(1) Directors shall retain the articles of incorporation and the minutes of the general meeting of shareholders at the principal office and each branch office, and shall retain the register of shareholders and the bond register at the principal office. In such cases, if there is a transfer agent, the register of shareholders or the bond register or duplicates thereof may be retained at the business office of the transfer agent. <Amended by Act No. 3724, Apr. 10, 1984; Act No. 6086, Dec. 31, 1999>
(2) Any shareholder or creditor of a company may request, at any time during its business hours, the company to inspect or copy documents prescribed in paragraph (1). <Amended by Act No. 3724, Apr. 10, 1984>