Article 782Keeping and Inspection of Documents Concerning an Absorption-Type Merger Agreement
第七百八十二条（吸収合併契約等に関する書面等の備置き及び閲覧等）
Each of the stock companies set forth in the following items (hereinafter referred to as an "disappearing stock company, etc." in this division) must, from the day on which the absorption-type merger agreement, etc. began to be kept until the day on which six months have elapsed from the day on which the absorption-type merger, absorption-type company split or share exchange (hereinafter referred to as an "absorption-type merger, etc." in this Section) becomes effective (hereinafter referred to as the "effective day" in this Section) (or, in the case of a stock company disappearing in an absorption-type merger, until the effective day), keep documents detailing the particulars specified respectively in those items (hereinafter referred to as the "absorption-type merger agreement, etc." in this Section) and other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded, at its head office:
次の各号に掲げる株式会社（以下この目において「消滅株式会社等」という。）は、吸収合併契約等備置開始日から吸収合併、吸収分割又は株式交換（以下この節において「吸収合併等」という。）がその効力を生ずる日（以下この節において「効力発生日」という。）後六箇月を経過する日（吸収合併消滅株式会社にあっては、効力発生日）までの間、当該各号に定めるもの（以下この節において「吸収合併契約等」という。）の内容その他法務省令で定める事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録をその本店に備え置かなければならない。
stock company disappearing in an absorption-type merger:the absorption-type merger agreement;
吸収合併消滅株式会社 吸収合併契約
stock company splitting in an absorption-type split:the absorption-type company split agreement; and
吸収分割株式会社 吸収分割契約
wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange:the share exchange agreement.
株式交換完全子会社 株式交換契約
The "day on which the absorption-type merger agreement, etc. began to be kept" prescribed in the preceding paragraph means the earliest of the following days:
前項に規定する「吸収合併契約等備置開始日」とは、次に掲げる日のいずれか早い日をいう。
if the absorption-type merger agreement, etc. is required to be approved by a resolution at a shareholders meeting (including a general meeting of class shareholders), the day two weeks prior to the day of the shareholders meeting (or, in the cases prescribed in Article 319, paragraph (1), the day when the proposal under that paragraph is submitted);
if there are shareholders who are to receive the notice under the provisions of Article 785, paragraph (3), the day of the notice under the provisions of that paragraph or the day of the public notice under paragraph (4) of that Article, whichever is earlier;
第七百八十五条第三項の規定による通知を受けるべき株主があるときは、同項の規定による通知の日又は同条第四項の公告の日のいずれか早い日
if there are share option holders who are to receive the notice under the provisions of Article 787, paragraph (3), the day of the notice under the provisions of that paragraph or the day of the public notice under paragraph (4) of that Article, whichever is earlier;
第七百八十七条第三項の規定による通知を受けるべき新株予約権者があるときは、同項の規定による通知の日又は同条第四項の公告の日のいずれか早い日
if the procedures under the provisions of Article 789 are required to be carried out, the day of the public notice under the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article or the day of the notice under the provisions of that paragraph, whichever is earlier; or
in cases other than those prescribed in the preceding items, the day on which two weeks have elapsed from the day of conclusion of the absorption-type company split agreement or the share exchange agreement.
前各号に規定する場合以外の場合には、吸収分割契約又は株式交換契約の締結の日から二週間を経過した日
Shareholders and creditors of a disappearing stock company, etc. (or, in the case of a wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange, shareholders and share option holders) may make the following requests to the disappearing stock company, etc. at any time during its business hours; provided, however, that the fees designated by the disappearing stock company, etc. are required to be paid in order to make the requests set forth in item (ii) or item (iv):
requests for inspection of the documents referred to in paragraph (1);
第一項の書面の閲覧の請求
requests for delivery of a transcript or extract of the documents referred to in paragraph (1);
第一項の書面の謄本又は抄本の交付の請求
a request to inspect anything that is used in a manner prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order to display the information recorded in an electronic or magnetic record as referred to in paragraph (1); and
a request to be provided with the information recorded in an electronic or magnetic record as referred to in paragraph (1) by the electronic or magnetic means that the disappearing stock company, etc. has designated, or a request to be issued a document showing that information.
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general meeting of class shareholders
「種類株主総会」
A meeting of the shareholders who hold a particular class of shares in a company with class shares.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xiv)· applies throughout the law
absorption-type merger
「吸収合併」
A merger in which one existing company survives and takes over all the rights and obligations of the other company, which ceases to exist.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxvii)· applies throughout the law
absorption-type company split
「吸収分割」
A stock company or limited liability company's handing over all or part of the rights and obligations of its business to another existing company, which takes them over.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxix)· applies throughout the law
share exchange
「株式交換」
A stock company's having all of its issued shares acquired by another existing stock company or limited liability company, which becomes its sole owner.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxxi)· applies throughout the law
electronic or magnetic means
「電磁的方法」
A method that uses an electronic data processing system or other information and communications technology, of a kind set by Ministry of Justice Order (法務省令).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxxiv)
electronic or magnetic record
「電磁的記録」
A record made in electronic, magnetic or any other form people cannot perceive directly, of a kind that Ministry of Justice Order (法務省令) specifies as used in computer processing.
Defined inArticle 26, paragraph (2)
stock company disappearing in the absorption-type mergermachine translation
「吸収合併消滅株式会社」
A stock company that ceases to exist in an absorption-type merger.
Short name set inArticle 749, paragraph (1), item (ii)· applies only in this part
stock company splitting in the absorption-type split
「吸収分割株式会社」
A stock company that hands over rights and obligations of its business to another company in an absorption-type company split.
Short name set inArticle 758, paragraph (1), item (ii)· applies only in this part
wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from the share exchangemachine translation
「株式交換完全子会社」
The stock company all of whose issued shares are acquired by another company in a share exchange.
Short name set inArticle 768, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies only in this part
effective day
「効力発生日」
The day on which the corporate action in question takes effect, such as a share consolidation, business transfer, entity conversion, merger, company split, share exchange or partial share exchange.
Short name set inArticle 782, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section
absorption-type merger agreement, etc.
「吸収合併契約等」
The agreement for an absorption-type merger, an absorption-type company split or a share exchange, which the companies involved must keep at their head office for shareholders and creditors to inspect.
Short name set inArticle 782, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section
absorption-type merger, etc.
「吸収合併等」
An absorption-type merger, an absorption-type company split or a share exchange.
Short name set inArticle 782, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section
disappearing stock company, etc.
「消滅株式会社等」
A stock company that is merged away in an absorption-type merger, splits off business in an absorption-type company split, or becomes a wholly owned subsidiary in a share exchange, and must keep the merger agreement, split agreement or share exchange agreement at its head office.
Short name set inArticle 782, paragraph (1)· applies only in this division
day on which the absorption-type merger agreement, etc. began to be keptmachine translation
「吸収合併契約等備置開始日」
For a stock company that disappears in an absorption-type merger, splits in an absorption-type company split or becomes wholly owned in a share exchange, the day from which it must keep the agreement at its head office: the earliest of two weeks before the shareholders meeting that must approve the agreement, the day it notifies its shareholders or share option holders or gives public notice to them, and the day it gives public notice or notice to its creditors, or, where none of these applies, two weeks after a company split or share exchange agreement is concluded.
Defined inArticle 782, paragraph (2)
shareholders meeting
株主総会
The meeting of a stock company's shareholders, and the body through which they decide the company's basic matters. It elects the directors and company auditors (Companies Act, Article 329, paragraph (1)) and changes the articles of incorporation (Article 466). In a company without a board of directors it may decide any matter about the company; in one with a board, only what the Act or the articles of incorporation leave to it (Article 295). An annual shareholders meeting must be called after the end of every business year, and another may be called whenever needed (Article 296). A resolution normally passes by a majority of the votes present, with holders of a majority of the votes entitled to vote attending (Article 309, paragraph (1)).
Written by AI using Companies Act, Arts. 295, 296, 309, 329, 466 as a reference.