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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 September 2012
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.

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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.
 
 
SONY CORPORATION
 
(Registrant)
   
   
 
By:  /s/  Masaru Kato
 
                (Signature)
 
Masaru Kato
 
Executive Vice President and
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: September 28, 2012

List of materials

Documents attached hereto:
 
i) Press release announcing Sony Completes Transfer of Chemical Products Businesses

 
 

 
 
 
 
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1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075
Sony Corporation


 
September 28, 2012
No.12-146E


Sony Completes Transfer of Chemical Products Businesses


Tokyo, Japan – September 28, 2012 - Sony Corporation (“Sony”) today announced that it has completed the sale of certain chemical products businesses operated by Sony Group, including
Sony Chemical & Information Device Corporation (“SCID”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony, to Development Bank of Japan Inc. (“DBJ”), in accordance with the definitive agreements announced on June 28, 2012.

As the result of this transaction, the transfer of all of Sony’s domestic and overseas operations of the chemical products businesses, including all shares in SCID, to DBJ has been completed, and Sony has received 57.20674 billion yen in cash.

 The Cash consideration for the SCID shares may be adjusted pursuant to the definitive agreements. Sony is currently evaluating the impact of this transaction on its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013.

 

 
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