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Group 1 - Sharp announced that the acquisition deal with its parent company Foxconn for the second LCD panel factory in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, has officially fallen through due to the ongoing weakness in LCD panel prices [1][3] - Following the termination of the acquisition, Sharp plans to shut down the Kameyama factory in August this year and will offer a voluntary resignation program for its 1,170 employees [3] - Sharp expects to incur a restructuring cost of 10 billion yen as a special loss for the fiscal year ending in March, with an additional 2 billion yen in related costs for the next fiscal year [3] Group 2 - Foxconn initially intended to maintain panel production and establish a new production line for AI server manufacturing after acquiring the factory, but is now considering utilizing another idle building in the Kameyama site for AI server production [3] - Sharp's CEO Masahiro Okitsu stated that the partnership with Foxconn remains unaffected and stable despite the failed acquisition [3] - In addition to the failed factory acquisition, Sharp has canceled a technology transfer plan to an Indian company, which aimed to accommodate workers from the Sakai factory, set to cease production in August 2024 [3] - The cancellation of the technology transfer plan will also lead to a voluntary resignation program for 240 affected employees, with an additional special loss of 2.2 billion yen expected for the fiscal year ending in March [3]