第七百八十二条次の各号に掲げる株式会社（以下この目において「消滅株式会社等」という。）は、吸収合併契約等備置開始日から吸収合併、吸収分割又は株式交換（以下この節において「吸収合併等」という。）がその効力を生ずる日（以下この節において「効力発生日」という。）後六箇月を経過する日（吸収合併消滅株式会社にあっては、効力発生日）までの間、当該各号に定めるもの（以下この節において「吸収合併契約等」という。）の内容その他法務省令で定める事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録をその本店に備え置かなければならない。

Article 782(1)Each of the stock companies set forth in the following items (hereinafter referred to as an "disappearing stock company, etc." in this division) must, from the day on which the absorption-type merger agreement, etc. began to be kept until the day on which six months have elapsed from the day on which the absorption-type merger, absorption-type company split or share exchange (hereinafter referred to as an "absorption-type merger, etc." in this Section) becomes effective (hereinafter referred to as the "effective day" in this Section) (or, in the case of a stock company disappearing in an absorption-type merger, until the effective day), keep documents detailing the particulars specified respectively in those items (hereinafter referred to as the "absorption-type merger agreement, etc." in this Section) and other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded, at its head office:

２前項に規定する「吸収合併契約等備置開始日」とは、次に掲げる日のいずれか早い日をいう。

(2)The "day on which the absorption-type merger agreement, etc. began to be kept" prescribed in the preceding paragraph means the earliest of the following days:

３消滅株式会社等の株主及び債権者（株式交換完全子会社にあっては、株主及び新株予約権者）は、消滅株式会社等に対して、その営業時間内は、いつでも、次に掲げる請求をすることができる。ただし、第二号又は第四号に掲げる請求をするには、当該消滅株式会社等の定めた費用を支払わなければならない。

(3)Shareholders and creditors of a disappearing stock company, etc. (or, in the case of a wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange, shareholders and share option holders) may make the following requests to the disappearing stock company, etc. at any time during its business hours; provided, however, that the fees designated by the disappearing stock company, etc. are required to be paid in order to make the requests set forth in item (ii) or item (iv):

第七百八十三条消滅株式会社等は、効力発生日の前日までに、株主総会の決議によって、吸収合併契約等の承認を受けなければならない。

Article 783(1)A disappearing stock company, etc. must obtain the approval of the absorption-type merger agreement, etc. by a resolution at a shareholders meeting by the day immediately preceding the effective day.

２前項の規定にかかわらず、吸収合併消滅株式会社又は株式交換完全子会社が種類株式発行会社でない場合において、吸収合併消滅株式会社又は株式交換完全子会社の株主に対して交付する金銭等（以下この条及び次条第一項において「合併対価等」という。）の全部又は一部が持分等（持分会社の持分その他これに準ずるものとして法務省令で定めるものをいう。以下この条において同じ。）であるときは、吸収合併契約又は株式交換契約について吸収合併消滅株式会社又は株式交換完全子会社の総株主の同意を得なければならない。

(2)Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if a stock company disappearing in an absorption-type merger or a wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange is not a company with classes shares, if all or part of the monies, etc. to be delivered to shareholders of the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from the share exchange (hereinafter referred to as the "consideration for the merger, etc." in this Article and paragraph (1) of the following Article) are equity interests, etc. (meaning equity interests of a membership company or those prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as being equivalent thereto; hereinafter the same applies in this Article), the consent of all shareholders of the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from the share exchange must be obtained with regard to the absorption-type merger agreement or the share exchange agreement.

３吸収合併消滅株式会社又は株式交換完全子会社が種類株式発行会社である場合において、合併対価等の全部又は一部が譲渡制限株式等（譲渡制限株式その他これに準ずるものとして法務省令で定めるものをいう。以下この章において同じ。）であるときは、吸収合併又は株式交換は、当該譲渡制限株式等の割当てを受ける種類の株式（譲渡制限株式を除く。）の種類株主を構成員とする種類株主総会（当該種類株主に係る株式の種類が二以上ある場合にあっては、当該二以上の株式の種類別に区分された種類株主を構成員とする各種類株主総会）の決議がなければ、その効力を生じない。ただし、当該種類株主総会において議決権を行使することができる株主が存しない場合は、この限りでない。

(3)If a stock company disappearing in an absorption-type merger or a wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange is a company with classes shares, if all or part of the consideration for the merger, etc. are shares with a restriction on transfer, etc. (meaning shares with a restriction on transfer and those prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as being equivalent thereto; hereinafter the same applies in this Chapter), the absorption-type merger or the share exchange does not become effective without a resolution at a general meeting of class shareholders constituted by the class shareholders of the class of shares subject to the allotment of the shares with a restriction on transfer, etc. (excluding shares with a restriction on transfer) (if there are two or more classes of shares relating to the class shareholders, the respective general meetings of class shareholders constituted by class shareholders categorized by the class of relevant two or more classes of shares); provided, however, that this does not apply to cases where there is no class shareholder who is able to exercise a voting right at relevant general meeting of class shareholders.

４吸収合併消滅株式会社又は株式交換完全子会社が種類株式発行会社である場合において、合併対価等の全部又は一部が持分等であるときは、吸収合併又は株式交換は、当該持分等の割当てを受ける種類の株主の全員の同意がなければ、その効力を生じない。

(4)If a stock company disappearing in an absorption-type merger or a wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange is a company with classes shares, and all or part of the consideration for the merger, etc. are equity interests, etc., the absorption-type merger or the share exchange does not become effective without the consent of all shareholders of the class subject to the allotment of the equity interests, etc.

５消滅株式会社等は、効力発生日の二十日前までに、その登録株式質権者（次条第二項に規定する場合における登録株式質権者を除く。）及び第七百八十七条第三項各号に定める新株予約権の登録新株予約権質権者に対し、吸収合併等をする旨を通知しなければならない。

(5)An disappearing stock company, etc. must notify its registered pledgees of shares (excluding the registered pledgees of shares in the cases prescribed in paragraph (2) of the following Article) and registered pledgees of share options concerning the share options specified in the items of Article 787, paragraph (3) that it will effect the absorption-type merger, etc. by twenty days prior to the effective day.

６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。

(6)A public notice may be substituted for the notice under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

第七百八十四条前条第一項の規定は、吸収合併存続会社、吸収分割承継会社又は株式交換完全親会社（以下この目において「存続会社等」という。）が消滅株式会社等の特別支配会社である場合には、適用しない。ただし、吸収合併又は株式交換における合併対価等の全部又は一部が譲渡制限株式等である場合であって、消滅株式会社等が公開会社であり、かつ、種類株式発行会社でないときは、この限りでない。

Article 784(1)The provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article do not apply if the company surviving the absorption-type merger, the company succeeding in the absorption-type split or the wholly owning parent company resulting from the share exchange (hereinafter referred to as the "surviving company, etc." in this division) is the special controlling company of the disappearing stock company, etc.; provided, however, that this does not apply if all or part of the value of the merger, etc. in the absorption-type merger or share exchange is shares with a restriction on transfer, etc., and the disappearing stock company, etc. is a public company and not a company with class shares.

２前条の規定は、吸収分割により吸収分割承継会社に承継させる資産の帳簿価額の合計額が吸収分割株式会社の総資産額として法務省令で定める方法により算定される額の五分の一（これを下回る割合を吸収分割株式会社の定款で定めた場合にあっては、その割合）を超えない場合には、適用しない。

(2)The provisions of the preceding Article do not apply if the sum of the book value of the assets that the company succeeding in the absorption-type split succeeds to through the absorption-type company split does not exceed one-fifth (or, if a lesser proportion is prescribed in the articles of incorporation of the stock company splitting in the absorption-type split, that proportion) of the amount calculated by the method specified by Ministry of Justice Order as the total assets of the stock company splitting in the absorption-type split.

第七百八十四条の二次に掲げる場合において、消滅株式会社等の株主が不利益を受けるおそれがあるときは、消滅株式会社等の株主は、消滅株式会社等に対し、吸収合併等をやめることを請求することができる。ただし、前条第二項に規定する場合は、この限りでない。

Article 784-2In the following cases, if shareholders of a disappearing stock company, etc. are likely to suffer disadvantages, shareholders of a disappearing stock company, etc. may demand the disappearing stock company, etc. to cease an absorption-type merger, etc.; provided, however, that this does not apply to cases prescribed in paragraph (2) of the preceding Article:

第七百八十五条吸収合併等をする場合（次に掲げる場合を除く。）には、反対株主は、消滅株式会社等に対し、自己の有する株式を公正な価格で買い取ることを請求することができる。

Article 785(1)In cases of effecting an absorption-type merger, etc. (excluding the following cases), dissenting shareholders may demand that the disappearing stock company, etc. purchase, at a fair price, the shares that they hold:

２前項に規定する「反対株主」とは、次の各号に掲げる場合における当該各号に定める株主（第七百八十三条第四項に規定する場合における同項に規定する持分等の割当てを受ける株主を除く。）をいう。

(2)The "dissenting shareholders" provided for in the preceding paragraph means the shareholders provided for in the following items in the cases set forth in the same items (excluding shareholders entitled to allotment of equity interests, etc. prescribed in Article 783, paragraph (4) in the cases prescribed in that paragraph):

３消滅株式会社等は、効力発生日の二十日前までに、その株主（第七百八十三条第四項に規定する場合における同項に規定する持分等の割当てを受ける株主及び第七百八十四条第一項本文に規定する場合における当該特別支配会社を除く。）に対し、吸収合併等をする旨並びに存続会社等の商号及び住所を通知しなければならない。ただし、第一項各号に掲げる場合は、この限りでない。

(3)A disappearing stock company, etc. must notify its shareholders (excluding shareholders entitled to allotment of equity interests, etc. prescribed in Article 783, paragraph (4) in the cases prescribed in that paragraph and the special controlling company in the cases prescribed in the main clause of Article 784, paragraph (1)) that it will effect an absorption-type merger, etc. and the trade name and address of the surviving company, etc., by twenty days prior to the effective day; provided, however, that this does not apply in the cases set forth in the items of paragraph (1).

４次に掲げる場合には、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。

(4)In the following cases, a public notice may be substituted for the notice under the provisions of the preceding paragraph:

５第一項の規定による請求（以下この目において「株式買取請求」という。）は、効力発生日の二十日前の日から効力発生日の前日までの間に、その株式買取請求に係る株式の数（種類株式発行会社にあっては、株式の種類及び種類ごとの数）を明らかにしてしなければならない。

(5)To make a demand under the provisions of paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as the "exercise of appraisal rights" in this division), a dissenting shareholder must indicate the number of shares with regard to which the shareholder is exercising appraisal rights (or, for a company with classes shares, the classes of the shares and the number of shares for each class), between twenty days prior to the effective day and the day immediately preceding the effective day.

６株券が発行されている株式について株式買取請求をしようとするときは、当該株式の株主は、消滅株式会社等に対し、当該株式に係る株券を提出しなければならない。ただし、当該株券について第二百二十三条の規定による請求をした者については、この限りでない。

(6)When intending to exercise appraisal rights on shares for which share certificates have been issued, shareholders of those shares must submit the share certificates representing those shares to the disappearing stock company, etc.; provided, however, that this does not apply to a person who makes a demand pursuant to the provisions of Article 223 with respect to those share certificates.

７株式買取請求をした株主は、消滅株式会社等の承諾を得た場合に限り、その株式買取請求を撤回することができる。

(7)Shareholders exercising appraisal rights may withdraw their demands for appraisal only with the approval of the disappearing stock company, etc.

８吸収合併等を中止したときは、株式買取請求は、その効力を失う。

(8)The demands of the shareholders exercising appraisal rights lose effect if the absorption-type merger, etc. is cancelled.

９第百三十三条の規定は、株式買取請求に係る株式については、適用しない。

(9)The provisions of Article 133 do not apply to shares for the exercise of appraisal rights.

第七百八十六条株式買取請求があった場合において、株式の価格の決定について、株主と消滅株式会社等（吸収合併をする場合における効力発生日後にあっては、吸収合併存続会社。以下この条において同じ。）との間に協議が調ったときは、消滅株式会社等は、効力発生日から六十日以内にその支払をしなければならない。

Article 786(1)If a shareholder exercises appraisal rights and an agreement determining the price of the shares is reached between the shareholder and the disappearing stock company, etc. (or between the shareholder and the company surviving the absorption-type merger, if an absorption-type merger is effected and it is after the effective day; hereinafter the same applies in this Article), the disappearing stock company, etc. must pay that price within sixty days from the effective day.

２株式の価格の決定について、効力発生日から三十日以内に協議が調わないときは、株主又は消滅株式会社等は、その期間の満了の日後三十日以内に、裁判所に対し、価格の決定の申立てをすることができる。

(2)If no agreement on the determination of the price of the shares is reached within thirty days from the effective day, shareholders or the disappearing stock company, etc. may file a petition for the court to determine the price within thirty days after the expiration of that period.

３前条第七項の規定にかかわらず、前項に規定する場合において、効力発生日から六十日以内に同項の申立てがないときは、その期間の満了後は、株主は、いつでも、株式買取請求を撤回することができる。

(3)Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (7) of the preceding Article, in the cases prescribed in the preceding paragraph, if the petition under that paragraph is not filed within sixty days from the effective day, shareholders exercising appraisal rights may withdraw their demands for appraisal at any time after the expiration of that period.

４消滅株式会社等は、裁判所の決定した価格に対する第一項の期間の満了の日後の法定利率による利息をも支払わなければならない。

(4)A disappearing stock company, etc. must also pay interest on the price determined by the court at the statutory rate from and including the day of the expiration of the period referred to in paragraph (1).

５消滅株式会社等は、株式の価格の決定があるまでは、株主に対し、当該消滅株式会社等が公正な価格と認める額を支払うことができる。

(5)A disappearing stock company, etc. may pay the amount that the disappearing stock company, etc. considers to be a fair price to shareholders until the determination of the price of shares.

６株式買取請求に係る株式の買取りは、効力発生日に、その効力を生ずる。

(6)A share purchase connected with the exercise of appraisal rights becomes effective on the effective day.

７株券発行会社は、株券が発行されている株式について株式買取請求があったときは、株券と引換えに、その株式買取請求に係る株式の代金を支払わなければならない。

(7)If a shareholder exercises appraisal rights with respect to shares for which share certificates are issued, the share certificate-issuing company must pay the price of the shares relating to the exercise of the appraisal rights in exchange for the share certificates.

第七百八十七条次の各号に掲げる行為をする場合には、当該各号に定める消滅株式会社等の新株予約権の新株予約権者は、消滅株式会社等に対し、自己の有する新株予約権を公正な価格で買い取ることを請求することができる。

Article 787(1)In cases of carrying out any one of the acts set forth in the following items, holders of share options of the disappearing stock company, etc. provided for in those items may demand that the disappearing stock company, etc. purchase, at a fair price, the share options that they hold:

２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は、前項の規定による請求（以下この目において「新株予約権買取請求」という。）をするときは、併せて、新株予約権付社債についての社債を買い取ることを請求しなければならない。ただし、当該新株予約権付社債に付された新株予約権について別段の定めがある場合は、この限りでない。

(2)If of share options attached to bonds with share options intend to make the demand under the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "exercise of appraisal rights on share options" in this Division), they must also demand that the disappearing stock company, etc. purchase the bonds for bonds with share options; provided, however, that this does not apply if it is otherwise provided for with respect to the share options attached to relevant bonds with share options.

３次の各号に掲げる消滅株式会社等は、効力発生日の二十日前までに、当該各号に定める新株予約権の新株予約権者に対し、吸収合併等をする旨並びに存続会社等の商号及び住所を通知しなければならない。

(3)The disappearing stock companies, etc. set forth in the following items must notify holders of share options provided for in those items that they will effect an absorption-type merger, etc. and the trade name and address of the surviving company, etc., by twenty days prior to the effective day:

４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。

(4)A public notice may be substituted for the notice under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

５新株予約権買取請求は、効力発生日の二十日前の日から効力発生日の前日までの間に、その新株予約権買取請求に係る新株予約権の内容及び数を明らかにしてしなければならない。

(5)To exercise appraisal rights on share options, the share option holder must indicate the features and number of the share options with respect to which the holder is exercising those appraisal rights, between twenty days prior to the effective day and the day immediately preceding the effective day.

６新株予約権証券が発行されている新株予約権について新株予約権買取請求をしようとするときは、当該新株予約権の新株予約権者は、消滅株式会社等に対し、その新株予約権証券を提出しなければならない。ただし、当該新株予約権証券について非訟事件手続法第百十四条に規定する公示催告の申立てをした者については、この限りでない。

(6)When intending to exercise appraisal rights on share options in respect of share options for which share option certificates have been issued, the holder of those share options must submit to disappearing stock company, etc. the share option certificates; provided, however, that this does not apply to a person who files a public petition as prescribed in Article 114 of the Non-Contentious Cases Procedure Act with respect to those share option certificates.

７新株予約権付社債券が発行されている新株予約権付社債に付された新株予約権について新株予約権買取請求をしようとするときは、当該新株予約権の新株予約権者は、消滅株式会社等に対し、その新株予約権付社債券を提出しなければならない。ただし、当該新株予約権付社債券について非訟事件手続法第百十四条に規定する公示催告の申立てをした者については、この限りでない。

(7)When intending to exercise appraisal rights on share options in respect of share options attached to bonds with share options for which certificate representing the bond with share options have been issued, the holder of those share options must submit to the disappearing stock company, etc. the certificate representing the bond with share options; provided, however, that this does not apply to a person who files a petition for public notice as prescribed in Article 114 of the Non-Contentious Cases Procedure Act with respect to that certificate representing the bond with share options.

８新株予約権買取請求をした新株予約権者は、消滅株式会社等の承諾を得た場合に限り、その新株予約権買取請求を撤回することができる。

(8)Share option holders exercising appraisal rights on share options may withdraw their demands for appraisal of the share options only with the approval of the disappearing stock company, etc.

９吸収合併等を中止したときは、新株予約権買取請求は、その効力を失う。

(9)The demands of the share option holders exercising appraisal rights on share options lose effect if the absorption-type merger, etc. is cancelled.

１０第二百六十条の規定は、新株予約権買取請求に係る新株予約権については、適用しない。

(10)The provisions of Article 260 do not apply to share options for the exercise of appraisal rights on share options.

第七百八十八条新株予約権買取請求があった場合において、新株予約権（当該新株予約権が新株予約権付社債に付されたものである場合において、当該新株予約権付社債についての社債の買取りの請求があったときは、当該社債を含む。以下この条において同じ。）の価格の決定について、新株予約権者と消滅株式会社等（吸収合併をする場合における効力発生日後にあっては、吸収合併存続会社。以下この条において同じ。）との間に協議が調ったときは、消滅株式会社等は、効力発生日から六十日以内にその支払をしなければならない。

Article 788(1)If a holder of share options exercises appraisal rights on the share options, if an agreement on the determination of the price of the share options (if relevant share options are attached to bonds with share options, if a holder thereof demands the disappearing stock company, etc. to purchase the bonds constituting those bonds with share options, including relevant bonds; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) is reached between the share option holder and the disappearing stock company, etc. (or, after the effective day in cases of effecting an absorption-type merger, the company surviving the absorption-type merger; hereinafter the same applies in this Article), the disappearing stock company, etc. must make payment within sixty days from the effective day.

２新株予約権の価格の決定について、効力発生日から三十日以内に協議が調わないときは、新株予約権者又は消滅株式会社等は、その期間の満了の日後三十日以内に、裁判所に対し、価格の決定の申立てをすることができる。

(2)If no agreement on the determination of the price of the share options is reached within thirty days from the effective day, the share option holder or the disappearing stock company, etc. may file a petition for the court to determine the price within thirty days after the expiration of that period.

３前条第八項の規定にかかわらず、前項に規定する場合において、効力発生日から六十日以内に同項の申立てがないときは、その期間の満了後は、新株予約権者は、いつでも、新株予約権買取請求を撤回することができる。

(3)Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (8) of the preceding Article, in the cases prescribed in the preceding paragraph, if the petition under that paragraph is not filed within sixty days from the effective day, the share option holders exercising appraisal rights on the share options may withdraw their demands for appraisal of the share options at any time after the expiration of that period.

４消滅株式会社等は、裁判所の決定した価格に対する第一項の期間の満了の日後の法定利率による利息をも支払わなければならない。

(4)The disappearing stock company, etc. must also pay interest on the price determined by the court at the statutory rate from and including the day of the expiration of the period referred to in paragraph (1).

５消滅株式会社等は、新株予約権の価格の決定があるまでは、新株予約権者に対し、当該消滅株式会社等が公正な価格と認める額を支払うことができる。

(5)A disappearing stock company may pay the amount that the disappearing stock company considers to be a fair price to share option holders by the determination of price of share options.

６新株予約権買取請求に係る新株予約権の買取りは、効力発生日に、その効力を生ずる。

(6)The purchase of share options relating to the exercise of appraisal rights on share options becomes effective on the effective day.

７消滅株式会社等は、新株予約権証券が発行されている新株予約権について新株予約権買取請求があったときは、新株予約権証券と引換えに、その新株予約権買取請求に係る新株予約権の代金を支払わなければならない。

(7)If a share option holder exercises appraisal rights on share options with respect to share options for which share option certificates are issued, the disappearing stock company, etc. must pay the price of the share options relating to the exercise of appraisal rights on the share options in exchange for the hare option certificates.

８消滅株式会社等は、新株予約権付社債券が発行されている新株予約権付社債に付された新株予約権について新株予約権買取請求があったときは、新株予約権付社債券と引換えに、その新株予約権買取請求に係る新株予約権の代金を支払わなければならない。

(8)If a share option holder exercises appraisal rights on share options with respect to share options attached to a bond with share options for which a certificate for a bond with share options is issued, the disappearing stock company, etc. must pay the price of the share options relating to the exercise of appraisal rights on the share options in exchange for the certificate for the bond with share options.

第七百八十九条次の各号に掲げる場合には、当該各号に定める債権者は、消滅株式会社等に対し、吸収合併等について異議を述べることができる。

Article 789(1)In the cases set forth in the following items, the creditors provided for in those items may state their objections to the absorption-type merger, etc. to the disappearing stock company, etc.:

２前項の規定により消滅株式会社等の債権者の全部又は一部が異議を述べることができる場合には、消滅株式会社等は、次に掲げる事項を官報に公告し、かつ、知れている債権者（同項の規定により異議を述べることができるものに限る。）には、各別にこれを催告しなければならない。ただし、第四号の期間は、一箇月を下ることができない。

(2)If all or part of the creditors of the disappearing stock company, etc. are able to state their objection pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the disappearing stock company, etc. must give public notice of the matters set forth below in Official Gazette and must give notices separately to each known creditor (limited to one who is able to state an objection pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph), if any; provided, however, that the period stated in item (iv) may not be less than one month:

３前項の規定にかかわらず、消滅株式会社等が同項の規定による公告を、官報のほか、第九百三十九条第一項の規定による定款の定めに従い、同項第二号又は第三号に掲げる公告方法によりするときは、前項の規定による各別の催告（吸収分割をする場合における不法行為によって生じた吸収分割株式会社の債務の債権者に対するものを除く。）は、することを要しない。

(3)Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if the disappearing stock company, etc. gives public notice under that paragraph by the method of public notice set forth in Article 939, paragraph (1), item (ii) or item (iii) in accordance with the provisions of the articles of incorporation under the provisions of that paragraph in addition to Official Gazette, the disappearing stock company, etc. is not required to give separate notices under the provisions of the preceding paragraph (excluding the notices to creditors of the obligations of the stock company splitting in an absorption-type split that have arisen due to a tort in the case of effecting an absorption-type company split).

４債権者が第二項第四号の期間内に異議を述べなかったときは、当該債権者は、当該吸収合併等について承認をしたものとみなす。

(4)If creditors do not raise any objections within the period under paragraph (2), item (iv), relevant creditors are deemed to have approved the absorption-type merger, etc.

５債権者が第二項第四号の期間内に異議を述べたときは、消滅株式会社等は、当該債権者に対し、弁済し、若しくは相当の担保を提供し、又は当該債権者に弁済を受けさせることを目的として信託会社等に相当の財産を信託しなければならない。ただし、当該吸収合併等をしても当該債権者を害するおそれがないときは、この限りでない。

(5)If creditors raise objections within the period under paragraph (2), item (iv), the disappearing stock company, etc. must make payment or provide reasonable security to relevant creditors, or entrust equivalent property to a trust company, etc. for the purpose of having relevant creditors receive the payment; provided, however, that this does not apply if there is no risk of harm to relevant creditors by relevant absorption-type merger, etc.

第七百九十条消滅株式会社等は、存続会社等との合意により、効力発生日を変更することができる。

Article 790(1)A disappearing stock company, etc. may change the effective day by agreement with the surviving company, etc.

２前項の場合には、消滅株式会社等は、変更前の効力発生日（変更後の効力発生日が変更前の効力発生日前の日である場合にあっては、当該変更後の効力発生日）の前日までに、変更後の効力発生日を公告しなければならない。

(2)In the cases prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the disappearing stock company, etc. must give public notice of the changed effective day by the day immediately preceding the original effective day (or, immediately preceding the changed effective day, if the changed effective day comes before the original effective day).

３第一項の規定により効力発生日を変更したときは、変更後の効力発生日を効力発生日とみなして、この節並びに第七百五十条、第七百五十二条、第七百五十九条、第七百六十一条、第七百六十九条及び第七百七十一条の規定を適用する。

(3)When the effective day is changed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the provisions of this Section and Article 750, Article 752, Article 759, Article 761, Article 769, and Article 771 apply by deeming the changed effective day to be the effective day.

第七百九十一条吸収分割株式会社又は株式交換完全子会社は、効力発生日後遅滞なく、吸収分割承継会社又は株式交換完全親会社と共同して、次の各号に掲げる区分に応じ、当該各号に定めるものを作成しなければならない。

Article 791(1)The stock company splitting in an absorption-type split or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange must, without delay after the effective day, prepare what are provided for in the following items for the categories set forth respectively in those items, jointly with the company succeeding in the absorption-type split or the wholly owning parent company resulting from the share exchange:

２吸収分割株式会社又は株式交換完全子会社は、効力発生日から六箇月間、前項各号の書面又は電磁的記録をその本店に備え置かなければならない。

(2)A stock company splitting in an absorption-type split or a wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange must, for a period of six months from the effective day, keep the documents or electronic or magnetic records referred to in the items of the preceding paragraph at its head office.

３吸収分割株式会社の株主、債権者その他の利害関係人は、吸収分割株式会社に対して、その営業時間内は、いつでも、次に掲げる請求をすることができる。ただし、第二号又は第四号に掲げる請求をするには、当該吸収分割株式会社の定めた費用を支払わなければならない。

(3)Shareholders, creditors and any other interested parties of a stock company splitting in an absorption-type split may make the following requests to the stock company splitting in the absorption-type split at any time during its business hours; provided, however, that the fees designated by the stock company splitting in the absorption-type split are required to be paid in order to make the requests set forth in item (ii) or item (iv):

４前項の規定は、株式交換完全子会社について準用する。この場合において、同項中「吸収分割株式会社の株主、債権者その他の利害関係人」とあるのは、「効力発生日に株式交換完全子会社の株主又は新株予約権者であった者」と読み替えるものとする。

(4)The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to a wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange. In these cases, the phrase "shareholders, creditors and any other interested parties of a stock company splitting in the absorption-type split" is deemed to be replaced with "persons who were shareholders or holders of share option in the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from the share exchange as of the effective day".

第七百九十二条第四百四十五条第四項、第四百五十八条及び第二編第五章第六節の規定は、次に掲げる行為については、適用しない。

Article 792The provisions of Article 445, paragraph (4), Article 458 and Part II, Chapter V, Section 6 do not apply to the acts set forth below:

第七百九十三条次に掲げる行為をする持分会社は、効力発生日の前日までに、吸収合併契約等について当該持分会社の総社員の同意を得なければならない。ただし、定款に別段の定めがある場合は、この限りでない。

Article 793(1)A membership company conducting any one of the acts below must obtain the consent of all members of the membership company with regard to the absorption-type merger agreement, etc. by the day immediately preceding the effective day; provided, however, that this does not apply if it is otherwise provided for in the articles of incorporation:

２第七百八十九条（第一項第三号及び第二項第三号を除く。）及び第七百九十条の規定は、吸収合併消滅持分会社又は合同会社である吸収分割会社（以下この節において「吸収分割合同会社」という。）について準用する。この場合において、第七百八十九条第一項第二号中「債権者（第七百五十八条第八号又は第七百六十条第七号に掲げる事項についての定めがある場合にあっては、吸収分割株式会社の債権者）」とあるのは「債権者」と、同条第三項中「消滅株式会社等」とあるのは「吸収合併消滅持分会社（吸収合併存続会社が株式会社又は合同会社である場合にあっては、合同会社に限る。）又は吸収分割合同会社」と読み替えるものとする。

(2)The provisions of Article 789 (excluding paragraph (1), item (iii) and paragraph (2), item (iii)) and Article 790 apply mutatis mutandis to a membership company disappearing in an absorption-type merger or a company splitting in an absorption-type split, which is a limited liability company (hereinafter referred to as the "limited liability company splitting in the absorption-type split" in this Section). In these cases, the phrase "creditors of the stock company splitting in the absorption-type split who are unable to request the stock company splitting in the absorption-type split to perform the obligations (including performance of the guarantee obligations that the stock company splitting in the absorption-type split jointly and severally assumes with the company succeeding in the absorption-type split as a guarantor) (or, if there are provisions on the matter set forth in Article 758, item (viii) or Article 760, item (vii), creditors of the stock company splitting in the absorption-type split)" in Article 789, paragraph (1), item (ii) is deemed to be replaced with "creditors of the stock company splitting in the absorption-type split who are unable to request the stock company splitting in the absorption-type split to perform the obligations (including performance of the guarantee obligations that the stock company splitting in the absorption-type split jointly and severally assumes with the company succeeding in the absorption-type split as a guarantor)" and the term "disappearing stock company, etc." in paragraph (3) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "membership company disappearing in the absorption-type merger (limited to a limited liability company if the company surviving the absorption-type merger is a stock company or a limited liability company) or the limited liability company splitting in the absorption-type split".

第七百九十四条吸収合併存続株式会社、吸収分割承継株式会社又は株式交換完全親株式会社（以下この目において「存続株式会社等」という。）は、吸収合併契約等備置開始日から効力発生日後六箇月を経過する日までの間、吸収合併契約等の内容その他法務省令で定める事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録をその本店に備え置かなければならない。

Article 794(1)A stock company surviving an absorption-type merger, a stock company succeeding in an absorption-type split, or the wholly owning parent stock company resulting from a share exchange (hereinafter referred to as the "surviving stock company, etc." in this division) must, from the day on which the absorption-type merger agreement, etc. began to be kept until the day on which six months have elapsed from the effective day, keep documents detailing the absorption-type merger agreement, etc. and other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded, at its head office.

２前項に規定する「吸収合併契約等備置開始日」とは、次に掲げる日のいずれか早い日をいう。

(2)The "day on which the absorption-type merger agreement, etc. began to be kept" prescribed in the preceding paragraph means the earliest of the following days:

３存続株式会社等の株主及び債権者（株式交換完全子会社の株主に対して交付する金銭等が株式交換完全親株式会社の株式その他これに準ずるものとして法務省令で定めるもののみである場合（第七百六十八条第一項第四号ハに規定する場合を除く。）にあっては、株主）は、存続株式会社等に対して、その営業時間内は、いつでも、次に掲げる請求をすることができる。ただし、第二号又は第四号に掲げる請求をするには、当該存続株式会社等の定めた費用を支払わなければならない。

(3)Shareholders and creditors of a surviving stock company, etc. (or, if the monies, etc. to be delivered to shareholders of the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange are limited to shares of the wholly owning parent stock company resulting from the share exchange or those prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as being equivalent thereto (excluding the case prescribed in Article 768, paragraph (1), item (iv), (c)), shareholders) may make the following requests to the surviving stock company, etc. at any time during its business hours; provided, however, that the fees designated by the surviving stock company, etc. are required to be paid in order to make the requests set forth in item (ii) or item (iv):

第七百九十五条存続株式会社等は、効力発生日の前日までに、株主総会の決議によって、吸収合併契約等の承認を受けなければならない。

Article 795(1)A surviving stock company, etc. must obtain the approval of the absorption-type merger agreement, etc. by a resolution at a shareholders meeting by the day immediately preceding the effective day.

２次に掲げる場合には、取締役は、前項の株主総会において、その旨を説明しなければならない。

(2)In the cases set forth below, a director must explain to that effect at the shareholders meeting referred to in the preceding paragraph:

３承継する吸収合併消滅会社又は吸収分割会社の資産に吸収合併存続株式会社又は吸収分割承継株式会社の株式が含まれる場合には、取締役は、第一項の株主総会において、当該株式に関する事項を説明しなければならない。

(3)If the assets of a company disappearing in an absorption-type merger or a company splitting in an absorption-type split include shares of the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger or the stock company succeeding in the absorption-type split, a director must explain the matters concerning relevant shares at the shareholders meeting referred to in paragraph (1).

４存続株式会社等が種類株式発行会社である場合において、次の各号に掲げる場合には、吸収合併等は、当該各号に定める種類の株式（譲渡制限株式であって、第百九十九条第四項の定款の定めがないものに限る。）の種類株主を構成員とする種類株主総会（当該種類株主に係る株式の種類が二以上ある場合にあっては、当該二以上の株式の種類別に区分された種類株主を構成員とする各種類株主総会）の決議がなければ、その効力を生じない。ただし、当該種類株主総会において議決権を行使することができる株主が存しない場合は、この限りでない。

(4)Where the surviving stock company, etc. is a company with class shares, in the cases set forth in the following items, an absorption-type merger, etc. does not become effective without a resolution at a general meeting of class shareholders constituted by class shareholders of the class of shares provided for respectively in those items (limited to shares with a restriction on transfer and for which the provisions of the articles of incorporation referred to in Article 199, paragraph (4) do not exist) (if there are two or more classes of shares relating to relevant class shareholders, the respective general meetings of class shareholders constituted by class shareholders categorized by the class of relevant two or more classes of shares); provided, however, that this does not apply to cases where there is no class shareholder who is able to exercise a voting right at relevant general meeting of class shareholders:

第七百九十六条前条第一項から第三項までの規定は、吸収合併消滅会社、吸収分割会社又は株式交換完全子会社（以下この目において「消滅会社等」という。）が存続株式会社等の特別支配会社である場合には、適用しない。ただし、吸収合併消滅株式会社若しくは株式交換完全子会社の株主、吸収合併消滅持分会社の社員又は吸収分割会社に対して交付する金銭等の全部又は一部が存続株式会社等の譲渡制限株式である場合であって、存続株式会社等が公開会社でないときは、この限りでない。

Article 796(1)The provisions of paragraphs (1) through (3) of the preceding Article do not apply if a company disappearing in an absorption-type merger, the company splitting in an absorption-type split or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange (hereinafter referred to as the "disappearing company, etc." in this division) is the special controlling company of the surviving stock company, etc.; provided, however, that this does not apply if all or part of the monies, etc. to be delivered to shareholders of the stock company disappearing in the absorption-type merger or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from the share exchange, to members of the membership company disappearing in the absorption-type merger or to the company splitting in the absorption-type split are shares with a restriction on transfer, etc. of the surviving stock company, etc., and the surviving stock company, etc. is not a public company.

２前条第一項から第三項までの規定は、第一号に掲げる額の第二号に掲げる額に対する割合が五分の一（これを下回る割合を存続株式会社等の定款で定めた場合にあっては、その割合）を超えない場合には、適用しない。ただし、同条第二項各号に掲げる場合又は前項ただし書に規定する場合は、この限りでない。

(2)The provisions of paragraphs (1) through (3) of the preceding Article do not apply if the amount set forth in item (i) does not exceed one-fifth (or, if a lesser proportion is prescribed in the articles of incorporation of the surviving stock company, etc., the proportion) of the amount set forth in item (ii); provided, however, that this does not apply in the cases set forth in the items of paragraph (2) of that Article or the cases prescribed in the proviso to the preceding paragraph:

３前項本文に規定する場合において、法務省令で定める数の株式（前条第一項の株主総会において議決権を行使することができるものに限る。）を有する株主が第七百九十七条第三項の規定による通知又は同条第四項の公告の日から二週間以内に吸収合併等に反対する旨を存続株式会社等に対し通知したときは、当該存続株式会社等は、効力発生日の前日までに、株主総会の決議によって、吸収合併契約等の承認を受けなければならない。

(3)In the cases prescribed in the main clause of the preceding paragraph, if shareholders that hold the shares (limited to those that entitle the shareholders to exercise voting rights at a shareholders meeting under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article) in the number prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order notify the surviving stock company, etc. to the effect that relevant shareholders dissent from the absorption-type merger, etc., within two weeks from the day of the notice under the provisions of Article 797, paragraph (3) or the public notice under paragraph (4) of that Article, the relevant surviving stock company, etc. must obtain the approval of the absorption-type merger agreement, etc. by a resolution at a shareholders meeting no later than the day immediately preceding the effective day.

第七百九十六条の二次に掲げる場合において、存続株式会社等の株主が不利益を受けるおそれがあるときは、存続株式会社等の株主は、存続株式会社等に対し、吸収合併等をやめることを請求することができる。ただし、前条第二項本文に規定する場合（第七百九十五条第二項各号に掲げる場合及び前条第一項ただし書又は第三項に規定する場合を除く。）は、この限りでない。

Article 796-2In the following cases, if shareholders of the surviving stock company, etc. are likely to suffer disadvantages, shareholders of the surviving stock company, etc. may demand the surviving stock company, etc. to cease an absorption-type merger, etc.; provided, however, that this does not apply to cases prescribed in the main clause of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article (excluding the cases set forth in the items of Article 795, paragraph (2) and the cases prescribed in the proviso to paragraph (1) or paragraph (3) of the preceding Article):

第七百九十七条吸収合併等をする場合には、反対株主は、存続株式会社等に対し、自己の有する株式を公正な価格で買い取ることを請求することができる。ただし、第七百九十六条第二項本文に規定する場合（第七百九十五条第二項各号に掲げる場合及び第七百九十六条第一項ただし書又は第三項に規定する場合を除く。）は、この限りでない。

Article 797(1)In cases of effecting an absorption-type merger, etc., dissenting shareholders may demand that the surviving stock company, etc. purchase, at a fair price, the shares that they hold; provided, however, that this does not apply to the cases prescribed in the main clause of Article 796, paragraph (2) (excluding the cases set forth in the items of Article 795, paragraph (2) and the cases prescribed in the proviso to Article 796, paragraph (1), or (3)).

２前項に規定する「反対株主」とは、次の各号に掲げる場合における当該各号に定める株主をいう。

(2)The "dissenting shareholders" provided for in the preceding paragraph means the shareholders provided for in the following items in the cases set forth in the same items:

３存続株式会社等は、効力発生日の二十日前までに、その株主（第七百九十六条第一項本文に規定する場合における当該特別支配会社を除く。）に対し、吸収合併等をする旨並びに消滅会社等の商号及び住所（第七百九十五条第三項に規定する場合にあっては、吸収合併等をする旨、消滅会社等の商号及び住所並びに同項の株式に関する事項）を通知しなければならない。

(3)A surviving stock company, etc. must notify its shareholders (excluding the special controlling company in the cases prescribed in the main clause of Article 796, paragraph (1)) that it will effect an absorption-type merger, etc. and the trade name and address of the disappearing company, etc. (or, in the cases prescribed in Article 795, paragraph (3), the fact that it will effect an absorption-type merger, etc., the trade name and address of the disappearing company, etc. and the matters concerning shares set forth in that paragraph), by twenty days prior to the effective day.

４次に掲げる場合には、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。

(4)In the following cases, a public notice may be substituted for the notice under the provisions of the preceding paragraph:

５第一項の規定による請求（以下この目において「株式買取請求」という。）は、効力発生日の二十日前の日から効力発生日の前日までの間に、その株式買取請求に係る株式の数（種類株式発行会社にあっては、株式の種類及び種類ごとの数）を明らかにしてしなければならない。

(5)To make a demand under the provisions of paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as the "exercise of appraisal rights" in this Division) a dissenting shareholder must indicate the number of shares with regard to which the shareholder is exercising those appraisal rights (or, for a company with classes shares, the classes of the shares and the number of shares for each class), between twenty days prior to the effective day and the day immediately preceding the effective day.

６株券が発行されている株式について株式買取請求をしようとするときは、当該株式の株主は、存続株式会社等に対し、当該株式に係る株券を提出しなければならない。ただし、当該株券について第二百二十三条の規定による請求をした者については、この限りでない。

(6)When intending to exercise appraisal rights on shares for which share certificates have been issued, shareholders of those shares must submit the share certificates representing those shares to the surviving company, etc.; provided, however, that this does not apply to a person who makes a demand pursuant to the provisions of Article 223 with respect to those share certificates.

７株式買取請求をした株主は、存続株式会社等の承諾を得た場合に限り、その株式買取請求を撤回することができる。

(7)Shareholders exercising appraisal rights may withdraw their demands for appraisal only with the approval of the surviving stock company, etc.

８吸収合併等を中止したときは、株式買取請求は、その効力を失う。

(8)The demands of the shareholders exercising appraisal rights lose effect if the absorption-type merger, etc. is cancelled.

９第百三十三条の規定は、株式買取請求に係る株式については、適用しない。

(9)The provisions of Article 133 do not apply to shares for the exercise of appraisal rights.

第七百九十八条株式買取請求があった場合において、株式の価格の決定について、株主と存続株式会社等との間に協議が調ったときは、存続株式会社等は、効力発生日から六十日以内にその支払をしなければならない。

Article 798(1)If a shareholder exercises appraisal rights and an agreement determining the price of the shares is reached between the shareholder and the surviving stock company, etc., the surviving stock company, etc. must pay that price within sixty days from the effective day.

２株式の価格の決定について、効力発生日から三十日以内に協議が調わないときは、株主又は存続株式会社等は、その期間の満了の日後三十日以内に、裁判所に対し、価格の決定の申立てをすることができる。

(2)If no agreement on the determination of the price of the shares is reached within thirty days from the effective day, shareholders or the surviving stock company, etc. may file a petition for the court to determine the price within thirty days after the expiration of that period.

３前条第七項の規定にかかわらず、前項に規定する場合において、効力発生日から六十日以内に同項の申立てがないときは、その期間の満了後は、株主は、いつでも、株式買取請求を撤回することができる。

(3)Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (7) of the preceding Article, in the cases prescribed in the preceding paragraph, if the petition under that paragraph is not filed within sixty days from the effective day, shareholders exercising appraisal rights may withdraw their demands for appraisal at any time after the expiration of the period.

４存続株式会社等は、裁判所の決定した価格に対する第一項の期間の満了の日後の法定利率による利息をも支払わなければならない。

(4)The surviving stock company, etc. must also pay interest on the price determined by the court at the statutory rate from and including the day of the expiration of the period referred to in paragraph (1).

５存続株式会社等は、株式の価格の決定があるまでは、株主に対し、当該存続株式会社等が公正な価格と認める額を支払うことができる。

(5)The surviving stock company, etc. may pay the amount that the surviving company, etc. considers as fair price to shareholders until the determination of the price of shares.

６株式買取請求に係る株式の買取りは、効力発生日に、その効力を生ずる。

(6)A share purchase connected with the exercise of appraisal rights becomes effective on the effective day.

７株券発行会社は、株券が発行されている株式について株式買取請求があったときは、株券と引換えに、その株式買取請求に係る株式の代金を支払わなければならない。

(7)If a shareholder exercises appraisal rights with respect to shares for which share certificates are issued, the share certificate-issuing company must pay the price of the shares relating to the exercise of the appraisal rights in exchange for the share certificates.

第七百九十九条次の各号に掲げる場合には、当該各号に定める債権者は、存続株式会社等に対し、吸収合併等について異議を述べることができる。

Article 799(1)In the cases set forth in the following items, the creditors provided for in those items may state their objections to the absorption-type merger, etc. to the surviving stock company, etc.:

２前項の規定により存続株式会社等の債権者が異議を述べることができる場合には、存続株式会社等は、次に掲げる事項を官報に公告し、かつ、知れている債権者には、各別にこれを催告しなければならない。ただし、第四号の期間は、一箇月を下ることができない。

(2)If the creditors of the surviving stock company, etc. are able to state their objection pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the surviving stock company, etc. must give public notice of the matters set forth below in Official Gazette and must give notices separately to each known creditor, if any; provided, however, that the period under item (iv) may not be less than one month:

３前項の規定にかかわらず、存続株式会社等が同項の規定による公告を、官報のほか、第九百三十九条第一項の規定による定款の定めに従い、同項第二号又は第三号に掲げる公告方法によりするときは、前項の規定による各別の催告は、することを要しない。

(3)Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if the surviving stock company, etc. gives public notice under that paragraph by method of public notice set forth in Article 939, paragraph (1), item (ii) or item (iii) in accordance with the provisions of the articles of incorporation under the provisions of that paragraph beyond Official Gazette, the surviving stock company, etc. is not required to give separate notices under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

４債権者が第二項第四号の期間内に異議を述べなかったときは、当該債権者は、当該吸収合併等について承認をしたものとみなす。

(4)If creditors do not raise any objections within the period under paragraph (2), item (iv), relevant creditors are deemed to have approved the absorption-type merger, etc.

５債権者が第二項第四号の期間内に異議を述べたときは、存続株式会社等は、当該債権者に対し、弁済し、若しくは相当の担保を提供し、又は当該債権者に弁済を受けさせることを目的として信託会社等に相当の財産を信託しなければならない。ただし、当該吸収合併等をしても当該債権者を害するおそれがないときは、この限りでない。

(5)If creditors raise objections within the period under paragraph (2), item (iv), the surviving stock company, etc. must make payment or provide reasonable security to relevant creditors, or entrust equivalent property to a trust company, etc. for the purpose of having relevant creditors receive the payment; provided, however, that this does not apply if there is no risk of harm to relevant creditors by relevant absorption-type merger, etc.

第八百条第百三十五条第一項の規定にかかわらず、吸収合併消滅株式会社若しくは株式交換完全子会社の株主、吸収合併消滅持分会社の社員又は吸収分割会社（以下この項において「消滅会社等の株主等」という。）に対して交付する金銭等の全部又は一部が存続株式会社等の親会社株式（同条第一項に規定する親会社株式をいう。以下この条において同じ。）である場合には、当該存続株式会社等は、吸収合併等に際して消滅会社等の株主等に対して交付する当該親会社株式の総数を超えない範囲において当該親会社株式を取得することができる。

Article 800(1)Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 135, paragraph (1), if all or part of the monies, etc. to be delivered to shareholders of the stock company disappearing in an absorption-type merger or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange, to members of the membership company disappearing in the absorption-type merger or to the company splitting in the absorption-type split (hereinafter referred to as "shareholders, etc. of the disappearing company, etc." in this paragraph) are the parent company's shares (meaning the parent company's shares prescribed in paragraph (1) of that Article; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) of the surviving stock company, etc., the surviving stock company, etc. may acquire relevant parent company's shares in a number not exceeding the total number of relevant parent company's shares to be delivered to the shareholders, etc. of the disappearing company, etc. at the time of the absorption-type merger, etc.

２第百三十五条第三項の規定にかかわらず、前項の存続株式会社等は、効力発生日までの間は、存続株式会社等の親会社株式を保有することができる。ただし、吸収合併等を中止したときは、この限りでない。

(2)Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 135, paragraph (3), the surviving stock company, etc. referred to in the preceding paragraph may hold the parent company's shares of the surviving stock company, etc. until the effective day; provided, however, that this does not apply when the absorption-type merger, etc. is cancelled.

第八百一条吸収合併存続株式会社は、効力発生日後遅滞なく、吸収合併により吸収合併存続株式会社が承継した吸収合併消滅会社の権利義務その他の吸収合併に関する事項として法務省令で定める事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録を作成しなければならない。

Article 801(1)A stock company surviving an absorption-type merger must, without delay after the effective day, prepare documents detailing the rights and obligations that the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger succeeded to by transfer from the company disappearing in the absorption-type merger through the absorption-type merger and any other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as concerning an absorption-type merger, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded.

２吸収分割承継株式会社（合同会社が吸収分割をする場合における当該吸収分割承継株式会社に限る。）は、効力発生日後遅滞なく、吸収分割合同会社と共同して、吸収分割により吸収分割承継株式会社が承継した吸収分割合同会社の権利義務その他の吸収分割に関する事項として法務省令で定める事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録を作成しなければならない。

(2)The stock company succeeding in an absorption-type split (limited to the stock company succeeding in the absorption-type split where the limited liability company effects the absorption-type company split) must, without delay after the effective day, prepare, jointly with the limited liability company splitting in the absorption-type split, documents detailing the rights and obligations that the stock company succeeding in the absorption-type split succeeded to by transfer from the limited liability company splitting in the absorption-type split through the absorption-type company split and any other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as concerning an absorption-type company split, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded.

３次の各号に掲げる存続株式会社等は、効力発生日から六箇月間、当該各号に定めるものをその本店に備え置かなければならない。

(3)Each of the surviving stock companies, etc. set forth in the following items must, for a period of six months from the effective day, keep what are specified respectively in those items at its head office:

４吸収合併存続株式会社の株主及び債権者は、吸収合併存続株式会社に対して、その営業時間内は、いつでも、次に掲げる請求をすることができる。ただし、第二号又は第四号に掲げる請求をするには、当該吸収合併存続株式会社の定めた費用を支払わなければならない。

(4)Shareholders and creditors of the stock company surviving an absorption-type merger may make the following requests to the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger at any time during its business hours; provided, however, that the fees designated by the stock company surviving the absorption-type merger are required to be paid in order to make the requests referred to in item (ii) or item (iv):

５前項の規定は、吸収分割承継株式会社について準用する。この場合において、同項中「株主及び債権者」とあるのは「株主、債権者その他の利害関係人」と、同項各号中「前項第一号」とあるのは「前項第二号」と読み替えるものとする。

(5)The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to the stock company succeeding in an absorption-type split. In these cases, the phrase "shareholders and creditors" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "shareholders, creditors and any other interested parties", and the term "item (i) of the preceding paragraph" in the items of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "item (ii) of the preceding paragraph".

６第四項の規定は、株式交換完全親株式会社について準用する。この場合において、同項中「株主及び債権者」とあるのは「株主及び債権者（株式交換完全子会社の株主に対して交付する金銭等が株式交換完全親株式会社の株式その他これに準ずるものとして法務省令で定めるもののみである場合（第七百六十八条第一項第四号ハに規定する場合を除く。）にあっては、株式交換完全親株式会社の株主）」と、同項各号中「前項第一号」とあるのは「前項第三号」と読み替えるものとする。

(6)The provisions of paragraph (4) apply mutatis mutandis to the wholly owning parent stock company resulting from a share exchange. In these cases, the phrase "shareholders and creditors" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "shareholders and creditors (or, if monies, etc. to be delivered to shareholders of the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share exchange are limited to shares in the wholly owning parent stock company resulting from the share exchange or those prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as being equivalent thereto (excluding the case prescribed in Article 768, paragraph (1), item (iv), (c)), shareholders of the wholly owning parent stock company resulting from the share exchange)", and the term "item (i) of the preceding paragraph" in the items of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "item (iii) of the preceding paragraph".

第八百二条次の各号に掲げる行為をする持分会社（以下この条において「存続持分会社等」という。）は、当該各号に定める場合には、効力発生日の前日までに、吸収合併契約等について存続持分会社等の総社員の同意を得なければならない。ただし、定款に別段の定めがある場合は、この限りでない。

Article 802(1)A membership company conducting any one of the acts set forth in the following items (hereinafter referred to as the "surviving membership company, etc." in this Article) must, in the cases specified respectively in those items, obtain the consent of all members of the surviving membership company, etc. with regard to the absorption-type merger agreement, etc. by the day immediately preceding the effective day; provided, however, that this does not apply if it is otherwise provided for in the articles of incorporation:

２第七百九十九条（第二項第三号を除く。）及び第八百条の規定は、存続持分会社等について準用する。この場合において、第七百九十九条第一項第三号中「株式交換完全親株式会社の株式」とあるのは「株式交換完全親合同会社の持分」と、「場合又は第七百六十八条第一項第四号ハに規定する場合」とあるのは「場合」と読み替えるものとする。

(2)The provisions of Article 799 (excluding paragraph (2), item (iii)) and Article 800 apply mutatis mutandis to a surviving membership company, etc. In these cases, the term "shares in the wholly owning parent stock company resulting from the share exchange" in Article 799, paragraph (1), item (iii) is deemed to be replaced with "equity interest in the wholly owning parent limited liability company resulting from the share exchange", and the phrase "thereto, or in the cases prescribed in Article 768, paragraph (1), item (iv), (c)" in that item is deemed to be replaced with "thereto".

第八百三条次の各号に掲げる株式会社（以下この目において「消滅株式会社等」という。）は、新設合併契約等備置開始日から新設合併設立会社、新設分割設立会社又は株式移転設立完全親会社（以下この目において「設立会社」という。）の成立の日後六箇月を経過する日（新設合併消滅株式会社にあっては、新設合併設立会社の成立の日）までの間、当該各号に定めるもの（以下この節において「新設合併契約等」という。）の内容その他法務省令で定める事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録をその本店に備え置かなければならない。

Article 803(1)Each of the stock companies set forth in the following items (hereinafter referred to as a "disappearing stock company, etc." in this Division) must, from the day on which the consolidation-type merger agreement, etc. began to be kept until the day on which six months have elapsed from the day of formation of the company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger, the company incorporated in the incorporation-type split, or the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer (hereinafter referred to as an "incorporated company" in this division) (or, for any stock company disappearing in a consolidation-type merger, the day of formation of the company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger), keep documents detailing what is specified in those items (hereinafter referred to as the "consolidation-type merger agreement, etc." in this Section) and other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded, at its head office:

２前項に規定する「新設合併契約等備置開始日」とは、次に掲げる日のいずれか早い日をいう。

(2)The "day on which the consolidation-type merger agreement, etc. began to be kept" prescribed in the preceding paragraph means the earliest of the following days:

３消滅株式会社等の株主及び債権者（株式移転完全子会社にあっては、株主及び新株予約権者）は、消滅株式会社等に対して、その営業時間内は、いつでも、次に掲げる請求をすることができる。ただし、第二号又は第四号に掲げる請求をするには、当該消滅株式会社等の定めた費用を支払わなければならない。

(3)Shareholders and creditors of a disappearing stock company, etc. (or, in the case of a wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer, shareholders and share option holders) may make the following requests to the disappearing stock company, etc. at any time during its business hours; provided, however, that the fees designated by the disappearing stock company, etc. are required to be paid in order to make the requests set forth in item (ii) or item (iv):

第八百四条消滅株式会社等は、株主総会の決議によって、新設合併契約等の承認を受けなければならない。

Article 804(1)A disappearing stock company, etc. must obtain the approval of the consolidation-type merger agreement, etc. by a resolution at a shareholders meeting.

２前項の規定にかかわらず、新設合併設立会社が持分会社である場合には、新設合併契約について新設合併消滅株式会社の総株主の同意を得なければならない。

(2)Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if the company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger is a membership company, consent of all shareholders of the stock companies disappearing in the consolidation-type merger must be obtained with regard to the consolidation-type merger agreement.

３新設合併消滅株式会社又は株式移転完全子会社が種類株式発行会社である場合において、新設合併消滅株式会社又は株式移転完全子会社の株主に対して交付する新設合併設立株式会社又は株式移転設立完全親会社の株式等の全部又は一部が譲渡制限株式等であるときは、当該新設合併又は株式移転は、当該譲渡制限株式等の割当てを受ける種類の株式（譲渡制限株式を除く。）の種類株主を構成員とする種類株主総会（当該種類株主に係る株式の種類が二以上ある場合にあっては、当該二以上の株式の種類別に区分された種類株主を構成員とする各種類株主総会）の決議がなければ、その効力を生じない。ただし、当該種類株主総会において議決権を行使することができる株主が存しない場合は、この限りでない。

(3)If a stock company disappearing in a consolidation-type merger or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer is a company with classes shares, if all or part of the shares, etc. of the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger or the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer to be delivered to shareholders of the stock company disappearing in the consolidation-type merger or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer are shares with a restriction on transfer, etc., the consolidation-type merger or the share transfer does not become effective without a resolution at a general meeting of class shareholders constituted by class shareholders of the class of shares subject to the allotment of the shares with a restriction on transfer, etc. (excluding shares with a restriction on transfer) (if there are two or more classes of shares relating to relevant class shareholders, the respective general meetings of class shareholders constituted by class shareholders categorized by the class of relevant two or more classes of shares); provided, however, that this does not apply to cases where there is no class shareholder able to exercise a voting right at relevant general meeting of class shareholders.

４消滅株式会社等は、第一項の株主総会の決議の日（第二項に規定する場合にあっては、同項の総株主の同意を得た日）から二週間以内に、その登録株式質権者（次条に規定する場合における登録株式質権者を除く。）及び第八百八条第三項各号に定める新株予約権の登録新株予約権質権者に対し、新設合併、新設分割又は株式移転（以下この節において「新設合併等」という。）をする旨を通知しなければならない。

(4)A disappearing stock company, etc. must notify its registered pledgees of shares (excluding the registered pledgees of shares in the cases prescribed in the following Article) and registered pledgees of share options concerning the share options specified in the items of Article 808, paragraph (3) that it will effect the consolidation-type merger, the incorporation-type company split or the share transfer (hereinafter referred to as a "consolidation-type merger, etc." in this Section) within two weeks from the day of the resolution at the shareholders meeting set forth in paragraph (1) (or, in the cases prescribed in paragraph (2), the day of obtainment of the consent of all shareholders set forth in that paragraph).

５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。

(5)A public notice may be substituted for the notice under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

第八百五条前条第一項の規定は、新設分割により新設分割設立会社に承継させる資産の帳簿価額の合計額が新設分割株式会社の総資産額として法務省令で定める方法により算定される額の五分の一（これを下回る割合を新設分割株式会社の定款で定めた場合にあっては、その割合）を超えない場合には、適用しない。

Article 805The provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article do not apply if the sum of the book value of the assets that the company incorporated in an incorporation-type split succeeds to through the incorporation-type company split does not exceed one-fifth (or, if a lesser proportion is prescribed in the articles of incorporation of the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split, relevant proportion) of the amount calculated by the method specified by Ministry of Justice Order as the total assets of the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split.

第八百五条の二新設合併等が法令又は定款に違反する場合において、消滅株式会社等の株主が不利益を受けるおそれがあるときは、消滅株式会社等の株主は、消滅株式会社等に対し、当該新設合併等をやめることを請求することができる。ただし、前条に規定する場合は、この限りでない。

Article 805-2If a consolidation-type merger, etc. violates laws and regulations or the articles of incorporations, if shareholders of a disappearing stock company, etc. are likely to suffer disadvantages, shareholders of the disappearing stock company, etc. may demand the disappearing stock company, etc. to cease the consolidation-type merger, etc.; provided, however, that this does not apply to cases prescribed in the preceding Article.

第八百六条新設合併等をする場合（次に掲げる場合を除く。）には、反対株主は、消滅株式会社等に対し、自己の有する株式を公正な価格で買い取ることを請求することができる。

Article 806(1)In cases of effecting a consolidation-type merger, etc. (excluding the following cases), dissenting shareholders may demand that the disappearing stock company, etc. purchase, at a fair price, the shares that they hold:

２前項に規定する「反対株主」とは、次に掲げる株主をいう。

(2)The "dissenting shareholders" provided for in the preceding paragraph means the shareholders provided for in the following items:

３消滅株式会社等は、第八百四条第一項の株主総会の決議の日から二週間以内に、その株主に対し、新設合併等をする旨並びに他の新設合併消滅会社、新設分割会社又は株式移転完全子会社（以下この節において「消滅会社等」という。）及び設立会社の商号及び住所を通知しなければならない。ただし、第一項各号に掲げる場合は、この限りでない。

(3)A disappearing stock company, etc. must notify its shareholders that it will effect a consolidation-type merger, etc. and the trade names and addresses of the companies disappearing in the consolidation-type merger, the company splitting in the incorporation-type split, or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer (hereinafter referred to as the "disappearing company, etc." in this Section) and the incorporated company, within two weeks from the day of the resolution at the shareholders meeting referred to in Article 804, paragraph (1); provided, however, that this does not apply in the cases set forth in the items of paragraph (1).

４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。

(4)A public notice may be substituted for the notice under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

５第一項の規定による請求（以下この目において「株式買取請求」という。）は、第三項の規定による通知又は前項の公告をした日から二十日以内に、その株式買取請求に係る株式の数（種類株式発行会社にあっては、株式の種類及び種類ごとの数）を明らかにしてしなければならない。

(5)To make a demand under the provisions of paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as the "exercise of appraisal rights" in this division) a dissenting shareholder must indicate the number of shares with regard to which the shareholder is exercising the appraisal rights (or, for a company with classes shares, the classes of the shares and the number of shares for each class), within twenty days from the day of the notice under the provisions of paragraph (3) or the public notice under the preceding paragraph.

６株券が発行されている株式について株式買取請求をしようとするときは、当該株式の株主は、消滅株式会社等に対し、当該株式に係る株券を提出しなければならない。ただし、当該株券について第二百二十三条の規定による請求をした者については、この限りでない。

(6)When intending to exercise appraisal rights on shares for which share certificates have been issued, shareholders of those shares must submit the share certificates representing those shares to the disappearing stock company, etc.; provided, however, that this does not apply to a person who makes a demand pursuant to the provisions of Article 223 with respect to those share certificates.

７株式買取請求をした株主は、消滅株式会社等の承諾を得た場合に限り、その株式買取請求を撤回することができる。

(7)Shareholders exercising appraisal rights may withdraw their demands for appraisal only with the approval of the disappearing stock company, etc.

８新設合併等を中止したときは、株式買取請求は、その効力を失う。

(8)The demands of the shareholders exercising appraisal rights lose effect if the consolidation-type merger, etc. is cancelled.

９第百三十三条の規定は、株式買取請求に係る株式については、適用しない。

(9)The provisions of Article 133 do not apply to shares for the exercise of appraisal rights.

第八百七条株式買取請求があった場合において、株式の価格の決定について、株主と消滅株式会社等（新設合併をする場合における新設合併設立会社の成立の日後にあっては、新設合併設立会社。以下この条において同じ。）との間に協議が調ったときは、消滅株式会社等は、設立会社の成立の日から六十日以内にその支払をしなければならない。

Article 807(1)If a shareholder exercises appraisal rights and an agreement determining the price of the shares is reached between the shareholder and the disappearing stock company, etc. (or between the shareholder and the company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger, if a consolidation-type merger is effected and it is after the day of formation of the company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger; hereinafter the same applies in this Article), the disappearing stock company, etc. must pay that price within sixty days from the day of formation of the incorporated company.

２株式の価格の決定について、設立会社の成立の日から三十日以内に協議が調わないときは、株主又は消滅株式会社等は、その期間の満了の日後三十日以内に、裁判所に対し、価格の決定の申立てをすることができる。

(2)If no agreement on the determination of the price of the shares is reached within thirty days from the day of formation of the incorporated company, shareholders or the disappearing stock company, etc. may file a petition for the court to determine the price within thirty days after the expiration of that period.

３前条第七項の規定にかかわらず、前項に規定する場合において、設立会社の成立の日から六十日以内に同項の申立てがないときは、その期間の満了後は、株主は、いつでも、株式買取請求を撤回することができる。

(3)Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (7) of the preceding Article, in the cases prescribed in the preceding paragraph, if the petition under that paragraph is not filed within sixty days from the day of formation of the incorporated company, shareholders exercising appraisal rights may withdraw their demands for appraisal at any time after the expiration of the period.

４消滅株式会社等は、裁判所の決定した価格に対する第一項の期間の満了の日後の法定利率による利息をも支払わなければならない。

(4)The disappearing stock company, etc. must also pay interest on the price determined by the court at the statutory rate from and including the day of the expiration of the period referred to in paragraph (1).

５消滅株式会社等は、株式の価格の決定があるまでは、株主に対し、当該消滅株式会社等が公正な価格と認める額を支払うことができる。

(5)A disappearing stock company, etc. may pay the amount that the disappearing stock company, etc. considers to be a fair price to shareholders until determination of the price of shares.

６株式買取請求に係る株式の買取りは、設立会社の成立の日に、その効力を生ずる。

(6)A share purchase connected with the exercise of appraisal rights becomes effective on the day of formation of the incorporated company.

７株券発行会社は、株券が発行されている株式について株式買取請求があったときは、株券と引換えに、その株式買取請求に係る株式の代金を支払わなければならない。

(7)If a shareholder exercises appraisal rights with respect to shares for which share certificates are issued, the share certificate-issuing company must pay the price of the shares relating to the exercise of the appraisal rights in exchange for the share certificates.

第八百八条次の各号に掲げる行為をする場合には、当該各号に定める消滅株式会社等の新株予約権の新株予約権者は、消滅株式会社等に対し、自己の有する新株予約権を公正な価格で買い取ることを請求することができる。

Article 808(1)In cases of carrying out any one of the acts set forth in the following items, holders of share options of the disappearing stock company, etc. provided for in those items may demand that the disappearing stock company, etc. purchase, at a fair price, the share options that they hold:

２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は、前項の規定による請求（以下この目において「新株予約権買取請求」という。）をするときは、併せて、新株予約権付社債についての社債を買い取ることを請求しなければならない。ただし、当該新株予約権付社債に付された新株予約権について別段の定めがある場合は、この限りでない。

(2)If holders of the share options attached to bonds with share options intend to make the demand under the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as the "exercise of appraisal rights on share options" in this Division), they must also demand that the disappearing stock company purchase the bonds concerning bonds with share options; provided, however, that this does not apply if it is otherwise provided for with respect to the share options attached to relevant bonds with share options.

３次の各号に掲げる消滅株式会社等は、第八百四条第一項の株主総会の決議の日（同条第二項に規定する場合にあっては同項の総株主の同意を得た日、第八百五条に規定する場合にあっては新設分割計画の作成の日）から二週間以内に、当該各号に定める新株予約権の新株予約権者に対し、新設合併等をする旨並びに他の消滅会社等及び設立会社の商号及び住所を通知しなければならない。

(3)The disappearing stock company, etc. set forth in the following items must notify holders of share options provided for in those items that they will effect a consolidation-type merger, etc. and the trade names and address of the disappearing company, etc. and the incorporated company, within two weeks from the day of the resolution at the shareholders meeting referred to in Article 804, paragraph (1) (or, in the cases prescribed in paragraph (2) of that Article, the day of obtainment of the consent of all shareholders referred to in that paragraph, and in the cases prescribed in Article 805, the day of preparation of the incorporation-type company split plan):

４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。

(4)A public notice may be substituted for the notice under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

５新株予約権買取請求は、第三項の規定による通知又は前項の公告をした日から二十日以内に、その新株予約権買取請求に係る新株予約権の内容及び数を明らかにしてしなければならない。

(5)To exercise appraisal rights on share options, the share option holder must indicate the number of share options with regard to which the holder is exercising appraisal rights, within twenty days from the day of the notice under the provisions of paragraph (3) or the public notice under the preceding paragraph.

６新株予約権証券が発行されている新株予約権について新株予約権買取請求をしようとするときは、当該新株予約権の新株予約権者は、消滅株式会社等に対し、その新株予約権証券を提出しなければならない。ただし、当該新株予約権証券について非訟事件手続法第百十四条に規定する公示催告の申立てをした者については、この限りでない。

(6)When intending to exercise appraisal rights on share options in respect of share options for which share option certificates have been issued, the holder of those share options must submit to a disappearing stock company, etc. the share option certificates; provided, however, that this does not apply to a person who files a petition for public notice as prescribed in Article 114 of the Non-Contentious Cases Procedure Act with respect to those share option certificates.

７新株予約権付社債券が発行されている新株予約権付社債に付された新株予約権について新株予約権買取請求をしようとするときは、当該新株予約権の新株予約権者は、消滅株式会社等に対し、その新株予約権付社債券を提出しなければならない。ただし、当該新株予約権付社債券について非訟事件手続法第百十四条に規定する公示催告の申立てをした者については、この限りでない。

(7)When intending to exercise appraisal rights on share options in respect of share options attached to bonds with share options for which certificate representing the bond with share options have been issued, the holder of those share options must submit to the disappearing stock company, etc. the certificate representing the bond with share options; provided, however, that this does not apply to a person who files a petition for public notice as prescribed in Article 114 of the Non-Contentious Cases Procedure Act with respect to that certificate representing the bond with share options.

８新株予約権買取請求をした新株予約権者は、消滅株式会社等の承諾を得た場合に限り、その新株予約権買取請求を撤回することができる。

(8)Share option holders exercising appraisal rights on share options may withdraw their demands for appraisal of the share options only with the approval of the disappearing stock company, etc.

９新設合併等を中止したときは、新株予約権買取請求は、その効力を失う。

(9)The demands of the share option holders exercising appraisal rights on share options lose effect if the consolidation-type merger, etc. is cancelled.

１０第二百六十条の規定は、新株予約権買取請求に係る新株予約権については、適用しない。

(10)The provisions of Article 260 do not apply to share options for exercise of appraisal rights on share options.

第八百九条新株予約権買取請求があった場合において、新株予約権（当該新株予約権が新株予約権付社債に付されたものである場合において、当該新株予約権付社債についての社債の買取りの請求があったときは、当該社債を含む。以下この条において同じ。）の価格の決定について、新株予約権者と消滅株式会社等（新設合併をする場合における新設合併設立会社の成立の日後にあっては、新設合併設立会社。以下この条において同じ。）との間に協議が調ったときは、消滅株式会社等は、設立会社の成立の日から六十日以内にその支払をしなければならない。

Article 809(1)If a share option holder exercises appraisal rights on the share options, if an agreement on the determination of the price of the share options (if the share options are attached to bonds with share options, and there a holder thereof demands that the disappearing stock company, etc. purchase the bonds constituting those bonds with share options, including relevant bonds; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) is reached between the share option holder and the disappearing stock company, etc. (after the day of formation of the company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger in cases of effecting a consolidation-type merger, the company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger; hereinafter the same applies in this Article), the disappearing stock company, etc. must make payment within sixty days from the day of formation of the incorporated company.

２新株予約権の価格の決定について、設立会社の成立の日から三十日以内に協議が調わないときは、新株予約権者又は消滅株式会社等は、その期間の満了の日後三十日以内に、裁判所に対し、価格の決定の申立てをすることができる。

(2)If no agreement on the determination of the price of the share options is reached within thirty days from the day of formation of the incorporated company, share option holders or the disappearing stock company, etc. may file a petition for the court to determine the price within thirty days after the expiration of that period.

３前条第八項の規定にかかわらず、前項に規定する場合において、設立会社の成立の日から六十日以内に同項の申立てがないときは、その期間の満了後は、新株予約権者は、いつでも、新株予約権買取請求を撤回することができる。

(3)Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (8) of the preceding Article, in the cases prescribed in the preceding paragraph, if the petition under that paragraph is not filed within sixty days from the day of formation of the incorporated company, share option holders exercising appraisal rights on the share options may withdraw their demands for appraisal of the share options at any time after the expiration of the period.

４消滅株式会社等は、裁判所の決定した価格に対する第一項の期間の満了の日後の法定利率による利息をも支払わなければならない。

(4)The disappearing stock company, etc. must also pay interest on the price determined by the court at the statutory rate from and including the day of the expiration of the period referred to in paragraph (1).

５消滅株式会社等は、新株予約権の価格の決定があるまでは、新株予約権者に対し、当該消滅株式会社等が公正な価格と認める額を支払うことができる。

(5)A disappearing stock company, etc. may pay the amount that the disappearing stock company, etc. considers to be a fair price to share option holders by the determination of price of share options.

６新株予約権買取請求に係る新株予約権の買取りは、設立会社の成立の日に、その効力を生ずる。

(6)The purchase of share options relating to the exercise of appraisal rights on share option becomes effective on the day of formation of the incorporated company.

７消滅株式会社等は、新株予約権証券が発行されている新株予約権について新株予約権買取請求があったときは、新株予約権証券と引換えに、その新株予約権買取請求に係る新株予約権の代金を支払わなければならない。

(7)If a share option holder exercises appraisal rights on share options with respect to share options for which share option certificates are issued, the disappearing stock company, etc. must pay the price of the share options relating to the exercise of appraisal rights on the share options in exchange for the share option certificates.

８消滅株式会社等は、新株予約権付社債券が発行されている新株予約権付社債に付された新株予約権について新株予約権買取請求があったときは、新株予約権付社債券と引換えに、その新株予約権買取請求に係る新株予約権の代金を支払わなければならない。

(8)If a share option holder exercises appraisal rights on share options with respect to share options attached to a bond with share options for which a certificate for a bond with share options is issued, the disappearing stock company, etc. must pay the price of the share options relating to the exercise of appraisal rights on the share options in exchange for the certificate for the bond with share options.

第八百十条次の各号に掲げる場合には、当該各号に定める債権者は、消滅株式会社等に対し、新設合併等について異議を述べることができる。

Article 810(1)In the cases set forth in the following items, the creditors provided for in those items may state their objections to the consolidation-type merger, etc. to the disappearing stock company, etc.:

２前項の規定により消滅株式会社等の債権者の全部又は一部が異議を述べることができる場合には、消滅株式会社等は、次に掲げる事項を官報に公告し、かつ、知れている債権者（同項の規定により異議を述べることができるものに限る。）には、各別にこれを催告しなければならない。ただし、第四号の期間は、一箇月を下ることができない。

(2)If all or part of the creditors of the disappearing stock company, etc. are able to state their objection pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the disappearing stock company, etc. must give public notice of the matters set forth below in Official Gazette and must give notices separately to each known creditor (limited to one who is able to state an objection pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph), if any; provided, however, that the period under item (iv) may not be less than one month:

３前項の規定にかかわらず、消滅株式会社等が同項の規定による公告を、官報のほか、第九百三十九条第一項の規定による定款の定めに従い、同項第二号又は第三号に掲げる公告方法によりするときは、前項の規定による各別の催告（新設分割をする場合における不法行為によって生じた新設分割株式会社の債務の債権者に対するものを除く。）は、することを要しない。

(3)Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if the disappearing stock company, etc. gives public notice under that paragraph by the method of public notice set forth in Article 939, paragraph (1), item (ii) or item (iii) in accordance with the provisions of the articles of incorporation under the provisions of that paragraph in addition to Official Gazette, the disappearing stock company, etc. is not required to give separate notices under the provisions of the preceding paragraph (excluding the notices to creditors of the obligations of the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split that have arisen due to a tort in the case of effecting an incorporation-type company split).

４債権者が第二項第四号の期間内に異議を述べなかったときは、当該債権者は、当該新設合併等について承認をしたものとみなす。

(4)If creditors do not raise any objections within the period under paragraph (2), item (iv), these creditors are deemed to have approved the consolidation-type merger, etc.

５債権者が第二項第四号の期間内に異議を述べたときは、消滅株式会社等は、当該債権者に対し、弁済し、若しくは相当の担保を提供し、又は当該債権者に弁済を受けさせることを目的として信託会社等に相当の財産を信託しなければならない。ただし、当該新設合併等をしても当該債権者を害するおそれがないときは、この限りでない。

(5)If creditors raise objections within the period under paragraph (2), item (iv), the disappearing stock company, etc. must make payment or provide reasonable security to these creditors, or entrust equivalent property to a trust company, etc. for the purpose of having these creditors receive the payment; provided, however, that this does not apply if there is no risk of harm to relevant creditors by relevant consolidation-type merger, etc.

第八百十一条新設分割株式会社又は株式移転完全子会社は、新設分割設立会社又は株式移転設立完全親会社の成立の日後遅滞なく、新設分割設立会社又は株式移転設立完全親会社と共同して、次の各号に掲げる区分に応じ、当該各号に定めるものを作成しなければならない。

Article 811(1)The stock company splitting in an incorporation-type split or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer must, without delay after the day of formation of the company incorporated in the incorporation-type split or the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a hare transfer, prepare what are provided for in the following items for the categories set forth respectively in those items, jointly with the company incorporated in the incorporation-type split or the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer:

２新設分割株式会社又は株式移転完全子会社は、新設分割設立会社又は株式移転設立完全親会社の成立の日から六箇月間、前項各号の書面又は電磁的記録をその本店に備え置かなければならない。

(2)The stock company splitting in an incorporation-type split or the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer must, for a period of six months from the day of formation of the company incorporated in the incorporation-type split or the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer, keep the documents or electronic or magnetic records set forth in the items of the preceding paragraph at its head office.

３新設分割株式会社の株主、債権者その他の利害関係人は、新設分割株式会社に対して、その営業時間内は、いつでも、次に掲げる請求をすることができる。ただし、第二号又は第四号に掲げる請求をするには、当該新設分割株式会社の定めた費用を支払わなければならない。

(3)Shareholders, creditors and any other interested parties of a stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split may make the following requests to the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split at any time during its business hours; provided, however, that the fees designated by the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split are required to be paid in order to make the requests set forth in item (ii) or item (iv):

４前項の規定は、株式移転完全子会社について準用する。この場合において、同項中「新設分割株式会社の株主、債権者その他の利害関係人」とあるのは、「株式移転設立完全親会社の成立の日に株式移転完全子会社の株主又は新株予約権者であった者」と読み替えるものとする。

(4)The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to a wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer. In these cases, the phrase "shareholders, creditors and any other interested parties of a stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split" is deemed to be replaced with "persons who were shareholders or holders of share options of the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer as of the day of formation of the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer".

第八百十二条第四百四十五条第四項、第四百五十八条及び第二編第五章第六節の規定は、次に掲げる行為については、適用しない。

Article 812The provisions of Article 445, paragraph (4), Article 458 and Part II, Chapter V, Section 6 do not apply to the acts set forth below:

第八百十三条次に掲げる行為をする持分会社は、新設合併契約等について当該持分会社の総社員の同意を得なければならない。ただし、定款に別段の定めがある場合は、この限りでない。

Article 813(1)A membership company conducting any one of the acts below must obtain the consent of all members of the membership company with regard to the consolidation-type merger agreement, etc.; provided, however, that this does not apply if it is otherwise provided for in the articles of incorporation:

２第八百十条（第一項第三号及び第二項第三号を除く。）の規定は、新設合併消滅持分会社又は合同会社である新設分割会社（以下この節において「新設分割合同会社」という。）について準用する。この場合において、同条第一項第二号中「債権者（第七百六十三条第一項第十二号又は第七百六十五条第一項第八号に掲げる事項についての定めがある場合にあっては、新設分割株式会社の債権者）」とあるのは「債権者」と、同条第三項中「消滅株式会社等」とあるのは「新設合併消滅持分会社（新設合併設立会社が株式会社又は合同会社である場合にあっては、合同会社に限る。）又は新設分割合同会社」と読み替えるものとする。

(2)The provisions of Article 810 (excluding paragraph (1), item (iii) and paragraph (2), item (iii)) apply mutatis mutandis to a membership company disappearing in a consolidation-type merger and to a company splitting in an incorporation-type split that is a limited liability company (hereinafter referred to as the "limited liability company splitting in the incorporation-type split" in this Section). In these cases, the phrase "creditors of the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split who are unable to request the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split to perform the obligations (including performance of the guarantee obligations that the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split jointly and severally assumes with the company incorporated in the incorporation-type split as a guarantor) (or, if there are provisions on the matter set forth in Article 763, paragraph (1), item (xii) or Article 765, paragraph (1), item (viii), creditors of the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split)" in Article 810, paragraph (1), item (ii) is deemed to be replaced with "creditors of the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split who are unable to request the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split to perform the obligations (including performance of the guarantee obligations that the stock company splitting in the incorporation-type split jointly and severally assumes with the company incorporated in the incorporation-type split as a guarantor)" and the term "disappearing stock company, etc." in paragraph (3) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "membership company disappearing in the consolidation-type merger (limited to a limited liability company if the company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger is a stock company or a limited liability company) or the limited liability company splitting in the incorporation-type split".

第八百十四条第二編第一章（第二十七条（第四号及び第五号を除く。）、第二十九条、第三十一条、第三十七条第三項、第三十九条、第六節及び第四十九条を除く。）の規定は、新設合併設立株式会社、新設分割設立株式会社又は株式移転設立完全親会社（以下この目において「設立株式会社」という。）の設立については、適用しない。

Article 814(1)The provisions of Part II, Chapter I (excluding Article 27 (excluding items (iv) and (v)), Article 29, Article 31, Article 37, paragraph (3), Article 39, Section 6 and Article 49) do not apply to incorporation of the stock company incorporated in a consolidation-type merger, the stock company incorporated in an incorporation-type split, or a wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer (hereinafter referred to as an "incorporated stock company to be incorporated" in this Division).

２設立株式会社の定款は、消滅会社等が作成する。

(2)The articles of incorporation of an incorporated stock company to be incorporated are prepared by the consolidated company, etc.

第八百十五条新設合併設立株式会社は、その成立の日後遅滞なく、新設合併により新設合併設立株式会社が承継した新設合併消滅会社の権利義務その他の新設合併に関する事項として法務省令で定める事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録を作成しなければならない。

Article 815(1)The stock company incorporated in a consolidation-type merger must, without delay after the day of its formation, prepare documents detailing the rights and obligations that the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger succeeded to by transfer from the companies disappearing in the consolidation-type merger and any other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as concerning a consolidation-type merger, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded.

２新設分割設立株式会社（一又は二以上の合同会社のみが新設分割をする場合における当該新設分割設立株式会社に限る。）は、その成立の日後遅滞なく、新設分割合同会社と共同して、新設分割により新設分割設立株式会社が承継した新設分割合同会社の権利義務その他の新設分割に関する事項として法務省令で定める事項を記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録を作成しなければならない。

(2)The stock company incorporated in an incorporation-type split (limited to the stock company incorporated in the incorporation-type split where only one or multiple limited liability companies effect an incorporation-type company split) must, without delay after the day of its formation, prepare, jointly with the limited liability company splitting in the incorporation-type split, documents detailing the rights and obligations that the stock company incorporated in the incorporation-type split succeeded to by transfer from the limited liability company splitting in the incorporation-type split through the incorporation-type company split and any other information prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as concerning an incorporation-type company split, or electronic or magnetic records in which the information has been recorded.

３次の各号に掲げる設立株式会社は、その成立の日から六箇月間、当該各号に定めるものをその本店に備え置かなければならない。

(3)Each of the stock companies to be incorporated set forth in the following items must, for a period of six months from the day of its formation, keep what is specified respectively in those items at its head office:

４新設合併設立株式会社の株主及び債権者は、新設合併設立株式会社に対して、その営業時間内は、いつでも、次に掲げる請求をすることができる。ただし、第二号又は第四号に掲げる請求をするには、当該新設合併設立株式会社の定めた費用を支払わなければならない。

(4)Shareholders and creditors of the stock company incorporated in a consolidation-type merger may make the following requests to the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger at any time during its business hours; provided, however, that the fees designated by the stock company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger are required to be paid in order to make the requests set forth in item (ii) or item (iv):

５前項の規定は、新設分割設立株式会社について準用する。この場合において、同項中「株主及び債権者」とあるのは「株主、債権者その他の利害関係人」と、同項各号中「前項第一号」とあるのは「前項第二号」と読み替えるものとする。

(5)The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to the stock company incorporated in the incorporation-type split. In these cases, the phrase "shareholders and creditors" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "shareholders, creditors and any other interested parties", and the term "item (i) of the preceding paragraph" in the items of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "item (ii) of the preceding paragraph".

６第四項の規定は、株式移転設立完全親会社について準用する。この場合において、同項中「株主及び債権者」とあるのは「株主及び新株予約権者」と、同項各号中「前項第一号」とあるのは「前項第三号」と読み替えるものとする。

(6)The provisions of paragraph (4) apply mutatis mutandis to the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer. In these cases, the phrase "shareholders and creditors" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "shareholders and share option holders", and the term "item (i) of the preceding paragraph" in the items of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "item (iii) of the preceding paragraph".

第八百十六条第五百七十五条及び第五百七十八条の規定は、新設合併設立持分会社又は新設分割設立持分会社（次項において「設立持分会社」という。）の設立については、適用しない。

Article 816(1)The provisions of Article 575 and Article 578 do not apply to incorporation of a membership company incorporated in a consolidation-type merger or a membership company incorporated in an incorporation-type split (referred to as an "incorporated membership company" in the following paragraph).

２設立持分会社の定款は、消滅会社等が作成する。

(2)The articles of incorporation of an incorporated membership company are prepared by the consolidated company, etc.