Prompt Details
Model
(claude-4-8-opus)
Token size
3,508
Example input
[PARTY_DETAILS]: Company: SkyTech Innovations Pvt Ltd, Mumbai Maharashtra India. Individual: Priya Sharma, co-founder, Mumbai India, 20 percent equity stake, 200000 ordinary shares at par value INR 10 per share
[VESTING_SCHEDULE]: 4 year vesting, 1 year cliff 25 percent, monthly vesting thereafter, Vesting Commencement Date June 1 2026, time-based only, no milestone vesting
[ACCELERATION_AND_CLAWBACK]: Double trigger acceleration full vesting on Exit Event plus termination without cause within 12 months, Good Leaver all unvested shares vest pro-rata, Bad Leaver clawback at par value INR 10 per share, Company has 30 days to exercise clawback
[RESTRICTIONS_AND_CONDITIONS]: 24 month lock-up from Vesting Commencement Date, right of first refusal for Company on all transfers, drag-along and tag-along apply, IP assignment required, non-compete 12 months post-departure within India
[LEGAL_PREFERENCES]: Maharashtra India governing law, Companies Act 2013 applies, SEBI regulations noted, direct negotiation then arbitration Mumbai, income tax and stamp duty to be confirmed, 83b equivalent India filing to be confirmed
Example output
--------------------------------------------------
DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW ONLY —
NOT LEGAL, FINANCIAL, TAX, OR SECURITIES
ADVICE
This document is a structured preparation
draft only. Companies Act 2013 share
issuance and vesting compliance, applicable
SEBI regulations, income tax treatment
of equity vesting events under the Income
Tax Act 1961 including perquisite tax on
share allotment, Maharashtra Stamp Act
stamp duty on share certificates,
employment law implications of good leaver
and bad leaver provisions, and the
enforceability of non-compete obligations
under Indian law must be confirmed with
a qualified Indian startup attorney and
tax advisor before this agreement is signed
or any shares are issued.
--------------------------------------------------
EQUITY VESTING AGREEMENT —
DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW
Document Ref: EVA-2026-001
Date of Preparation: June 1 2026
COMPANY:
SkyTech Innovations Pvt Ltd
Mumbai Maharashtra India
Email: [company email]
INDIVIDUAL:
Priya Sharma
Co-Founder
Mumbai Maharashtra India
Email: [individual email]
1. RECITALS
1.1 SkyTech Innovations Pvt Ltd is an
early-stage technology company
incorporated in Maharashtra India
currently building and commercializing
its technology platform.
1.2 Priya Sharma is a co-founder of SkyTech
Innovations Pvt Ltd and has been granted
a 20 percent equity stake comprising
2,00,000 ordinary shares subject to
the vesting schedule set out in this
agreement.
1.3 Both parties confirm their mutual
intent to document the terms on which
Priya Sharma's equity stake in SkyTech
Innovations Pvt Ltd vests over time
through this agreement.
2. DEFINITIONS
2.1 Company: SkyTech Innovations Pvt Ltd.
2.2 Individual: Priya Sharma.
2.3 Shares: 2,00,000 ordinary shares in
SkyTech Innovations Pvt Ltd issued to
Priya Sharma at INR 10 per share
subject to this vesting agreement.
2.4 Vesting Commencement Date: June 1 2026.
2.5 Cliff Period: 12 months from the
Vesting Commencement Date.
2.6 Cliff Date: June 1 2027 being the
date on which the first tranche of
Shares vests.
2.7 Vesting Period: 48 months from the
Vesting Commencement Date ending May
31 2030.
2.8 Unvested Shares: Shares that have not
yet vested and remain subject to
clawback.
2.9 Vested Shares: Shares that have vested
and are no longer subject to clawback.
2.10 Good Leaver: Circumstances described
in Section 7.1.
2.11 Bad Leaver: Circumstances described
in Section 7.2.
2.12 Exit Event: Any acquisition of the
Company, merger, or IPO.
2.13 Acceleration Event: An Exit Event
combined with termination without
cause as described in Section 8.
2.14 Governing Law: Laws of Maharashtra
India and the Companies Act 2013.
2.15 Effective Date: June 1 2026.
3. GRANT OF SHARES AND VESTING BASIS
3.1 SkyTech Innovations Pvt Ltd has issued
to Priya Sharma 2,00,000 ordinary shares
at INR 10 per share representing a 20
percent equity stake in the Company.
3.2 All 2,00,000 Shares are subject to
the vesting schedule in Section 5 and
to clawback as described in Section
9 until they become Vested Shares.
3.3 Note: The issuance of shares to a
co-founder in an Indian private limited
company must comply with the Companies
Act 2013, applicable SEBI regulations,
and any FEMA requirements where relevant.
Income tax treatment of share allotment
at below fair market value under Section
56(2)(viib) of the Income Tax Act 1961
must also be confirmed with a qualified
Indian attorney and tax advisor before
any shares are issued.
4. VESTING SCHEDULE
4.1 Priya Sharma's 2,00,000 Shares vest
on a 4-year time-based schedule as
follows:
Cliff: On June 1 2027 being 12 months
from the Vesting Commencement Date,
25 percent of Shares vest being 50,000
Shares.
Monthly Vesting: From July 1 2027
onwards 4,167 Shares vest each month
for the remaining 36 months.
Final Vesting: On May 31 2030 all
remaining Shares vest and the full
2,00,000 Shares are fully Vested Shares.
4.2 Vesting Milestones:
June 1 2027 — Cliff — 50,000 Shares
vest — 50,000 cumulative vested —
1,50,000 unvested
July 1 2027 — Month 1 post-cliff —
4,167 vest — 54,167 cumulative vested
August 1 2027 — Month 2 — 4,167 vest
— 58,334 cumulative vested
...continuing monthly...
May 31 2030 — Final — remaining shares
vest — 2,00,000 cumulative vested —
0 unvested
4.3 Shares that have vested are Vested
Shares and are not subject to clawback.
5. MILESTONE-BASED VESTING
5.1 Vesting under this agreement is entirely
time-based. No milestone-based vesting
applies.
6. GOOD LEAVER AND BAD LEAVER
6.1 Good Leaver
A Good Leaver event occurs if Priya
Sharma ceases to be employed by or
provide services to SkyTech Innovations
Pvt Ltd due to:
1. Death.
2. Serious illness or permanent
disability preventing continued
service.
3. Termination by the Company without
cause.
On a Good Leaver event all Unvested
Shares vest pro-rata based on the
number of complete months of service
completed from the Vesting Commencement
Date to the Good Leaver date relative
to the full 48-month Vesting Period.
Note: The pro-rata vesting mechanism
and its income tax implications under
Indian law must be confirmed with a
qualified attorney and tax advisor.
6.2 Bad Leaver
A Bad Leaver event occurs if Priya
Sharma:
1. Voluntarily resigns before the Cliff
Date of June 1 2027.
2. Is terminated for cause including
gross misconduct, fraud, or material
breach of her obligations.
3. Departs in breach of the non-compete
obligation in Section 14.
On a Bad Leaver event all Unvested
Shares are immediately subject to
clawback by the Company at INR 10 per
share being par value.
Note: Good leaver and bad leaver
provisions have significant employment
law implications under applicable Indian
employment legislation and tax
implications under the Income Tax Act
1961. A qualified attorney must confirm
the appropriate legal mechanism before
execution.
7. ACCELERATION
7.1 Double Trigger Acceleration applies
under this agreement.
7.2 Full acceleration of all Unvested
Shares occurs only if both of the
following conditions are satisfied:
Condition 1 — Exit Event: SkyTech
Innovations Pvt Ltd is subject to an
acquisition, merger, or IPO.
Condition 2 — Involuntary Termination:
Priya Sharma is terminated without
cause or constructively dismissed within
12 months following the Exit Event.
7.3 If both conditions are satisfied all
remaining Unvested Shares vest
immediately on the date of termination.
7.4 If only an Exit Event occurs without
the termination condition being met,
no acceleration applies and the vesting
schedule continues.
7.5 Note: Double trigger acceleration and
its tax and securities law implications
under Companies Act 2013 and Income
Tax Act 1961 must be confirmed with a
qualified Indian startup attorney and
tax advisor.
8. CLAWBACK
8.1 On a Bad Leaver event SkyTech
Innovations Pvt Ltd has the right to
buy back all Unvested Shares from Priya
Sharma at INR 10 per share being the
original par value issue price.
8.2 The Company must exercise this clawback
right within 30 days of the Bad Leaver
event by giving written notice to Priya
Sharma.
8.3 Priya Sharma must transfer the Unvested
Shares within 14 days of receiving
written notice of clawback.
8.4 Note: The compulsory buyback mechanism
must comply with the Companies Act 2013
buyback provisions and any applicable
SEBI regulations. Income tax implications
of a buyback at par value must be
confirmed with a qualified attorney
and tax advisor.
9. LOCK-UP PERIOD
9.1 Priya Sharma agrees not to transfer,
sell, pledge, or encumber any Vested
Shares for a period of 24 months from
the Vesting Commencement Date being
until June 1 2028.
9.2 Exceptions to the lock-up require the
prior written approval of the Company's
board.
9.3 Note: Lock-up provisions must comply
with the Companies Act 2013 and any
applicable SEBI guidelines for private
company share transfers.
10. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
10.1 After the lock-up period Priya Sharma
must give SkyTech Innovations Pvt Ltd
written notice before transferring any
Vested Shares, stating the proposed
transferee, price, and terms.
10.2 SkyTech Innovations Pvt Ltd has 21
days to exercise its right of first
refusal to purchase the Shares at the
proposed price.
10.3 If the Company waives this right Priya
Sharma may transfer to the proposed
transferee on the same terms within
30 days.
10.4 Note: Right of first refusal provisions
must be reflected in the Company's
Articles of Association and comply
with the Companies Act 2013.
11. DRAG-ALONG AND TAG-ALONG
11.1 Drag-Along: If shareholders holding
more than 75 percent of SkyTech
Innovations Pvt Ltd approve an Exit
Event, Priya Sharma must sell her Vested
Shares on the same terms and at the
same price.
11.2 Tag-Along: If any shareholder proposes
to sell more than 25 percent of the
Company's shares, Priya Sharma has the
right to participate in the sale
pro-rata to her holding on the same
terms.
11.3 Note: Drag-along and tag-along
provisions must be incorporated into
the Company's Articles of Association
or a shareholders agreement under the
Companies Act 2013. A qualified attorney
must confirm the appropriate mechanism.
12. IP ASSIGNMENT
12.1 Priya Sharma irrevocably assigns to
SkyTech Innovations Pvt Ltd all
intellectual property created by her
in connection with the Company's
business now or at any time during
her service.
12.2 Priya Sharma will execute any further
documents required to perfect this
assignment within 14 days of request.
13. NON-COMPETE AND NON-SOLICITATION
13.1 For 12 months following the end of
her service Priya Sharma must not
directly compete with SkyTech
Innovations Pvt Ltd's core business
activities within India.
13.2 For 12 months following departure
Priya Sharma must not solicit any
customer, supplier, or employee of
the Company.
13.3 Note: Non-compete obligations are
subject to significant enforceability
restrictions under Indian contract law.
A qualified Indian attorney must confirm
whether and to what extent these
provisions are enforceable before
execution.
14. TAX NOTE
14.1 Note: Income tax treatment of the
share issuance as a perquisite under
Section 17(2) of the Income Tax Act
1961, capital gains tax on any future
sale of Vested Shares, stamp duty under
the Maharashtra Stamp Act, and any
Indian equivalent of an 83(b) election
timing must be confirmed with a
qualified Indian tax advisor before
execution and before each vesting event.
15. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTES
15.1 Laws of Maharashtra India and the
Companies Act 2013 govern this
agreement.
15.2 Disputes proceed through direct
negotiation then binding arbitration
in Mumbai.
SIGNATURE BLOCK:
Note: Both parties must have this agreement
reviewed by a qualified Indian startup
attorney and tax advisor before signing.
Companies Act 2013 share issuance
compliance, perquisite tax implications,
SEBI regulatory requirements, stamp duty,
and non-compete enforceability must all
be confirmed before execution.
SkyTech Innovations Pvt Ltd (Company)
Signature: ________________
Name: ____________________
Title: ___________________
Date: ____________________
Priya Sharma (Individual)
Signature: ________________
Date: ____________________
Witness: _________________
--------------------------------------------------
This Equity Vesting Agreement draft was
generated by an AI drafting tool as a
structured preparation and documentation
aid only. It does not constitute legal,
financial, tax, or securities advice.
Always have this document reviewed by a
qualified startup attorney and tax advisor
before either party signs or any shares
are issued.
--------------------------------------------------
Get this prompt + 9 more with Select$14 your first month, then $19/mo$14 first month, then $19/mo
View SelectBy purchasing this prompt, you agree to our terms of service
CLAUDE-4-8-OPUS
Generate a complete Equity Vesting Agreement
draft instantly using Claude AI. For startup
founders, co-founders, key employees, and
advisors worldwide. Covers vesting schedule,
cliff period, acceleration, good leaver and
bad leaver provisions, clawback, lock-up,
and transfer restrictions. Preparation aid
only. Not legal advice.
...more
Added over 1 month ago
