# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第百七十九条の九 (Article 179-9)

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- 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
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- Provision: 第百七十九条の九 (Article 179-9)（売渡株式等の取得） — address `art-179-9`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第百七十九条の九（売渡株式等の取得） — (Acquisition of Shares Subject to the Cash-Out)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-179-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-9</sup>

    **第一項**  株式等売渡請求をした特別支配株主は、取得日に、売渡株式等の全部を取得する。
    <sup>art-179-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-9/par-1</sup>
    A special controlling shareholder who has made a demand for share, etc. cash-out acquires all of the shares, etc. subject to the cash-out on the acquisition day.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  前項の規定により特別支配株主が取得した売渡株式等が譲渡制限株式又は譲渡制限新株予約権（第二百四十三条第二項第二号に規定する譲渡制限新株予約権をいう。）であるときは、対象会社は、当該特別支配株主が当該売渡株式等を取得したことについて、第百三十七条第一項又は第二百六十三条第一項の承認をする旨の決定をしたものとみなす。
    <sup>art-179-9/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-9/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-9/par-2</sup>
    If shares, etc. subject to the cash-out that a special controlling shareholder acquired pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph are shares with restriction on transfer or share options with restriction on transfer (meaning the share options with restriction on transfer prescribed in Article 243, paragraph (2), item (ii)), it is deemed that the subject company determined to grant an approval under Article 137, paragraph (1) or Article 263, paragraph (1) with respect to the fact that the special controlling shareholder acquires the shares, etc. subject to the cash-out.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-179-9/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第百七十九条の九第一項 (Article 179-9, paragraph (1)), art-179-9/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-9/par-1
- art-179-9/par-2: 第二百四十三条第二項第二号 → 会社法 第二百四十三条第二項第二号 (Article 243, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-243/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-243/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-243/par-2/item-2
- art-179-9/par-2: 第百三十七条第一項 → 会社法 第百三十七条第一項 (Article 137, paragraph (1)), art-137/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-137/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-137/par-1
- art-179-9/par-2: 第二百六十三条第一項 → 会社法 第二百六十三条第一項 (Article 263, paragraph (1)), art-263/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-263/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-263/par-1

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 会社法 第百七十九条の九第二項（売渡株式等の取得） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-179-9/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-179-9/par-2

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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 223 — 会社法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-17
