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Commercial Act — Article 337 (Requirements to Assert Effect of Transfer of Shares)

상법 제337조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2018-12-19. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-10) — check the Korean original.

(1) The effect of transfer of shares shall not be asserted against the company, unless the name and address of the transferee have been entered in the register of shareholders. <Amended by Act No. 12591, May 20, 2014>

(2) A company may designate a transfer agent in accordance with the articles of incorporation. In such cases, if the transfer agent has entered the name and address of the transferee in part of a set of the register of shareholders, the entry of changes in holders under paragraph (1) shall be deemed duly effected. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 3724, Apr. 10, 1984>

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