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TOSHIBA sells KONE holding for approx. US$ 0.95 billion

Toshiba sells its 4.6% holding in Finnish elevator company KONE

by Gerhard Fasol

TOSHIBA sells KONE holding – fall-out from Toshiba’s accounting issues

Toshiba
Toshiba

TOSHIBA sells KONE holding: In the wake of Toshiba’s accounting issues, Toshiba announced the sale of its 24,186,720 shares, corresponding to a 4.6% holding in Finnish elevator company KONE for EURO 864.7 million (YEN 118 billion, US$ 0.95 billion).

Toshiba Elevators and Building Systems Corporation (TELC) and KONE had entered into a mutual capital investment alliance and exchange of Directors in December 2001.

On June 12, 2015 Toshiba announced a restatement of accounts, and announced the installment of an independent 3rd party committee headed by a former Chief Prosecutor of the Tokyo High Court. On July 20, 2015 the independent 3rd party committee announced income corrections with a total value of YEN 151.8 billion (US$ 1.22 billion).

Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation (TELC)

Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation (TELC) is a subsidiary of Japan’s Toshiba Corporation, established on February 16, 1967, the first escalator was installed in 1966, and the first elevator in 1967.

Toshiba Elevators produces advanced elevators, such as double decker elevators.

TELC has sales of approx. YEN 120 billion (US$ 1.2 billion) per year, and employs about 4700 people.

KONE

KONE was founded in 1910. KONE’s annual sales are on the order of EURO 7 billion, and KONE employs about 47,000 people. KONE’s shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Exchange.

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