# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第二百九十四条 (Article 294)

- 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: 第二百九十四条 (Article 294)（無記名式の新株予約権証券等が提出されない場合） — address `art-294`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第二百九十四条（無記名式の新株予約権証券等が提出されない場合） — (Cases Where Bearer Share Option Certificates Are Not Submitted)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-294 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-294 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-294</sup>

      **第一項**  第百三十二条の規定にかかわらず、前条第一項第一号の二に掲げる行為をする場合（株式会社が新株予約権を取得するのと引換えに当該新株予約権の新株予約権者に対して当該株式会社の株式を交付する場合に限る。）において、同項の規定により新株予約権証券（無記名式のものに限る。以下この条において同じ。）が提出されないときは、株式会社は、当該新株予約権証券を有する者が交付を受けることができる株式に係る第百二十一条第一号に掲げる事項を株主名簿に記載し、又は記録することを要しない。
      <sup>art-294/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-294/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-294/par-1</sup>
      Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 132, if the act set forth in paragraph (1), item (i)-2 of the preceding Article is carried out (limited to cases where, in exchange for the acquisition of share options by a stock company, shares in relevant stock company are delivered to the holders of relevant share options), if share option certificates (limited to those in bearer form; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) are not submitted pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph, the stock company is not required to enter or record the information set forth in Article 121, item (i) in the shareholder register in connection with shares that persons holding those share option certificates are entitled to have delivered.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  前項に規定する場合には、株式会社は、前条第一項の規定により提出しなければならない新株予約権証券を有する者が交付を受けることができる株式の株主に対する通知又は催告をすることを要しない。
      <sup>art-294/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-294/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-294/par-2</sup>
      In the cases provided for in the preceding paragraph, a stock company is not required to send notices or demands to shareholders of shares that persons who hold share option certificates that must be submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article are entitled to have delivered.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第三項**  第二百四十九条及び第二百五十九条第一項の規定にかかわらず、前条第一項第一号の二に掲げる行為をする場合（株式会社が新株予約権を取得するのと引換えに当該新株予約権の新株予約権者に対して当該株式会社の他の新株予約権（新株予約権付社債に付されたものを除く。）を交付する場合に限る。）において、同項の規定により新株予約権証券が提出されないときは、株式会社は、当該新株予約権証券を有する者が交付を受けることができる当該他の新株予約権（無記名新株予約権を除く。）に係る第二百四十九条第三号イに掲げる事項を新株予約権原簿に記載し、又は記録することを要しない。
      <sup>art-294/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-294/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-294/par-3</sup>
      Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 249 and Article 259, paragraph (1), if the act set forth in paragraph (1), item (i)-2 of the preceding Article is carried out (limited to cases where, in exchange for the acquisition of share options by a stock company, other share options of relevant stock company (excluding those attached to bonds with share option) are delivered to the holders of relevant share options), if no share option certificates are submitted pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph, the stock company is not required to state or record in the share option register the matters set forth in Article 249, item (iii), (a) relating to relevant other share options (excluding bearer share options) that persons who hold relevant share option certificates are entitled to have delivered.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第四項**  前項に規定する場合には、株式会社は、前条第一項の規定により提出しなければならない新株予約権証券を有する者が交付を受けることができる新株予約権の新株予約権者に対する通知又は催告をすることを要しない。
      <sup>art-294/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-294/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-294/par-4</sup>
      In the cases provided for in the preceding paragraph, a stock company is not required to send notices or demands to share option holders of share options that persons who hold share option certificates that must be submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article are entitled to have delivered.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第五項**  第二百四十九条及び第二百五十九条第一項の規定にかかわらず、前条第一項第一号の二に掲げる行為をする場合（株式会社が新株予約権を取得するのと引換えに当該新株予約権の新株予約権者に対して当該株式会社の新株予約権付社債を交付する場合に限る。）において、同項の規定により新株予約権証券が提出されないときは、株式会社は、当該新株予約権証券を有する者が交付を受けることができる新株予約権付社債（無記名新株予約権付社債を除く。）に付された新株予約権に係る第二百四十九条第三号イに掲げる事項を新株予約権原簿に記載し、又は記録することを要しない。
      <sup>art-294/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-294/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-294/par-5</sup>
      Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 249 and Article 259, paragraph (1), if the act set forth in paragraph (1), item (i)-2 of the preceding Article is carried out (limited to cases where, in exchange for the acquisition of share options by a stock company, bonds with share option of relevant stock company are delivered to the holders of relevant share options), if no share option certificates are submitted pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph, the stock company is not required to state or record in the share option register the matters set forth in Article 249, item (iii), (a) relating to share options attached to the bonds with share option (excluding bearer bonds with share option) that persons who hold relevant share option certificates are entitled to have delivered.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第六項**  前項に規定する場合には、株式会社は、前条第一項の規定により提出しなければならない新株予約権証券を有する者が交付を受けることができる新株予約権付社債に付された新株予約権の新株予約権者に対する通知又は催告をすることを要しない。
      <sup>art-294/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-294/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-294/par-6</sup>
      In the cases provided for in the preceding paragraph, a stock company is not required to send notices or demands to holders of share options attached to the bonds with share option that persons who hold share option certificates that are to be submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article are entitled to have delivered.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-294/par-1: 第百三十二条 → 会社法 第百三十二条 (Article 132), art-132 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-132 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-132
- art-294/par-1: 前条第一項第一号の二 → 会社法 第二百九十三条第一項第一号の二 (Article 293, paragraph (1), item (i-2)), art-293/par-1/item-1-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-293/par-1/item-1-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-293/par-1/item-1-2
- art-294/par-1: 同項 → 会社法 第二百九十三条第一項 (Article 293, paragraph (1)), art-293/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-293/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-293/par-1
- art-294/par-1: この条 → 会社法 第二百九十四条 (Article 294), art-294 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-294 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-294
- art-294/par-1: 第百二十一条第一号 → 会社法 第百二十一条第一項第一号 (Article 121, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-121/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-121/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-121/par-1/item-1
- art-294/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第二百九十四条第一項 (Article 294, paragraph (1)), art-294/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-294/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-294/par-1
- art-294/par-2: 前条第一項 → 会社法 第二百九十三条第一項 (Article 293, paragraph (1)), art-293/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-293/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-293/par-1
- art-294/par-3: 第二百四十九条 → 会社法 第二百四十九条 (Article 249), art-249 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-249 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-249
- art-294/par-3: 第二百五十九条第一項 → 会社法 第二百五十九条第一項 (Article 259, paragraph (1)), art-259/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-259/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-259/par-1
- art-294/par-3: 前条第一項第一号の二 → 会社法 第二百九十三条第一項第一号の二 (Article 293, paragraph (1), item (i-2)), art-293/par-1/item-1-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-293/par-1/item-1-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-293/par-1/item-1-2
- art-294/par-3: 同項 → 会社法 第二百九十三条第一項 (Article 293, paragraph (1)), art-293/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-293/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-293/par-1
- art-294/par-3: 第二百四十九条第三号 → 会社法 第二百四十九条第一項第三号 (Article 249, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-249/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-249/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-249/par-1/item-3
- art-294/par-4: 前項 → 会社法 第二百九十四条第三項 (Article 294, paragraph (3)), art-294/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-294/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-294/par-3
- art-294/par-4: 前条第一項 → 会社法 第二百九十三条第一項 (Article 293, paragraph (1)), art-293/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-293/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-293/par-1
- art-294/par-5: 第二百四十九条 → 会社法 第二百四十九条 (Article 249), art-249 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-249 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-249
- art-294/par-5: 第二百五十九条第一項 → 会社法 第二百五十九条第一項 (Article 259, paragraph (1)), art-259/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-259/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-259/par-1
- art-294/par-5: 前条第一項第一号の二 → 会社法 第二百九十三条第一項第一号の二 (Article 293, paragraph (1), item (i-2)), art-293/par-1/item-1-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-293/par-1/item-1-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-293/par-1/item-1-2
- art-294/par-5: 同項 → 会社法 第二百九十三条第一項 (Article 293, paragraph (1)), art-293/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-293/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-293/par-1
- art-294/par-5: 第二百四十九条第三号 → 会社法 第二百四十九条第一項第三号 (Article 249, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-249/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-249/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-249/par-1/item-3
- art-294/par-6: 前項 → 会社法 第二百九十四条第五項 (Article 294, paragraph (5)), art-294/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-294/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-294/par-5
- art-294/par-6: 前条第一項 → 会社法 第二百九十三条第一項 (Article 293, paragraph (1)), art-293/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-293/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-293/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 会社法 第百九十七条第一項第一号（株式の競売） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-197/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-197/par-1/item-1
- 会社法 第二百九十四条第一項（無記名式の新株予約権証券等が提出されない場合） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-294/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-294/par-1
- 会社法 第二百九十四条第二項（無記名式の新株予約権証券等が提出されない場合） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-294/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-294/par-2
- 会社法 第二百九十四条第四項（無記名式の新株予約権証券等が提出されない場合） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-294/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-294/par-4
- 会社法 第二百九十四条第六項（無記名式の新株予約権証券等が提出されない場合） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-294/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-294/par-6

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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
