a6181293.htm
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 February 2010
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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contained in
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Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
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is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
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: February
17, 2010
List of
materials
Documents
attached hereto:
i) Statement regarding
"Sony
to discontinue Dothan, Alabama operation"
Sony
to discontinue Dothan, Alabama operation
Sony
Electronics today announced that it plans to discontinue operations at its
Dothan, Alabama manufacturing plant. Operations will be phased out
starting in April 2010, with the closure planned to be completed by September
2010.
Established
in 1977, this facility manufactures Sony’s professional, consumer and data
storage magnetic tapes, print media products, as well as coating material for
optical disks. The plant currently has approximately 300 full-time
employees who have been given notice of the end of their service and will
receive severance, as well as other benefits, as the operation of the plant
ceases.
This
strategic business decision is designed to strengthen Sony’s
cost-competitiveness by consolidating production of magnetic tapes and print
media products in Sony’s existing manufacturing facilities in
Japan.
For the
current fiscal year, no material impact is anticipated in connection with the
discontinuance on Sony's consolidated financial
results.