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 August 2019
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.
| | SONY CORPORATION |
| | (Registrant) |
| | |
| | |
| | By: /s/ Hiroki Totoki |
| | (Signature) |
| | Hiroki Totoki |
| | Senior Executive Vice President and |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: August 30, 2019
List of materials
Documents attached hereto:
i) Press release: The Result of Tender of Common Shares into Share Repurchase by Olympus Corporation
August 30, 2019
Sony Corporation
The Result of Tender of Common Shares into Share Repurchase by Olympus Corporation
Sony Corporation (“Sony”) today announced that it has tendered all of the common shares of Olympus Corporation (“Olympus”) held by Sony (the “Tender”) into the repurchase by Olympus of its common shares (the “Repurchase”) as announced in the press release issued on August 29, 2019, titled “Tender of Common Shares into Share Repurchase by Olympus Corporation”. Sony hereby announces the results of the transfer of the common shares held by Sony to Olympus (the “Transfer”), as follows.
1．Outline of the Results of the Tender
| (1) | Number of common shares held by Sony before the Tender
| 68,975,800 common shares
(Representing 5.03 % of total common shares outstanding) |
| (2) | Number of common shares transferred
| 68,975,800 common shares
(Transfer value: 80 Billion yen (1,165 yen per common share)) |
| (3) | Number of common shares held by Sony after the Tender
| 0 common shares
(Representing 0.00 % of total common shares outstanding) |
2．Outlook
It is anticipated that the Transfer will not have a material impact on Sony’s forecast for its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, as announced in the press release issued on August 29, 2019, titled “Tender of Common Shares into Share Repurchase by Olympus Corporation.”
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