Financial Instruments and Exchange Act

If, after the completion of trial procedures, the Prime Minister finds a fact set forth in any of the items of Article 178, paragraph (1) to have occurred, unless otherwise provided for in this Article, the Prime Minister must issue a decision against the respondent, ordering the respondent to pay the administrative monetary penalty under the provisions of Article 172, paragraph (1), paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (4) of that Article), or paragraph (3) of that Article; Article 172-2, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (4) of that Article), paragraph (2) of that Article (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (5) of that Article), or paragraph (6) of that Article; Article 172-3, paragraph (1) or (2); Article 172-4, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article); Article 172-5; Article 172-6, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of that Article); Articles 172-7 through 172-9; Article 172-10, paragraph (1) or (2); Article 172-11, paragraph (1); Article 172-12, paragraph (1); Article 173, paragraph (1); Article 174, paragraph (1); Article 174-2, paragraph (1); Article 174-3, paragraph (1); Article 175, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (9) of that Article) or paragraph (2) of that Article; or Article 175-2, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (13) of that Article) or paragraph (2) of that Article (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (14) of that Article) to the national treasury.

If the Prime Minister is required to issue the decision referred to the preceding paragraph in connection with a fact that falls under Article 172, paragraph (1) and a fact that falls under Article 172, paragraph (2) for the same public offering or secondary distribution (limited to a decision under Article 178, paragraph (1), item (i)), in lieu of the amount under Article 172, paragraph (1) or (2), the Prime Minister must issue an order for the relevant person to pay an administrative monetary penalty to the national treasury in an amount that is equivalent to the amount arrived at when the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1) of that Article is proportionally divided in parallel with the amounts calculated pursuant to paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) of that Article in respect of each fact subject to a decision.

Once the Prime Minister has issued a decision with regard to a public offering or secondary distribution that falls under both Article 172, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) (but only if the Prime Minister finds the fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (i) to have occurred; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), the preceding paragraph, or paragraph (15) (but only if the Prime Minister finds the fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (i) to have occurred), the Prime Minister may not issue a new decision with regard to such a public offering or secondary distribution pursuant to the preceding two paragraphs.

If the Prime Minister is required to issue the decision referred to in paragraph (1) (limited to a decision under Article 178, paragraph (1), item (iii)) in connection with the submission of ongoing disclosure documents (meaning an annual securities report or a semiannual securities report; the same applies in the following paragraph) covering the same business year subject to disclosure, for each of the fact that falls under Article 172-3, paragraph (1) and the fact that falls under paragraph (2) of that Article, in lieu of the amount set forth in Article 172-3, paragraph (1) or the amount set forth in Article 172-3, paragraph (2), the Prime Minister must issue an order for the relevant person to pay an administrative monetary penalty to the national treasury in an amount that is equivalent to the amount arrived at when the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1) of that Article is proportionally divided in parallel with the amount calculated for each decision (meaning the amount calculated pursuant to Article 172-3, paragraph (1) or (2) in respect of the fact subject to each decision).

If the Prime Minister is required to issue the decision referred to in paragraph (1) (but only if the Prime Minister finds a fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (iii) to have occurred; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), and is required to issue a decision (hereinafter referred to as a "new decision" in this paragraph) in connection with an ongoing disclosure document for the same business year subject to disclosure as the ongoing disclosure document in connection with which a decision (hereinafter referred to as a "prior decision" in this paragraph) has already been made pursuant to paragraph (1) or paragraph (15) (but only if the Prime Minister found the fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (iii) to have occurred; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), in lieu of the amount set forth in Article 172-3, paragraph (1) or the amount set forth in Article 172-3, paragraph (2), the Prime Minister must issue an order in respect of the new decision for the relevant person to pay an administrative monetary penalty to the national treasury in an amount equal to the amount arrived at when the amount specified in item (ii) is deducted from the amount specified in item (i); provided, however, that unless the amount specified in item (i) exceeds the amount specified in item (ii), the Prime Minister may not issue an administrative monetary penalty payment order under Article 172-3, paragraph (1) or (2):

the amount calculated pursuant to Article 172-3, paragraph (1);

the amount of the administrative monetary penalty under the provisions of Article 172-3, paragraph (1) or (2) or paragraph (15) of this Article related to that prior decision.

If the Prime Minister is required to issue the decision referred to in paragraph (1) (limited to a decision under Article 178, paragraph (1), item (iv)) in connection with two or more ongoing disclosure documents, etc. covering the same business year subject to disclosure (meaning an annual securities report, etc. or a semiannual securities or extraordinary report, etc., but excluding an amended report to amend a false statement contained in any of those documents or to correct a deficiency in respect of a material particular that is required to be stated as prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (1), Article 9, paragraph (1), or Article 10, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 24-2, paragraph (1) and Article 24-5, paragraph (5) (these provisions including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27); the same applies in the following paragraph), and the sum total of the amounts calculated pursuant to Article 172-4, paragraph (1) or (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article) in respect of each fact subject to a decision (hereinafter referred to as the "amount calculated for each decision" in this paragraph, the following paragraph, and paragraph (16) (but only if the Prime Minister finds the fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (iv) to have occurred)) exceeds the higher of the amounts set forth in the following items, in lieu of the amount provided for in Article 172-4, paragraph (1) or (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article), the Prime Minister must issue an order for the relevant person to pay an administrative monetary penalty to the national treasury in an amount that is equivalent to the amount arrived at when the higher of those amounts is proportionally divided in parallel with the amount calculated for each decision, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order:

the highest of the amounts calculated pursuant to Article 172-4, paragraph (1) for the fact that has occurred in respect of the decision, for each annual securities report, etc.;

the highest of the amounts arrived at when the amount calculated pursuant to Article 172-4, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article) for the fact that has occurred in respect of the decision is multiplied by two, for each semiannual securities or extraordinary report, etc.

If the Prime Minister is required to issue the decision referred to in paragraph (1) (but only if the Prime Minister finds the fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (iv) to have occurred; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) or the decision referred to in the preceding paragraph, and is required to issue one or more decisions (hereinafter each is referred to as a "new decision" in this paragraph) in connection with an ongoing disclosure document, etc. for the same business year subject to disclosure, as an ongoing disclosure document, etc. in connection with which the Prime Minister has already issued one or more decisions pursuant to paragraph (1), the preceding paragraph, this paragraph, paragraph (14) (but only if the Prime Minister found the fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (iv) to have occurred; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), paragraph (15) (but only if the Prime Minister found the fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (iv) to have occurred; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), or paragraph (16) (but only if the Prime Minister found the fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (iv) to have occurred; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) (each such a decision is hereinafter referred to as a "prior decision" in this paragraph), in lieu of the amount set forth in Article 172-4, paragraph (1) or (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article) or the preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister must issue an order in respect of the new decisions, for the relevant person to pay an administrative monetary penalty to the national treasury in an amount that is equivalent to the amount arrived at when the amount specified in item (ii) is deducted from the amount specified in item (i), and the difference is then proportionally divided in parallel with the amount calculated for each decision in respect of each fact subject to a new decision, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order; provided, however, that unless the amount specified in item (i) exceeds the amount specified in item (ii), the Prime Minister may not issue an administrative monetary penalty payment order under paragraph (1) or (2) of that Article (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article) or the preceding paragraph:

the sum total of the amounts calculated for each decision, in respect of each fact subject to a prior decision and to a new decision (if this amount exceeds the higher of the amounts set forth in the following (a) or (b), this means the higher of those amounts):

the highest of the amounts calculated pursuant to Article 172-4, paragraph (1) in respect of each fact subject to a prior decision and to a new decision for each annual report, etc.; or

the highest of the amounts arrived at when the amounts calculated pursuant to Article 172-4, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article) in respect of each fact subject to a prior decision and to a new decision for each semiannual securities or extraordinary report, etc., are multiplied by two;

the sum of the amount of administrative monetary penalty under Article 172-4, paragraph (1) or (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article), the preceding paragraph, this paragraph, and paragraphs (14) through (16), in connection with the prior decisions.

If the Prime Minister is required to issue the decision referred to in paragraph (1) in connection with two or more tender offer documents, etc. (meaning a public notice of the commencement of the tender offer, etc. or a tender offer statement; the same applies in the following paragraph) for the same tender offer (limited to a decision under Article 178, paragraph (1), item (vi)), in lieu of the amount set forth in Article 172-6, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of that Article), the Prime Minister must issue an order for the relevant person to pay an administrative monetary penalty to the national treasury in an amount that is equivalent to the amount arrived at when the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (1) of that Article is divided proportionally in parallel with the amounts calculated pursuant to that paragraph (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of that Article) in respect of each fact subject to a decision.

If the Prime Minister has already issued a decision pursuant to paragraph (1) (but only if the Prime Minister found the fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (vi) to have occurred; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), the preceding paragraph, or paragraph (15) (but only if the Prime Minister found the fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (vi) to have occurred) in connection with a tender offer document, etc., the Prime Minister may not issue a new decision pursuant to paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph in connection with a tender offer document, etc. linked to the same tender offer as that tender offer document, etc.

If the Prime Minister is required to issue the decision referred to in paragraph (1) (limited to a decision under Article 178, paragraph (1), item (xi)) in connection with two or more pieces of information on the issuer, etc. for the same business year subject to disclosure (excluding amended information on the issuer that amends false information contained in the relevant information on the issuer, etc. or that corrects a deficiency of information about a material particular that is required to be provided or disclosed; the same applies in the following paragraph), in lieu of the amount under Article 172-11, paragraph (1), the Prime Minister must issue an order for the relevant person to pay an administrative monetary penalty to the national treasury in an amount that is equivalent to the amount arrived at when the highest of the amounts calculated pursuant to that paragraph in respect of each fact subject to a decision (hereinafter referred to as the "amount calculated for each decision" in this paragraph, the following paragraph and paragraph (16) (but only if the Prime Minister finds the fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (xi) to have occurred)) is proportionally divided in parallel with the amount calculated for each decision, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order.

If the Prime Minister is required to issue the decision referred to in paragraph (1) (but only if the Prime Minister finds the fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (xi) to have occurred; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) or the preceding paragraph, and must issue one or more decisions (hereinafter each is referred to as a "new decision" in this paragraph) in connection with information on the issuer, etc. for the same business year subject to disclosure as information on the issuer, etc. in connection with which the Prime Minister has already issued one or more decisions pursuant to paragraph (1), the preceding paragraph, this paragraph, paragraph (14) (but only if the Prime Minister found the fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (xi) to have occurred; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), paragraph (15) (but only if the Prime Minister found the fact set forth in that Article 178, paragraph (1), item (xi) to have occurred; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), or paragraph (16) (but only if the Prime Minister found the fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (xi) to have occurred; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) (each such a decision is hereinafter referred to as a "prior decision" in this paragraph), in lieu of the amount set forth in Article 172-11, paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister must issue an order in connection with the new decisions, for the relevant person to pay an administrative monetary penalty to the national treasury in an amount that is equivalent to the amount arrived at when the amount specified in item (ii) is deducted from the amount specified in item (i) and the difference is then divided proportionally in parallel with the amount calculated for each decision in respect of each fact subject to a new decision, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order; provided, however, that unless the amount specified in item (i) exceeds the amount specified in item (ii), the Prime Minister may not issue an administrative monetary penalty payment order under Article 172-11, paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph:

the highest of the amount calculated for each decision in respect of each fact subject to a prior decision or a new decision;

the sum of the amount of administrative monetary penalty under Article 172-11, paragraph (1), the preceding paragraph, this paragraph, and paragraphs (14) through (16) in connection with the prior decisions.

When the Prime Minister is required to issue decisions under paragraph (1) (limited to the decision related to Article 178, paragraph (1), item (xvii)) in relation to two or more Acts of Violation (meaning the violation prescribed in Article 175-2, paragraph (1) or (2), and including the specified act of providing information, etc. prescribed in paragraphs (13) and (14) of that Article; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and the following paragraph) committed in relation to the same business of public offering, etc., the Prime Minister must issue an order to pay to the national treasury an administrative monetary penalty in an amount equivalent to the amount obtained by adding the amount set forth in paragraph (1), item (ii), (a) or paragraph (2), item (ii), (a) of that Article to the amount obtained by dividing the amount set forth in paragraph (1), item (ii), (b) or paragraph (2), item (ii), (b) of that Article by the number of such decisions, for the respective acts of violation, in lieu of the amount set forth in Article 175-2, paragraph (1) (including the cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (13) of that Article; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and the following paragraph) or paragraph (2) of that Article (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (14) of that Article; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and the following paragraph).

When the Prime Minister is required to issue a decision under paragraph (1) (limited to the cases where any fact specified in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (xvii) has been found; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) or the preceding paragraph, if the Prime Minister needs to issue one or more decisions (hereinafter referred to as the "new decision" in this paragraph) for the violation conducted in relation to the same business of public offering, etc. as that related to one or more decisions already issued under paragraph (1), the preceding paragraph, this paragraph, or paragraph (15) (limited to the cases where any fact specified in that item has been found), the Prime Minister must issue an order to pay to the national treasury an administrative monetary penalty equivalent to the amount set forth in paragraph (1), item (ii), (a) or paragraph (2), item (ii), (a) of that Article related to the respective acts of violation, in lieu of the amount set forth in Article 175-2, paragraph (1) or (2), with regard to the new decision.

If the Prime Minister is required to issue one or more decisions pursuant to paragraph (1) (but only if the Prime Minister finds the fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (iv) or (xi) to have occurred), paragraph (6), paragraph (7), paragraph (10), paragraph (11), or the preceding two paragraphs (but only if the Prime Minister finds the fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), item (iv) or (xi) to have occurred; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), and a final and binding judicial decision for the same case imposes a fine on the respondent, in lieu of the amount specified in Article 172-4, paragraph (1) or (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), Article 172-11, paragraph (1), or Article 185-7, paragraph (6), (7), (10), (11) or the preceding two paragraphs, the Prime Minister must issue an order for the relevant person to pay an administrative monetary penalty to the national treasury that is equivalent to the amount arrived at when the amount specified in item (ii) is deducted from the amount specified in item (i), and the difference is then proportionally divided in parallel with the amount calculated for each decision in respect of the facts subject to those one or more decisions, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order; provided, however, that unless the amount specified in item (i) exceeds the amount specified in item (ii), the Prime Minister may not issue an administrative monetary penalty payment order under Article 172-4, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 172-11, paragraph (1), or Article 185-7, paragraph (6), (7), (10), (11) or the preceding two paragraphs:

the sum total of the amounts calculated pursuant to the provisions of Article 172-4, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 172-11, paragraph (1), or Article 185-7, paragraph (6), (7), (10), (11), or the preceding two paragraphs, in respect of the facts subject to those one or more decisions;

the amount of the fine.

In the case referred to in paragraph (1) (but only if the Prime Minister finds a fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), items (xii) through (xvi) to have occurred), paragraph (14) of that Article (but only if the Prime Minister finds a fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), items (xii) through (xvi) to have occurred; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), or in paragraph (15) of that Article (but only if the Prime Minister finds a fact set forth in Article 178, paragraph (1), items (xii) through (xvi) to have occurred; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), if the final and binding judicial decision in the same case imposes on the respondent a confiscation of the properties set forth in the items of Article 198-2, paragraph (1) or the collection of the value of the properties set forth in the items of Article 198-2, paragraph (1), in lieu of the amount set forth in Article 173, paragraph (1), Article 174, paragraph (1), Article 174-2, paragraph (1), Article 174-3, paragraph (1), or Article 175, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (9) of that Article) or paragraph (2) of that Article, or Article 185-7, paragraph (14) or (15), the Prime Minister must issue an order for the relevant person to pay an administrative monetary penalty to the national treasury in an amount after the amount equivalent to the properties set forth in the items of Article 198-2, paragraph (1) whose confiscation is ordered in that judicial decision, or the amount equivalent to the value of the properties set forth in the items of Article 198-2, paragraph (1) whose collection is ordered in that judicial decision (or, if both the confiscation of the properties set forth in the items of Article 198-2, paragraph (1) and the collection of the value of the properties set forth in the items of Article 198-2, paragraph (1) are ordered in that judicial decision, this means the sum total of the amount equivalent to the properties set forth in the items of Article 198-2, paragraph (1) whose confiscation is ordered in that judicial decision and the amount equivalent to the values of the properties set forth in the items of Article 198-2, paragraph (1) whose collection is ordered in that judicial decision; hereinafter referred to as the "amount equivalent to confiscated properties, etc." in this paragraph), is deducted from the relevant of those amounts; provided, however, that unless the amount set forth in Article 173, paragraph (1), Article 174, paragraph (1), Article 174-2, paragraph (1), Article 174-3, paragraph (1), Article 175, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (9) of that Article) or paragraph (2) of that Article, or Article 185-7, paragraph (14) or (15) exceeds the amount equivalent to confiscated properties, etc., the Prime Minister may not issue an administrative monetary penalty payment order under those provisions.

If, after the conclusion of trial procedures, the Prime Minister finds no fact to have occurred that falls under an item of Article 178, paragraph (1), or in a case to which paragraph (3), the proviso to paragraph (5), the proviso to paragraph (7), paragraph (9), the proviso to paragraph (11), the proviso to paragraph (16), or the proviso to the preceding paragraph is applicable, the Prime Minister must issue a decision that gives a clear indication of this.

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (21), in the case referred to in the main clause of paragraph (23) or the main clause of paragraph (24), the due date for the payment of an administrative monetary penalty is the day on which two months have elapsed since the day on which the judicial decision in the case becomes final and binding.

If the amount of an administrative monetary penalty calculated pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2), paragraphs (4) through (8), and paragraphs (10) through (16), includes an amount that is less than one yen, the amount is rounded down to the nearest one yen.

The term "business year subject to disclosure" as used in paragraphs (4) through (7), and paragraphs (10) and (11) means the business year specified in the relevant of the following items for the category of documents or information set forth in that item:

an annual securities report or accompanying document under Article 24, paragraph (1) or (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (5) of that Article, and also including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27) or Article 24, paragraph (6) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27), as well as under Article 7,paragraph (1), Article 9, paragraph (1), or Article 10, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 24-2, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27), or any amended report in connection with the same:the business year of the annual securities report or accompanying document;

a semiannual securities report under Article 24-5, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article, and also including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27), as well as under Article 7,paragraph (1), Article 9, paragraph (1), or Article 10, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 24-5, paragraph (5) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27) or any amended report in connection with the same:the business year that includes the period to which that semiannual securities report pertains;

an extraordinary report under Article 24-5, paragraph (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27), as well as under Article 7,paragraph (1), Article 9, paragraph (1), or Article 10, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 24-5, paragraph (5) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27) or any amended report in connection with the same:the business year that includes the day on which the extraordinary report was submitted; and

the information on the issuer or any amended information on the issuer in connection with the same:the business year for the relevant information on the issuer.