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May I confirm if you are the only shareholder in each company or only in one or neither please?
Thank you. Are all shareholders (Of which you may be one) in full Agreement as regards ***** *****?
In other words Are all the shareholders in agreement as regards ***** ***** charging the respective companies are engaged in? i.e. this is not a case where a director is acting without the permission of the shareholders?
Thank you. Providing shareholders are in agreement in relation to the arrangements you set out above, there is no difficulty in terms of a director acting as a director in relation to both companies.
The matters you will need to consider As a director in the circumstances is to avoid any conflict of interest. Accordingly, the extent that as a director you have a financial interest in the company which is receiving payment from a company which you act as a director, ordinarily you should seek to recuse yourself from such a decision. Obviously, where the case where the same directors and shareholders are in place for both companies, clearly that is not possible for both of you to do and in such circumstances, it would simply be a question of ensuring you have a documented resolution by the shareholders to confirm the arrangement is approved by them. This will ensure that as a director you can then implement that decision as a direct decision by the shareholders and this avoids any potential pain is a conflict of interest however unlikely those claims may be in the circumstances
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