役員（第三百二十九条第一項に規定する役員をいう。以下この節において同じ。）の職務の執行に関し不正の行為又は法令若しくは定款に違反する重大な事実があったにもかかわらず、当該役員を解任する旨の議案が株主総会において否決されたとき又は当該役員を解任する旨の株主総会の決議が第三百二十三条の規定によりその効力を生じないときは、次に掲げる株主は、当該株主総会の日から三十日以内に、訴えをもって当該役員の解任を請求することができる。
If, notwithstanding the presence of misconduct or material facts in violation of laws and regulations or the articles of incorporation in connection with the execution of the duties of an officer (meaning the officer prescribed in Article 329, paragraph (1); hereinafter the same applies in this Section), a proposal to dismiss relevant officer is rejected at the shareholders meeting or a resolution at the shareholders meeting to dismiss relevant officer fails to become effective pursuant to the provisions of Article 323, the following shareholders may demand dismissal of relevant officer by filing an action within thirty days from the day of relevant shareholders meeting:
総株主（次に掲げる株主を除く。）の議決権の百分の三（これを下回る割合を定款で定めた場合にあっては、その割合）以上の議決権を六箇月（これを下回る期間を定款で定めた場合にあっては、その期間）前から引き続き有する株主（次に掲げる株主を除く。）
a shareholder (excluding the following shareholders) holding consecutively for the preceding six months or more (or, if a shorter period is prescribed in the articles of incorporation, the period or more) not less than three-hundredths (or, if a lesser proportion is prescribed in the articles of incorporation, the proportion) of the voting rights of all shareholders (excluding the following shareholders):
当該役員を解任する旨の議案について議決権を行使することができない株主
a shareholder who is unable to exercise a voting right with respect to the proposal to dismiss relevant officer; and
発行済株式（次に掲げる株主の有する株式を除く。）の百分の三（これを下回る割合を定款で定めた場合にあっては、その割合）以上の数の株式を六箇月（これを下回る期間を定款で定めた場合にあっては、その期間）前から引き続き有する株主（次に掲げる株主を除く。）
a shareholder (excluding the following shareholders) holding consecutively for the preceding six months or more (or, if a shorter period is prescribed in the articles of incorporation, the period or more) not less than three-hundredths (or, if a lesser proportion is prescribed in the articles of incorporation, the proportion) of the issued shares (excluding the shares held by the following shareholders):
当該株式会社である株主
a shareholder who is relevant stock company; and
With regard to application of the provisions of the items of the preceding paragraph to a stock company that is not a public company, the phrase "holding consecutively for the preceding six months or more (or, if a shorter period is prescribed in the articles of incorporation, that period or more)" in those provisions is deemed to be replaced with "holding".
第百八条第一項第九号に掲げる事項（取締役（監査等委員会設置会社にあっては、監査等委員である取締役又はそれ以外の取締役）に関するものに限る。）についての定めがある種類の株式を発行している場合における第一項の規定の適用については、同項中「株主総会」とあるのは、「株主総会（第三百四十七条第一項の規定により読み替えて適用する第三百三十九条第一項の種類株主総会を含む。）」とする。
With regard to application of the provisions of paragraph (1) if the class of shares for which there are provisions on the matters set forth in Article 108, paragraph (1), item (ix) (limited to those relating to directors (in cases of a company with audit and supervisory committee, directors who are audit and supervisory committee members or other directors)) have been issued, the term "shareholders meeting" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "shareholders meeting (including the general meeting of class shareholders referred to in Article 339, paragraph (1) as applied following the deemed replacement of terms pursuant to the provisions of Article 347, paragraph (1))".
第百八条第一項第九号に掲げる事項（監査役に関するものに限る。）についての定めがある種類の株式を発行している場合における第一項の規定の適用については、同項中「株主総会」とあるのは、「株主総会（第三百四十七条第二項の規定により読み替えて適用する第三百三十九条第一項の種類株主総会を含む。）」とする。
With regard to application of the provisions of paragraph (1) if the class of shares for which there are provisions on the matters set forth in Article 108, paragraph (1), item (ix) (limited to those relating to company auditors) have been issued, the term "shareholders meeting" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "shareholders meeting (including the general meeting of class shareholders set forth in Article 339, paragraph (1) as applied following the deemed replacement of terms pursuant to the provisions of Article 347, paragraph (2))".