# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第七百五十四条 (Article 754)

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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: 第七百五十四条 (Article 754)（株式会社を設立する新設合併の効力の発生等） — address `art-754`
- Text in force since: 2026-08-12
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### 第七百五十四条（株式会社を設立する新設合併の効力の発生等） — (Effectuation of Consolidation-Type Merger by Which a Stock Company Is Incorporated)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-754 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-754 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-754</sup>

      **第一項**  新設合併設立株式会社は、その成立の日に、新設合併消滅会社の権利義務を承継する。
      <sup>art-754/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-754/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-754/par-1</sup>
      The stock company incorporated in a consolidation-type merger succeeds to the rights and obligations of the companies disappearing in the consolidation-type merger on the day of its formation.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  前条第一項に規定する場合には、新設合併消滅株式会社の株主又は新設合併消滅持分会社の社員は、新設合併設立株式会社の成立の日に、同項第七号に掲げる事項についての定めに従い、同項第六号の株式の株主となる。
      <sup>art-754/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-754/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-754/par-2</sup>
      In the case prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the shareholders of any stock company disappearing in the consolidation-type merger or the members of any membership company disappearing in the consolidation-type merger become shareholders of the shares set forth in item (vi) of that paragraph, in accordance with the provisions on the matters set forth in item (vii) of that paragraph, on the day of formation of the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第三項**  次の各号に掲げる場合には、新設合併消滅株式会社の株主又は新設合併消滅持分会社の社員は、新設合併設立株式会社の成立の日に、前条第一項第九号に掲げる事項についての定めに従い、当該各号に定める者となる。
      <sup>art-754/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-754/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-754/par-3</sup>
      In the cases set forth in the following items, the shareholders of any stock company disappearing in a consolidation-type merger and the members of any membership company disappearing in that consolidation-type merger become the persons specified in each of those items, in accordance with the provisions on the matters set forth in paragraph (1), item (ix) of the preceding Article, on the day of formation of the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger:
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **一**  前条第一項第八号イに掲げる事項についての定めがある場合　同号イの社債の社債権者
        <sup>art-754/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-754/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-754/par-3/item-1</sup>
        if there are provisions on the matters set forth in paragraph (1), item (viii), (a) of the preceding Article:the holders of bonds referred to in (a) of that item;
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **二**  前条第一項第八号ロに掲げる事項についての定めがある場合　同号ロの新株予約権の新株予約権者
        <sup>art-754/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-754/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-754/par-3/item-2</sup>
        if there are provisions on the matters set forth in paragraph (1), item (viii), (b) of the preceding Article:the holders of share options referred to in (b) of that item; or
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

        **三**  前条第一項第八号ハに掲げる事項についての定めがある場合　同号ハの新株予約権付社債についての社債の社債権者及び当該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
        <sup>art-754/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-754/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-754/par-3/item-3</sup>
        if there are provisions on the matters set forth in paragraph (1), item (viii), (c) of the preceding Article:the holders of bonds constituting bonds with share options referred to in (c) of that item, and holders of the share options attached to those bonds.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第四項**  新設合併消滅株式会社の新株予約権は、新設合併設立株式会社の成立の日に、消滅する。
      <sup>art-754/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-754/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-754/par-4</sup>
      The share options of a stock company disappearing in a consolidation-type merger are extinguished on the day of formation of the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第五項**  前条第一項第十号イに規定する場合には、新設合併消滅株式会社の新株予約権の新株予約権者は、新設合併設立株式会社の成立の日に、同項第十一号に掲げる事項についての定めに従い、同項第十号イの新設合併設立株式会社の新株予約権の新株予約権者となる。
      <sup>art-754/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-754/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-754/par-5</sup>
      In the case prescribed in paragraph (1), item (x), (a) of the preceding Article, the holders of share options in the stock company disappearing in the consolidation-type merger, in accordance with the provisions on the matters set forth in item (xi) of that paragraph, become holders of share options of the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger set forth in item (x), (a) of that paragraph on the day of formation of the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-754/par-2: 前条第一項 → 会社法 第七百五十三条第一項 (Article 753, paragraph (1)), art-753/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-753/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-753/par-1
- art-754/par-2: 同項第七号 → 会社法 第七百五十三条第一項第七号 (Article 753, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-753/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-753/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-753/par-1/item-7
- art-754/par-2: 同項第六号 → 会社法 第七百五十三条第一項第六号 (Article 753, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-753/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-753/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-753/par-1/item-6
- art-754/par-3: 前条第一項第九号 → 会社法 第七百五十三条第一項第九号 (Article 753, paragraph (1), item (ix)), art-753/par-1/item-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-753/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-753/par-1/item-9
- art-754/par-3/item-1: 前条第一項第八号 → 会社法 第七百五十三条第一項第八号 (Article 753, paragraph (1), item (viii)), art-753/par-1/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-753/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-753/par-1/item-8
- art-754/par-3/item-2: 前条第一項第八号 → 会社法 第七百五十三条第一項第八号 (Article 753, paragraph (1), item (viii)), art-753/par-1/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-753/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-753/par-1/item-8
- art-754/par-3/item-3: 前条第一項第八号 → 会社法 第七百五十三条第一項第八号 (Article 753, paragraph (1), item (viii)), art-753/par-1/item-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-753/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-753/par-1/item-8
- art-754/par-5: 前条第一項第十号 → 会社法 第七百五十三条第一項第十号 (Article 753, paragraph (1), item (x)), art-753/par-1/item-10 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-753/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-753/par-1/item-10
- art-754/par-5: 同項第十一号 → 会社法 第七百五十三条第一項第十一号 (Article 753, paragraph (1), item (xi)), art-753/par-1/item-11 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-753/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-753/par-1/item-11

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