Article 27-26Special Provisions on Reports by Large-Volume Holders of Share Certificates Subject to Special Provisions

①Notwithstanding the provisions of the main clause of Article 27-23, paragraph (1), a statement of large-volume holdings in share certificates, etc. that a financial instruments business operator (limited to one that engages in type-I financial instruments business provided for in Article 28, paragraph (1), or that engages in investment management business provided for in paragraph (4) of that Article; hereinafter the same applies in this Article), a bank, or any other person specified by Cabinet Office Order (limited to one that has notified the Prime Minister of the reference date provided for in paragraph (3)) holds, but which it does not hold for the purpose of performing an act specified by Cabinet Order as a thing that materially changes or has a material impact on the business activities of the issuer of the share certificates, etc. (such an act is referred to as a "material proposal" in paragraphs (4) and (5)) (unless the ownership ratio of share certificates, etc. exceeds the number specified by Cabinet Office Order and excluding any other cases that are specified by Cabinet Office Order in consideration of the manner in which the share certificates, etc. are held and other circumstances), or which are held by the State, local government, or any other person specified by Cabinet Office Order (limited to those that have notified the Prime Minister of the reference date provided for in paragraph (3)) (such share certificates, etc. are hereinafter referred to as "share certificates, etc. subject to special provisions" in this Article) must be submitted to the Prime Minister with a statement of the particulars specified by Cabinet Office Order with regard to the status of share certificate, etc. holdings as of the reference date on which the ownership ratio of share certificates, etc. comes to exceed five percent for the first time, within five days from the reference date, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order.

②Notwithstanding the provisions of the main clause of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, a statement of changes for share certificates, etc. subject to special rules (excluding a statement of changes for a change that occurs if the share certificates, etc. come to fall under share certificates other than share certificates, etc. subject to special provisions) must be submitted to the Prime Minister by the date that is specified in each of the following items in accordance with the category of cases set forth in that item, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order:

③The reference date referred to in the preceding two paragraphs means the date on which a holder of share certificates, etc. subject to special provisions notifies the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order, from among the combinations of two or more days in each month designated pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Order.

④Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), if the financial instruments business operator, bank, or other person specified by Cabinet Office Order provided for in that paragraph makes a material proposal within a period specified by Cabinet Order from the date on which the ownership ratio of share certificates, etc. comes to exceed five percent, it must submit the statement of large-volume holdings referred to in that paragraph to the Prime Minister by five days prior to the date on which it makes the material proposal, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order.

⑤Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2), if the ownership ratio of share certificates, etc. of the financial instruments business operator, bank, or other person specified by Cabinet Office Order provided for in paragraph (1) increases by one percent or more after the submission of the statement of large-volume holdings referred to in that paragraph or the statement of changes referred to in paragraph (2), and if it makes a material proposal within the period specified by Cabinet Order from the date of the increase, it must submit the statement of changes referred to in that paragraph to the Prime Minister by five days prior to the date on which it makes the material proposal, pursuant to the provisions of Cabinet Office Order.