Sharp Corporation

May 26, 2012

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Sharp Corporation Company Summary

Sharp Corporation (TSE: 6753) was established in 1912 and is engaged in the manufacture and sale of electrical communications equipment, electric equipment and electronics-applied equipment, including televisions, video cameras, CD stereos, MD players, fridges, faxes, and mobile phones. Its other divisions cover electronics (TV, video, camcorder, CD stereo, MD player, fridges, fax, mobile phones) and electronics components (opto devices, CD-ROM devices, photo voltaic devices).

COMPANY DATA

	Headquarters	22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka,545-8522 JAPAN

	Telephone	+81-3-3260-1870

	CEO	Katsuhiko Machida

	Principal Sector	RFID

	Principal Industry	Computers, IT & Internet

	Sales	JPY 2,257 bil. (03/2004)

	Employees	46,164

	Homepage	sharp-world.com/index.html

Key Developments: Sharp Corporation

	Asian Activities Report for December 20, 2011: Sharp (TYO:6753) to Sell 90-Inch LCD TVs in USA in 2012 DEC 20, 2011 12:19 - Article Views: 1,134 Asian Activities Report for December 20, 2011 includes: Sharp Corporation (TYO:6753) is planning to sell 90-inch LCD TVs - its largest LCD TV product in the US market in 2012; Sinopec Kantons Holdings Limited (HKG:0934) and China Shipping Development (HKG:1138) have signed an agreement to form a joint venture company in Hong Kong to build around five liquefied natural gas vessels; Mikuni Corporation (TYO:7247) says that its car parts manufacturing plant in Thailand has recovered part of its production ability, with operation recommenced on December 12th.

	Sharp (TYO:6753) And Enel Green Power (BIT:EGPW) Completes 5 MW Photovoltaic Plant in Italy JAN 21, 2011 16:22 - Article Views: 1,761 Enel Green Power & Sharp Solar Energy, a 50/50 joint venture established in July 2010 between Sharp Corporation (TYO:6753) (PINK:SHCAY) and Enel Green Power (BIT:EGPW), has built a 5 MW photovoltaic plant in Calabria, Southern Italy.

	Asian Markets Overview of December 3 DEC 3, 2009 15:57 - Article Views: 5,155 Most Asian markets delivered modest gains on Thursday as positive US economic data restored confidence in a global economic recovery.

	Asian Market Overview of November 17 NOV 17, 2009 17:01 - Article Views: 6,322 Asian markets received a strong lead from Wall Street and mostly opened higher this morning. But gains were trimmed in Tokyo share market after a stronger yen weighed on Japanese exporters. Meanwhile, concerns over companies' massive capital raising plans continue to dent the local sentiment.

	Casio (TYO:6952), Hitachi (TYO:6501), NEC (TYO:6701) in Handset Businesses Merger Talks AUG 28, 2009 16:26 - Article Views: 9,493 Casio Computer Co. (TYO:6952), NEC Corp. (TYO:6701) and Hitachi Ltd. (TYO:6501) are in talks to consolidate their mobile phone operations as early as April 2010, industry sources said Friday.

	Asian Markets Overview of March 27 MAR 27, 2009 15:00 - Article Views: 6,157 Asian markets Friday opened broadly higher as Wall Street rallied for a second consecutive day after some good corporate earnings. Yesterday the major indices posted strong gains. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 3.6% while Shanghai Composite jumped 3.1%. Japan's Nikkei 225 Average rose 1.8% and South Korea's Kospi added 1.2%.

	Asian Markets Overview of February 9 FEB 9, 2009 15:00 - Article Views: 7,169 Asian shares are set to gain on Monday after a rally on Wall Street last Friday. Japan's Nikkei average is also expected to be buoyed by exporters on a weaker yen. Asian shares rallied across the region Friday with shipping stocks leading for another day and miners rising on hopes that demand for commodities might be picking up. The Shanghai Composite Index rallied 4%, delivering its best performance of the week while China-related shares also lifted the market in Hong Kong.