Article 172-4Administrative Monetary Penalty Payment Order Issued to an Issuer That Submits an Annual Securities Report Containing a False Statement

①If an issuer submits an annual securities report, etc. (meaning an annual securities report as prescribed in Article 24, paragraph (1) or (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 24, paragraph (5) and also including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27) and Article 24, paragraph (6) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27) and accompanying documents, or an amended report as prescribed in Article 7,paragraph (1), Article 9, paragraph (1), or Article 10, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 24-2, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27); hereinafter the same applies in this Chapter) that contains a false statement about a material particular or that omits a statement as to a material particular that is required to be stated, the Prime Minister, in accordance with the proceedings prescribed in the following Section, must order the issuer to pay an administrative monetary penalty to the national treasury in an amount that is equivalent to the amount specified in item (i) (or, if the amount set forth in item (ii) exceeds the amount set forth in item (i), the amount set forth in item (ii)); provided, however, that if the issuer's business year is other than one year in length, the Prime Minister must order the issuer to pay an administrative monetary penalty to the national treasury in an amount that is equivalent to the amount arrived at when the number of months in its business year is divided by 12 and the quotient is multiplied by that amount:

②If an issuer submits a semiannual securities or extraordinary report, etc. (meaning a semiannual securities report or extraordinary report under Article 24-5, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article) or paragraph (4) of that Article (these provisions including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27), or an amended report under Article 7, paragraph (1), Article 9, paragraph (1), or Article 10, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 24-5, paragraph (5) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27); hereinafter the same applies in this Chapter) which contains a false statement about a material particular or omits a statement as to a material particular that is required to be stated, the Prime Minister, in accordance with the procedures prescribed in the following Section, must order the issuer to pay an administrative monetary penalty to the national treasury in an amount that is equivalent to half of the amount set forth in item (i) of the preceding paragraph (or, if the amount set forth in item (ii) of that paragraph exceeds the amount set forth in item (i) of that paragraph, the amount set forth in item (ii) of that paragraph). In such a case, the proviso to that paragraph applies mutatis mutandis.

③The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis if an issuer fails to submit an extraordinary report under Article 24-5, paragraph (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27) stating the particulars specified by Cabinet Office Order as having a material influence on investors' investment decisions.

④The number of months referred to in the proviso to paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the second sentence of paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph)) is calculated in accordance with the calendar, and if a period of less than one month is subject to calculation, it is counted as one month.