Article 139-5Procedures for an Incorporated Association-Operated Financial Instruments Exchange Disappearing in a Consolidation-Type Merger

①During the period starting from the day 10 days prior to the day of the general meeting referred to in paragraph (3) to the day of the establishment of the financial instruments exchange incorporated in the consolidation-type merger, an incorporated association-operated financial instruments exchange disappearing in the consolidation-type merger must keep documents or electronic or magnetic records in which the content of the consolidation-type merger agreement and other particulars specified by Cabinet Office Order are stated or recorded, at its principal office.

②The member or creditor of an incorporated association-operated financial instruments exchange disappearing in a consolidation-type merger may make the following requests to the incorporated association-operated financial instruments exchange disappearing in the consolidation-type merger at any time during its business hours; provided, however, that in making the request set forth in item (ii) or (iv), the member or creditor must pay the cost specified by the incorporated association-operated financial instruments exchange disappearing in the consolidation-type merger:

③An incorporated association-operated financial instruments exchange disappearing in a consolidation-type merger must obtain approval for the consolidation-type merger agreement by general meeting resolution, by the day immediately preceding the effective date.

④An incorporated association-operated financial instruments exchange disappearing in a consolidation-type merger may not adopt a resolution approving a consolidation-type merger agreement without the affirmative votes of three-fourths or more of all of the members; provided, however, that this does not apply if it is otherwise provided for in the articles of incorporation.

⑤If a consolidation-type merger violates laws and regulations or articles of incorporation, and members of the incorporated association-operated financial instruments exchange disappearing in a consolidation-type merger are likely to suffer disadvantages, members of the incorporated association-operated financial instruments exchange disappearing in a consolidation-type merger may demand the incorporated association-operated financial instruments exchange disappearing in a consolidation-type merger to refrain from effecting the consolidation-type merger.

⑥The provisions of Article 101-4 apply mutatis mutandis to an incorporated association-operated financial instruments exchange disappearing in a consolidation-type merger.

⑦If an incorporated association-operated financial instruments exchange disappearing in a consolidation-type merger gives public notice under the provisions of Article 101-4, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph in the Official Gazette as well as by the means of public notice set forth in Article 939, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Companies Act, pursuant to the provisions of the articles of incorporation under Article 939, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the following paragraph, the incorporated association-operated financial instruments exchange disappearing in the consolidation-type merger is not required to give the individual demand under the provisions of Article 101-4, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph.