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Credit: Reuters/Yuriko Nakao/Files By Isabel Reynolds and Tim Kelly TOKYO | Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:24am EDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Olympus Corp plunged by a quarter on Monday after media reports quoted its ousted chief executive as accusing the board of firing him for probing allegations of improper payments related to acquisitions. Michael Woodford, 51, was sacked just two weeks after the company had promoted the Briton from president with glowing reports on his performance. Combined with Friday's 18 percent fall, the plunge has wiped out $3.2 billion in market value from the Japanese precision instrument and camera maker. "It's natural for a company's shares to drop like this after such shocking news, and with management direction so unclear," said Fujio Ando, senior managing director at Chibagin Asset Management, which does not hold Olympus shares. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, 30-year Olympus veteran, Woodford, said he had asked the chairman, Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, to resign over serious governance concerns. Olympus denied any wrongdoing but the sacking triggered a slew of downgrades from brokerages worried about Olympus stepping back from a commitment to cut costs. "All M&A deals were conducted using appropriate accounting, following appropriate processes," an Olympus spokesman told Reuters. Japanese boards rarely dismiss top executives, so the announcement took financial markets by surprise. Olympus ended 24 percent lower at 1,555 yen, the lowest in two and a half years in a market up 1.5 percent. More than 54 million shares were traded versus average full-day volume of 3 million shares traded over the past 30 days. A spokesman at the Tokyo Stock Exchange declined to say whether the bourse would begin any probe into Woodford's reported allegation. On Monday, major local media outlets largely ignored the ongoing board tussle at Olympus. Analysts said the dismissal could deal a blow to the ambitious cost-cutting plans at Olympus that Woodford had championed. He was credited with successfully cutting costs in the company's European division. Olympus's operating profit dipped 41 percent to 35.4 billion yen in ending March 31, 2011, as its struggling camera division lost 15 billion yen. Deutsche Securities cut its rating on Olympus to hold from buy, the latest in a growing list of brokerages downgrading the stock. "The dismissal of the president has shattered equity market expectations of structural reform at the firm," Deutsche analyst Yoshikazu Higurashi wrote in a report. Goldman Sachs, Nomura, Citigroup, JPMorgan and Daiwa Securities also cut their ratings on Olympus. Kikukawa will take over as president and chief executive, roles he had stepped away from to allow Woodford's appointments. DEEP RIFTS Olympus said Woodford circumvented the company's management structure by giving orders directly to staff, and said there had been differences over restructuring the R&D division. "There were deep rifts between Mr. Woodford and the rest of management concerning the direction of the company and steps needed to be taken, and the situation was such that it was hampering decision-making," the Olympus spokesman reiterated on Monday. Woodford was credited with successfully cutting costs in Olympus' European division. Woodford joined KeyMed, a medical subsidiary of Olympus in 1980 after working for Schweppes. "There had been some hope that Japanese companies would take on not just outside directors but outside managers and that corporate cultures in Japan would be more open and international," said Jamie Allen, Secretary General of the Asian Corporate Governance Association. "It may not send a positive signal for Japanese companies to evolve and change." 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