(1) In cases of a merger between a limited company and a stock company as a result of which a limited company survives or is newly incorporated, the provisions of Article 339 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a pledge over the pre-existing shares of the stock company.
(2) In cases falling under the preceding paragraph, no pledge over equity interest shall be asserted against the company or any other third party unless the number of units of investment and the name and address of the pledgee have been entered in the register of members.