Notice Regarding Year-End Dividend for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2010

 
TIDMSON 
 
 

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

  May 12, 2010 
 

  Notice Regarding Year-End Dividendfor the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2010 
 

  Sony Corporation (the "Corporation") approved, at the meeting of its Board of Directors held on May 12, 2010, the year-end dividends on shares of common stock for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 as follows. 
 

  I. Details of Year-End Dividends 
 
                      Details of       Latest dividend  FY 2008 
                      Resolution       forecast         Year-end dividends 
                                       (as of February  (Actual) 
                                       4, 2010) 
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Record date           March 31, 2010   March 31, 2010   March 31, 2009 
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Dividend per share    ¥12.50           Undetermined     ¥12.50 
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Total amount          ¥12,544 million  ?                ¥12,544 million 
of dividends 
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Dividend payment      June 2, 2010     ?                June 2, 2009 
starting date 
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Source of dividends   Retained         ?                Retained earnings 
                      earnings 
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  II. Reasons for Determination of Dividend Amount 
 

  The 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 year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 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 (ended March   ¥12.50            ¥12.50             ¥25.00 
31, 2010) 
 
FY 2008 (ended March   ¥30.00 *          ¥12.50             ¥42.50 
31, 2009) 
 
 
 

  * Includes a special dividend of ¥10.