--- name: prompt-pack-board-resolution-template description: Use when generating a reusable board resolution template for any approval, appointment, or policy change, with fill-in fields for company name, action, authorized signatories, and jurisdiction-specific signature blocks. Corporate governance practice area; this is the blank-template companion to the substantive board-resolution skill — useful when the user needs a clean structural template to adapt for a recurring use case. license: MIT metadata: id: prompt-pack.board-resolution-template category: prompt-pack practice_area: corporate-governance priority: P2 intent: [drafting, board-resolution-template] related: [prompt-pack-board-resolution, prompt-pack-board-committee-charter, prompt-pack-annual-report-governance-section, heuristic-always-state-jurisdiction-first, kb-corporate-governance-mena] source: Louis — HAQQ Legal AI (github.com/sboghossian/mini-claude-for-legal) version: "1.0" --- # Board Resolution Template ## When to use this Use this skill when the user needs a **reusable, blank-form board resolution template** that can be adapted for any corporate action. This complements [[prompt-pack-board-resolution]] (which drafts a substantive resolution for a specific action). Use this skill when: - Setting up a template for a law firm's or company's corporate secretarial library - Creating a standard internal template for recurring corporate actions (e.g., monthly account authorizations, regular contract signings) - Onboarding a client who needs a starting-point template to use repeatedly - The user wants a clean structural form, not a completed resolution --- ## Prompt template > Draft a board resolution for [approval of transaction/appointment/policy change]. Include recitals, resolved clauses, authorization details, and signature blocks per [jurisdiction] corporate law requirements. Use [[conversation-clarifying-questions]] to elicit `[bracketed]` inputs — particularly the jurisdiction and the recurring action type. --- ## Required inputs | Input | Why it matters | |-------|---------------| | Jurisdiction | Determines signature block format, quorum requirements, language requirements, notarization notes | | Company type | LLC, PJSC, SAL, SARL, LTD — affects the form of resolution | | Action category | Contracts, appointments, financial, governance — sets which resolved clause blocks to include | | Signatory approach | One director / two directors / all directors (depends on articles and action type) | --- ## Master template The following is the full master template. Customize per the action and jurisdiction. Replace all `[BRACKETED]` fields before use. --- ``` [COMPANY FULL LEGAL NAME] [Company type — e.g., Limited Liability Company / Société Anonyme Libanaise / Private Joint Stock Company] [Jurisdiction of Incorporation] [Commercial Registration / Trade License Number: XXXXXXX] ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── RESOLUTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [OPTION A — MEETING RESOLUTION] Resolutions adopted at a duly convened meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company held on [DATE] at [TIME] at [MEETING LOCATION / via video conference] [OPTION B — WRITTEN RESOLUTION IN LIEU OF MEETING] Resolutions adopted by written resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company in lieu of a meeting, effective as of [DATE], pursuant to [Article X of the Articles of Association / Section X of the Companies Law] ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── DIRECTORS PRESENT / SIGNING ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [For meeting:] Present at the meeting: 1. [Full Name] — [Chairman / Director / Managing Director] 2. [Full Name] — [Director / Independent Director] 3. [Full Name] — [Director] [Confirm quorum]: [X] directors were present, constituting a quorum pursuant to Article [X] of the Articles of Association. [The meeting was duly convened with [X] days' notice to all directors.] [For written resolution:] The undersigned, being all [a majority / the required number of] directors of the Company, hereby pass the following resolutions by way of written resolution in lieu of a meeting. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── RECITALS ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── WHEREAS: (A) The Company was incorporated in [jurisdiction] on [date] and is registered under commercial registration / trade license number [X]. (B) The Articles of Association of the Company empower the Board of Directors to [DESCRIBE THE BOARD POWER BEING EXERCISED — e.g., "approve the entering into of agreements on behalf of the Company"; "appoint officers and authorized signatories"; "declare interim dividends"]. (C) [FACTUAL CONTEXT — describe what is being approved in plain terms, e.g.: "The Company has been presented with a [type] agreement with [counterparty] and has reviewed the terms thereof."] (D) The Board has considered the matter and is satisfied that the proposed action is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── RESOLUTIONS ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows: RESOLVED THAT [PRIMARY RESOLUTION — state the action being approved with precision] [e.g., "the Company enter into and execute the [agreement name] dated on or about [date] with [counterparty], a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A"] [e.g., "the Company appoint [Full Name], [ID/Passport No.], as [Title] with effect from [date], with the authority described in the attached schedule"] [e.g., "the Company declare an interim dividend of [currency] [X] per [ordinary/class] share for the period ended [date], payable on [payment date] to shareholders of record as of [record date]"] FURTHER RESOLVED THAT [AUTHORIZATION CLAUSE — who is authorized to implement the resolution] [Full Name], [Title], is hereby authorized, for and on behalf of the Company, to: (a) execute and deliver [the Agreement / appointment documents / all relevant documents]; (b) do all acts and things, and execute all documents, as may be necessary or desirable to give full effect to the foregoing resolution; and (c) [any other specific authority — e.g., "make all filings with the relevant regulatory authorities"]. [ADDITIONAL RESOLVED CLAUSES AS NEEDED] FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A certified copy of these resolutions may be provided to [counterparty / bank / regulatory authority] as evidence of the foregoing authority. ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── CERTIFICATION / SIGNATURES ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [OPTION A — MEETING RESOLUTION — signed by Chairman] Certified as a true extract of the minutes of the meeting held on [DATE]. _________________________________ Date: ______________ [CHAIRMAN NAME], Chairman of the Meeting [OPTION B — WRITTEN RESOLUTION — signed by all participating directors] We, the undersigned directors of [COMPANY NAME], hereby adopt the foregoing resolutions by written resolution effective as of [DATE]. _________________________________ Date: ______________ [DIRECTOR 1 NAME], Director _________________________________ Date: ______________ [DIRECTOR 2 NAME], Director _________________________________ Date: ______________ [DIRECTOR 3 NAME], Director ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [NOTARIZATION BLOCK — add where required by jurisdiction or counterparty] Sworn before me, the Notary Public, on [date]: _________________________________ [Notary Public Name and stamp] ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── EXHIBIT A: [Attach the approved document or relevant schedule] ``` --- ## How to adapt the template ### Action-specific customization | Action | Key resolved clause content | Special notes | |--------|----------------------------|--------------| | Contract signing | Approval of specific agreement; authority to execute | Attach the agreement as an exhibit | | Officer appointment | Name, ID, title, scope of authority | Specify limits on authority; register with relevant authority | | Dividend | Amount per share, record date, payment date | Confirm distributable profits in recital | | Share issuance | Number, class, price, allottee | Confirm pre-emption rights waived or not applicable | | Bank account | Bank name, branch, signatories, signing limits | Banks often require their own form — attach this resolution to the bank's form | | Budget/capex approval | Description of budget/project, amount, approving officer | Set threshold above which further board approval is required | | Related-party transaction | Full description of transaction and party relationship | Additional approval process per corporate governance code | ### Jurisdiction-specific notes **UAE (onshore — Ministry of Economy or free zone)** - Resolutions submitted to government authorities must be in Arabic or with a certified Arabic translation - Notarization: required for real estate transactions, court submissions, and some government filings; UAE Notary Public or DIFC/ADGM Notary - DIFC and ADGM: resolutions in English are accepted; DIFC Companies Registrar filings use English forms - LLCs: resolutions are often called "manager's resolutions" not board resolutions (in single-manager LLCs) **KSA** - All resolutions must be in Arabic - Ministry of Justice notarization required for many submissions - Closed joint-stock companies: board quorum and majority requirements in the Companies Law (Royal Decree M/3/2022 new Companies Law) **Lebanon** - Resolutions in French or Arabic (both official); Arabic required for government submissions - Official company stamp (cachet) often expected by Lebanese authorities and banks - SAL board: quorum and majority per the Commercial Code (Code de commerce du Liban) **Egypt** - Arabic required; Ministry of Justice notarization for real estate and government submissions - Companies Law 159/1981: joint stock company board procedures --- ## Common mistakes - Recitals not aligned with the company's actual articles — check the articles before using any standard form - Authorization clause too broad ("do everything necessary") — specify what the authorized person can actually do - No exhibit attached when the resolution refers to one - Template used without updating the company type, jurisdiction, and officer names - Written resolution used in a jurisdiction where the articles do not permit it — check the articles first --- ## Related skills - [[prompt-pack-board-resolution]] — a fully drafted substantive resolution for a specific action - [[prompt-pack-board-committee-charter]] — committee charter adopted by board resolution - [[kb-corporate-governance-mena]] — MENA companies law reference - [[heuristic-always-state-jurisdiction-first]] — jurisdiction determines form requirements