Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. is emerging as a top candidate to buy new shares in LG.Philips LCD or existing shares from co-owner Philips, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
　　Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is widely expected to sell its 33 percent stake when its ownership lock-up period expires in mid-2007.
　　“Matsushita officials inspected plants in Paju and Kumi at the end of last year,” the unnamed senior official of LG.Philips was quoted as saying in Wednesday's Korea Economic Daily.?

　　韩国一家报纸昨日称，日本松下电器产业公司很可能购买韩国LG飞利浦公司的新股，或者购入飞利浦公司在LG飞利浦中的股份。
　　LG飞利浦是荷兰飞利浦公司与韩国LG电子的合资公司。业内预测，在2007年年中持股闭锁期结束后，飞利浦很可能会出售其所持有的33%LG飞利浦股份。
　　“松下电器的高官去年底在LG飞利浦位于坡州和龟尾的工厂视察，”熟知此次交易的一名LG飞利浦高官说，“那次视察是应松下电器的要求以了解液晶显示器业务，但也是为了两家公司未来可能进行的策略结盟。”