# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第百八十三条 (Article 183)

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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: 第百八十三条 (Article 183)（株式の分割） — address `art-183`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第百八十三条（株式の分割） — (Share Splits)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-183 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-183 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-183</sup>

      **第一項**  株式会社は、株式の分割をすることができる。
      <sup>art-183/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-183/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-183/par-1</sup>
      A stock company may split its shares.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  株式会社は、株式の分割をしようとするときは、その都度、株主総会（取締役会設置会社にあっては、取締役会）の決議によって、次に掲げる事項を定めなければならない。
      <sup>art-183/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-183/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-183/par-2</sup>
      Whenever a stock company intends to split its shares, it must prescribe the following matters by a resolution at a shareholders meeting (or at a board of directors meeting for a company with board of directors):
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **一**  株式の分割により増加する株式の総数の株式の分割前の発行済株式（種類株式発行会社にあっては、第三号の種類の発行済株式）の総数に対する割合及び当該株式の分割に係る基準日
        <sup>art-183/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-183/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-183/par-2/item-1</sup>
        the ratio of the total number of shares after the increase as a result of the share split to the total number of issued shares (or, for a company with class shares, issued shares of the classes under item (iii)) immediately before the share split, and the record date relating to that share split;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **二**  株式の分割がその効力を生ずる日
        <sup>art-183/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-183/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-183/par-2/item-2</sup>
        the day when the share split will become effective;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **三**  株式会社が種類株式発行会社である場合には、分割する株式の種類
        <sup>art-183/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-183/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-183/par-2/item-3</sup>
        if the stock company is a company with class shares, the classes of the shares it splits.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-183/par-2/item-1: 第三号 → 会社法 第百八十三条第二項第三号 (Article 183, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-183/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-183/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-183/par-2/item-3

## Cited by

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

- 会社法 第百八十三条第二項第一号（株式の分割） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-183/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-183/par-2/item-1
- 会社法 第百八十四条第一項（効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-184/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-184/par-1
- 会社法 第百八十四条第二項（効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-184/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-184/par-2
- 会社法 第二百十五条第三項（株券の発行） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-215/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-215/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