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Stock Purchase Due Diligence Checklist
Stock Purchase Due Diligence Checklist

Stock Purchase Due Diligence Checklist

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Record company details
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Organization and Good Standing:
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Copies of Company's Articles of Incorporation and Amendments
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Copies of Company's By-Laws and Amendments
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Documents on Pending and Threatened Litigation
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Table of Organization:
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Reports on Current Employment Status of Employees and Officers of the company
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Reports on Recent and Pending on promotions and demotions
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Reports on Current Rankings from Rank & File up to Managerial positions
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Reports on Job Rotation and Upgrading Programs
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Reports on Under-utilized and Redundant Workforce
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Reports on Service Pay and Productivity Incentives
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Reports on Successions and Retrenchment Plans
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Reports on Shareholders and their Shareholdings:
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Names, Current addresses and Contact Information of these Stockholders
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Shares of Stocks documents
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Attendance Sheets on Annual Stockholders' Meeting
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Cash and stock dividends forms
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Documents on Agreements on Options, Warrants, Subscriptions and Convertible Securities
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Documents on Leased or Owned Properties:
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Property Valuations Forms
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Legal Documents of Real Estate Titles and Tax Declaration Certificates
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Mortgages Reports from the company's creditor banks
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Legal Documents regarding Lists of Places where the company conducts business
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Financial Information:
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Copies of Audited Balance Sheets for the last three years
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Copies of Assets Valuation Forms
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Copies of Audited Statement of Stockholders Equity for the last three years
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Copies of Debt-Equity Securities Valuation Forms
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Intellectual Properties:
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Patents Clearance Documents
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Copyright and Trademark Documents
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Trade Secret Documents
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Contracts, Permits Licenses and Environmental/Safety Issues:
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Copies of Permanent Employee/Contractual Employee Agreements
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Copies of Renewable Services/Supply Contracts
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Copies of Agreements on Subsidiary and Joint Ventures and Partnerships
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Copies of Promissory Notes, Loan Agreements and Credit Lines
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Copies of Mortgages, Collateral Pledges, Security Agreements and Indentures
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Copies of Governmental Licenses, Permits and Regulations
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Copies of Non-Government Regulatory Agencies
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Copies of Environmental Audits of Company's Properties
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Copies of Employee Safety and Hazards Reports and Employee Work-related Accidents Reports
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Copies of Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
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Taxes & Insurances:
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Copies of Tax Declarations Documents
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Life and Non-Life Insurance Coverage
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Real Property Insurance
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Product Lines or Services:
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Copies of Product Lines and Services Reports
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Copies of Professional Services Contracts