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SHARP

SHARP

Sharp Corp was founded in 1912 and named after the ‘Ever-Sharp mechanical pencil’ invented by Tokuji Hayakawa, founder of the company. Sharp is a leading electronic group and is one of the world’s biggest television makers.

Chairman / President

Young-Way Liu

CEO / Managing Director

Masahiro Okitsu

CFO / Finance Director

Yoshio Kosaka

Industry

Electronics

Website

global.sharp

Headquarters address

1 Takumi-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai City, Osaka, Japan

Stock Code

TYO:6753

Year founded

1912

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Japan’s Sharp Corp is aiming to raise 100 billion yen (HK$7.75 billion) from share sales by the end of September as the struggling display maker looks to partnerships and a public offering to bolster its finances, media reports and sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.

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Sharp, the largest shareholder in Pioneer, aims to sell the 30 million shares in a lump-sum deal as early as this month. Photo: Reuters

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The Japanese electronics industry made huge investments in flat-screen televisions only to see prices plunge in an intensely competitive market Photo: AFP

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Television maker Sharp is cutting jobs and selling assets in a bid to cut costs and return to profit in the next financial year. Photo: Reuters

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