(1) In order to designate the person who shall exercise the voting right, receive dividends or exercise other rights as a shareholder or a pledgee, the company may suspend changes of the entries in the register of shareholders for a specified period or it may deem any shareholder or pledgee whose name appears in the register of shareholders on a specified date to be the shareholder or pledgee who shall be entitled to exercise such rights. <Amended by Act No. 3724, Apr. 10, 1984>
(2) The period mentioned in paragraph (1) shall not exceed three months. <Amended by Act No. 3724, Apr. 10, 1984>
(3) The date mentioned in paragraph (1) shall be determined as a day within three months before the date the person may exercise the rights as a shareholder or pledgee. <Amended by Act No. 3724, Apr. 10, 1984>
(4) If a company has determined the period or the date mentioned in paragraph (1), it shall give a public notice two weeks prior to such period or date: Provided, That this shall not apply where such period or date has been designated by the articles of incorporation.