# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第七百四十九条 (Article 749) - 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: 第七百四十九条 (Article 749)（株式会社が存続する吸収合併契約） — address `art-749` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749 - 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. --- ### 第七百四十九条（株式会社が存続する吸収合併契約） — (Absorption-Type Merger Agreement in Which a Stock Company Survives) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-749 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749 **第一項** 会社が吸収合併をする場合において、吸収合併後存続する会社（以下この編において「吸収合併存続会社」という。）が株式会社であるときは、吸収合併契約において、次に掲げる事項を定めなければならない。 art-749/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1 If a company effects an absorption-type merger, if the company surviving the absorption-type merger (hereinafter referred to as the "company surviving the absorption-type merger") is a stock company, it must prescribe the following matters in the absorption-type merger agreement: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 株式会社である吸収合併存続会社（以下この編において「吸収合併存続株式会社」という。）及び吸収合併により消滅する会社（以下この編において「吸収合併消滅会社」という。）の商号及び住所 art-749/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-1 the trade name and address of the stock company that constitutes the company surviving the Absorption-type merger (hereinafter referred to as the "stock company surviving the absorption-type merger" in this Part) and any company disappearing in the absorption-type merger (hereinafter referred to as the "company disappearing in the absorption-type merger" in this Part); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 吸収合併存続株式会社が吸収合併に際して株式会社である吸収合併消滅会社（以下この編において「吸収合併消滅株式会社」という。）の株主又は持分会社である吸収合併消滅会社（以下この編において「吸収合併消滅持分会社」という。）の社員に対してその株式又は持分に代わる金銭等を交付するときは、当該金銭等についての次に掲げる事項 art-749/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-2 if the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger is to deliver to shareholders of the company disappearing in the absorption-type merger that is a stock company (hereinafter referred to as the "stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger" in this Part) or to members of the company disappearing in the absorption-type merger that is a membership company (hereinafter referred to as the "membership company disappearing in the absorption-type merger" in this Part) monies, etc. in lieu of the shares or equity interests thereof when effecting the absorption-type merger, the following matters concerning the monies, etc.: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **イ** 当該金銭等が吸収合併存続株式会社の株式であるときは、当該株式の数（種類株式発行会社にあっては、株式の種類及び種類ごとの数）又はその数の算定方法並びに当該吸収合併存続株式会社の資本金及び準備金の額に関する事項 art-749/par-1/item-2/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-2/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-2/sub-1 if relevant monies, etc. are shares of the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger, the description of the number of relevant shares (or, for a company with class shares, the classes of the shares and the number of the shares for each class) or the method for calculating these numbers, and matters concerning the amount of the stated capital and capital reserves of the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ロ** 当該金銭等が吸収合併存続株式会社の社債（新株予約権付社債についてのものを除く。）であるときは、当該社債の種類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 art-749/par-1/item-2/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-2/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-2/sub-2 if relevant monies, etc. are bonds of the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger (excluding those concerning bonds with share options), the description of the classes of the relevant bonds and the total amount for each class of bonds, or the method for calculating that total amount; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ハ** 当該金銭等が吸収合併存続株式会社の新株予約権（新株予約権付社債に付されたものを除く。）であるときは、当該新株予約権の内容及び数又はその算定方法 art-749/par-1/item-2/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-2/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-2/sub-3 if relevant monies, etc. are stock options of the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger (excluding those attached to bonds with share options), the description of the features and number of the relevant share options, or the method for calculating this number; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ニ** 当該金銭等が吸収合併存続株式会社の新株予約権付社債であるときは、当該新株予約権付社債についてのロに規定する事項及び当該新株予約権付社債に付された新株予約権についてのハに規定する事項 art-749/par-1/item-2/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-2/sub-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-2/sub-4 if relevant monies, etc. are bonds with share options of the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger, the matters prescribed in (b) concerning relevant bonds with share options and the matters prescribed in (c) concerning the share options attached to relevant bonds with share options; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ホ** 当該金銭等が吸収合併存続株式会社の株式等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 art-749/par-1/item-2/sub-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-2/sub-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-2/sub-5 if relevant monies, etc. are property other than shares, etc. of the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger, the description of the features and number or amount of relevant property, or the method for calculating the number or amount; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 前号に規定する場合には、吸収合併消滅株式会社の株主（吸収合併消滅株式会社及び吸収合併存続株式会社を除く。）又は吸収合併消滅持分会社の社員（吸収合併存続株式会社を除く。）に対する同号の金銭等の割当てに関する事項 art-749/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-3 in the case prescribed in the preceding item, matters concerning the allotment of monies, etc. set forth in that item to shareholders of the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger (excluding the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger and the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger) or to members of the membership company disappearing in the absorption-type merger (excluding the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger); Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 吸収合併消滅株式会社が新株予約権を発行しているときは、吸収合併存続株式会社が吸収合併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当該吸収合併存続株式会社の新株予約権又は金銭についての次に掲げる事項 art-749/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-4 if the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger has issued share options, the following matters concerning the share options of the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger or monies that the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger will deliver in lieu of relevant share options to holders of relevant share options at the time of the absorption-type merger: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **イ** 当該吸収合併消滅株式会社の新株予約権の新株予約権者に対して吸収合併存続株式会社の新株予約権を交付するときは、当該新株予約権の内容及び数又はその算定方法 art-749/par-1/item-4/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-4/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-4/sub-1 when delivering share options of the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger to holders of share options of the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger, the description of the features and number of relevant share options, or the method for calculating the number; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ロ** イに規定する場合において、イの吸収合併消滅株式会社の新株予約権が新株予約権付社債に付された新株予約権であるときは、吸収合併存続株式会社が当該新株予約権付社債についての社債に係る債務を承継する旨並びにその承継に係る社債の種類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 art-749/par-1/item-4/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-4/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-4/sub-2 in the case prescribed in (a), if the share options of the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger set forth in (a) are share options attached to bonds with share options, a statement to the effect that the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger will succeed to the obligations relating to bonds regarding the bonds with share options and the description of the classes of the bonds subject to the succession and the total amount for each class of bonds, or the method for calculating that total amount; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **ハ** 当該吸収合併消滅株式会社の新株予約権の新株予約権者に対して金銭を交付するときは、当該金銭の額又はその算定方法 art-749/par-1/item-4/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-4/sub-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-4/sub-3 when delivering monies to holders of share options of the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger, the description of the amount of relevant monies or the method for calculating the amount; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 前号に規定する場合には、吸収合併消滅株式会社の新株予約権の新株予約権者に対する同号の吸収合併存続株式会社の新株予約権又は金銭の割当てに関する事項 art-749/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-5 in the case prescribed in the preceding item, matters concerning allotment of the share options of the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger or monies set forth in that item to holders of share options of the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 吸収合併がその効力を生ずる日（以下この節において「効力発生日」という。） art-749/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-6 the day on which the absorption-type merger becomes effective (hereinafter referred to as the "effective day" in this Section). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項に規定する場合において、吸収合併消滅株式会社が種類株式発行会社であるときは、吸収合併存続株式会社及び吸収合併消滅株式会社は、吸収合併消滅株式会社の発行する種類の株式の内容に応じ、同項第三号に掲げる事項として次に掲げる事項を定めることができる。 art-749/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-2 In the case prescribed in the preceding paragraph, if the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger is a company with class shares, the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger and the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger may provide for the following matters in prescribing the matters set forth in item (iii) of that paragraph in accordance with the features of the classes of shares issued by the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** ある種類の株式の株主に対して金銭等の割当てをしないこととするときは、その旨及び当該株式の種類 art-749/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-2/item-1 if there is any arrangement that no monies, etc. are allotted to shareholders of a certain class of shares, a statement to that effect and the class of shares; and Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 前号に掲げる事項のほか、金銭等の割当てについて株式の種類ごとに異なる取扱いを行うこととするときは、その旨及び当該異なる取扱いの内容 art-749/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-2/item-2 beyond the matters set forth in the preceding item, if there is any arrangement that each class of shares is to be treated differently with respect to allotment of monies, etc., a statement to this effect and the details of the relevant different treatment. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第一項に規定する場合には、同項第三号に掲げる事項についての定めは、吸収合併消滅株式会社の株主（吸収合併消滅株式会社及び吸収合併存続株式会社並びに前項第一号の種類の株式の株主を除く。）の有する株式の数（前項第二号に掲げる事項についての定めがある場合にあっては、各種類の株式の数）に応じて金銭等を交付することを内容とするものでなければならない。 art-749/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-3 In the case prescribed in paragraph (1), the provisions on the matters set forth in item (iii) of that paragraph must be provisions in which the monies, etc. are delivered in proportion to the number of the shares (or, if there are provisions on the matters set forth in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph, the number of the shares of each class) held by the shareholders of the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger (excluding the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger and the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger and shareholders of the class of shares referred to in item (i) of the preceding paragraph). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-749/par-1/item-3: 前号 → 会社法 第七百四十九条第一項第二号 (Article 749, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-749/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-2 - art-749/par-1/item-5: 前号 → 会社法 第七百四十九条第一項第四号 (Article 749, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-749/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-4 - art-749/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第七百四十九条第一項 (Article 749, paragraph (1)), art-749/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1 - art-749/par-2: 同項第三号 → 会社法 第七百四十九条第一項第三号 (Article 749, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-749/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-3 - art-749/par-2/item-2: 前号 → 会社法 第七百四十九条第二項第一号 (Article 749, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-749/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-2/item-1 - art-749/par-3: 第一項 → 会社法 第七百四十九条第一項 (Article 749, paragraph (1)), art-749/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1 - art-749/par-3: 同項第三号 → 会社法 第七百四十九条第一項第三号 (Article 749, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-749/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-3 - art-749/par-3: 前項第一号 → 会社法 第七百四十九条第二項第一号 (Article 749, paragraph (2), item (i)), art-749/par-2/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-2/item-1 - art-749/par-3: 前項第二号 → 会社法 第七百四十九条第二項第二号 (Article 749, paragraph (2), item (ii)), art-749/par-2/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-2/item-2 ## Cited by 24 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 会社法 第百五十四条第二項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-154/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-154/par-2/item-3 - 会社法 第二百十九条第二項第四号（株券の提出に関する公告等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-219/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-219/par-2/item-4 - 会社法 第二百七十二条第三項第三号（新株予約権の質入れの効果） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-272/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-272/par-3/item-3 - 会社法 第二百九十三条第二項第四号（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-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-293/par-2/item-4 - 会社法 第七百四十九条第一項第三号（株式会社が存続する吸収合併契約） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-3 - 会社法 第七百四十九条第一項第五号（株式会社が存続する吸収合併契約） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-1/item-5 - 会社法 第七百四十九条第二項（株式会社が存続する吸収合併契約） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-2 - 会社法 第七百四十九条第二項第二号（株式会社が存続する吸収合併契約） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-2/item-2 - 会社法 第七百四十九条第三項（株式会社が存続する吸収合併契約） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-749/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-749/par-3 - 会社法 第七百五十条第三項（株式会社が存続する吸収合併の効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-750/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-750/par-3 - 会社法 第七百五十条第三項第一号（株式会社が存続する吸収合併の効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-750/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-750/par-3/item-1 - 会社法 第七百五十条第三項第二号（株式会社が存続する吸収合併の効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-750/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-750/par-3/item-2 - 会社法 第七百五十条第三項第三号（株式会社が存続する吸収合併の効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-750/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-750/par-3/item-3 - 会社法 第七百五十条第三項第四号（株式会社が存続する吸収合併の効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-750/par-3/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-750/par-3/item-4 - 会社法 第七百五十条第五項（株式会社が存続する吸収合併の効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-750/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-750/par-5 - 会社法 第七百八十四条の二第一項第二号（吸収合併等をやめることの請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-784-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-784-2/par-1/item-2 - 会社法 第七百八十七条第一項第一号（新株予約権買取請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-787/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-787/par-1/item-1 - 会社法 第七百九十五条第四項第一号（吸収合併契約等の承認等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-795/par-4/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-795/par-4/item-1 - 会社法 第七百九十六条の二第一項第二号（吸収合併等をやめることの請求） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-796-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-796-2/par-1/item-2 - 会社法 附則第四項（合併等に際して株主等に対して交付する金銭等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/suppl-4171-86/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/suppl-4171-86/par-4 - 租税特別措置法 第七十条の七第四項（非上場株式等についての贈与税の納税猶予及び免除） — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/art-70-7/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-70-7/par-4 - 租税特別措置法 第七十条の七の二第四項（非上場株式等についての相続税の納税猶予及び免除） — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/art-70-7-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-70-7-2/par-4 - 租税特別措置法 第七十条の七の五第十二項第二号（非上場株式等についての贈与税の納税猶予及び免除の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/art-70-7-5/par-12/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-70-7-5/par-12/item-2 - 租税特別措置法 第七十条の七の六第十三項第二号（非上場株式等についての相続税の納税猶予及び免除の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/art-70-7-6/par-13/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-70-7-6/par-13/item-2 --- ## 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 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Companies Act — Ministry of Justice translation (part 2 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4482/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