Shareholders may demand the directors that, no later than eight weeks (or, if any period less than that is provided for in the articles of incorporation, the period) prior to the day of the shareholders meeting, shareholders be notified of the summary of the proposals which relevant demanding shareholders intend to submit with respect to the matters that are the purpose of the shareholders meeting (or, if a notice pursuant to Article 299, paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) is to be given, the summary be specified or recorded in that notice);provided, however, that, for a company with board of directors, only shareholders having consecutively for the preceding six months or more (or, if shorter period is prescribed in the articles of incorporation, the period or more) not less than one hundredth (or, if lesser proportion is prescribed in the articles of incorporation, the proportion) of the votes of all shareholders or not less than three hundred (or, if lesser number is prescribed in the articles of incorporation, the number of) votes of all shareholders may make relevant demand.
株主は、取締役に対し、株主総会の日の八週間（これを下回る期間を定款で定めた場合にあっては、その期間）前までに、株主総会の目的である事項につき当該株主が提出しようとする議案の要領を株主に通知すること（第二百九十九条第二項又は第三項の通知をする場合にあっては、その通知に記載し、又は記録すること）を請求することができる。ただし、取締役会設置会社においては、総株主の議決権の百分の一（これを下回る割合を定款で定めた場合にあっては、その割合）以上の議決権又は三百個（これを下回る数を定款で定めた場合にあっては、その個数）以上の議決権を六箇月（これを下回る期間を定款で定めた場合にあっては、その期間）前から引き続き有する株主に限り、当該請求をすることができる。
For the purpose of the application of the proviso to the preceding paragraph to a company with board of directors which is not a public company, the phrase "having consecutively for the preceding six months or more (or, if shorter period is prescribed in the articles of incorporation, the period or more)" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "having".
The number of the votes to which the shareholders who may not vote on the matters that are the purpose of the shareholders meeting referred to in paragraph (1) are entitled is not included in the number of the votes of all shareholders under the proviso to that paragraph.
If shareholders of a company with board of directors make a demand pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), if the number of proposals that the shareholders intend to submit exceeds ten, the provisions of the preceding three paragraphs does not apply to the number of proposals corresponding to the number in excess of ten.In this case, the number of the proposals that these shareholders intend to submit set forth in the following items are governed by the corresponding items.
proposals concerning the election of directors, accounting advisors, company auditors, or financial auditors (referred to in the following items as "officers, etc."): regardless of the number of the proposals, they are deemed one proposal.
取締役、会計参与、監査役又は会計監査人（次号において「役員等」という。）の選任に関する議案 当該議案の数にかかわらず、これを一の議案とみなす。
proposals concerning the dismissal of officers, etc.: regardless of the number of the proposals, they are deemed one proposal.
役員等の解任に関する議案 当該議案の数にかかわらず、これを一の議案とみなす。
proposals concerning the refusal to reelect the financial auditor: regardless of the number of the proposals, they are deemed as one proposal.
会計監査人を再任しないことに関する議案 当該議案の数にかかわらず、これを一の議案とみなす。
two or more proposals concerning amendment of the articles of incorporation: if different resolutions were adopted concerning these two or more proposals, the content of the resolutions may contradict one another, they are deemed one proposal.
定款の変更に関する二以上の議案 当該二以上の議案について異なる議決がされたとすれば当該議決の内容が相互に矛盾する可能性がある場合には、これらを一の議案とみなす。
The proposals corresponding to those which are in excess of the ten provided in the first sentence of the preceding paragraph are specified by the directors;provided, however, that if the shareholders who made requests pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) set the order of priority among the proposals for all or part of the two or more proposals that the shareholders intend to submit the request, the directors will the proposals in accordance with the order of priority.
The provisions of paragraph (1) to paragraph (3) do not apply if the proposals under paragraph (1) are in violation of the laws or the articles of incorporation, or if three years have not elapsed from the day on which, with respect to the proposal which is essentially identical to the proposal, affirmative votes not less than one tenths (or, if any proportion less than that is provided for in the articles of incorporation, the proportion) of the votes of all shareholders (excluding the shareholders who may not exercise their voting rights on the proposal) were not obtained.
第一項から第三項までの規定は、第一項の議案が法令若しくは定款に違反する場合又は実質的に同一の議案につき株主総会において総株主（当該議案について議決権を行使することができない株主を除く。）の議決権の十分の一（これを下回る割合を定款で定めた場合にあっては、その割合）以上の賛成を得られなかった日から三年を経過していない場合には、適用しない。