# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第百五十一条 (Article 151) - Law: 会社法 (Companies Act), 平成十七年法律第八十六号 - English title "Companies Act": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第百五十一条 (Article 151)（株式の質入れの効果） — address `art-151` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第百五十一条（株式の質入れの効果） — (Effect of Pledging Shares) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-151 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151 **第一項** 株式会社が次に掲げる行為をした場合には、株式を目的とする質権は、当該行為によって当該株式の株主が受けることのできる金銭等（金銭その他の財産をいう。以下同じ。）について存在する。 art-151/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1 If a stock company carries out any of the acts set forth below, the pledge for shares is effective with respect to the monies, etc. (meaning monies and other properties; the same applies hereinafter) which the shareholders of relevant shares are entitled to receive as a result of relevant act: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 第百六十七条第一項の規定による取得請求権付株式の取得 art-151/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-1 the acquisition of shares with put options pursuant to the provisions Article 167, paragraph (1); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 第百七十条第一項の規定による取得条項付株式の取得 art-151/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-2 the acquisition of shares subject to call pursuant to the provisions of Article 170, paragraph (1); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 第百七十三条第一項の規定による第百七十一条第一項に規定する全部取得条項付種類株式の取得 art-151/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-3 the acquisition of shares subject to class-wide call provided for in Article 171, paragraph (1) pursuant to the provisions of Article 173, paragraph (1); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 株式の併合 art-151/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-4 consolidation of shares; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 株式の分割 art-151/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-5 share split; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 第百八十五条に規定する株式無償割当て art-151/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-6 allotment of shares without contribution provided for in Article 185; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **七** 第二百七十七条に規定する新株予約権無償割当て art-151/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-7 allotment of share options without contribution provided for in Article 277; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **八** 剰余金の配当 art-151/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-8 dividends of surplus; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **九** 残余財産の分配 art-151/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-9 distribution of residual assets; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十** 組織変更 art-151/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-10 entity conversion; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十一** 合併（合併により当該株式会社が消滅する場合に限る。） art-151/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-11 merger (but only if the stock company disappears in the merger); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十二** 株式交換 art-151/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-12 share exchange; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十三** 株式移転 art-151/par-1/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-13 share transfer; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十四** 株式の取得（第一号から第三号までに掲げる行為を除く。） art-151/par-1/item-14 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-14 acquisition of shares (excluding the acts set forth in item (i) through item (iii)). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 特別支配株主（第百七十九条第一項に規定する特別支配株主をいう。第百五十四条第三項において同じ。）が株式売渡請求（第百七十九条第二項に規定する株式売渡請求をいう。）により売渡株式（第百七十九条の二第一項第二号に規定する売渡株式をいう。以下この項において同じ。）の取得をした場合には、売渡株式を目的とする質権は、当該取得によって当該売渡株式の株主が受けることのできる金銭について存在する。 art-151/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-2 If a special controlling shareholder (meaning a special controlling shareholder as prescribed in Article 179, paragraph (1); the same applies in Article 154, paragraph (3)) acquires shares subject to cash-out (meaning shares subject to cash-out prescribed in Article 179-2, paragraph (1), item (ii); hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) by demand for cash-out (meaning demand for cash-out as prescribed in Article 179, paragraph (2)), the pledge for shares subject to cash-out is effective for monies that shareholders of relevant shares subject to the cash-out can receive by relevant acquisition. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-151/par-1/item-1: 第百六十七条第一項 → 会社法 第百六十七条第一項 (Article 167, paragraph (1)), art-167/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-167/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-167/par-1 - art-151/par-1/item-2: 第百七十条第一項 → 会社法 第百七十条第一項 (Article 170, paragraph (1)), art-170/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-170/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-170/par-1 - art-151/par-1/item-3: 第百七十三条第一項 → 会社法 第百七十三条第一項 (Article 173, paragraph (1)), art-173/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-173/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-173/par-1 - art-151/par-1/item-3: 第百七十一条第一項 → 会社法 第百七十一条第一項 (Article 171, paragraph (1)), art-171/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-171/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-171/par-1 - art-151/par-1/item-6: 第百八十五条 → 会社法 第百八十五条 (Article 185), art-185 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-185 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-185 - art-151/par-1/item-7: 第二百七十七条 → 会社法 第二百七十七条 (Article 277), art-277 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-277 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-277 - art-151/par-1/item-14: 第一号から第三号まで → 会社法 第百五十一条第一項第一号 (Article 151, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-151/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-1 - art-151/par-1/item-14: 第一号から第三号まで → 会社法 第百五十一条第一項第二号 (Article 151, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-151/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-2 - art-151/par-1/item-14: 第一号から第三号まで → 会社法 第百五十一条第一項第三号 (Article 151, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-151/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-3 - art-151/par-2: 第百七十九条第一項 → 会社法 第百七十九条第一項 (Article 179, paragraph (1)), art-179/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179/par-1 - art-151/par-2: 第百五十四条第三項 → 会社法 第百五十四条第三項 (Article 154, paragraph (3)), art-154/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-154/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-154/par-3 - art-151/par-2: 第百七十九条第二項 → 会社法 第百七十九条第二項 (Article 179, paragraph (2)), art-179/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179/par-2 - art-151/par-2: 第百七十九条の二第一項第二号 → 会社法 第百七十九条の二第一項第二号 (Article 179-2, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-179-2/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-2/par-1/item-2 - art-151/par-2: この項 → 会社法 第百五十一条第二項 (Article 151, paragraph (2)), art-151/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-2 ## Cited by 9 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第百五十一条第一項第十四号（株式の質入れの効果） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-1/item-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1/item-14 - 会社法 第百五十一条第二項（株式の質入れの効果） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-151/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-2 - 会社法 第百五十二条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-152/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-152/par-1 - 会社法 第百五十二条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-152/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-152/par-2 - 会社法 第百五十二条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-152/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-152/par-3 - 会社法 第百五十三条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-153/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-153/par-1 - 会社法 第百五十四条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-154/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-154/par-1 - 会社法 第百五十四条第二項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-154/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-154/par-2/item-1 - 会社法 第百五十四条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-154/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-154/par-3 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 会社法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/417AC0000000086/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-09-17 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Companies Act — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4481/tb), retrieved 2026-09-17 - This site's parser, version 211 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17