# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第二百七十四条 (Article 274)

- 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: 第二百七十四条 (Article 274)（取得する新株予約権の決定等） — address `art-274`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-274
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### 第二百七十四条（取得する新株予約権の決定等） — (Determination of Share Options to Be Acquired)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-274 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-274 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-274</sup>

      **第一項**  株式会社は、新株予約権の内容として第二百三十六条第一項第七号ハに掲げる事項についての定めがある場合において、取得条項付新株予約権を取得しようとするときは、その取得する取得条項付新株予約権を決定しなければならない。
      <sup>art-274/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-274/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-274/par-1</sup>
      If there are provisions with respect to the matters set forth in Article 236, paragraph (1), item (vii), (c), if a stock company intends to acquire share options subject to Call, it must determine the share options subject to call that it intends to acquire.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  前項の取得条項付新株予約権は、株主総会（取締役会設置会社にあっては、取締役会）の決議によって定めなければならない。ただし、当該取得条項付新株予約権の内容として別段の定めがある場合は、この限りでない。
      <sup>art-274/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-274/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-274/par-2</sup>
      The share options subject to call under the preceding paragraph must be determined by a resolution at a shareholders meeting (or at a board of directors meeting for a company with board of directors); provided, however, that this does not apply if it is otherwise provided as a feature of relevant share options subject to call.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第三項**  第一項の規定による決定をしたときは、株式会社は、同項の規定により決定した取得条項付新株予約権の新株予約権者及びその登録新株予約権質権者に対し、直ちに、当該取得条項付新株予約権を取得する旨を通知しなければならない。
      <sup>art-274/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-274/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-274/par-3</sup>
      If a stock company makes the determination pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the stock company must immediately notify the holders of share options subject to call who are determined under the provisions of that paragraph and the registered pledgees of share options thereof to the effect that the stock company will acquire relevant share options subject to call.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第四項**  前項の規定による通知は、公告をもってこれに代えることができる。
      <sup>art-274/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-274/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-274/par-4</sup>
      A public notice may be substituted for the notice under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-274/par-1: 第二百三十六条第一項第七号 → 会社法 第二百三十六条第一項第七号 (Article 236, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-236/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-236/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-236/par-1/item-7
- art-274/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第二百七十四条第一項 (Article 274, paragraph (1)), art-274/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-274/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-274/par-1
- art-274/par-3: 第一項 → 会社法 第二百七十四条第一項 (Article 274, paragraph (1)), art-274/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-274/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-274/par-1
- art-274/par-4: 前項 → 会社法 第二百七十四条第三項 (Article 274, paragraph (3)), art-274/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-274/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-274/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 会社法 第二百七十三条第二項（取得する日の決定） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-273/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-273/par-2
- 会社法 第二百七十四条第二項（取得する新株予約権の決定等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-274/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-274/par-2
- 会社法 第二百七十四条第三項（取得する新株予約権の決定等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-274/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-274/par-3
- 会社法 第二百七十四条第四項（取得する新株予約権の決定等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-274/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-274/par-4
- 会社法 第二百七十五条第一項（効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-275/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-275/par-1
- 会社法 第二百七十五条第一項第二号（効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-275/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-275/par-1/item-2
- 会社法 第二百七十五条第四項（効力の発生等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-275/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-275/par-4

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