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Commercial Act — Article 423 (Date of Becoming Shareholders and Effects of Failing to Make Payment)

상법 제423조

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) If a person who has subscribed to new shares pays the subscription price or makes an investment in kind, he/she shall have the rights and obligations of a shareholder from the day immediately after the date set for the payment. In such cases, the latter part of Article 350 (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis. <Amended by Act No. 3724, Apr. 10, 1984; Act No. 5053, Dec. 29, 1995>

(2) If a person who has subscribed to new shares fails to pay the subscription price or makes an investment in kind on or before the date set for the payment, his/her right shall be forfeited.

(3) The provisions of paragraph (2) shall not affect any claim for damages against a person who has subscribed to new shares. <Amended by Act No. 3724, Apr. 10, 1984>

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