TWICE - March 30, 2009

Sharp Electronics has reached multiyear agreement with the New York Mets to outfit the team's new Citi Field stadium with Aquos LCD TVs and to collaborate on a community outreach program. Sharp is supplying more than 800 Aquos LCD HDTVs to be installed throughout Citi Field's concourses, restaurants, club spaces and more than 200,000 square feet of event space.

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