Downside risk to the profits and cash flow of the Electronic Devices segment has been reduced thanks to improving business conditions. Standard&Poor's concluded that the likelihood of Toshiba's financial base deteriorating in the next one to two years has decreased, given the expected stable profits and cash flow from the Social Infrastructure segment and the company's unchanged financial policy to prioritize financial improvements. Standard&Poor's revised its outlook on the long-term rating on the company to stable from negative, and affirmed the ratings on the company. TOKYO (Standard&Poor's) July 22, 2010--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today revised to stable from negative its outlook on the 'BBB' long-term corporate credit rating on Toshiba Corp., based on
