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Articles A and B Shares template, UK

Company rulebook with two classes of shares. Answer a few plain-English questions and Scorpia drafts the complete document for your situation, checks it with a second review pass, and shows you a free preview before you pay anything.

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ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

Private Company Limited by Shares — A/B Share Structure (Companies Act 2006)

These are the Articles of Association of __________ (Company Number: __________) (the "Company"), a private company limited by shares incorporated under the Companies Act 2006. These Articles incorporate and modify the Model Articles for private companies limited by shares as prescribed by the Companies (Model Articles) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/3229) to accommodate a two-class share structure comprising A Ordinary Shares and B Ordinary Shares.

PART 1 — SHARE CAPITAL

1. The share capital of the Company at adoption of these Articles is £__________, comprising:

(a) __________ A Ordinary Shares of £__________ each (the "A Shares"); and

(b) __________ B Ordinary Shares of £__________ each (the "B Shares"),

together referred to as the "Shares".

2. The directors are authorised to allot shares in the Company up to the amounts specified in these Articles without further resolution, subject to the conditions set out herein.

PART 2 — RIGHTS ATTACHING TO SHARES

A Ordinary Shares

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What we’ll ask you

  • Company name
  • Shareholders by class
  • Registered office
  • Rights of the A shares
  • Rights of the B shares
Plus 6 optional choices (voting, transfers, exits) with sensible defaults if you skip them. Not sure about a detail? Leave it blank — the draft highlights it for you to fill in later.

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