* Job cuts would be equivalent to 12 pct of workforce
* Restructuring costs to total over 200 bln yen -source
* Expects to post third annual loss in four years (Adds analyst comment, share reaction)
TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - Japan's loss-making Sharp Corp intends to cut 12 percent of its workforce in a global restructuring expected to cost more than $1.7 billion, a person familiar with the plan said on Thursday.
The job cuts will total around 6,000, half of which would come in Japan through early retirement while the rest would be overseas, according to the person, who was briefed on the matter but declined to be identified as a formal decision has not been made. read more here