▁Sh int om ▁was ▁seriously ▁in ▁big ▁trouble . ▁Sh int om ' s ▁stock ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁after ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁negative ▁net ▁worth ▁value . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Sh int om ▁su ed ▁A udi ov ox ▁for ▁$ 2 . 5 ▁million ▁in ▁dam ages ▁for ▁divid ends ▁that ▁didn ' t ▁pay ▁during ▁the ▁A udi ov ox ▁mer ger . ▁Sh int om ▁never ▁approved ▁the ▁mer ger ▁that ▁created ▁the ▁preferred ▁shares ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁place . ▁The ▁Court ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁preferred ▁stock ▁may ▁not ▁confer ▁divid end ▁rights , ▁and ▁A udi ov ox ▁won ▁the ▁case . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁that , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Sh int om ▁file d ▁for ▁Chapter ▁ 7 ▁bank rupt cy , ▁after ▁six ▁years ▁of ▁huge ▁public ▁deb t , ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁is ▁now ▁dissol ved ▁with ▁all ▁fact ories ▁and ▁offices ▁world wide ▁closed ▁and ▁later ▁sold . ▁Un i pres ▁Corporation ▁took ▁over ▁Sh int om ' s ▁head ▁office ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁at ▁Y ok oh ama , ▁Japan , ▁and ▁it ' s ▁currently ▁the ▁main ▁office ▁today . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : E lect ron ics ▁companies ▁of ▁Japan ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁formerly ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁Stock ▁Exchange <0x0A> </s> ▁East ▁El lo e ▁was ▁a ▁rural ▁district ▁in ▁Holland ▁in ▁Lincoln shire ▁from