Article 77Diverse Exercise of Voting Rights
第七十七条(議決権の不統一行使)
Shareholders at incorporation may diversely exercise the voting rights they hold. In these cases, the shareholders must notify the incorporators to that effect and of the reasons for the same no later than three days prior to the day of the organizational meeting.
If the shareholders at incorporation referred to in the preceding paragraph are not persons who subscribed for the shares issued at incorporation on behalf of others, the incorporators may refuse the diverse exercise of voting rights held by relevant shareholders at incorporation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
Article 78Accountability of Incorporators
第七十八条(発起人の説明義務)
If incorporators are requested by the shareholders at incorporation to provide explanations on certain matters at an organizational meeting, the incorporators must provide necessary explanations with respect to relevant matters; provided, however, that this does not apply if relevant matters are not relevant to the matters that are the purpose of the organizational meeting, or if relevant explanations are to the serious detriment of the common interest of the shareholders at incorporation, or in other cases prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as cases where there are justifiable grounds.
Article 79Authority of Chairperson
第七十九条(議長の権限)
The chairperson of an organizational meeting maintains the order of relevant organizational meeting and organize the business of the meeting.
創立総会の議長は、当該創立総会の秩序を維持し、議事を整理する。
The chairperson of an organizational meeting may require anyone who does not comply with the orders of the chairperson or who otherwise disturbs the order of relevant organizational meeting to leave the room.
創立総会の議長は、その命令に従わない者その他当該創立総会の秩序を乱す者を退場させることができる。
Article 80Resolution for Postponement or Adjournment
第八十条(延期又は続行の決議)
If a resolution for the postponement or adjournment is passed at an organizational meeting, the provisions of Article 67 and Article 68 do not apply.
第八十一条(議事録)
Minutes must be prepared with respect to the business of organizational meetings pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.
創立総会の議事については、法務省令で定めるところにより、議事録を作成しなければならない。
The incorporators (or the stock company after the formation of relevant stock company; the same applies in paragraph (2) of the following Article) must keep the minutes referred to in the preceding paragraph at a place designated by the incorporators (or at the head office of the stock company if after the incorporation of relevant stock company; the same applies in paragraph (2) of the same Article) for the period of ten years from the day of the organizational meeting.
The shareholders at incorporation (or the shareholders and creditors of the stock company after the formation of relevant stock company; the same applies in paragraph (3) of the following Article) may submit the following requests at any time during the hours designated by the incorporators (or during the business hours of relevant stock company if after the incorporation of relevant stock company; the same applies in the same paragraph):
if the minutes under paragraph (1) are prepared in writing, requests for inspection or copying of relevant documents; and
第一項の議事録が書面をもって作成されているときは、当該書面の閲覧又は謄写の請求
if the minutes under paragraph (1) have been prepared as an electronic or magnetic record, a request to inspect or copy anything that is used in a manner prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order to display the information recorded in that electronic or magnetic record.
If, after the formation of a stock company, it is necessary for the purpose of exercising the rights of a member of the parent company of relevant stock company, the relevant member of the parent company may, with the permission of the court, make the requests set forth in each item of the preceding paragraph with respect to the minutes referred to in paragraph (1).
Article 82Omission of Resolutions at Organizational Meetings
第八十二条(創立総会の決議の省略)
If incorporators submit a proposal with respect to any matter that is the purpose of an organizational meeting, if all shareholders at incorporation (limited to those who may vote with respect to relevant matter) manifest their intention to agree to relevant proposal in writing or using an electronic or magnetic record, it is deemed that a resolution to approve relevant proposal has been passed at an organizational meeting.
The incorporators must keep the documents or an electronic or magnetic record as referred to in the provisions of the preceding paragraph at a place designated by the incorporators for the period of ten years from the day when the resolution at the organizational meeting is deemed to have been passed pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
The shareholders at incorporation may submit the following requests at any time during the hours designated by the incorporators:
設立時株主は、発起人が定めた時間内は、いつでも、次に掲げる請求をすることができる。
requests for inspection or copying of the documents under the preceding paragraph; and
前項の書面の閲覧又は謄写の請求
requests to inspect or copy anything that is used in a manner prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order to display the information recorded in the electronic or magnetic record referred to in the preceding paragraph.
If, after the formation of a stock company, it is necessary for the purpose of exercising the rights of a member of the parent company of relevant stock company, the relevant member of the parent company may, with the permission of the court, make the requests set forth in each item of the preceding paragraph with respect to the documents or an electronic or magnetic record as referred to in paragraph (2).
Article 83Omission of Reports to Organizational Meetings
第八十三条(創立総会への報告の省略)
If the incorporators notify all shareholders at incorporation of any matter that is to be reported to an organizational meeting, if all shareholders at incorporation manifest in writing or using an electronic or magnetic record their intention to agree that it is not necessary to report relevant matter to the organizational meeting, it is deemed that relevant matter has been reported to the organizational meeting.
Article 84Cases of Provisions Requiring Resolutions at General Meetings of Class Shareholders
第八十四条(種類株主総会の決議を必要とする旨の定めがある場合)
If the stock company to be incorporated is a company with class shares, if there are provisions, as a feature of a certain class of shares to be issued as at the incorporation, to the effect that, with respect to the matter that is subject to the resolution at a shareholders meeting, in addition to relevant resolution, the resolution at a general meeting of class shareholders constituted by the class shareholders of relevant class of shares is required, relevant matter does not become effective unless the resolution is passed at an organizational meeting of class shareholders (meaning a meeting of class shareholders at incorporation of a certain class of the shares issued at incorporation; the same applies hereinafter) constituted by the class shareholders at incorporation of the shares issued at incorporation of relevant class (meaning the shareholders at incorporation of a certain class of shares issued at incorporation; hereinafter the same applies in this Section) in addition to the resolution at the organizational meeting, consistently with the provisions of articles of incorporation; provided, however, that this does not apply to the case where there exists no class shareholder at incorporation who may vote at relevant organizational meeting of class shareholders.
設立しようとする株式会社が種類株式発行会社である場合において、その設立に際して発行するある種類の株式の内容として、株主総会において決議すべき事項について、当該決議のほか、当該種類の株式の種類株主を構成員とする種類株主総会の決議があることを必要とする旨の定めがあるときは、当該事項は、その定款の定めの例に従い、創立総会の決議のほか、当該種類の設立時発行株式の設立時種類株主(ある種類の設立時発行株式の設立時株主をいう。以下この節において同じ。)を構成員とする種類創立総会(ある種類の設立時発行株式の設立時種類株主の総会をいう。以下同じ。)の決議がなければ、その効力を生じない。ただし、当該種類創立総会において議決権を行使することができる設立時種類株主が存しない場合は、この限りでない。
If a resolution is to be passed at an organizational meeting of class shareholders pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article, Article 90, paragraph (1) (including the case where it is applied mutatis mutandis under paragraph (2) of the same Article), Article 92, paragraph (1) (including the case where it is applied mutatis mutandis under paragraph (4) of the same Article), Article 100, paragraph (1) or Article 101, paragraph (1), the incorporators must call an organizational meeting of class shareholders.
Resolutions at an organizational meeting of class shareholders will be passed by a majority of the votes of the class shareholders at incorporation who are entitled to vote at relevant organizational meeting of class shareholders, being a majority of two thirds or more of the votes of relevant class shareholders at incorporation who are present at the meeting.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, resolutions under Article 100, paragraph (1) must be passed by a majority of the class shareholders at incorporation who are entitled to vote at relevant organizational meeting of class shareholders, being a majority of two thirds or more of the votes of relevant class shareholders at incorporation.
The provisions of Article 67 through Article 71, Article 72, paragraph (1), and Article 74 through Article 82 apply mutatis mutandis to organizational meetings of class shareholders. In these cases, the term "shareholders at incorporation" in Article 67, paragraph (1), item (iii) and item (iv) and paragraph (2) of the same Article, Article 68, paragraph (1) and paragraph (3), Article 69 through Article 71, Article 72, paragraph (1), Article 74, paragraph (1), paragraph (3) and paragraph (4), Article 75, paragraph (2), Article 76, paragraph (2) and paragraph (3), Article 77, the main clause of Article 78 and Article 82, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with as "class shareholders at incorporation (meaning shareholders at incorporation for a certain class of shares issued at incorporation)".
Subsection 3 Reporting of Matters Regarding Incorporation
第三款 設立に関する事項の報告
第八十七条
The incorporators must report matters regarding the incorporation of a stock company to an organizational meeting.
発起人は、株式会社の設立に関する事項を創立総会に報告しなければならない。
In the cases set forth in the following items, the incorporators must submit or provide to an organizational meeting a document or an electronic or magnetic record in which the information provided for in these items has been detailed or recorded:
if articles of incorporation provide for the matters set forth in each item of Article 28 (excluding the matters provided for in each item of Article 33, paragraph (10) in cases set forth in these items):the content of the report referred to in Article 33, paragraph (4) of the inspector under paragraph (2) of that Article; and
in the case set forth in Article 33, paragraph (10), item (iii):the content of the verification provided in that item.
第三十三条第十項第三号に掲げる場合 同号に規定する証明の内容
Subsection 4 Election and Dismissal of Directors at Incorporation
第四款 設立時取締役等の選任及び解任
Article 88Election of Directors at Incorporation
第八十八条(設立時取締役等の選任)
If the solicitation under Article 57, paragraph (1) is carried out, the election of the directors at incorporation, accounting advisors at incorporation, company auditors at incorporation and financial auditors at incorporation must be made by the resolution at an organizational meeting.
If the stock company to be incorporated is a company with audit and supervisory committee, election of a director at incorporation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must be implemented by distinguishing a director at incorporation who is an audit and supervisory committee member at incorporation and other directors.
設立しようとする株式会社が監査等委員会設置会社である場合には、前項の規定による設立時取締役の選任は、設立時監査等委員である設立時取締役とそれ以外の設立時取締役とを区別してしなければならない。
Article 89Election of Directors at Incorporation by Cumulative Vote
第八十九条(累積投票による設立時取締役の選任)
If the purpose of an organizational meeting is the election of two or more directors at incorporation (if the stock company to be incorporated is a company with audit and supervisory committee, a director at incorporation who is an audit and supervisory committee member at incorporation or other director at incorporation; hereinafter the same applies in this Article), the shareholders at incorporation (limited to the shareholders at incorporation entitled to vote with respect to the election of the directors at incorporation; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) may request the incorporators that the directors at incorporation be elected pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) through paragraph (5), except as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation.
創立総会の目的である事項が二人以上の設立時取締役(設立しようとする株式会社が監査等委員会設置会社である場合にあっては、設立時監査等委員である設立時取締役又はそれ以外の設立時取締役。以下この条において同じ。)の選任である場合には、設立時株主(設立時取締役の選任について議決権を行使することができる設立時株主に限る。以下この条において同じ。)は、定款に別段の定めがあるときを除き、発起人に対し、第三項から第五項までに規定するところにより設立時取締役を選任すべきことを請求することができる。
The request under the provisions of the preceding paragraph must be made no later than five days prior to the day of the organizational meeting referred to in the same paragraph.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 72, paragraph (1), if a request is made pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), a shareholder at incorporation is entitled to relevant number of votes as is equal to the number of the directors at incorporation to be elected in relevant organizational meeting, for each one share issued at incorporation for which the shareholder at incorporation subscribed (or, if the share unit is provided for in the articles of incorporation, for each one unit of the shares issued at incorporation) with respect to the resolution of the election of the directors at incorporation. In these cases, the shareholder at incorporation may exercise the votes of the shareholder at incorporation by casting votes for only one candidate or for two or more candidates.
In the cases referred to in the preceding paragraph, the directors at incorporation are to be elected in the order of the votes obtained by respective candidates.
前項の場合には、投票の最多数を得た者から順次設立時取締役に選任されたものとする。
Beyond what is specified in the preceding two paragraphs, necessary matters regarding the election of directors at incorporation if a request has been made pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) are prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order.
第九十条(種類創立総会の決議による設立時取締役等の選任)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 88, if, at incorporation of the stock company, it issues shares of a class for which the matters set forth in Article 108, paragraph (1), item (ix) (limited to those relating to directors (if the stock company to be incorporated is a company with audit and supervisory committee, directors who are audit and supervisory committee members or other directors)) are provided, the directors at incorporation (if the stock company to be incorporated is a company with audit and supervisory committee, directors at incorporation who are audit and supervisory committee members at incorporation or other directors at incorporation) must be elected by a resolution at an organizational meeting of class shareholders constituted by the class shareholders at incorporation of relevant class of shares issued at incorporation, consistently with the provisions of articles of incorporation with respect to the matters provided for in paragraph (2), item (ix) of that Article.
第八十八条の規定にかかわらず、株式会社の設立に際して第百八条第一項第九号に掲げる事項(取締役(設立しようとする株式会社が監査等委員会設置会社である場合にあっては、監査等委員である取締役又はそれ以外の取締役)に関するものに限る。)についての定めがある種類の株式を発行する場合には、設立時取締役(設立しようとする株式会社が監査等委員会設置会社である場合にあっては、設立時監査等委員である設立時取締役又はそれ以外の設立時取締役)は、同条第二項第九号に定める事項についての定款の定めの例に従い、当該種類の設立時発行株式の設立時種類株主を構成員とする種類創立総会の決議によって選任しなければならない。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to the cases where the shares of a class for which matters set forth in Article 108, paragraph (1), item (ix) (limited to those relating to company auditors) are provided are issued at incorporation of the stock company.
前項の規定は、株式会社の設立に際して第百八条第一項第九号に掲げる事項(監査役に関するものに限る。)についての定めがある種類の株式を発行する場合について準用する。
Article 91Dismissal of Directors at Incorporation
第九十一条(設立時取締役等の解任)
Directors at incorporation, accounting advisors at incorporation, company auditors at incorporation or financial auditors at incorporation who are elected pursuant to the provisions of Article 88 may be dismissed by a resolution at an organizational meeting at any time prior to the formation of the stock company.