The statement is evaluative and cannot be resolved as a factual proposition.
Toshiba said on its delisting in December 2023 that it would take a major step toward a new future with a new shareholder.
will now take a major step toward a new future with a new shareholder
- About
- Toshiba Corporation
- Claim made by
- Reuters, company statement
- Published
- 20 December 2023
- Evidence score
- 65 How it was scored
- Last reviewed
- 25 October 2026
Why this label
Reuters reports the statement and the delisting after 74 yearsS5. The fact of the delisting and the new ownership by a group led by Japan Industrial Partners is supported by the reportS5. The words a major step toward a new future are a forward-looking view that cannot be checked as fact. The record for the earlier accounting problems remains as stated by the regulatorsS2S4. Nothing in the statement disputes those records.
Current procedural position
Shares delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 20 December 2023S5. Final.
Record supporting the assessment
will now take a major step toward a new future with a new shareholder
delisted today after 74 years
Conflicting or limiting record
No record located that conflicts with this assessment.
Evidence score: 65 of 100
The score grades how well the record establishes this assessment. It is not a score of Toshiba Corporation. Score = source authority + directness + corroboration + procedural accuracy + currency + reproducibility.
| Component | Points | Max | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source authorityIs the source competent to establish the proposition? | 14 | 30 | A company statement reported by Reuters. |
| DirectnessDoes the source state the proposition or only discuss adjacent facts? | 15 | 20 | The statement is quoted, but its content is evaluative. |
| CorroborationDo independent records support the same material point? | 7 | 15 | Only one report was read for the delisting. |
| Procedural accuracyDoes the record settle the procedural state the claim describes? | 12 | 15 | The delisting itself is complete. |
| CurrencyHas the record been checked against later developments? | 9 | 10 | No later relisting was found. |
| ReproducibilityCan a reader locate the passage and repeat the assessment? | 8 | 10 | The report is public online. |
| Total | 65 | 100 |
Timeline
- Toshiba delisted and issues statementS5
Related cases
- Tokyo Stock Exchange and Toshiba CorporationTokyo Stock Exchange. Regulatory. Not published.Stage: Designation and penalty imposed.
- Security on Alert designation and JPY 91.2 million listing agreement violation penaltyS2
Revision history
- Assessment first published with label Opinion.
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Sources
- S5Tier C Toshiba delisted after 74 years, faces future with new ownersReuters, republished by Malay Mail. Press report. 20 December 2023.Supports the delisting, the buyer group and the company statement. No individual byline is shown.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
- S2Tier A Designation of Security on Alert and Imposition of Listing Agreement Violation Penalty -TOSHIBA CORPORATION-Japan Exchange Group, Tokyo Stock Exchange. Regulator order. 15 September 2015.Supports the designation, the JPY 91.2 million penalty and the restated overstatement amounts. It does not cover the FSA penalty.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
- S4Tier A Administrative penalty charge against TOSHIBA CORPORATION for making false statements in securities reportsFinancial Services Agency of Japan. Regulator press release. 6 January 2016.FSA Weekly Review No. 177, covering 21 to 28 December 2015. It confirms the order of 24 December 2015 and the conduct, and gives the amount as more than JPY 7.3 billion.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
Other claims about Toshiba Corporation
- Outdated83Press reports in July 2015 said an independent committee found Toshiba had overstated profits by JPY 151.8 billion between 2008 and 2014.Press report, 21 July 20152 records citedAccounting
- Supported94Japan's Financial Services Agency ordered Toshiba in December 2015 to pay an administrative penalty of more than JPY 7.3 billion for false statements in its securities reports.Regulator statement, 6 January 20163 records citedAccounting