Sharp Organization (hereinafter "Sharp") joined into contract these days with Hon Hai team, the best EMS (electronic developing service) organization, to determine ideal international alliance to work together in various company areas, and to issue new stocks to Hon Hai team through third-party allowance (hereinafter "the issuance of new stocks through third-party allotment").
The market around gadgets market is becoming serious, with fast price decrease due to the progression of technological innovation and improving competitors in a international market. We believe the appropriate action is necessary to deal with these changes in the marketplace.
Looking at the company atmosphere, Hon Hai Perfection Industry, the key organization of Hon Hai team, saw Sharp's LCD technological innovation with high popularity, and determined to obtain eventually up to 50% of large-size LCD sections and LCD segments produced at the LCD section flower in Sakai-city, Osaka, Asia. The LCD section flower will be mutually handled by one organization set by associate organizations.
In addition, this alliance allows each organization to determine a new company, mixing each organization's durability, to release price aggressive element and items fit to promote need by employing Sharp's potential for the progression of one-of-a-kind elements and items with Hon Hai team's growing technological innovation and price competitors.
Sharp programs to boost this alliance by expanding the cooperation area, to spend resources obtained from Hon Hai team by the issuance of new stocks through third-party allowance, to the financial commitment for the new technological innovation release, to increase mid-and long- term earnings, and to boost side against your competitors in the international market.
Overview of Strategic Partnership
1. Secure LCD section flower function in Sakai and boost price competitors by buying power of Hon Hai Perfection Industry
Hon Hai Perfection Industry will obtain eventually up to 50% of LCD sections and LCD segments produced by SDP. Both organizations will mutually take in part of the control through one organization set by associate organizations, which allows constant function of the LCD section flower in Sakai.
The two organizations will take benefits of the economic climate of range and content purchase in LCD section and LCD TV areas, and will further boost price competitors in the international market.
*Share positioning amount of SDP:
Current status:
- Sharp: Approximately. 93%
- Sony: Approximately. 7%
After deciding upon the partnership:
- Sharp: Approximately. 46.5%
- Terry Gou and others such as financial commitment corporations: Approximately. 46.5%
- Sony: Approximately. 7%
2. The issuance of new stocks to Hon Hai team through third-party allotment
the variety of new stocks to be issued:121)(the variety of new stocks to be issued:649)(the variety of new stocks to be issued:000 shares)
*The issuance of new stocks through third-party allowance and reveal positioning amount after the issuance of new shares:
- Hon Hai Perfection Industry Co., Ltd.: 4.06%
- Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.: 0.65%
- Foxconn (FAR EAST) Limited: 2.53%
- Q-Run Holdings Limited: 2.64%