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Article 960Crime of an Aggravated Breach of Trust by a Director

第九百六十条(取締役等の特別背任罪)

When any one of the following persons, for the purpose of promoting the person's own interest or the interest of a third party or inflicting damage on a stock company, commits an act in breach of the person's duties and causes financial damages to relevant stock company, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years or a fine of not more than ten million yen, or both:

次に掲げる者が、自己若しくは第三者の利益を図り又は株式会社に損害を加える目的で、その任務に背く行為をし、当該株式会社に財産上の損害を加えたときは、十年以下の拘禁刑若しくは千万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。

an incorporator;

発起人

a director, accounting advisor, company auditor or executive officer;

取締役、会計参与、監査役又は執行役

a person to perform duties on behalf of a director, company auditor or executive officer who has been appointed based on a provisional disposition order under the provisions of ;

に規定する仮処分命令により選任された取締役、監査役又は執行役の職務を代行する者

a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a director (in cases of a company with audit and supervisory committee, a director who is an audit and supervisory committee member or other director), accounting advisor, company auditor, representative director, committee member (meaning a member of a nominating committee, audit committee, or remuneration committee), executive officer or representative executive officer appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 346, paragraph (2), Article 351, paragraph (2) or Article 401, paragraph (3) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 403, paragraph (3) and Article 420, paragraph (3));

第三百四十六条第二項、第三百五十一条第二項又は第四百一条第三項(第四百三条第三項及び第四百二十条第三項において準用する場合を含む。)の規定により選任された一時取締役(監査等委員会設置会社にあっては、監査等委員である取締役又はそれ以外の取締役)、会計参与、監査役、代表取締役、委員(指名委員会、監査委員会又は報酬委員会の委員をいう。)、執行役又は代表執行役の職務を行うべき者

a manager;

支配人

an employee to whom the authority of a certain kind of matter or a specific matter concerning business has been delegated; or

事業に関するある種類又は特定の事項の委任を受けた使用人

an inspector.

検査役

The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply when any one of the following persons, for the purpose of promoting the person's own interest or the interest of a third party or inflicting damage on a liquidating stock company, commits an act in breach of the person's duties and causes financial damages to relevant liquidating stock company:

次に掲げる者が、自己若しくは第三者の利益を図り又は清算株式会社に損害を加える目的で、その任務に背く行為をし、当該清算株式会社に財産上の損害を加えたときも、前項と同様とする。

a liquidator of the liquidating stock company;

清算株式会社の清算人

a person to perform duties on behalf of a liquidator of the liquidating stock company who has been appointed based on a provisional disposition order under the provisions of ;

に規定する仮処分命令により選任された清算株式会社の清算人の職務を代行する者

a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a liquidator or representative liquidator appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 346, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 479, paragraph (4) or Article 351, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 483, paragraph (6);

第四百七十九条第四項において準用する第三百四十六条第二項又は第四百八十三条第六項において準用する第三百五十一条第二項の規定により選任された一時清算人又は代表清算人の職務を行うべき者

a liquidator's agent;

清算人代理

a supervisor; or

監督委員

an investigator.

調査委員

Article 961Crime of an Aggravated Breach of Trust by a Representative Bondholder

第九百六十一条(代表社債権者等の特別背任罪)

When a representative bondholder or a resolution administrator (meaning the resolution administrator prescribed in Article 737, paragraph (2); the same applies hereinafter), for the purpose of promoting the person's own interest or the interest of a third party or inflicting damage on a bondholder, commits an act in breach of the person's duties and causes financial damages to the bondholder, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen, or both.

代表社債権者又は決議執行者(第七百三十七条第二項に規定する決議執行者をいう。以下同じ。)が、自己若しくは第三者の利益を図り又は社債権者に損害を加える目的で、その任務に背く行為をし、社債権者に財産上の損害を加えたときは、五年以下の拘禁刑若しくは五百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。

Article 962Attempted Crime

第九百六十二条(未遂罪)

Attempts of the crimes referred to in the preceding two Articles are punished.

前二条の罪の未遂は、罰する。

Article 963Crimes That Put Company Property at Risk

第九百六十三条(会社財産を危うくする罪)

When the person set forth in Article 960, paragraph (1), item (i) or (ii) makes a false statement to or conceals facts from a court, an organizational meeting or an organizational meeting of class shareholders with regard to payment or delivery under the provisions of Article 34, paragraph (1) or Article 63, paragraph (1) or the matters set forth in the items of Article 28, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen, or both.

第九百六十条第一項第一号又は第二号に掲げる者が、第三十四条第一項若しくは第六十三条第一項の規定による払込み若しくは給付について、又は第二十八条各号に掲げる事項について、裁判所又は創立総会若しくは種類創立総会に対し、虚偽の申述を行い、又は事実を隠蔽したときは、五年以下の拘禁刑若しくは五百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。

The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply when any one of the persons set forth in Article 960, paragraph (1), items (iii) through (v) makes a false statement to or conceals facts from a court, a shareholders meeting or a general meeting of class shareholders with regard to the matters set forth in Article 199, paragraph (1), item (iii) or Article 236, paragraph (1), item (iii).

第九百六十条第一項第三号から第五号までに掲げる者が、第百九十九条第一項第三号又は第二百三十六条第一項第三号に掲げる事項について、裁判所又は株主総会若しくは種類株主総会に対し、虚偽の申述を行い、又は事実を隠蔽したときも、前項と同様とする。

The provisions of paragraph (1) also apply when an inspector makes a false statement to or conceals facts from a court with regard to the matters set forth in the items of Article 28, Article 199, paragraph (1), item (iii) or Article 236, paragraph (1), item (iii).

検査役が、第二十八条各号、第百九十九条第一項第三号又は第二百三十六条第一項第三号に掲げる事項について、裁判所に対し、虚偽の申述を行い、又は事実を隠蔽したときも、第一項と同様とする。

The provisions of paragraph (1) also apply when a person elected pursuant to the provisions of Article 94, paragraph (1) makes a false statement to or conceals facts from an organizational meeting with regard to payment or delivery under the provisions of Article 34, paragraph (1) or Article 63, paragraph (1) or the matters set forth in the items of Article 28.

第九十四条第一項の規定により選任された者が、第三十四条第一項若しくは第六十三条第一項の規定による払込み若しくは給付について、又は第二十八条各号に掲げる事項について、創立総会に対し、虚偽の申述を行い、又は事実を隠蔽したときも、第一項と同様とする。

The provisions of paragraph (1) also apply when any one of the persons set forth in Article 960, paragraph (1), items (iii) through (vii) falls under any one of the following items:

第九百六十条第一項第三号から第七号までに掲げる者が、次のいずれかに該当する場合にも、第一項と同様とする。

when the person, under any name, unlawfully acquires shares of a stock company on the account of the stock company;

何人の名義をもってするかを問わず、株式会社の計算において不正にその株式を取得したとき。

when the person pays dividends of surplus in violation of the provisions of laws and regulations or the articles of incorporation; or

法令又は定款の規定に違反して、剰余金の配当をしたとき。

when the person disposes of a stock company's property for the purpose of speculative trading outside the scope of the purpose of the stock company.

株式会社の目的の範囲外において、投機取引のために株式会社の財産を処分したとき。

Article 964Crime of Use of False Documents

第九百六十四条(虚偽文書行使等の罪)

When any one of the following persons, in soliciting subscribers for shares, share options, bonds or bonds with share options, uses materials providing explanations about the business of the company or any other matters, advertisements for relevant solicitation or any other documents concerning relevant solicitation that contain false statements with regard to important matters or, if an electronic or magnetic record has been prepared in lieu of relevant documents, uses an electronic or magnetic record that contains a false records with regard to important matters for the administration of relevant solicitation, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen, or both:

次に掲げる者が、株式、新株予約権、社債又は新株予約権付社債を引き受ける者の募集をするに当たり、会社の事業その他の事項に関する説明を記載した資料若しくは当該募集の広告その他の当該募集に関する文書であって重要な事項について虚偽の記載のあるものを行使し、又はこれらの書類の作成に代えて電磁的記録の作成がされている場合における当該電磁的記録であって重要な事項について虚偽の記録のあるものをその募集の事務の用に供したときは、五年以下の拘禁刑若しくは五百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。

a member who executes the business of a membership company;

持分会社の業務を執行する社員

a person to perform duties on behalf of a member who executes the business of a membership company, who has been appointed based on a provisional disposition order under the provisions of ; or

に規定する仮処分命令により選任された持分会社の業務を執行する社員の職務を代行する者

a person to whom solicitation of subscribers for shares, share options, bonds or bonds with share options has been entrusted.

株式、新株予約権、社債又は新株予約権付社債を引き受ける者の募集の委託を受けた者

The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply when a person who carries out the secondary distribution of shares, share options, bonds or bonds with share options uses documents concerning the secondary distribution that contain false statements with regard to important matters or, if an electronic or magnetic record has been prepared in lieu of relevant documents, uses an electronic or magnetic record that contains a false record with regard to important matters for the administration of the secondary distribution.

株式、新株予約権、社債又は新株予約権付社債の売出しを行う者が、その売出しに関する文書であって重要な事項について虚偽の記載のあるものを行使し、又は当該文書の作成に代えて電磁的記録の作成がされている場合における当該電磁的記録であって重要な事項について虚偽の記録のあるものをその売出しの事務の用に供したときも、前項と同様とする。

When any one of the persons set forth in Article 960, paragraph (1), items (i) through (vii) colludes with officers and employees of an institution that handles payments for the purpose of falsifying payments for a share issue, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen, or both. The same applies to any institution that participates in the collusion.

第九百六十条第一項第一号から第七号までに掲げる者が、株式の発行に係る払込みを仮装するため預合いを行ったときは、五年以下の拘禁刑若しくは五百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。預合いに応じた者も、同様とする。

Article 966Crime of Excessive Issue of Shares

第九百六十六条(株式の超過発行の罪)

When any one of the following persons issues shares exceeding the total number of shares that may be issued by a stock company, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen:

次に掲げる者が、株式会社が発行することができる株式の総数を超えて株式を発行したときは、五年以下の拘禁刑又は五百万円以下の罰金に処する。

an incorporator;

発起人

a director or executive officer or a liquidator of a liquidating stock company;

取締役、執行役又は清算株式会社の清算人

a person to perform duties on behalf of a director or executive officer or a liquidator of a liquidating stock company who has been appointed based on a provisional disposition order under the provisions of ; or

に規定する仮処分命令により選任された取締役、執行役又は清算株式会社の清算人の職務を代行する者

a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a director (in cases of a company with audit and supervisory committee, a director who is an audit and supervisory committee member or other director), an executive officer or a liquidator of a liquidating stock company appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 346, paragraph (2) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 479, paragraph (4)) or Article 401, paragraph (3) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 403, paragraph (3).

第三百四十六条第二項(第四百七十九条第四項において準用する場合を含む。)又は第四百三条第三項において準用する第四百一条第三項の規定により選任された一時取締役(監査等委員会設置会社にあっては、監査等委員である取締役又はそれ以外の取締役)、執行役又は清算株式会社の清算人の職務を行うべき者

Article 967Crime of the Giving or Acceptance of a Bribe by a Director

第九百六十七条(取締役等の贈収賄罪)

When any one of the following persons accepts, solicits or promises to accept property benefits in connection with the person's duties, in response to a wrongful request, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen:

次に掲げる者が、その職務に関し、不正の請託を受けて、財産上の利益を収受し、又はその要求若しくは約束をしたときは、五年以下の拘禁刑又は五百万円以下の罰金に処する。

any one of the persons set forth in the items of Article 960, paragraph (1) or the items of Article 960, paragraph (2);

第九百六十条第一項各号又は第二項各号に掲げる者

the person prescribed in Article 961; or

第九百六十一条に規定する者

financial auditor or a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a financial auditor appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 346, paragraph (4).

会計監査人又は第三百四十六条第四項の規定により選任された一時会計監査人の職務を行うべき者

A person who has given, offered or promised to give the benefits referred to in the preceding paragraph is punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine of not more than three million yen.

前項の利益を供与し、又はその申込み若しくは約束をした者は、三年以下の拘禁刑又は三百万円以下の罰金に処する。

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