Article 240Special Provisions on Determination of Subscription Requirements for Public Company
第二百四十条（公開会社における募集事項の決定の特則）
Except for the cases set forth in each item of Article 238, paragraph (3), for the purpose of the application of the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article to a public company, the term "shareholders meeting" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "board of directors meeting". In these cases, the provisions of the preceding Article do not apply.
第二百三十八条第三項各号に掲げる場合を除き、公開会社における同条第二項の規定の適用については、同項中「株主総会」とあるのは、「取締役会」とする。この場合においては、前条の規定は、適用しない。
If a public company has determined subscription requirements by a resolution at a board of directors meeting provided for in Article 238, paragraph (2) applied following the deemed replacement of terms pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the public company must notify the shareholders of relevant subscription requirements no later than two weeks prior to the day of allotment.
公開会社は、前項の規定により読み替えて適用する第二百三十八条第二項の取締役会の決議によって募集事項を定めた場合には、割当日の二週間前までに、株主に対し、当該募集事項を通知しなければならない。
A public notice may be substituted for the notice under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
前項の規定による通知は、公告をもってこれに代えることができる。
The provisions of paragraph (2) do not apply in cases prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as cases where it is unlikely that the protection of shareholders is compromised, including cases where, with respect to subscription requirements, the stock company has submitted, no later than two weeks prior to the day of allotment, a notice under Article 4, paragraphs (1) through (3) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
第二項の規定は、株式会社が募集事項について割当日の二週間前までに金融商品取引法第四条第一項から第三項までの届出をしている場合その他の株主の保護に欠けるおそれがないものとして法務省令で定める場合には、適用しない。
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public company
「公開会社」
A stock company whose articles of incorporation do not require the company's approval for transfers of at least some of its shares; it need not be listed on a stock exchange.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (v)· applies throughout the law
subscription requirements
「募集事項」
The terms a stock company must decide each time it invites subscriptions for its shares or share options, such as the number offered and the amount to be paid for them.
Short name set inArticle 238, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section
day of allotment
「割当日」
The day on which shares for subscription, or share options for subscription, are allotted to the persons who applied for them.
Short name set inArticle 238, paragraph (1), item (iv)· applies only in this section
board of directors
取締役会
The body made up of all of a stock company's directors (Companies Act, Article 362, paragraph (1)). It decides how the company's business is carried out, supervises the directors, and appoints and removes the representative directors (代表取締役) (Article 362, paragraphs (2) and (3)) — except in a company with a nominating committee and the other committees (指名委員会等設置会社), where it appoints representative executive officers (代表執行役) instead (Articles 416 and 420). Some decisions, such as disposing of important assets or borrowing a large amount, it normally may not hand to the directors (Article 362, paragraph (4)). A company with an audit and supervisory committee (監査等委員会設置会社) can hand more of them to directors (Article 399-13, paragraphs (5) and (6)), and a company with the committees hands them to executive officers (執行役) rather than directors (Article 416, paragraphs (3) and (4)). A company chooses in its articles of incorporation whether to have one (Article 326, paragraph (2)), but a public company (公開会社), among others, must (Article 327, paragraph (1)): a public company is one whose articles of incorporation let at least some of its shares change hands without the company's approval (Article 2, item (v)). A company with a board must have at least three directors (Article 331, paragraph (5)).
Written by AI using Companies Act, Arts. 2, 326, 327, 331, 362, 399-13, 416, 420 as a reference.
shareholders meeting
株主総会
The meeting of a stock company's shareholders, and the body through which they decide the company's basic matters. It elects the directors and company auditors (Companies Act, Article 329, paragraph (1)) and changes the articles of incorporation (Article 466). In a company without a board of directors it may decide any matter about the company; in one with a board, only what the Act or the articles of incorporation leave to it (Article 295). An annual shareholders meeting must be called after the end of every business year, and another may be called whenever needed (Article 296). A resolution normally passes by a majority of the votes present, with holders of a majority of the votes entitled to vote attending (Article 309, paragraph (1)).
Written by AI using Companies Act, Arts. 295, 296, 309, 329, 466 as a reference.