設立時株主（成立後の株式会社がその総株主の議決権の四分の一以上を有することその他の事由を通じて成立後の株式会社がその経営を実質的に支配することが可能となる関係にあるものとして法務省令で定める設立時株主を除く。）は、創立総会において、その引き受けた設立時発行株式一株につき一個の議決権を有する。ただし、単元株式数を定款で定めている場合には、一単元の設立時発行株式につき一個の議決権を有する。
Shareholders at incorporation (excluding shareholders at incorporation prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as entities in a relationship that may allow the stock company after the formation to have substantial control of the entity through the holding of one quarter or more of the votes of all shareholders of the entity or other reasons) are entitled to one vote for each one share issued at incorporation for which they subscribed at organizational meetings;provided, however, that, if a share unit is provided for in the articles of incorporation, they are entitled to one vote for each one unit of the shares issued at incorporation.
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、株主総会において議決権を行使することができる事項について制限がある種類の設立時発行株式を発行するときは、創立総会において、設立時株主は、株主総会において議決権を行使することができる事項に相当する事項に限り、当該設立時発行株式について議決権を行使することができる。
If the stock company to be incorporated is a company with class shares, if it issues shares issued at incorporation of a class that has restrictions on matters for which votes may be exercised at the shareholders meeting, the shareholders at incorporation may exercise, at the organizational meeting, votes with respect to relevant shares issued at incorporation only in relation to matters that are equivalent to the matters for which they may vote at the shareholders meeting.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, shareholders at incorporation may exercise votes with respect to the shares issued at incorporation for which they subscribed in relation to the discontinuation of the incorporation of the stock company.