Notice Regarding Interim Dividend for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2011

 
TIDMSON 
 
 

Sony Corporation1-7-1 Konan, Minato-kuTokyo 108-0075

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Notice Regarding Interim Dividend for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2011

October 28, 2010--Sony Corporation (the "Corporation") approved, at the meeting of its Board of Directors held on October 28, 2010, the interim dividends on shares of common stock for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011 as follows.

I. Details of Interim Dividends

 
                Details          Latest dividend     FY 2009Interim 
                ofResolution     forecast(as         dividends 
                                 of July 29, 2010)   (Actual) 
 
Record date     September        September 30, 2010  September 30, 2009 
                30, 2010 
Dividend per    ¥12.50           Undetermined        ¥12.50 
share 
Total amount    ¥12,544 million  ?                   ¥12,544 million 
of dividends 
Dividend        December         ?                   December 1, 2009 
payment         1, 2010 
starting date 
Source          Retained         ?                   Retained earnings 
of dividends    earnings 
 
 

II. Reasons for Determination of Dividend AmountThe 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, 2011 based on its current financial results and cash flows.

(Reference) Dividend Actual

 
                         Dividend per share 
                         Interim dividend  Year-end dividend  Annual dividend (total) 
FY 2009                  ¥12.50            ¥12.50             ¥25.00 
(ended March 31, 2010) 
FY 2008                  ¥30.00 *          ¥12.50             ¥42.50 
(ended March 31, 2009) 
 
 

* Includes a special dividend of ¥10.