JPN SDEC Stock Account Notification


On Aug. 28, JPN SDEC proposed revisions to stock transfer regulation.


  • JPN SDEC proposed revisions to the Business regulations re transfer of stocks, etc. in accordance with revised Act on book-entry transfer of company bonds, shares, etc.
  • With regard to notifications requesting account information of existing shareholders.
  • Proposed Revisions
  • Improve provisions re entrustment of the receipt of account notifications, which issuers request from shareholders when they do not have shareholders' account information.
  • Shareholders should notify the issuer of account information within a certain period.
  • This period should be at least 15 days from the date the issuer sends the notification, up to the date specified by the nearest upper-level institution, where acceptance of account notifications is done by the nearest upper-level institution entrusted by issuer.
  • Plus, shall be a date determined by JPN SDEC as necessary for shareholder protection.
  • Regulation on time of arrival of account notifications will be revised to consider when the nearest upper-level institution receives a request from shareholders for forwarding.
  • Stipulate that where account notifications have not arrived by the date determined by JPN SDEC, an application for opening a special account is required.
  • Consultation Period
  • Comments shall be submitted by Sep. 10, 2024.
  • Sep. 2024 Public Comment
  • On Sep. 13, 2024, JPN SDEC announced no public comments have been submitted.
  • Oct. 2024 Revised Finalized
  • On Oct. 11, 2024, JPN SDEC published the revised business regulations re transfer of stocks, etc. and enforcement rules, which would be implemented from Nov. 2024.

Regulators JPN SDEC
Entity Types B/D; Depo; Exch
Reference RF 10/11/2024; PR 9/13/2024; CP 8/28/2024; Law 80 of 2023;
Functions Financial; Operations; Privacy; Risk; Settlement
Countries Japan
Category
State
Products Clearing; Custody; Securities
Regions AP
Rule Type Final
Rule Date 8/28/2024
Effective Date 11/1/2024
Rule Id 224091
Linked to N/A
Reg. Last Update 10/11/2024
Report Section International

Last substantive update on 10/15/2024