# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第七百四十四条 (Article 744)

- 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: 第七百四十四条 (Article 744)（株式会社の組織変更計画） — address `art-744`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744
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### 第七百四十四条（株式会社の組織変更計画） — (Entity Conversion Plans of Stock Companies)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-744 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744</sup>

    **第一項**  株式会社が組織変更をする場合には、当該株式会社は、組織変更計画において、次に掲げる事項を定めなければならない。
    <sup>art-744/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1</sup>
    If a stock company effects entity conversion, the stock company must prescribe the following matters in the entity conversion plan:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  組織変更後の持分会社（以下この編において「組織変更後持分会社」という。）が合名会社、合資会社又は合同会社のいずれであるかの別
      <sup>art-744/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-1</sup>
      whether a membership company after the entity conversion (hereinafter referred to as the "membership company after entity conversion") is a general partnership company, limited partnership company, or limited liability company;
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      **二**  組織変更後持分会社の目的、商号及び本店の所在地
      <sup>art-744/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-2</sup>
      the purpose, trade name, and location of the head office of the membership company after entity conversion;
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      **三**  組織変更後持分会社の社員についての次に掲げる事項
      <sup>art-744/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-3</sup>
      the following matters concerning the members of the membership company after entity conversion:
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        **イ**  当該社員の氏名又は名称及び住所
        <sup>art-744/par-1/item-3/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-3/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-3/sub-1</sup>
        the names and addresses of the members;
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        **ロ**  当該社員が無限責任社員又は有限責任社員のいずれであるかの別
        <sup>art-744/par-1/item-3/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-3/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-3/sub-2</sup>
        whether the members are members with unlimited liability or members with limited liability; and
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        **ハ**  当該社員の出資の価額
        <sup>art-744/par-1/item-3/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-3/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-3/sub-3</sup>
        the value of contributions by the members;
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      **四**  前二号に掲げるもののほか、組織変更後持分会社の定款で定める事項
      <sup>art-744/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-4</sup>
      beyond what is set forth in the preceding two items, the matters provided for in the articles of incorporation of the membership company after entity conversion;
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      **五**  組織変更後持分会社が組織変更に際して組織変更をする株式会社の株主に対してその株式に代わる金銭等（組織変更後持分会社の持分を除く。以下この号及び次号において同じ。）を交付するときは、当該金銭等についての次に掲げる事項
      <sup>art-744/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-5</sup>
      if the membership company after entity conversion is to deliver to shareholders of the stock company effecting the entity conversion monies, etc. (excluding the equity interests of the membership company after entity conversion; hereinafter the same applies in this item and the following item) in lieu of the shares thereof when effecting the entity conversion, the following matters concerning relevant monies, etc.:
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **イ**  当該金銭等が組織変更後持分会社の社債であるときは、当該社債の種類（第百七条第二項第二号ロに規定する社債の種類をいう。以下この編において同じ。）及び種類ごとの各社債の金額の合計額又はその算定方法
        <sup>art-744/par-1/item-5/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-5/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-5/sub-1</sup>
        if relevant monies, etc. are bonds of the membership company after entity conversion, the description of the classes of relevant bonds (meaning the classes of bonds prescribed in Article 107, paragraph (2), item (ii), (b); hereinafter the same applies in this Part) and the total amount for each class of bonds, or the method for calculating that total amount;
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        **ロ**  当該金銭等が組織変更後持分会社の社債以外の財産であるときは、当該財産の内容及び数若しくは額又はこれらの算定方法
        <sup>art-744/par-1/item-5/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-5/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-5/sub-2</sup>
        if the monies, etc. are property other than bonds of the membership company after entity conversion, the description of the features and number or amount of relevant property, or the method for calculating the number or amount;
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      **六**  前号に規定する場合には、組織変更をする株式会社の株主（組織変更をする株式会社を除く。）に対する同号の金銭等の割当てに関する事項
      <sup>art-744/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-6</sup>
      in the case prescribed in the preceding item, matters concerning the allotment of monies, etc. referred to in that item to shareholders of the stock company effecting the entity conversion (excluding the stock company effecting the entity conversion);
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      **七**  組織変更をする株式会社が新株予約権を発行しているときは、組織変更後持分会社が組織変更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金銭の額又はその算定方法
      <sup>art-744/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-7</sup>
      if the stock company effecting entity conversion has issued share options, the description of the amount of monies, etc. that the membership company after entity conversion will deliver in lieu of relevant share options to holders of the share options at the time of the entity conversion, or the method for calculating relevant amount;
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      **八**  前号に規定する場合には、組織変更をする株式会社の新株予約権の新株予約権者に対する同号の金銭の割当てに関する事項
      <sup>art-744/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-8</sup>
      in the case prescribed in the preceding item, matters concerning the allotment of monies, etc. referred to in that item to holders of share options of the stock company effecting the entity conversion; and
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **九**  組織変更がその効力を生ずる日（以下この章において「効力発生日」という。）
      <sup>art-744/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-9</sup>
      the day on which the entity conversion becomes effective (hereinafter referred to as the "effective day" in this Chapter).
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  組織変更後持分会社が合名会社であるときは、前項第三号ロに掲げる事項として、その社員の全部を無限責任社員とする旨を定めなければならない。
    <sup>art-744/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-2</sup>
    If the membership company after entity conversion is a general partnership company, it must provide that all of the members are members with unlimited liability in prescribing the matter referred to in item (iii), (b) of the preceding paragraph.
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    **第三項**  組織変更後持分会社が合資会社であるときは、第一項第三号ロに掲げる事項として、その社員の一部を無限責任社員とし、その他の社員を有限責任社員とする旨を定めなければならない。
    <sup>art-744/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-3</sup>
    If the membership company after entity conversion is a limited partnership company, it must provide that some of the members are members with unlimited liability and other members are members with limited liability in prescribing the matter set forth in paragraph (1), item (iii), (b).
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    **第四項**  組織変更後持分会社が合同会社であるときは、第一項第三号ロに掲げる事項として、その社員の全部を有限責任社員とする旨を定めなければならない。
    <sup>art-744/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-4</sup>
    If the membership company after entity conversion is a limited liability company, it must provide that all of the members are members with limited liability in prescribing the matter set forth in paragraph (1), item (iii), (b).
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-744/par-1/item-4: 前二号 → 会社法 第七百四十四条第一項第二号 (Article 744, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-744/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-2
- art-744/par-1/item-4: 前二号 → 会社法 第七百四十四条第一項第三号 (Article 744, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-744/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-3
- art-744/par-1/item-5: この号 → 会社法 第七百四十四条第一項第五号 (Article 744, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-744/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-5
- art-744/par-1/item-5: 次号 → 会社法 第七百四十四条第一項第六号 (Article 744, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-744/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-6
- art-744/par-1/item-5/sub-1: 第百七条第二項第二号 → 会社法 第百七条第二項第二号 (Article 107, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-107/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-107/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-107/par-2/item-2
- art-744/par-1/item-6: 前号 → 会社法 第七百四十四条第一項第五号 (Article 744, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-744/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-5
- art-744/par-1/item-8: 前号 → 会社法 第七百四十四条第一項第七号 (Article 744, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-744/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-7
- art-744/par-2: 前項第三号 → 会社法 第七百四十四条第一項第三号 (Article 744, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-744/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-3
- art-744/par-3: 第一項第三号 → 会社法 第七百四十四条第一項第三号 (Article 744, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-744/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-3
- art-744/par-4: 第一項第三号 → 会社法 第七百四十四条第一項第三号 (Article 744, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-744/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-3

## Cited by

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- 会社法 第百五十四条第二項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-154/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-154/par-2/item-2
- 会社法 第二百十九条第二項第三号（株券の提出に関する公告等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-219/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-219/par-2/item-3
- 会社法 第二百七十二条第三項第二号（新株予約権の質入れの効果） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-272/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-272/par-3/item-2
- 会社法 第二百九十三条第二項第三号（新株予約権証券の提出に関する公告等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-293/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-293/par-2/item-3
- 会社法 第七百四十四条第一項第四号（株式会社の組織変更計画） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-4
- 会社法 第七百四十四条第一項第五号（株式会社の組織変更計画） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-5
- 会社法 第七百四十四条第一項第六号（株式会社の組織変更計画） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-6
- 会社法 第七百四十四条第一項第八号（株式会社の組織変更計画） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-1/item-8
- 会社法 第七百四十四条第二項（株式会社の組織変更計画） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-2
- 会社法 第七百四十四条第三項（株式会社の組織変更計画） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-3
- 会社法 第七百四十四条第四項（株式会社の組織変更計画） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-744/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-744/par-4
- 会社法 第七百四十五条第二項（株式会社の組織変更の効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-745/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-745/par-2
- 会社法 第七百四十五条第三項（株式会社の組織変更の効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-745/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-745/par-3
- 会社法 第七百四十五条第四項（株式会社の組織変更の効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-745/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-745/par-4

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