??? 煙草在線據路透社報道編譯??? 日本政府5月18日表示，已要求投資銀行5月30日提交申請，出售所持的日本煙草公司股份，這樣便可籌集多達4260億日元（約合54億美元）的災后重建資金。

??? 財政部表示，該次股權出售應該在下個月完成，這標志著等待已久的股票發行今年將可能實現。

??? 日本國會去年通過一項法案，允許財政部出售持有的166萬股日本煙草公司股份，將原本持有的該公司50%的股份削減至1/3，以籌集資金用于遭海嘯襲擊的東北沿岸地區的災后重建。

??? 日本煙草4月表示，如果政府在本財政年度至明年3月繼續出售股權，它將回購大約2500億日元的已發行股份。

??? 根據5月18日的收盤情況，這將使財政部出售日本煙草公司股份的規模達到大約4260億日元，這將成為今年日本最大規模的股份出售之一。

??? 日本煙草公司股票5月18日收于407500日元，下降1.7％。

?? （1美元=79.5400日元）

Japan Seeks Bankers to Manage $5.4 Bln Japan Tobacco Sale

Reuters

??? May 18 (Reuters) - The Japanese government said on Friday it has asked investment banks to submit by May 30 their applications for the sale of shares in Japan Tobacco that could raise as much as 426 billion yen ($5.4 billion).

??? The Ministry of Finance said it should complete the selection by next month, a sign that the long-waited stock offering will likely take place this year.

??? Japan's parliament last year passed the bill which would allow the Ministry of Finance to sell 1.66 million shares in Japan Tobacco, cutting its stake to one-third from half to help raise cash for rebuilding the tsunami-ravaged northeast coast.

??? Japan Tobacco said last month that it would buy back about 250 billion yen of its outstanding shares if the government proceeds with a share sale during the current financial year to next March.

??? That would make the size of the share sale of Japan Tobacco by the ministry around 426 billion yen based on Friday's close, making it one of the largest stock offerings in Japan this year.

??? Japan Tobacco shares closed at 407,500 yen on Friday, down 1.7 percent.

??? ($1 = 79.5400 Japanese yen)