Overview: A shareholder in a Dutch private/public company may transfer its shares to another legal entity or individual at any time. Shares must be transferred for a fair price.
Purpose: Transfer of shares of a private/public company
Main specifications:
- Multiple transfers may be performed
- Under certain conditions, the company itself can buy shares from a shareholder
Registering authority: the Dutch Trade Register (subject to a deed executed by a Dutch notary)
Term of registration: 2-3 working days
Personal presence: Optional
Conditions for registration:
- Shareholder – Minimum 1 (maximum – unlimited) natural/legal person of any nationality/jurisdiction
- Shares must be transferred for a fair price.
Required documents:
- Passport or European ID card (for all associated persons)
- Proof of residential address not older than 3 months (for all associated natural persons)
- Extract from the Trade Register not older than 3 months (for all associated legal persons)
- Power of attorney (in case of remote registration)
- Signed consent of the company to transfer shares
- Signed consent of the other shareholders to transfer shares
- Latest approved Annual Report
- Minutes of the general meeting of shareholders of a company on the transfer of shares in the share capital of a company
- Signed copy of the deed of transfer of shares
Optional documents:
- Share Sale and Purchase Agreement
- Shareholders Agreement