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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 November 2014
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)

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  X
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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.
 
 
SONY CORPORATION
 
(Registrant)
   
   
 
By:  /s/  Kenichiro Yoshida
 
                (Signature)
 
Kenichiro Yoshida
 
Executive Vice President and
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: November 20, 2014

List of materials

Documents attached hereto:
 
i) Press release announcing Determination of Final Terms of Stock Acquisition Rights for the Purpose of Granting Stock Options

 
 

 
 
 
 
 News & Information
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan
 


 
November 20, 2014


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

Sony Corporation (the “Corporation”) announced today that the final terms of stock acquisition rights (“Stock Acquisition Rights”) for the purpose of granting stock options, which issues were resolved at the meeting of its Board of Directors held on October 30, 2014, have been fixed as set forth below.

The Twenty-Eighth Series of Stock Acquisition Rights

 
1. Aggregate number of Stock Acquisition Rights:
8,804

2. Persons to whom Stock Acquisition Rights will be allocated and number of Stock Acquisition Rights to be allocated:
   
Number of persons
   
(Number of Stock Acquisition Rights)
Corporate executive officers of the Corporation
 
7
 
(2,500)
Employees of the Corporation
 
158
 
(3,068)
Directors of the subsidiaries of the Corporation
 
67
 
(1,608)
Employees of the subsidiaries of the Corporation
 
136
 
(1,628)
   
Total: 368
 
(Total: 8,804)
 
3. Payment in exchange for Stock Acquisition Rights:
Stock Acquisition Rights are issued without payment of any consideration to the Corporation.
 
4. Class and number of shares to be issued or transferred upon exercise of Stock Acquisition Rights:
880,400 shares of common stock of the Corporation
The number of shares to be issued or transferred upon exercise of each Stock Acquisition Right shall be 100 shares.

5. Amount of assets to be contributed upon exercise of Stock Acquisition Rights:
241,050 yen per Stock Acquisition Right
(2,410.5 yen per share) (Exercise Price)
 
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The Twenty-Ninth Series of Stock Acquisition Rights

1. Aggregate number of Stock Acquisition Rights:
10,120
 
2. Persons to whom Stock Acquisition Rights will be allocated and number of Stock Acquisition Rights to be allocated:
 
 
       
   
Number of persons
   
(Number of Stock Acquisition Rights)
Corporate executive officers of the Corporation
 
1
 
(2,000)
Employees of the Corporation
 
1
 
(     10)
Directors of the subsidiaries of the Corporation
 
23
 
(2,716)
Employees of the subsidiaries of the Corporation
 
533
 
(5,394)
   
Total: 558
 
(Total: 10,120)
 
3. Payment in exchange for Stock Acquisition Rights:
Stock Acquisition Rights are issued without payment of any consideration to the Corporation.
 
4. Class and number of shares to be issued or transferred upon exercise of Stock Acquisition Rights:
1,012,000 shares of common stock of the Corporation
The number of shares to be issued or transferred upon exercise of each Stock Acquisition Right shall be 100 shares.

5. Amount of assets to be contributed upon exercise of Stock Acquisition Rights:
2,067.00 U.S. dollars per Stock Acquisition Right
(20.67 U.S. dollars per share) (Exercise Price)
 
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