BlackRock builds 5% stake in Toshiba, becomes 3rd largest shareholder

Reuters2021-03-04

TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc has built a 5.21% stake in Toshiba Corp , according to a regulatory filing by the U.S. asset manager.

It becomes Toshiba's third-largest shareholder behind hedge funds Effissimo Capital Management and Farallon Capital Management, a source familiar with the matter said.

The Japanese industrial conglomerate is embroiled in a long-running row with activist shareholders.

(Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki; editing by John Stonestreet)

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