In cases of carrying out any one of the acts set forth in the following items, holders of share options of the disappearing stock company, etc. provided for in those items may demand that the disappearing stock company, etc. purchase, at a fair price, the share options that they hold:
consolidation-type merger:share options other than those for which provisions on the matters set forth in Article 753, paragraph (1), item (x) or (xi) meet the conditions set forth in Article 236, paragraph (1), item (viii) (limited to those related to (a) of that item);
新設合併 第七百五十三条第一項第十号又は第十一号に掲げる事項についての定めが第二百三十六条第一項第八号の条件（同号イに関するものに限る。）に合致する新株予約権以外の新株予約権
incorporation-type company split (limited to cases where the company incorporated in the incorporation-type split is a stock company): among the following share options, share options other than those for which provisions on the matters set forth in Article 763, paragraph (1), item (x) or (xi) meet the conditions set forth in Article 236, paragraph (1), item (viii) (limited to those related to (c) of that item):
新設分割（新設分割設立会社が株式会社である場合に限る。） 次に掲げる新株予約権のうち、第七百六十三条第一項第十号又は第十一号に掲げる事項についての定めが第二百三十六条第一項第八号の条件（同号ハに関するものに限る。）に合致する新株予約権以外の新株予約権
share options other than share options in the incorporation-type split plan and for which there are provisions to the effect that, in the case of effecting an incorporation-type company split, share options of the stock company incorporated in the incorporation-type split are to be delivered to holders of the share options; or
新設分割計画新株予約権以外の新株予約権であって、新設分割をする場合において当該新株予約権の新株予約権者に新設分割設立株式会社の新株予約権を交付することとする旨の定めがあるもの
share exchange: among the following share options, share options other than those for which provisions on the matters set forth in Article 773, paragraph (1), item (ix) or (x) meet the conditions set forth in Article 236, paragraph (1), item (viii) (limited to those related to (e) of that item):
株式移転 次に掲げる新株予約権のうち、第七百七十三条第一項第九号又は第十号に掲げる事項についての定めが第二百三十六条第一項第八号の条件（同号ホに関するものに限る。）に合致する新株予約権以外の新株予約権
share options other than share options under share transfer plan and for which there are provisions to the effect that, in the case of effecting a share transfer, share options in the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer are to be delivered to holders of relevant share options.
株式移転計画新株予約権以外の新株予約権であって、株式移転をする場合において当該新株予約権の新株予約権者に株式移転設立完全親会社の新株予約権を交付することとする旨の定めがあるもの
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 Division), they must also demand that the disappearing 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 relevant bonds with share options.
The disappearing stock company, etc. set forth in the following items must notify holders of share options provided for in those items that they will effect a consolidation-type merger, etc. and the trade names and address of the disappearing company, etc. and the incorporated company, within two weeks from the day of the resolution at the shareholders meeting referred to in Article 804, paragraph (1) (or, in the cases prescribed in paragraph (2) of that Article, the day of obtainment of the consent of all shareholders referred to in that paragraph, and in the cases prescribed in Article 805, the day of preparation of the incorporation-type company split plan):
stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split if the company incorporated in the incorporation-type split is a stock company: the following share options:
share options other than share options in the incorporation-type split plan and for which there are provisions to the effect that, in the case of effecting an incorporation-type company split, share options of the stock company incorporated in the incorporation-type split are to be delivered to holders of relevant share options; and
新設分割計画新株予約権以外の新株予約権であって、新設分割をする場合において当該新株予約権の新株予約権者に新設分割設立株式会社の新株予約権を交付することとする旨の定めがあるもの
share options other than the share options in the share transfer plan, for which there are provisions to the effect that, in the case of effecting a share transfer, share options in the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer are to be delivered to holders of relevant share options.
株式移転計画新株予約権以外の新株予約権であって、株式移転をする場合において当該新株予約権の新株予約権者に株式移転設立完全親会社の新株予約権を交付することとする旨の定めがあるもの
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 number of share options with regard to which the holder is exercising appraisal rights, within twenty days from the day of the notice under the provisions of paragraph (3) or the public notice under the preceding paragraph.
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 disappearing stock company, etc. the share option certificates; provided, however, that this does not apply to a person who files a petition for public notice as 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 options for which certificate representing the bond with share options have been issued, the holder of those share options must submit to the disappearing stock company, etc. 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 as 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 disappearing stock company, etc.
The demands of the share option holders exercising appraisal rights on share options lose effect if the consolidation-type merger, etc. is cancelled.
The provisions of Article 260 do not apply to share options for exercise of appraisal rights on share options.
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(Features of Share Option)
if it is arranged that if relevant stock company carries out acts set forth in (a) through (e) below, the share options of the stock company provided for in (a) through (e) is to be delivered to the…
当該株式会社が次のイからホまでに掲げる行為をする場合において、当該新株予約権の新株予約権者に当該イからホまでに定める株式会社の新株予約権を交付することとするときは、その旨及びその条件
Open this provision(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。
Open this provision(Consolidation-Type Merger Agreements by Which a Stock Company Is Incorporated)
if a stock company disappearing in the consolidation-type merger has issued share options, the following matters concerning the share options of the stock company incorporated in the…
新設合併消滅株式会社が新株予約権を発行しているときは、新設合併設立株式会社が新設合併に際して当該新株予約権の新株予約権者に対して交付する当該新株予約権に代わる当該新設合併設立株式会社の新株予約権又は金銭についての次に掲げる事項
Open this provision(Consolidation-Type Merger Agreements by Which a Stock Company Is Incorporated)
in the case prescribed in the preceding item, matters concerning the allotment of the share options of the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger or monies set forth in that item…
前号に規定する場合には、新設合併消滅株式会社の新株予約権の新株予約権者に対する同号の新設合併設立株式会社の新株予約権又は金銭の割当てに関する事項
Open this provision(Incorporation-Type Company Split Plan by Which a Stock Company Is Incorporated)
if the stock company incorporated in the incorporation-type split is to deliver to holders of share options of the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split share options of the stock…
新設分割設立株式会社が新設分割に際して新設分割株式会社の新株予約権の新株予約権者に対して当該新株予約権に代わる当該新設分割設立株式会社の新株予約権を交付するときは、当該新株予約権についての次に掲げる事項
Open this provision(Incorporation-Type Company Split Plan by Which a Stock Company Is Incorporated)
in the case prescribed in the preceding item, matters concerning allotment of the share options of the stock company incorporated in the incorporation-type split set forth in that item to holders of…
前号に規定する場合には、新設分割計画新株予約権の新株予約権者に対する同号の新設分割設立株式会社の新株予約権の割当てに関する事項
Open this provision(Share Transfer Plans)
in the case prescribed in the preceding item, matters concerning allotment of the share options of the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer referred to in that item to…
前号に規定する場合には、株式移転計画新株予約権の新株予約権者に対する同号の株式移転設立完全親会社の新株予約権の割当てに関する事項
Open this provision(Share Transfer Plans)
if the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer is to deliver to holders of share options of the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer share options of…
株式移転設立完全親会社が株式移転に際して株式移転完全子会社の新株予約権の新株予約権者に対して当該新株予約権に代わる当該株式移転設立完全親会社の新株予約権を交付するときは、当該新株予約権についての次に掲げる事項
Open this provision(Approval of the Consolidation-Type Merger Agreement)
A disappearing stock company, etc. must obtain the approval of the consolidation-type merger agreement, etc. by a resolution at a shareholders meeting.
消滅株式会社等は、株主総会の決議によって、新設合併契約等の承認を受けなければならない。
Open this provision(Approval of the Consolidation-Type Merger Agreement)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if the company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger is a membership company, consent of all shareholders of the stock companies…
前項の規定にかかわらず、新設合併設立会社が持分会社である場合には、新設合併契約について新設合併消滅株式会社の総株主の同意を得なければならない。
Open this provision(Cases Where Approval of the Incorporation-Type Company Split Plan Is Not Required)
The provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article do not apply if the sum of the book value of the assets that the company incorporated in an incorporation-type split succeeds to through the…
前条第一項の規定は、新設分割により新設分割設立会社に承継させる資産の帳簿価額の合計額が新設分割株式会社の総資産額として法務省令で定める方法により算定される額の五分の一（これを下回る割合を新設分割株式会社の定款で定めた場合にあっては、その割合）を超えない場合には、適用しない。
Open this provision(Exercise of Appraisal Rights on Share Options)
In cases of carrying out any one of the acts set forth in the following items, holders of share options of the disappearing stock company, etc. provided for in those items may demand that the…
次の各号に掲げる行為をする場合には、当該各号に定める消滅株式会社等の新株予約権の新株予約権者は、消滅株式会社等に対し、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。
Open this provision(Exercise of Appraisal Rights on Share Options)
The disappearing stock company, etc. set forth in the following items must notify holders of share options provided for in those items that they will effect a consolidation-type merger…
次の各号に掲げる消滅株式会社等は、第八百四条第一項の株主総会の決議の日（同条第二項に規定する場合にあっては同項の総株主の同意を得た日、第八百五条に規定する場合にあっては新設分割計画の作成の日）から二週間以内に、当該各号に定める新株予約権の新株予約権者に対し…
Open this provision(Exercise of Appraisal Rights on Share Options)
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。
Open this provisionshare option
「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
consolidation-type merger
「新設合併」
A merger of two or more companies in which all of them cease to exist and a new company formed by the merger takes over all their rights and obligations.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxviii)· applies throughout the law
incorporation-type company split
「新設分割」
One or more stock companies or limited liability companies handing over all or part of the rights and obligations of their business to a new company formed by the split.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxx)· applies throughout the law
share transfer
「株式移転」
One or more stock companies having all of their issued shares acquired by a newly formed stock company, which becomes their sole owner.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xxxii)· 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)
stock company disappearing in the consolidation-type mergermachine translation
「新設合併消滅株式会社」
A stock company that ceases to exist in a consolidation-type merger.
Short name set inArticle 753, paragraph (1), item (vi)· applies only in this part
company incorporated in the incorporation-type split
「新設分割設立会社」
The new company formed in an incorporation-type company split, which takes over the rights and obligations handed over to it.
Short name set inArticle 763, paragraph (1)· applies only in this part
stock company incorporated in the incorporation-type split
「新設分割設立株式会社」
A stock company formed in an incorporation-type company split.
Short name set inArticle 763, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies only in this part
stock company splitting in the Incorporation-type split
「新設分割株式会社」
A stock company that hands over rights and obligations of its business to a new company formed in an incorporation-type company split.
Short name set inArticle 763, paragraph (1), item (v)· applies only in this part
share options in the incorporation-type split plan
「新設分割計画新株予約権」
Share options of a stock company splitting in an incorporation-type split whose holders are to receive share options of the newly formed stock company in their place, under the split plan.
Short name set inArticle 763, paragraph (1), item (x), (a)· applies only in this part
wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfermachine translation
「株式移転設立完全親会社」
The new stock company formed in a share transfer, which acquires all the issued shares of the companies carrying it out.
Short name set inArticle 773, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies only in this part
wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfermachine translation
「株式移転完全子会社」
A stock company all of whose issued shares are acquired by a new stock company formed in a share transfer.
Short name set inArticle 773, paragraph (1), item (v)· applies only in this part
share options under share transfer plan
「株式移転計画新株予約権」
Share options of a company becoming wholly owned in a share transfer whose holders are to receive share options of the new parent company in their place, under the share transfer plan.
Short name set inArticle 773, paragraph (1), item (ix), (a)· applies only in this part
disappearing stock company, etc.
「消滅株式会社等」
A stock company that is merged away in a consolidation-type merger, splits off business in an incorporation-type company split, or becomes a wholly owned subsidiary in a share transfer, and must keep the merger agreement, split plan or share transfer plan at its head office.
Short name set inArticle 803, paragraph (1)· applies only in this division
incorporated company
「設立会社」
The new company formed in a consolidation-type merger, an incorporation-type company split or a share transfer.
Short name set inArticle 803, paragraph (1)· applies only in this division
consolidation-type merger, etc.
「新設合併等」
A consolidation-type merger, an incorporation-type company split or a share transfer.
Short name set inArticle 804, paragraph (4)· applies only in this section
disappearing company, etc.
「消滅会社等」
In a consolidation-type merger, an incorporation-type company split or a share transfer, the other companies taking part besides the stock company giving notice: those merged away, those splitting off their business, or those becoming wholly owned subsidiaries.
Short name set inArticle 806, paragraph (3)· 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 808, paragraph (2)· applies only in this division
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.