6-K 1 a51998622.htm SONY CORPORATION 6-K


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 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)

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/  Hiroki Totoki
 
                (Signature)
 
Hiroki Totoki
 
Senior Executive Vice President and
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: June 13, 2019

List of materials

Documents attached hereto:
 
i) Press release: Share Buyback Report for the period from May 1, 2019 to May 31, 2019



[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from May 1, 2019 to May 31, 2019, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY CORPORATION on June 13, 2019]

Class of Shares: Common Stock

1.
Status of Repurchase
 (1) Status of a repurchase pursuant to a resolution approved at a General Meeting of Shareholders
 Not applicable

 (2) Status of a repurchase pursuant to a resolution approved at a meeting of the Board of Directors
(as of May 31, 2019)
 
Number of Shares
Total Amount (Yen)
Resolution approved at the
meeting of the Board of
Directors held on May 16, 2019
(Period of Repurchase: May
17, 2019 to March 31, 2020
 
60,000,000
(Maximum)
200,000,000,000
(Maximum)
Repurchases during the reporting
month
May 27
235,800
1,272,564,500
(Date of repurchase)
May 28
243,400
1,329,090,600
 
May 29
336,500
1,797,117,500
 
May 30
300,200
1,587,894,500
 
May 31
228,100
1,521,339,300
Total
1,404,000
7,508,006,400
Total number of shares
repurchased as of the end of the
reporting month
 
1,404,000
7,508,006,400
Progress of the repurchase (%)
 
2.34
3.75
 Note 1:  The dates identified above for the “Period of Repurchase” as well as the individual dates of repurchase are trade dates and the numbers of shares repurchased are the number of shares repurchased on such trade dates.
 Note 2:  It was resolved at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 16, 2019 that the method of repurchase is expected to be an open market purchase through the Tokyo Stock Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract.

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2.
Status of Disposition
Not applicable

3.
Status of Shares Held in Treasury
(as of May 31, 2019)
Status as of the end of the reporting month
Number of Shares
Total number of shares issued
1,271,386,040
Number of treasury stock
21,890,495

 
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