Article 156-3License Application

一its trade name;

二the amount of stated capital;

三the names and locations of its head office and other business offices;

四the names of the directors and company auditors (or of the directors, if it is a company with supervisory committee; or of the directors and executive officers, if it is a company with nominating committee, etc.);

五the names of its accounting advisors, if it is a company with accounting advisors; and

六if it conducts business other than financial instruments obligation assumption services, the business referred to in Article 156-6, paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as "financial instruments obligation assumption services, etc."), or business incidental to either of these, an outline of that business.

一a document pledging that the applicant does not fall under the purview of the requirements set forth in paragraph (2), items (ii) through (iv) of the following Article;

二the articles of incorporation;

三the company's certificate of registered information;

四the business rules;

五the balance sheet and profit and loss statement;

六documents stating the expected income and expenditures;

七a document outlining the method of securing the collateral needed to settle outstanding obligations (meaning outstanding obligations as prescribed in Article 156-11-2, paragraph (1); hereinafter the same applies in paragraph (1), item (iv) of the following Article) and other arrangements for settling them, and outlining the facilities, staff, and other systems for performing such settlement operations; and

八beyond what is set forth in the preceding items, documents specified by Cabinet Office Order.