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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 June 2010
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
Form 40-F __
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Yes No X
 
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):82-______
 
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/  Masaru Kato
 
                (Signature)
 
Masaru Kato
 
Executive Vice President and
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: June 22, 2010

List of materials

Documents attached hereto:
 
i) Extraordinary Report for Sony Corporation.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Extraordinary Report
June 22, 2010


(TRANSLATION)




Sony Corporation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note for readers of this English translation
On June 22, 2010, Sony Corporation (the “Corporation”) filed its Japanese-language Extraordinary Report (Rinji Houkokusho) (the “Report”) with the Director-General of the Kanto Financial Bureau in Japan in connection with the Corporation’s shareholders’ voting results for proposals acted upon at the 93rd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 18, 2010 pursuant to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan. This document is an English translation of the Report in its entirety.
 
 
 
1.
Reason for submitting the Extraordinary Report
 
Given that resolutions were made for the PROPOSALS TO BE ACTED UPON at the 93rd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 18, 2010 (the “Meeting”), Sony Corporation (the “Corporation”) submits this Extraordinary Report under the provisions of Article 24-5, Paragraph 4, of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan and Article 19, Paragraphs 1 and 2, Item 9-2, of the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Disclosure of Corporate Information, etc.


2.
Matters reported
 
(1) Date when the Meeting was held:         June 18, 2010

 
(2) Proposals acted upon
 
  Proposal 1:    To elect 14 Directors.
 
Sir Howard Stringer, Ryoji Chubachi, Yotaro Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Yamauchi, Sir Peter Bonfield, Fujio Cho, Ryuji Yasuda, Yukako Uchinaga, Mitsuaki Yahagi, Tsun-Yan Hsieh, Roland A. Hernandez, Kanemitsu Anraku, Yorihiko Kojima and Osamu Nagayama were elected as directors of the Corporation.
 
  Proposal 2:    To issue Stock Acquisition Rights for the purpose of granting stock options.
 
 
(3)
Number of voting rights concerning the indication of “for,” “against” or “abstain” for each proposal; Requirements for approving the proposals; Results of resolutions
 
1) Total number of voting rights
 
Number of shareholders with voting rights
641,209
  
Number of voting rights
10,008,566
  
 
 
 
 
 
2) The number of shareholders who have exercised their voting rights
 
Number of shareholders who have exercised their voting rights
163,729
    
(Number of shareholders present at the Meeting
7,827
)
  
       
Number of voting rights exercised
6,635,200
    
(Number of voting rights of the shareholders present at the Meeting
192,645
)
  


(Voting right)
 
Proposal For Against
Abstention
Ratio of
favorable
votes
Results
Proposal 1          
Sir Howard Stringer
6,350,670
88,272
1,532
96%
Approved
Ryoji Chubachi
6,391,297
47,646
1,532
96%
Approved
Yotaro Kobayashi
6,392,276
46,669
1,532
96%
Approved
Yoshiaki Yamauchi
6,321,183
117,761
1,532
95%
Approved
Sir Peter Bonfield
6,147,288
290,344
2,845
93%
Approved
Fujio Cho
6,392,558
46,387
1,532
96%
Approved
Ryuji Yasuda
6,293,554
145,389
1,532
95%
Approved
Yukako Uchinaga
6,338,562
100,383
1,532
96%
Approved
Mitsuaki Yahagi
6,152,657
286,287
1,532
93%
Approved
Tsun-Yan Hsieh
6,392,855
46,090
1,532
96%
Approved
Roland A. Hernandez
6,388,158
50,783
1,532
96%
Approved
Kanemitsu Anraku
6,382,223
56,723
1,532
96%
Approved
Yorihiko Kojima
6,420,677
18,268
1,532
97%
Approved
Osamu Nagayama
6,420,680
18,265
1,532
97%
Approved
Proposal 2
5,097,425
1,325,707
9,888
77%
Approved
 
Notes:
1.
Requirements for the approval of each proposal are as follows.
 
1)
The resolution for Proposal 1 shall be adopted by a simple majority of the voting rights held by the shareholders present and voting at the Meeting (including postal and electronic voting) in a vote of shareholders holding in aggregate one-third (1/3) or more of the total number of voting rights.
 
2)
The resolution for Proposal 2 shall be adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the voting rights held by the shareholders present and voting at the Meeting (including postal and electronic voting) in a vote of shareholders holding in aggregate one-third (1/3) or more of the total number of voting rights.
 
2.
The “Ratio of favorable votes” was calculated by adding the number of voting rights held by the present and voting shareholders at the Meeting as the denominator.
 
 
 
 
 
(4)
Reason why a portion of the voting rights held by the shareholders present at the Meeting was not added to the number of voting rights
   
 
Because the required majority approval for each proposal was met by the votes exercised prior to the Meeting, the number of voting rights concerning the indication of “for,” “against” or “abstain” as to each proposal of the shareholders present at the Meeting was not tallied.