# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第百五十三条 (Article 153)

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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
- 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: 第百五十三条 (Article 153) — address `art-153`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-153
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-153
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### 第百五十三条
<sup>art-153 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-153 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-153</sup>

      **第一項**  株券発行会社は、前条第一項に規定する場合には、第百五十一条第一項の株主が受ける株式に係る株券を登録株式質権者に引き渡さなければならない。
      <sup>art-153/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-153/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-153/par-1</sup>
      In the cases provided for in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the share certificate-issuing company must deliver the share certificates representing the shares that the shareholders under Article 151, paragraph (1) receive to the registered pledgees of shares.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  株券発行会社は、前条第二項に規定する場合には、併合した株式に係る株券を登録株式質権者に引き渡さなければならない。
      <sup>art-153/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-153/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-153/par-2</sup>
      In the cases provided for in paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, the share certificate-issuing company must deliver the share certificates representing the shares that have been consolidated to the registered pledgees of shares.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第三項**  株券発行会社は、前条第三項に規定する場合には、分割した株式について新たに発行する株券を登録株式質権者に引き渡さなければならない。
      <sup>art-153/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-153/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-153/par-3</sup>
      In the cases provided for in paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, the share certificate-issuing company must deliver the share certificates that will be newly issued with respect to the shares that have been split to the registered pledgees of shares.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-153/par-1: 前条第一項 → 会社法 第百五十二条第一項 (Article 152, paragraph (1)), art-152/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-152/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-152/par-1
- art-153/par-1: 第百五十一条第一項 → 会社法 第百五十一条第一項 (Article 151, paragraph (1)), art-151/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-151/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-151/par-1
- art-153/par-2: 前条第二項 → 会社法 第百五十二条第二項 (Article 152, paragraph (2)), art-152/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-152/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-152/par-2
- art-153/par-3: 前条第三項 → 会社法 第百五十二条第三項 (Article 152, paragraph (3)), art-152/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-152/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-152/par-3

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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