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Browse our free templates and get your legal basics covered.

constitution

This constitution intended for use by a company with a simple shareholding structure and only one class of shares.

director deed of indemnity

This deed of indemnity is intended for use when a company wishes to indemnify a director.

shareholders’ agreement – product companies

This is a simple shareholders’ agreement intended for use by small to medium sized growth companies.

shareholders’ agreement – services companies

This shareholders’ agreement is intended for use by small to medium sized services companies.

the latest on governance

Here's the round up of our discussion on governance across our blogs.

having a say on directors protecting their residential addresses

in a nutshell Submissions are now open for a bill that would allow directors of New Zealand companies to keep their residential addresses private if…

Your End of FY To-Do List:  Opting out of default financial reporting requirements

This is the second in a Kindrik Partners series on company admin to be thinking about when 1 April comes around each year.  In this blog, we’ll introduce the default financial reporting requirements that apply to many companies under the NZ Companies Act 1993, and help you navigate opting out of them if you wish to.

Your End of FY To-Do List:  AGMs

This is the first in a small series that Kindrik Partners is working on, pulling together company admin to be thinking about when 1 April comes around each year. 

don’t just rely on the companies office for your share register – here’s why

Scratch a little deeper and there are some compelling reasons why a company should put in place, and maintain, a share register.

updated shareholders’ agreement template for product companies

We’ve updated our shareholders’ agreement template for product companies as part of a recent spring-clean of our governance templates.

all aboard? : a warning for managing minority shareholders

The recent case of Dold v Murphy shows how important good governance arrangements are where minority shareholders are involved.

Takeovers Code updated to exclude small unlisted companies

Small cash-poor companies with over 50 shareholders rejoice. New changes to the Takeovers Code mean that it’s now easier for smaller companies to manage their shareholdings without significant administrative and regulatory burdens.

new compliance requirements for NZ registered companies

submission to the takeovers panel on small takeovers code companies

employee share schemes – let’s get cracking ministers!

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