会社の組織に関する訴えであって、株主又は設立時株主が提起することができるものについては、裁判所は、被告の申立てにより、当該会社の組織に関する訴えを提起した株主又は設立時株主に対し、相当の担保を立てるべきことを命ずることができる。ただし、当該株主が取締役、監査役、執行役若しくは清算人であるとき、又は当該設立時株主が設立時取締役若しくは設立時監査役であるときは、この限りでない。
With regard to an action concerning organization of company which may be filed by a shareholder or a shareholder at incorporation, the court may, in response to a petition by the defendant, order the shareholder or the shareholder at incorporation who has filed relevant action concerning organization of company to provide reasonable security;provided, however, that this does not apply when relevant shareholder is a director, company auditor, executive officer or liquidator or when relevant shareholder at incorporation is a director at incorporation or a company auditor at incorporation.
The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to actions concerning the organization of a company which may be filed by a creditor or person who delivered shares or share options, etc. of the subsidiary company resulting from a partial share exchange to the parent company resulting from a partial share exchange when the partial share exchange was effected.
In order for a defendant to file the petition referred to in paragraph (1) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph), the defendant must make a prima facie showing that the plaintiff filed the action in bad faith.