SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D. C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT OF
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of October 2009
Commission
File Number: 001-06439
SONY
CORPORATION
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
1-7-1
KONAN, MINATO-KU, TOKYO, 108-0075, JAPAN
(Address
of principal executive offices)
The
registrant files annual reports under cover of Form 20-F.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F,
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Form
20-F X
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Form
40-F __
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by check mark whether
the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in
this Form
is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
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X
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connection
with Rule 12g3-2(b):82-______
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
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SONY
CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
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By: /s/ Nobuyuki
Oneda
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(Signature)
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Nobuyuki
Oneda
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Executive Deputy
President and
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Date:
October 29, 2009
List of
materials
Documents
attached hereto:
i) Press
release entitled Notice
Regarding Interim Dividend For
the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2010
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News
& Information
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1-7-1
Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo,
108-0075 Japan
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Notice
Regarding Interim Dividend
For
the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2010
Sony
Corporation (the “Corporation”) approved, at the meeting of its Board of
Directors held on October 29, 2009, the interim cash dividends on shares of
common stock for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010 (from April 1, 2009 to
March 31, 2010) as follows.
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I.
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Details
of Interim Dividend
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Resolution
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Latest
dividend forecast
(July
30, 2009)
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FY
2008
Interim
dividend (Actual)
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Record
date
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September
30, 2009
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September
30, 2009
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September
30, 2008
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Dividend
per share
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¥12.50 |
Undecided
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¥30.00* | ||||||
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Total
amount of dividend
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¥12,544
million
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¥30,104
million
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Date
of dividend payment
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December
1, 2009
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December
1, 2008
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Source
of dividend
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Retained
earnings
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Retained
earnings
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*
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Includes a special cash
dividend of ¥10.
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II.
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Reasons
for Determination of Dividend
Amount
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The
Corporation believes that continuously increasing corporate value and providing
dividends are essential to rewarding shareholders, and it is the Corporation’s
policy to strive for the perpetuation of stable dividends. The
Corporation made its decision with respect to the interim dividend for the
fiscal year ending March 31, 2010 based on its current financial results and
cash flows.
(Reference)
Dividend Actual
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Dividend
per share
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Interim
dividend
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Year-end
dividend
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Annual
dividend (total)
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FY
2008
(ended
March 31, 2009)
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¥30.00 | * | ¥12.50 | ¥42.50 | ||||||||
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FY
2007
(ended
March 31, 2008)
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¥12.50 | ¥12.50 | ¥25.00 | |||||||||
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*
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Includes a special cash
dividend of ¥10.
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