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Commercial Act — Article 488 (Bond Registers)

상법 제488조

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.

A company shall prepare a bond register, stating the following particulars:

1. The name and address of each bondholder (excluding bondholders of bonds regarding which bearer bonds have been issued);

2. The serial number of each bond certificate;

3. Matters prescribed in Article 474 (2) 4, 5, 7 through 9, 13, 13-2, and 13-3;

4. The amount paid for each bond and the date of each payment;

5. The date of issuing the bond, or in cases of registering a bondholder's right in the electronic registration ledger of an electronic registration agency in lieu of issuing a bond certificate, a statement to that effect;

6. The date of acquiring each bond;

7. In cases of issuing a bearer bond, the class, number and serial number thereof, and the date of issuance.[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 10600, Apr. 14, 2011]

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