1.   Banks have been selling that stock to replenish capital depleted by bad-loan write-offs.

2.   He said it could also support bonds by easing concern the government will embrace another idea -- buying preferred stock of struggling banks to help replenish their capital.

3.   Preferred share issues, analysts said, are the quickest way to replenish capital without risking a market meltdown.

4.   Sakura Bank Ltd. and others have been selling such stock to replenish capital depleted by bad-loan write-offs.

5.   The sale of those loans is vital for the company to replenish its capital and necessary for its continued growth.

6.   Under the LDP plan, the money raised by selling government bonds will be used to replenish the capital of the Deposit Insurance Corporation.