Unassociated Document
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 June 2012
Commission File Number: 001-06439
SONY CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
7-1, KONAN 1-CHOME, MINATO-KU, TOKYO 108-0075, JAPAN
(Address of principal executive offices)
The registrant files annual reports under cover of Form 20-F.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F,
Form 20-F þ                    Form 40-F o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Yes  o   No  þ
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):82-                    
 
 
 
 
 










Extraordinary Report
June 29, 2012


(TRANSLATION)




Sony Corporation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note for readers of this English translation
On June 29, 2012, Sony Corporation (the “Corporation”) filed its Japanese-language Extraordinary Report (Rinji Houkokusho) (the “Report”) with the Director-General of the Kanto Financial Bureau in Japan in connection with the Corporation’s shareholders’ voting results for proposals acted upon at the 95th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 27, 2012 pursuant to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan. This document is an English translation of the Report in its entirety.
 
 
1.  Reason for submitting the Extraordinary Report
Given that resolutions were made for the PROPOSALS TO BE ACTED UPON at the 95th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 27, 2012 (the “Meeting”), Sony Corporation (the “Corporation”) submits this Extraordinary Report under the provisions of Article 24-5, Paragraph 4, of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan and Article 19, Paragraphs 1 and 2, Item 9-2, of the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Disclosure of Corporate Information, etc.

 
2.  Matters reported
(1)  Date when the Meeting was held:       June 27, 2012

(2)  Proposals acted upon
 
Proposal 1:     To elect 14 Directors.
Kazuo Hirai, Ryoji Chubachi, Masaru Kato, Sir Howard Stringer, Sir Peter Bonfield, Ryuji Yasuda, Yukako Uchinaga, Mitsuaki Yahagi, Tsun-Yan Hsieh, Roland A. Hernandez, Kanemitsu Anraku, Yorihiko Kojima, Osamu Nagayama and Takaaki Nimura were elected as directors of the Corporation.
 
Proposal 2:      To issue Stock Acquisition Rights for the purpose of granting stock options.

(3)  Number of voting rights concerning the indication of “for,” “against” or “abstention” for each proposal; requirements for approving the proposals; and results of resolutions

 
1) Total number of voting rights    
Number of shareholders with voting rights    667,505  
Number of voting rights   10,011,239  
 
 
 
 
 
2) The number of shareholders who have exercised their voting rights    
Number of shareholders who have exercised their voting rights 179,633  
(Number of shareholders present at the Meeting     9,303  )
Number of voting rights exercised   6,269,077                            [Exercise Ratio 62.6%]  
 (Number of voting rights of the shareholders present at the Meeting  130,183                            [Exercise Ratio   1.3%] )
   
     
 
(Voting right)
Proposal
For
Against
Abstention
Ratio of
favorable votes
Results
Proposal 1
  
Kazuo Hirai
5,703,708
479,392
10,344
91%
Approved
Ryoji Chubachi
5,101,024
1,082,075
10,344
81%
Approved
Masaru Kato
5,720,569
462,531
10,344
91%
Approved
Sir Howard Stringer
4,151,514
2,031,583
10,344
66%
Approved
Sir Peter Bonfield
5,269,434
913,665
10,344
84%
Approved
Ryuji Yasuda
5,187,812
995,282
10,344
83%
Approved
Yukako Uchinaga
5,480,214
702,885
10,344
87%
Approved
Mitsuaki Yahagi
5,556,710
626,389
10,344
89%
Approved
Tsun-Yan Hsieh
5,479,334
703,765
10,344
87%
Approved
Roland A. Hernandez
5,480,602
702,496
10,344
87%
Approved
Kanemitsu Anraku
5,691,972
491,128
10,344
91%
Approved
Yorihiko Kojima
5,599,660
583,439
10,344
89%
Approved
Osamu Nagayama
5,687,503
495,597
10,344
91%
Approved
Takaaki Nimura
5,992,601
190,499
10,344
96%
Approved
Proposal 2
5,900,004
279,454
15,807
94%
Approved
 
Notes:
1.  
Requirements for the approval of each proposal are as follows:
 
1) The resolution for Proposal 1 shall be adopted by a simple majority of the voting rights held by the shareholders present and voting at the Meeting (including postal and electronic voting) in a vote of shareholders holding in aggregate one-third (1/3) or more of the total number of voting rights.
 
2) The resolution for Proposal 2 shall be adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the voting rights held by the shareholders present and voting at the Meeting (including postal and electronic voting) in a vote of shareholders holding in aggregate one-third (1/3) or more of the total number of voting rights.
2.  
The “Ratio of favorable votes” was calculated by adding the number of voting rights held by the present and voting shareholders at the Meeting as the denominator.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(4)  Reason why a portion of the voting rights held by the shareholders present at the Meeting was not added to the number of voting rights:
 
The required majority approval for each proposal was met by aggregating the votes exercised prior to the Meeting and votes of shareholders present at the Meeting of which the Corporation was able to confirm the indication as to each proposal. Therefore, of the voting rights held by shareholders present at the Meeting, the number of voting rights concerning the indication of “for,” “against” or “abstention” as to each proposal of which the Corporation was not able to verify was not tallied.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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
  
       
 
 June 29, 2012