Use this simple, one-page form as a guide for recording the minutes of the first meeting of shareholders.

• Topics covered include verification of shareholders recorded in company records; minutes of the first meeting of the Board of Directors; and acceptance by the shareholders of the resolution to accept the directors’ choice of officers and bylaws
• Use these sample minutes as a guide to what should be included in your minutes and as a checklist of the items that should be covered in this first meeting of shareholders