a5883221.htm
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 January 2009
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.
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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
CORPORATION
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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:
January 29, 2009
List of
materials
Documents
attached hereto:
i) Press release announcing
Sharp -
Sony Discussions to Establish Joint Venture for
Large-Sized LCD Panels and LCD
Modules
January
29, 2009
Sharp
Corporation
Sony
Corporation
Sharp -
Sony Discussions to Establish Joint Venture
for
Large-Sized LCD Panels and LCD Modules
On
February 26, 2008, Sharp Corporation (“Sharp”) and Sony Corporation (“Sony”)
signed a non-binding memorandum of intent regarding the establishment of a joint
venture to produce and sell large-sized LCD panels and LCD modules using the
world’s first 10th
generation mother glass substrates (the “MOI”), and since then the two companies
have been negotiating to enter into legally binding joint venture
documentation.
Faced with
changes in the world economy, today Sharp and Sony amended and extended the
non-binding MOI to confirm their mutual intent to postpone the targeted
establishment of a joint venture until March 2010, approximately one year later
than originally scheduled. Sharp and Sony will, through continued
discussions of how the two companies can best deploy their resources and
expertise, continue to negotiate in good faith and have set June 30, 2009 as the
target date by which to enter into a definitive agreement to establish a joint
venture that will be mutually beneficial for both companies.
Sharp
plans to start operating its new LCD panel factory in Sakai-City, Osaka
(currently under construction) by March 2010 as originally
scheduled.
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