Notice Regarding Year-End Dividend for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2010
May 12 2010 - 6:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMSON
Sony Corporation1-7-1 Konan, Minato-kuTokyo 108-0075
May 12, 2010
Notice Regarding Year-End Dividendfor the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2010
Sony Corporation (the "Corporation") approved, at the meeting of its Board of Directors held on May 12, 2010, the year-end dividends on shares of common stock for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 as follows.
I. Details of Year-End Dividends
Details of Latest dividend FY 2008
Resolution forecast Year-end dividends
(as of February (Actual)
4, 2010)
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Record date March 31, 2010 March 31, 2010 March 31, 2009
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Dividend per share ¥12.50 Undetermined ¥12.50
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Total amount ¥12,544 million ? ¥12,544 million
of dividends
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Dividend payment June 2, 2010 ? June 2, 2009
starting date
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Source of dividends Retained ? Retained earnings
earnings
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II. Reasons for Determination of Dividend Amount
The Corporation believes that continuously increasing corporate value and providing dividends are essential to rewarding shareholders, and it is the Corporation's policy to strive for the perpetuation of stable dividends. The Corporation made its decision with respect to the year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 based on its current financial results and cash flows.
(Reference) Dividend Actual
Dividend per share
Interim dividend Year-end dividend Annual dividend (total)
FY 2009 (ended March ¥12.50 ¥12.50 ¥25.00
31, 2010)
FY 2008 (ended March ¥30.00 * ¥12.50 ¥42.50
31, 2009)
* Includes a special dividend of ¥10.
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