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Convertible Loan Note Instrument

Use it when taking a loan that converts into shares in a later round.

  • About 3 pages
  • 7 drafting notes in the margin
  • 6 clauses
  • Word (.docx)
  • England and Wales
  • Updated November 2026

What is in it

  1. Definitions
  2. Loan and interest
  3. Conversion
  4. Promises by the Company
  5. Events of default
  6. Transfer and general

Plus a schedule of the commercial details and signature blocks where the document needs them.

Read the opening

The first part of the template, as it reads in Word. Blanks are shown as lines; the drafting notes sit in the margin of the file.

CONVERTIBLE LOAN NOTE

This Convertible Loan Note (the “Note”) is issued on ____________________ (the “Issue Date”) by:

____________________ LTD, a company registered in England and Wales (registration number ____________) whose registered office is at ______________________________________________ (the “Company”),

in favour of ____________________ of ______________________________________________ (the “Noteholder”).

1. Definitions

“Business Day”: a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in England.

“Conversion Price”: the price per share calculated under clause 3.2.

“Event of Default”: any event in clause 5.1.

“Exit”: (a) a sale of all or substantially all of the issued shares in the Company, (b) a sale of all or substantially all of its business and assets, or (c) a listing of the Company’s shares on a recognised investment exchange.

“Maturity Date”: the date stated in the Schedule.

How it works

  1. Pay by card. The download starts at once and the link keeps working.
  2. Open the Word file. Fill in the blanks, pick the options marked with boxes, read each note in the margin.
  3. Delete the notes and the notice box, then sign. Or send it to us for a fixed-fee check first.

Word template

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  • Drafted by a solicitor for England and Wales
  • Drafting notes explain every choice
  • Instant download, link works again later
  • Last updated November 2026
  • £50 off a fixed-fee review once filled in (from £99)

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