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2003. December

World's First Running Humanoid Robot

[December 18, 2003]

Near Field Communication Technology jointly developed by Sony and Philips approved as ISO/IEC International Standard

[December 08, 2003]

New Executive Appointments for Sony in Europe

[December 05, 2003]

Announcement on determination of terms of issue, etc. of Euro Yen Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2008

[December 02, 2003]

Announcement on determination of the total amount of issue of Euro Yen Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2008

[December 02, 2003]

Issuance of Euro Yen Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2008

Toward the Implementation of Growth Strategy of Transformation 60

[December 01, 2003]

2003. November

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Becomes a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sony Corporation

[November 28, 2003]

Sony to Separate a Part of Its Business to Establish a Joint Venture Company With NTT DoCoMo for FeliCa Business

[November 28, 2003]

PSX TO BE LAUNCHED ON DECEMBER 13, 2003

[November 27, 2003]

Statement on "Diamond Weekly" report (Nov.22nd edition) concerning establishment of LCD Joint Venture between Samsung and Sony

[November 17, 2003]

Determination of Final Terms of Stock Acquisition Rights for the Purpose of Granting Stock Options

[November 14, 2003]

BERTELSMANN AG AND SONY CORPORATION AGREE TO FORM JOINT MUSIC GROUP

[November 06, 2003]

2003. October

Establishing a Financial Holding Company

[October 28, 2003]

Executive Appointments

[October 28, 2003]

Samsung Electronics and Sony Signed a MOU to Establish Joint Venture for the 7th Generation Amorphous TFT LCD Panel Production

[October 28, 2003]

Transformation 60 - Confirming Sony's Position as a Leading Consumer Brand in the 21st Century

[October 28, 2003]

Sony and NTT DoCoMo Agree to Form Joint Venture Company for FeliCa Business

- Creating a New Lifestyle Based on the Open FeliCa Platform -

[October 27, 2003]

FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER, FY2003

[October 23, 2003]

Sony Corporation to Issue Stock Acquisition Rights for the Purpose of Granting Stock Options

[October 23, 2003]

Subsidiary Tracking Stock Sony Communication Network Corporation Financial Results For the Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2003

[October 23, 2003]

Sony Ericsson reports profit and a continued strong increase in sales in the third quarter

[October 15, 2003]

Memory Stick Media and Compatible Products Reach 50 Million Cumulative Shipments Worldwide in 5 Years

Supporting Companies Gather Together for "Memory Stick Pavilion" during CEATEC JAPAN 2003, "Mobile Movie" Compatible Mobile Phone Introduced

[October 07, 2003]

SONY MARKETING (JAPAN) ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF "PSX" DESR-5000 and DESR-7000 TOWARDS THE END OF 2003

Maximum 325-hour Video Recording Becomes Available on DESR-7000

[October 07, 2003]

<Reference>Small Biped Entertainment Robot "QRIO" Appointed as Sony Group's Corporate Ambassador

[October 01, 2003]

2003. September

Establishment of HDV Format That Realizes Consumer High-Definition Digital Video Recording

[September 30, 2003]

Commercialization of ultra-small digital tuner module, capable of receiving 1-segment digital terrestrial broadcasting signal in mobile products

[September 24, 2003]

Statement on Media Reports Concerning Establishment of LCD Joint Venture between Samsung and Sony

[September 22, 2003]

2003. August

Impact on Sony Corporation of Crosswave Communications Inc.'s Application for Commencement of Reorganization Proceedings under the Corporate Reorganization Law

[August 20, 2003]

Memory Stick Platform Strategy to Support Miniaturization and High-Speed Data Transfer

*Please see here for related press release from Sony Europe

New Memory Stick Line-up is Compact and High-speed

[August 19, 2003]

Samsung and Sony Strengthening Cooperation through Memory Stick Business

Samsung Electronics to expand line of Memory Stick compatible products and begin in-house Memory Stick media production from third quarter 2003

[August 06, 2003]

2003. July

Notice of share buy back on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to reserve shares for shareholders who wish to increase their shares to one unit (100 shares)

[July 25, 2003]

FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER, FY2003

[July 24, 2003]

Subsidiary Tracking Stock Sony Communication Network Corporation Financial Results For the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2003

[July 23, 2003]

Sony Develops New "Handheld EngineTM" Application CPU for CLIETM Handheld

Sony Strengthens Its Plan to Vertically Integrate Components for More Effective Product Development

[July 17, 2003]

Realization of natural color reproduction in Digital Still Cameras, closer to the natural sight perception of the human eye

Technology development to realize 4-color filter CCD and New Image Processor, achieving halving of color reproduction error

[July 16, 2003]

CA AND SONY ANNOUNCE GLOBAL ALLIANCE TO CREATE AND MARKET INNOVATIVE STORAGE SOLUTIONS

[July 15, 2003]

Sony Ericsson reports strong increase in sales and shipments for its two core business areas GSM and Japanese standards

[July 15, 2003]

Proposal of Basic Specifications for HDV (Tentative Name) Format That Realizes Consumer High- Definition Digital Video Recording

[July 04, 2003]

Eight Consumer Electronic Companies Establish "CE Linux Forum"

[July 01, 2003]

2003. June

17 Leading Companies Form Working Group to Simplify Sharing of Digital Content Among Consumer Electronics, PCs, and Mobile Devices

[June 24, 2003]

Sony Appoints Members of the Board, Corporate Executive Officers, Executive Officers and Group Executive Officers

[June 20, 2003]

SANDISK AND SONY EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THEIR MEMORY STICK COOPERATION WITH A NEW CROSS LICENSE AGREEMENT

[June 17, 2003]

Sony to start mass production of mobile Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) Display next Spring Sony's original full-color "Super Top EmissionTM" panel structure enables higher picture quality and thinner panel

[June 12, 2003]

The "QUALIA" Project

Creating products that touch the heart, Creation of 'Emotional Values'

[June 10, 2003]

SONY CORPORATION FILES SUIT AGAINST KLH AUDIO SYSTEMS

[June 09, 2003]

2003. May

Sony Group Corporate Strategy for Fiscal Year 2003 (April 2003 - March 2004)

Confirming Sony's Position as a Leading Global Brand

[May 28, 2003]

Mitsubishi Electric Joins Blu-ray Disc Founders

[May 28, 2003]

2003. April

Executive Appointments

[April 24, 2003]

RESULTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2003

[April 24, 2003]

Announcement of Merger of Subsidiary

[April 23, 2003]

Authorization by shareholder resolution for purchases of its own shares Purchases of its own shares pursuant to Article 210 of the Commercial Code

[April 23, 2003]

Stock Options (Stock Acquisition Rights)

[April 23, 2003]

Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Invest 200 Billion Yen Over Three Years in Semiconductor Fabrication

Installation of fabrication line supporting 65 nanometer process technology

*Please see here for related press release from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

EMOTIONENGINE(R) AND GRAPHICS SYNTHESIZER USED IN THE CORE OF PLAYSTATION(R) BECOME ONE CHIP

[April 21, 2003]

SONY DEVELOPS BLUE LASER HIGH-CAPACITY OPTICAL DRIVE AND MEDIA FOR PROFESSIONAL DATA STORAGE MARKET

[April 08, 2003]

NAB Press Conference 2003

[April 07, 2003]

2003. March

Sony Announces Executive Appointments and Organizational Reforms Effective as of April 1, 2003

[March 31, 2003]

Sony Corporation to Issue Stock Acquisition Rights for the Purpose of Granting Stock Options

[March 28, 2003]

Enhanced motion control and communication capabilities in Small Biped Entertainment Robot (SDR-4X II ) to be exhibited at ROBODEX2003

[March 24, 2003]

Leading Companies Back MPV Standard for Music, Photo and Video Digital Media Collections

[March 11, 2003]

Sony Develops LD Shot Ink Trajectory Control Technology Which Realizes Near Photograph Quality Printing

- Prototype Line Head Inkjet Printer Prints A4 Size Photograph Quality Images within About Six Seconds -

[March 06, 2003]

3D Consortium Formed to Create 3D Display Market

[March 04, 2003]

2003. February

Sony develops "SXRD", a display device capable of generating high resolution, high contrast images of film quality smoothness

for upcoming use in both front-projectors and rear-projection TVs

[February 19, 2003]

The Nine Blu-ray Disc Founder Companies Begin Licensing of the Rewritable Format of the Large Capacity Optical Disc.

[February 13, 2003]

2003. January

Agreement to Make CIS Corporation a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sony Corporation

Subsequent Merger with Existing Sony's Information System Subsidiary Planned

[January 29, 2003]

FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER, FY2002

[January 29, 2003]

Sony and Ericsson Announce Eur 300 million Capital Injection to Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications and Reports the Joint Venture's Fourth Quarter Results

[January 29, 2003]

Chairman of the Board Norio Ohga Retires as Director of Sony Corporation

[January 28, 2003]

Reforming the Sony Group Management Structure to Strengthen Corporate Governance

Sony Adopts the "Company with Committees" System Under the Revised Commercial Code in Japan and New Board Rules to Enhance Sony's Unique Governance Approach

[January 28, 2003]

Subsidiary Tracking Stock Sony Communication Network Corporation Financial Results For the Third Quarter and the Nine-Month Period Ended December 31, 2002

[January 28, 2003]

New Memory Stick Platform Strategy for The Broadband Era

[January 10, 2003]

SANDISK AND SONY DEVELOP NEW-GENERATION IC RECORDING MEDIA TECHNOLOGY

New Memory Stick PRO Format Offers Advanced Features Including Capability to Record High-Resolution Moving Images

[January 09, 2003]

SONY AND VISTEON TEAMING UP TO BRING BRANDED ENTERTA INMENT SOLUTIONS TO CAR MANUFACTURERS

[January 09, 2003]

Renewing the Aiwa Brand

Strengthening and Expanding Sony's Electronics Business

[January 08, 2003]