shares
on the Exit of any of the Investor at the Fair Market Value existing at that time, to be
computed in accordance with Clause 5 hereinbelow.
7. A sale and transfer of Shares as mentioned in Clause 3.1 is permitted if and to the
extent that such a seal and transfer complies with the following provisions:
(i) the provisions of this Agreement, the governing law and Articles of Association
of the Company; and
(ii) the sale and transfer relate to the unencumbered legal and beneficial ownership
of the Shares.
8. The Investor shall ensure that their Shares stay free from any Encumbrances, save
for where prior written consent in the General Meeting was obtained.
9. The company shall have a first and paramount lien --
(a) on every share (not being a fully paid share), for all monies (whether presently
payable or not) called, or payable at a fixed time, in respect of that share; and
(b) on all shares (not being fully paid shares) standing registered in the name of a
single person, for all monies presently payable by him or his estate to the company:
Provided that the Board of directors may at any time declare any share to be wholly
or in part exempt from the provisions of this clause.
6. INDEMNITY
1. Books of Accounts. The Company, through its Board, shall cause proper books of
accounts to be kept in accordance with various provisions of the Companies Act,
2013 and all other applicable laws and Indian GAAP (generally accepted accounting
principles, standards, and practices applicable in India).
2. FinancialYear. The financial year of the Company shall commence on April 1st of a
year and end on March 31st of the next year ("Financial Year").
3. Registers and Returns. The Parties agree to cause the Company to maintain at its
registered office all statutory books, registers and records as required under
applicable law, and promptly and timely file all statutory returns with the Registrar
of Companies (“ROC”), under the Companies Act, 2013, and as required by
applicable law. The Parties shall cause the Company to file an annual return
(containing the relevant particulars) with the ROC within the time period as required
by applicable law.
4. The Board shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what
times and places and under what conditions or regulations, the accounts and books
of the company, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of members not
being directors.
5. No member (not being a director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or
book or document of the company except as conferred by law or authorised by the
Board or by the company in general meeting.
8. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
1. The Directors hereby represent and warrant to the Investor that each of the
representations, warranties and statements contained in this Clause are true and
correct as of the date of this Agreement and therefore as of the Closing Date as well.
2. Power and Authority: The Directors have the power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed
by the Directors and constitutes and will constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Directors, enforceable against them in accordance with its
respective terms.
3. No Violation: The execution and delivery neither of this Agreement by the
Directors, nor the consummation by them of the transactions contemplated hereby,
nor compliance by the Director with any of the terms or provisions hereof or thereof,
will violate any statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ,
decree, or injunction applicable to the Directors.
4. Consents and Approvals: Except for such consents and approvals already
obtained no consents or approvals of, or filings or registrations with, any
governmental authority or third party are necessary in connection with the execution
and delivery by the Directors of this Agreement or the enforceability of such
Agreement.
5. Transfer of Intellectual Property: All Intellectual Property related to the
Business owned by the Directors has been transferred / assigned to the Company.
6. Solvency: The Company is in good financial state and there is no immediate
apprehension of it going into or having commenced liquidation or become subject of
proceedings under bankruptcy or insolvency law, either voluntarily or compulsorily.
7. Material Adverse Effect: There having been no changes (not any development or
event involving a prospective change) including any change in applicable laws or any
action of a governmental authority or court that, in the reasonable opinion of the
Investor materially and adversely affects or may materially and adversely affect the
conditions (financial of otherwise) prospects, valuations, result of operations or
general affairs of the Company, the Directors or of the Business.
8. Other Approvals: The Directors and the Company having obtained all necessary
approvals as may be required to perform their respective obligations under this
Agreement.
9. Employment Agreements, etc. The Company shall have duly entered into and
executed employment, non-competition, and non-solicitation agreements with each
member of the Company.
10. Other conditions: Such other conditions that the Investor may reasonably request
agreed upon by the Company and Directors.
11. Notwithstanding any cancellation, suspension, termination or acceleration pursuant
to any of the events referred to above, all the provisions of this Agreement shall
continue to operate in full force and effect during the period of the Agreement and
the rights of the Investor and obligations of the Company and the Director shall
survive.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by Indian law and the
Parties have agreed that the Courts at Place, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any
and all disputes that may arise between the Parties, to the exclusion of all other courts.
If any dispute arises amongst the Parties during the subsistence of this Agreement or
thereafter, in connection with or arising out of this Agreement, the Parties shall endeavor
to settle such dispute amicably through mutual discussions in the first instance which (if
the dispute is unresolved within 30 (thirty) days of the commencement of such mutual
discussion) will be followed by referral to arbitration by a sole arbitrator to be appointed by
the Company. The arbitration will be conducted in English, and the seat of arbitration will
be place, India.
11. CONFIDENTIALITY
1. The Investor acknowledges that all confidential information relating to the Company
encountered by or shared with them, whether during the course of this Agreement,
or otherwise, including but not limited to employee lists, client lists, trade secrets,
internal protocols, intellectual property, business processes, and operations (present
or future) (collectively, “Confidential Information”), shall be treated as
confidential and remain undisclosed to any other party, both during the term of this
Agreement and after its termination.
2. The Investor shall maintain the utmost confidentiality regarding the Confidential
Information at all times. Provided however nothing contained herein shall affect the
ability of the Company to make disclosure to any governmental authority or any
other Person under the provisions of any law.
3. The Parties shall ensure that the Confidential Information, specifically the know-how
and intellectual properties, is disclosed on need-to-know basis only to authorised
persons, agents and nominees acting on behalf of the Parties.
4. The Investor further agrees to keep all communications and agreements relating to
the Shares confidential and undertake to not share the same with any Third Party
other than a Proposed Transferee, provided that the same is pursuant to such
disclosure receiving the prior express written approval of the Directors.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have entered into this Agreement the day and
year first above written.
Name:[_] Name:[_]
Signature: _______________
Name:[_]
Date: [_]
Place: [_]
ANNEXURE A
CURRENT CAPITAL STRUCTURE OF THE COMPANY
ANNEXURE C
AGREED FORM OF DEED OF ADHERANCE
THIS DEED OF ADHERENCE (“Deed”) is made and executed at [●] on this day of
[●] by:
WHEREAS:
A. The Company, Directors, and Investor entered into the Agreement, a copy of which is
annexed hereto as SCHEDULE I and is initiated by the parties hereto for the purposes of
identification.
B. Pursuant to a Shareholder’sAgreement dated [●], the Transferee proposes to
purchase 75% equity shares (“Securities”) of the Company from the Transferor vide
[insert description of instrument of transfer of Share].
C. In accordance with the provisions of the Agreement, the Parties are required to cause a
Person who acquires any Share (as defined by the Agreement), after the Effective Date
(as defined by the Agreement), to execute a deed of adherence in the form of this Deed,
undertaking to adopt and implement the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
1.1 Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Deed shall, unless the context otherwise
requires, have the meaning assigned to them in the Agreement.
1.2 The provisions of Clause 1 of the Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Deed
and shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.
2. Terms of Adherence
2.1 The Transferee hereby acknowledges that it has received, read, and understood the
Agreement, along with all Schedules thereto, as well as the Charter Documents.
2.2 The Transferee hereby agrees, undertakes and covenants with the Company that from
the date of completion of the transfer of Securities, it will adhere to, be bound by and act
in accordance with the Charter Documents and the terms and conditions of the
Agreement which are applicable to it as a Party to the Agreement, including all
undertakings, limitations and restrictions contained therein and as an owner of the
Securities in all respects as if it had been originally named as a party to the Agreement.
This Deed is supplemental to the Agreement and the provisions of the Agreement shall
apply mutatis mutandis to this Deed and shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by
reference.
For the purpose of the Agreement, the address, telephone number, facsimile
number, email and contact person of the Transferee are:
Address: [●]
Fax: [●]
Email: [●]
Copy to: [●]
Email: [●]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Deed has been executed on the day and year stated
first above written.
_____________________________
Name : [•]
Designation : [•]