One of Toshiba 's main lenders , Sumitomo Mitsui Banking , has pledged to provide as much support as possible to the embattled conglomerate , according to the bank 's CEO kit Kunibe . Although Kunibe insisted it 's equity capital was " effectively " in positive territory , the company is considering the sale of its flash - memory chips business following the multi - billion dollar collapse of its nuclear interests . If Toshiba remained in negative net position until the end of the year , its stocks could be relegated to the Tokyo Stock Exchange 's second tier .
One of Toshiba's main lenders, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, has pledged to provide as much support as possible to the embattled conglomerate, according to the bank's CEO Takeshi Kunibe. Although Kunibe insisted Toshiba's equity capital was "effectively" in positive territory, the company is considering the sale of its flash-memory chips business following the multi-billion dollar collapse of its nuclear interests. If Toshiba remains in negative net worth until the end of the year, its stocks could be demoted to the Tokyo Stock Exchange's second tier.