If a stock company effects entity conversion, holders of share options of the stock company effecting entity conversion may demand that the stock company purchase, at a fair price, the share options that they hold.
If holders of the share options attached to bonds with share options intend to make the demand under the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "the "exercise of appraisal rights on share options" in this Section), they must also demand that the stock company purchase the bonds concerning bonds with share options; provided, however, that this does not apply if it is otherwise provided for with respect to the share options attached to the bonds with share options.
A stock company which intends to effect entity conversion must notify the holders of share options thereof that it will effect entity conversion, by twenty days prior to the effective day.
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。
To exercise appraisal rights on share options, the share option holder must indicate the features and number of the share options with respect to which the holder is exercising appraisal rights, between twenty days prior to the effective day and the day immediately preceding the effective day.
When intending to exercise appraisal rights on share options in respect of share options for which share option certificates have been issued, the holder of those share options must submit to a stock company effecting the entity conversion the share option certificates; provided, however, that this does not apply to a person who files a petition for public notice prescribed in Article 114 of the Non-Contentious Cases Procedure Act with respect to those share option certificates.
When intending to exercise appraisal rights on share options in respect of share options attached to bonds with share option for which certificate representing the bond with share options have been issued, the holder of those share options must submit to the stock company effective entity conversion the certificate representing the bond with share options; provided, however, that this does not apply to a person who files a petition for public notice prescribed in Article 114 of the Non-Contentious Cases Procedure Act with respect to that certificate representing the bond with share options.
Share option holders exercising appraisal rights on share options may withdraw their demands for appraisal of the share options only with the approval of the stock company effecting the entity conversion.
The demands of the share option holders exercising appraisal rights on share options lose effect if the entity conversion is cancelled.
The provisions of Article 260 do not apply to share options for the exercise of appraisal rights on share options.
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(Entry or Recording of Information Required to Be Entered in the Share Option Register at the Request of Share Option Holders)
A person who has acquired share options from a person other than the stock company that issued relevant share options…
新株予約権を当該新株予約権を発行した株式会社以外の者から取得した者（当該株式会社を除く。以下この節において「新株予約権取得者」という。）は、当該株式会社に対し、当該新株予約権に係る新株予約権原簿記載事項を新株予約権原簿に記載し、又は記録することを請求することができる。
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If a stock company effects entity conversion, holders of share options of the stock company effecting entity conversion may demand that the stock company purchase, at a fair price…
株式会社が組織変更をする場合には、組織変更をする株式会社の新株予約権の新株予約権者は、当該株式会社に対し、自己の有する新株予約権を公正な価格で買い取ることを請求することができる。
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A stock company which intends to effect entity conversion must notify the holders of share options thereof that it will effect entity conversion, by twenty days prior to the effective day.
組織変更をしようとする株式会社は、効力発生日の二十日前までに、その新株予約権の新株予約権者に対し、組織変更をする旨を通知しなければならない。
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「新株予約権」
A right that entitles its holder, by exercising it against a stock company, to receive shares of that company.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxi)· applies throughout the law
bonds with share options
「新株予約権付社債」
A bond with share options attached to it.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxii)· applies throughout the law
bond
「社債」
A money claim against a company, arising from an allotment the company makes under this Act, that is to be repaid according to the terms set under Article 676.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxiii)· applies throughout the law
entity conversion
「組織変更」
A company's changing its legal form, either from a stock company into a membership company (a general partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company) or the other way round.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxvi)· applies throughout the law
certificate for bonds with share optionsmachine translation
「新株予約権付社債券」
A certificate representing bonds with share options, as provided for in Article 249, item (ii).
Defined inArticle 249, paragraph (1), item (ii)
effective day
「効力発生日」
The day on which the corporate action in question takes effect, such as a share consolidation, business transfer, entity conversion, merger, company split, share exchange or partial share exchange.
Short name set inArticle 775, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section
exercise of appraisal rights on share options
「新株予約権買取請求」
A share option holder's demand that the company buy back their share options at a fair price, allowed when the company makes certain changes such as amending its articles of incorporation, converting into another kind of company, merging or splitting.
Short name set inArticle 777, paragraph (2)· applies only in this subsection