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Commercial Act — Article 604 (Organizational Change of Stock Company to Limited Company)

상법 제604조

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) By a resolution adopted at a general meeting by the unanimous consent of all shareholders, a stock company may be converted to a limited company: Provided, That this shall not apply where the redemption of the bonds has not been completed.

(2) In cases of an organizational change under the preceding paragraph, the total amount of capital shall not exceed the value of the net assets of the company. <Amended by Act No. 10600, Apr. 14, 2011>

(3) The articles of incorporation and any other particulars necessary for an organizational change shall be determined by a resolution under paragraph (1).

(4) The provisions of Article 601 shall apply mutatis mutandis to an organizational change under paragraph (1).

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