# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第百七十九条の八 (Article 179-8)

- 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: 第百七十九条の八 (Article 179-8)（売買価格の決定の申立て） — address `art-179-8`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第百七十九条の八（売買価格の決定の申立て） — (Petition to Determine the Sale Price)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-179-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-8</sup>

    **第一項**  株式等売渡請求があった場合には、売渡株主等は、取得日の二十日前の日から取得日の前日までの間に、裁判所に対し、その有する売渡株式等の売買価格の決定の申立てをすることができる。
    <sup>art-179-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-8/par-1</sup>
    If a demand for shares, etc. cash-out is made, shareholders, etc. subject to the cash-out may file a petition for the court to determine the sale price of their shares, etc. subject to the cash-out, between twenty days prior to the acquisition day and the day immediately preceding the acquisition day.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  特別支配株主は、裁判所の決定した売買価格に対する取得日後の法定利率による利息をも支払わなければならない。
    <sup>art-179-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-8/par-2</sup>
    A special controlling shareholder must also pay interest on the sale price determined by the court at the statutory interest rate from and including the acquisition day.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  特別支配株主は、売渡株式等の売買価格の決定があるまでは、売渡株主等に対し、当該特別支配株主が公正な売買価格と認める額を支払うことができる。
    <sup>art-179-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-8/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-8/par-3</sup>
    A special controlling shareholder may pay to shareholders, etc. subject to the cash-out the amount that relevant special controlling shareholder considers to be a fair sale price until the determination of the sale price of the shares, etc. subject to the cash-out is made.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 会社法 第八百六十八条第三項（非訟事件の管轄） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-868/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-868/par-3
- 会社法 第八百七十条第二項第五号（陳述の聴取） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-870/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-870/par-2/item-5

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## 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
