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Shareholders' Meeting

The 92nd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

June 19, 2009

Date:   June 19, 2009 [Fri]  

Start: 10:00 a.m.
Finish: 12:21 p.m.
Place: Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa, Tokyo
The number of shareholders in attendance: 8,329

Sony Corporation (the "Corporation") hereby notifies you of the resolutions adopted and matters reported at the 92nd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") as follows.


Matters reported:

The reports on the business report, non-consolidated financial statements, consolidated financial statements and Audit Reports on the consolidated financial statements by the Independent Auditors (certified public accountants) and the Audit Committee for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 (from April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009) were made pursuant to the Companies Act of Japan.


Matters acted upon:

1. To amend a part of the Articles of Incorporation.

At the Meeting, as proposed, it was approved that necessary amendments, such as deletion of the provisions concerning share certificates and other related matters, be made to the Articles of Incorporation upon the enforcement of the Paperless Share Transfer System.


2. To elect 15 Directors.

At the Meeting, as proposed, 15 Directors were elected. The names of the Directors are as follows.

Sir Howard Stringer
Ryoji Chubachi
Nobuyuki Oneda
*Yotaro Kobayashi
*Sakie T. Fukushima
*Yoshihiko Miyauchi
*Yoshiaki Yamauchi
*Sir Peter Bonfield
*Fueo Sumita
*Fujio Cho
*Ryuji Yasuda
*Yukako Uchinaga
*Mitsuaki Yahagi
*Tsun-Yan Hsieh
*Roland A. Hernandez

*They are outside Directors prescribed by Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act of Japan.


3. To issue Stock Acquisition Rights for the purpose of granting stock options.

At the Meeting, as proposed, it was approved that the Corporation will issue stock acquisition rights to directors, corporate executive officers and employees of the Corporation and of its subsidiaries, for the purpose of granting stock options, pursuant to the provisions of Articles 236, 238 and 239 of the Companies Act of Japan, and that the Corporation will delegate the determination of the terms of such stock acquisition rights to the Board of Directors of the Corporation.



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