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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 October 2008
Commission
File Number: 001-06439
SONY
CORPORATION
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
1-7-1
KONAN, MINATO-KU, TOKYO, 108-0075, JAPAN
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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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.
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SONY
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(Registrant)
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By: /s/ Nobuyuki
Oneda
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(Signature)
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Nobuyuki
Oneda
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Executive
Vice President and
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Date: October
2, 2008
List of
materials
Documents
attached hereto:
i) Press
release announcing Sony Completes Acquisition of Bertelsmann’s 50% Stake in Sony
BMG
ii) Press
release announcing Acquisition of Shares in BMG Japan Inc. by Sony
Music Entertainment Japan Inc.
Sony
Completes Acquisition of Bertelsmann’s 50% Stake in Sony BMG
Music
Company Becomes Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Sony Corporation of
America
New York,
October 1, 2008 - Sony Corporation today announced that it has completed the
acquisition of Bertelsmann’s 50% stake in Sony BMG, which was originally
announced on August 5, 2008. The music company, to be called Sony
Music Entertainment Inc. (SMEI), is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony
Corporation of America.
SMEI is
comprised of premier music labels such as: Arista Records, Columbia
Records, Epic Records, J Records, Jive Records, RCA Records, and
Zomba. Key recording artists include Celine Dion, Alicia Keys, Yo-Yo
Ma, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake, Usher and Jay Chou.
About
Sony Corporation
Sony
Corporation is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, game, communications, key
device and information technology products for the consumer and professional
markets. With its music, pictures, computer entertainment and on-line
businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to be the leading electronics and
entertainment company in the world. Sony recorded consolidated annual
sales of approximately $88.7 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2008. Sony Global Web Site: http://www.sony.net/
2008.10.2
Acquisition
of Shares in BMG Japan Inc. by Sony Music Entertainment Japan Inc.
Sony
Music Entertainment Japan Inc. (“SMEJ”) today announced that it has agreed to
acquire outstanding shares in BMG Japan Inc. (“BMGJ”) These
shares were previously held by the Sony BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT group (“SONY
BMG”) which has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation (“Sony”)
following Sony’s purchase of Bertelsmann AG’s stake in SONY
BMG.
BMGJ
has contractual relationships with many major Japanese and international
artists, including Kazumasa Oda, Shikao Suga, SEAMO, MISIA, Takako Matsu, The
Cromagnons
and
sukimaswitch, and Avril Lavigne, Britney Spears, Backstreet
Boys, Leona Lowis and Usher, and also possesses an outstanding
staff of entertainment industry specialists. SMEJ has a
well-established infrastructure and wide-ranging resources that support its
entertainment business operations.
Going
forward, SMEJ will align and optimize SMEJ and BMGJ’s operations to enhance
efficiency and establish a structure that maximizes both companies’ wide
array of music assets with the aim of remaining competitive in the market
and contributing to further Japanese music industry
growth.