Edgar Filing: SONY CORP

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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 August 2012

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/ Masaru Kato
	(Signature)
	Masaru Kato
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 2, 2012

List of materials

Documents attached hereto:

i) Press release announcing Consolidated Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2012

	1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
News & Information	Tokyo 108-0075 Japan

No. 12-103E

3:00 P.M. JST, August 2, 2012

Consolidated Financial Results

for the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2012

Tokyo, August 2, 2012 -- Sony Corporation today announced its consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2012 (April 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012).

	(Billions of yen, millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)
	First quarter ended June 30
	2011			2012			Change in yen				2012*
Sales and operating revenue	¥	1,494.9		¥	1,515.2			+1.4	%	$	19,180
Operating income		27.5			6.3			-77.2			79
Income before income taxes		23.1			9.4			-59.3			119
Net loss attributable to Sony Corporation’s stockholders		(15.5	)		(24.6	)		-			(312	)
Net loss attributable to Sony Corporation’s stockholders per share of common stock:
- Basic	¥	(15.45	)	¥	(24.55	)		-		$	(0.31	)
- Diluted		(15.45	)		(24.55	)		-			(0.31	)

*	U.S. dollar amounts have been translated from yen, for convenience only, at the rate of 79 yen = 1 U.S. dollar, the approximate Tokyo　foreign exchange market rate as of June 30, 2012.

All amounts are presented on the basis of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”).

Sony realigned its business segments from the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 to reflect modifications to its organizational structure as of April 1, 2012, primarily repositioning the operations of the previously reported Consumer, Products & Services (“CPS”), Professional, Device & Solutions (“PDS”) and Sony Mobile Communications (“Sony Mobile”) segments. In connection with this realignment, the operations of the former CPS, PDS and Sony Mobile segments are reclassified in five newly established segments, namely the Imaging Products & Solutions (“IP&S”), Game, Mobile Products & Communications (“MP&C”), Home Entertainment & Sound (“HE&S”) and Devices segments, as well as All Other. The previously reported Sony Mobile segment is now included in the MP&C segment as the Mobile Communications category. The network business previously included in the CPS segment and the medical business previously included in the PDS segment are now included in All Other. For further details regarding segment and category changes, see page 14.

In connection with this realignment, both sales and operating revenue (“sales”) and operating income (loss) of each segment in the first quarter ended June 30, 2011 have been restated to conform to the current quarter’s presentation.

The average foreign exchange rates during the quarters ended June 30, 2011 and 2012 are presented below.

	First quarter ended June 30
	2011		2012		Change
The average rate of yen
1 U.S. dollar	¥	80.7	¥	80.2		0.7	%	(yen appreciation)
1 Euro		115.9		103.0		12.5		(yen appreciation)

Consolidated Results for the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2012

Sales were 1,515.2 billion yen (19,180 million U.S. dollars), an increase of 1.4% compared to the same quarter of the previous fiscal year (“year-on-year”). This increase was primarily due to a significant increase in sales in the MP&C segment, while sales in the HE&S segment decreased significantly. On a constant currency basis, sales increased 5% year-on-year. For further details about sales on a constant currency basis, see Note on page 9.

The increase in sales in the MP&C segment was primarily due to the impact of the consolidation of Sony Mobile Communications AB (“Sony Mobile,” formerly known as Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB) as a wholly-owned subsidiary. During the same quarter of the previous fiscal year, Sony Mobile was an affiliated company accounted for under the equity method. On a pro forma basis, had Sony Mobile been fully consolidated in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year, consolidated sales would have decreased by approximately 7%. This decrease in pro forma consolidated sales was primarily due to significantly lower sales in the HE&S segment.

Operating income decreased 21.2 billion yen year-on-year to 6.3 billion yen (79 million U.S. dollars). This decrease was primarily due to deterioration in MP&C segment results and unfavorable foreign exchange rates. The current quarter was also unfavorably impacted by higher restructuring charges. Restructuring charges, net, increased 9.5 billion yen year-on-year to 11.3 billion yen (143 million U.S. dollars).

Operating results during the current quarter were also favorably impacted by a net benefit of 16.4 billion yen (208 million U.S. dollars) from insurance recoveries and current period charges relating to damages and losses incurred from the floods in Thailand which took place in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, and a benefit of 4.6 billion yen (58 million U.S. dollars) due to the reversal of a Blu-ray DiscTM patent royalty accrual, reflecting a retroactive change in the estimated royalty rate based on the latest license status.

Equity in net loss of affiliated companies, recorded within operating income, decreased 4.6 billion yen year-on-year to 0.3 billion yen (4 million U.S. dollars). This decrease was primarily due to the recording of equity in net losses for Sony Mobile and for S-LCD Corporation (“S-LCD”) in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. The results of both companies were not included in the equity earnings of affiliated companies for the current quarter.

The net effect of other income and expenses was income of 3.1 billion yen (39 million U.S. dollars) in the current quarter, compared to an expense of 4.4 billion yen in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. This improvement was primarily due to the recording of a net foreign exchange gain in the current quarter, compared to the recording of a net foreign exchange loss in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year.

Income before income taxes decreased 13.7 billion yen year-on-year to 9.4 billion yen (119 million U.S. dollars).

Income taxes: During the current quarter, Sony recorded 20.0 billion yen (253 million U.S. dollars) of income tax expense. As of March 31, 2012, Sony had established a valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets for Sony Corporation and its national tax filing group in Japan, the consolidated tax filing group in the U.S., and certain other subsidiaries. During the current quarter, certain of these tax filing groups and subsidiaries incurred losses and as such Sony continued to not recognize the associated tax benefits. As a result, Sony’s effective tax rate for the current quarter exceeded the Japanese statutory tax rate.

Net loss attributable to Sony Corporation’s stockholders, which excludes net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, deteriorated 9.1 billion yen year-on-year to 24.6 billion yen (312 million U.S. dollars).

Operating Performance Highlights by Business Segment

“Sales and operating revenue” in each business segment represents sales and operating revenue recorded before intersegment transactions are eliminated. “Operating income (loss)” in each business segment represents operating income (loss) reported before intersegment transactions are eliminated and excludes unallocated corporate expenses.

Imaging Products & Solutions (IP&S)

	(Billions of yen, millions of U.S. dollars)
	First quarter ended June 30
	2011		2012		Change in yen			2012
Sales and operating revenue	¥	180.1	¥	193.8		+7.6	%	$	2,453
Operating income		12.5		12.6		+1.0			160

The IP&S segment includes Digital Imaging Products and Professional Solutions categories. Digital Imaging Products includes compact digital cameras, video cameras and interchangeable single lens cameras; Professional Solutions includes broadcast- and professional-use products.

Sales increased 7.6% year-on-year (a 12% increase on a constant currency basis) to 193.8 billion yen (2,453 million U.S. dollars). This increase was primarily due to a significant increase in sales of interchangeable single lens cameras reflecting higher demand, and a significant increase in sales of broadcast- and professional-use products that had lower sales in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year due to supply issues arising from the Great East Japan Earthquake, partially offset by a significant decrease in sales of compact digital cameras due to market contraction.

Operating income of 12.6 billion yen (160 million U.S. dollars) was recorded, essentially flat year-on-year. This is mainly due to the favorable impact of the above-mentioned increase in sales, partially offset by unfavorable foreign exchange rates and an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Game



	(Billions of yen, millions of U.S. dollars)
	First quarter ended June 30
	2011		2012			Change in yen			2012
Sales and operating revenue	¥	137.9	¥	118.0			-14.5	%	$	1,493
Operating income (loss)		4.1		(3.5	)		-			(45	)

Sales decreased 14.5% year-on-year (a 10% decrease on a constant currency basis) to 118.0 billion yen (1,493 million U.S. dollars). This decrease was primarily due to lower sales of hardware and software of the PSP® (PlayStation Portable) and PlayStation®3, partially offset by the contribution of the PlayStation®Vita introduced from December 2011.

Operating loss of 3.5 billion yen (45 million U.S. dollars) was recorded, compared to operating income of 4.1 billion yen in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year, due to the impact of the above-mentioned decrease in sales and unfavorable foreign exchange rates. Operating results during the current quarter included a benefit due to the reversal of a Blu-ray DiscTM patent royalty accrual, reflecting a retroactive change in the estimated royalty rate based on the latest license status.

Mobile Products & Communications (MP&C)

	(Billions of yen, millions of U.S. dollars)
	First quarter ended June 30
	2011		2012			Change in yen			2012
Sales and operating revenue	¥	122.6	¥	285.6			+132.9	%	$	3,615
Operating income (loss)		1.6		(28.1	)		-			(356	)

The MP&C segment includes the Mobile Communications and Personal and Mobile Products categories. Mobile Communications includes mobile phones; Personal and Mobile Products includes personal computers. The supplemental pro forma financial information related to Sony Mobile is presented to enhance investors’ understanding of Sony’s operating results, is based on estimates and assumptions which Sony believes are reasonable, is not intended to represent or be indicative of what Sony’s operating results would have been had Sony Mobile been a wholly-owned subsidiary for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, and should not be taken as indicative of Sony’s future operating results.

Sales increased 132.9% year-on-year (a 151% increase on a constant currency basis) to 285.6 billion yen (3,615 million U.S. dollars). This increase was primarily due to the consolidation of Sony Mobile, partially offset by lower sales of PCs mainly resulting from price declines.

On a pro forma basis, had Sony Mobile been fully consolidated in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year, segment sales would have increased approximately 14%. This increase was primarily due to higher average selling prices of mobile phones resulting from a shift to smartphones from feature phones, and higher unit sales of smartphones driven mainly by the strong performance of XperiaTM S and XperiaTM acro HD.

Operating loss of 28.1 billion yen (356 million U.S. dollars) was recorded, compared to operating income of 1.6 billion yen in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. This deterioration in segment results was due to the impact of the above-mentioned lower sales of PCs and the impact associated with the acquisition of Sony Mobile, which became a wholly-owned subsidiary, including incremental intangible asset amortization and certain royalty adjustments.

The pro forma segment operating loss after the above-mentioned adjustment in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year was approximately 7.2 billion yen. The deterioration in the operating results on a pro forma basis was primarily due to lower sales of PCs.

Home Entertainment & Sound (HE&S)

	(Billions of yen, millions of U.S. dollars)
	First quarter ended June 30
	2011			2012			Change in yen			2012
Sales and operating revenue	¥	341.2		¥	251.8			-26.2	%	$	3,187
Operating loss		(13.6	)		(10.0	)		-			(126	)

The HE&S segment includes Televisions and Audio and Video categories. Televisions includes LCD televisions; Audio and Video includes home audio, Blu-ray DiscTM players and recorders, and memory-based portable audio devices.

Sales decreased 26.2% year-on-year (a 23% decrease on a constant currency basis) to 251.8 billion yen (3,187 million U.S. dollars). This was primarily due to a decrease in LCD television unit sales in Japan, North America and Europe.

Operating loss decreased 3.6 billion yen year-on-year to 10.0 billion yen (126 million U.S. dollars). This decrease is primarily due to a decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of the above-mentioned lower sales of LCD televisions. LCD panel related expenses resulting from low capacity utilization of S-LCD were recorded in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year.

In Televisions, sales decreased 35.0% year-on-year to 157.0 billion yen (1,987 million U.S. dollars) and operating loss* decreased 8.1 billion yen year-on-year to 6.6 billion yen (84 million U.S. dollars).

*	The operating loss in Televisions excludes restructuring charges, which are included in the overall segment results and are not allocated to product categories.

Devices

	(Billions of yen, millions of U.S. dollars)
	First quarter ended June 30
	2011		2012		Change in yen			2012
Sales and operating revenue	¥	253.9	¥	217.3		-14.4	%	$	2,750
Operating income		5.3		15.9		+200.7			202

The Devices segment includes the Semiconductors and Components categories. Semiconductors includes image sensors; Components includes batteries, recording media and data recording systems.

Sales decreased 14.4% year-on-year (an 11% decrease on a constant currency basis) to 217.3 billion yen (2,750 million U.S. dollars). Sales to external customers decreased 18% year-on-year. This was primarily due to the sale of the small- and medium-sized display business in Semiconductors at the end of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 and a decrease in sales of battery-related products and optical devices reflecting a decrease in consumer electronics products demand, partially offset by a significant increase in sales of image sensors reflecting higher demand.

Operating income increased 10.6 billion yen year-on year to 15.9 billion yen (202 million U.S. dollars). This increase was primarily due to a net benefit from insurance recoveries and current period charges relating to damages and losses incurred from the floods in Thailand which took place in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, and the above-mentioned increase in sales of image sensors, partially offset by unfavorable foreign exchange rates. Restructuring charges in the Devices segment were 5.3 billion yen (67 million U.S. dollars) compared to 0.5 billion yen in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. This was primarily due to restructuring initiatives within the Components category.

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Total inventory of the five Electronics* segments above as of June 30, 2012 was 709.9 billion yen (8,986 million U.S. dollars), a decrease of 6.6 billion yen, or 0.9% year-on-year. Inventory increased by 82.7 billion yen, or 13.2% compared with the level as of March 31, 2012.

* The term “Electronics” refers to the sum of the IP&S, Game, MP&C, HE&S and Devices segments.

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Pictures

	(Billions of yen, millions of U.S. dollars)
	First quarter ended June 30
	2011		2012			Change in yen			2012
Sales and operating revenue	¥	144.4	¥	153.4			+6.2	%	$	1,942
Operating income (loss)		4.3		(4.9	)		-			(62	)

The results presented in Pictures are a yen-translation of the results of Sony Pictures Entertainment (“SPE”), a U.S.-based operation that aggregates the results of its worldwide subsidiaries on a U.S. dollar basis. Management analyzes the results of SPE in U.S. dollars, so discussion of certain portions of its results is specified as being on “a U.S. dollar basis.”

Sales increased 6.2% year-on-year (a 7% increase on a constant currency (U.S. dollar) basis) to 153.4 billion yen (1,942 million U.S. dollars). The current quarter benefited from higher theatrical revenues from the current fiscal year’s film slate, including the worldwide theatrical performance of Men in Black 3 and higher U.S. made-for-cable and network programming revenues. Partially offsetting these increases were lower advertising revenues from Sony’s television networks in India.

An operating loss of 4.9 billion yen (62 million U.S. dollars) was recorded, compared to operating income of 4.3 billion yen in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. This was primarily due to higher marketing expenses for the current fiscal year’s film slate, including The Amazing Spider-Man, which began its worldwide theatrical release at the end of June. The current quarter was also unfavorably impacted by the above-mentioned lower advertising revenues from Sony’s television networks in India as well as the recognition of a 2.2 billion yen gain in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year on the sale of Sony’s equity interest in a television production company based in the U.K. These negative factors were partially offset by the above-mentioned higher U.S. made-for-cable and network programming revenues.

Music

	(Billions of yen, millions of U.S. dollars)
	First quarter ended June 30
	2011		2012		Change in yen			2012
Sales and operating revenue	¥	109.6	¥	98.8		-9.8	%	$	1,251
Operating income		12.1		7.3		-39.8			92

The results presented in Music include the yen-translated results of Sony Music Entertainment(“SME”), a U.S.-based operation which aggregates the results of its worldwide subsidiaries on a U.S. dollar basis, the results of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., a Japan-based music company which aggregates its results in yen, and the yen-translated consolidated results of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (“Sony/ATV”), a 50% owned U.S.-based joint venture in the music publishing business which aggregates the results of its worldwide subsidiaries on a U.S. dollar basis.

Sales decreased 9.8% year-on-year (a 9% decrease on a constant currency basis) to 98.8 billion yen (1,251 million U.S. dollars). The decrease in sales was primarily due to the continued worldwide contraction of the physical music market and a larger number of key releases in Japan during the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. Best selling titles during the quarter included One Direction’s Up All Night and Up All Night - The Live Tour DVD, Carrie Underwood’s Blown Away, and Usher’s Looking 4 Myself.

Operating income decreased 4.8 billion yen year-on-year to 7.3 billion yen (92 million U.S. dollars). This decrease reflects a smaller number of key releases during the current quarter in Japan that had significantly contributed to the segment results for the same quarter of the previous fiscal year, as well as a favorable U.S. legal settlement concerning copyright infringement that was recorded in the prior year, partially offset by lower segment overhead costs.

On June 29, 2012, an investor group which included Sony Corporation of America (“SCA”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation, completed its acquisition of EMI Music Publishing. To effect the acquisition, the investor group formed a joint venture which acquired EMI Music Publishing for total consideration of 2.2 billion U.S. dollars. SCA, in conjunction with the Estate of Michael Jackson, acquired approximately 40% of the equity interest in the joint venture and paid aggregate cash consideration of 320 million U.S. dollars (25.7 billion yen). Sony will account for its interest in the joint venture under the equity method and include the joint venture in Sony’s Music segment.

Financial Services

	(Billions of yen, millions of U.S. dollars)
	First quarter ended June 30
	2011		2012		Change in yen			2012
Financial services revenue	¥	201.6	¥	194.5		-3.5	%	$	2,462
Operating income		28.7		27.6		-3.9			349

The Financial Services segment results include Sony Financial Holdings Inc. (“SFH”) and SFH’s consolidated subsidiaries such as Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (“Sony Life”), Sony Assurance Inc. and Sony Bank Inc. (“Sony Bank”). The results of Sony Life discussed in the Financial Services segment differ from the results that SFH and Sony Life disclose separately on a Japanese statutory basis.

Financial services revenue decreased 3.5% year-on-year to 194.5 billion yen (2,462 million U.S. dollars) mainly due to a decrease in revenue at Sony Life. Revenue at Sony Life decreased 6.0% year-on-year to 169.1 billion yen (2,141 million U.S. dollars). This was primarily due to a significant deterioration in investment performance in the separate account as a result of a significant decline in the Japanese stock market in the current quarter, as compared with a relatively stable situation in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year, partially offset by an increase in insurance premium revenue reflecting a steady increase in policy amount in force.

Operating income decreased 1.1 billion yen year-on-year to 27.6 billion yen (349 million U.S. dollars). This decrease was mainly due to a decrease in operating income at Sony Life, partially offset by an improvement in operating results at Sony Bank, reflecting a foreign exchange gain on foreign-currency denominated customer deposits compared to a loss in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. Operating income at Sony Life decreased 3.0 billion yen year-on-year to 26.2 billion yen (331 million U.S. dollars). This decrease was primarily due to an increase in both the provision of policy reserves and the amortization of deferred insurance acquisition costs for variable insurance, driven primarily by the aforementioned underperformance of investments in the separate account. In addition, in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year, there was a partial reversal of an incremental provision for insurance policy reserves due to the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Cash Flows

For Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, charts showing Sony’s cash flow information for all segments, all segments excluding the Financial Services segment and the Financial Services segment alone, please refer to pages F-5 and F-13, respectively.

Operating Activities: During the current quarter, there was a net cash outflow of 25.6 billion yen (324 million U.S. dollars) from operating activities, a decrease of 14.3 billion yen, or 35.9% year-on-year.

For all segments excluding the Financial Services segment, there was a net cash outflow of 134.2 billion yen (1,698 million U.S. dollars) for the current quarter, an increase of 19.0 billion yen, or 16.5% year-on-year. This increase was mainly due to the negative impact of a deterioration in cash from net losses after taking into account non-cash adjustments (including depreciation and amortization, deferred income taxes, equity in net income (loss) of affiliated companies and other operating (income) expenses), a larger decrease in accrued income and other taxes and a larger increase in inventories, partially offset by the positive impact of a larger decrease in notes and accounts receivable, trade.

The Financial Services segment had a net cash inflow of 118.9 billion yen (1,504 million U.S. dollars), an increase of 34.9 billion yen, or 41.5% year-on-year. This increase was primarily due to the revenue contribution from insurance premiums resulting from a steady increase in policy amount in force at Sony Life.

Investing Activities: During the current quarter, Sony used 263.2 billion yen (3,332 million U.S. dollars) of net cash in investing activities, an increase of 115.1 billion yen, or 77.7% year-on-year.

For all segments excluding the Financial Services segment, 85.9 billion yen (1,087 million U.S. dollars) was used, an increase of 50.4 billion yen, or 142.0% year-on-year. This increase was primarily due to the 320 million U.S. dollars (25.7 billion yen) investment in EMI Music Publishing during the current quarter and an increase in cash used for the acquisition of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, partially offset by proceeds of 10.0 billion yen (126.6 million U.S. dollars) from the sale of Sony’s equity interest in Sharp Display Products Corporation.

The Financial Services segment used 178.9 billion yen (2,264 million U.S. dollars) of net cash, an increase of 61.7 billion yen, or 52.7% year-on-year. This increase was mainly due to a greater increase in net payments for investments held by Sony Life.

In all segments excluding the Financial Services segment, net cash used in operating and investing activities combined*1 for the current quarter was 220.0 billion yen (2,785 million U.S. dollars), a 69.4 billion yen increase, or 46.0% year-on-year.

Financing Activities: During the current quarter, 78.3 billion yen (991 million U.S. dollars) of net cash was generated by financing activities, a 69.2 billion yen increase, or 765.2% year-on-year. For all segments excluding the Financial Services segment, there was a 49.7 billion yen (629 million U.S. dollars) net cash inflow, compared to an 18.1 billion yen net cash outflow in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. This was primarily due to the issuance of commercial paper, borrowings from banks and other borrowings that exceeded redemptions of corporate bonds and repayment of syndicated loans. In the Financial Services segment, financing activities generated 19.8 billion yen (251 million U.S. dollars) of net cash, a decrease of 3.1 billion yen, or 13.5% year-on-year. This decrease was primarily due to a smaller increase in customer deposits at Sony Bank.

Total Cash and Cash Equivalents: Accounting for the above factors and the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, the total outstanding balance of cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2012 was 658.1 billion yen (8,330 million U.S. dollars). Cash and cash equivalents of all segments excluding the Financial Services segment was 523.1 billion yen (6,621 million U.S. dollars) at June 30, 2012, a decrease of 136.7 billion yen, or 20.7% compared with the balance as of June 30, 2011. This was a decrease of 196.3 billion yen, or 27.3% compared with the balance as of March 31, 2012. Sony believes it continues to maintain sufficient liquidity through access to a total, translated into yen, of 754.2 billion yen (9,546 million U.S. dollars) of unused committed lines of credit with financial institutions. Within the Financial Services segment, the outstanding balance of cash and cash equivalents was 135.0 billion yen (1,709 million U.S. dollars) at June 30, 2012, a decrease of 21.8 billion yen, or 13.9% compared with the balance as of June 30, 2011. This was a decrease of 40.2 billion yen, or 22.9% compared with the balance as of March 31, 2012.

Sony has included the information for cash flow from operating and investing activities combined excluding the Financial Services segment’s activities, as Sony’s management frequently monitors this financial measure, and believes this non-U.S. GAAP measurement is important for use in evaluating Sony’s ability to generate cash to maintain liquidity and fund debt principal and dividend payments from business activities other than its Financial Services segment. This information is derived from the reconciliations prepared in the Condensed Statements of Cash Flows on page F-13. This information and the separate condensed presentations shown below are not required or prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Financial Services segment’s cash flow is excluded from the measure because SFH, which constitutes a majority of the Financial Services segment, is a separate publicly traded entity in Japan with a significant minority interest and it, as well as its subsidiaries, secure liquidity on their own. This measure may not be comparable to those of other companies. This measure has limitations because it does not represent residual cash flows available for discretionary expenditures principally due to the fact that the measure does not deduct the principal payments required for debt service. Therefore, Sony believes it is important to view this measure as supplemental to its entire statement of cash flows and together with Sony’s disclosures regarding investments, available credit facilities and overall liquidity.

A reconciliation of the differences between the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows reported and cash flows from operating and investing activities combined excluding the Financial Services segment’s activities is as follows:

		(Billions of yen, millions of U.S. dollars)
		Fiscal year ended June 30
	2011			2012			2012

Net cash used in operating activities reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows	¥	(39.9	)	¥	(25.6	)	$	(324	)
Net cash used in investing activities reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows		(148.1	)		(263.2	)		(3,332	)
		(188.0	)		(288.8	)		(3,656	)

Less: Net cash provided by operating activities within the Financial Services segment		84.0			118.9			1,504
Less: Net cash used in investing activities within the Financial Services segment		(117.2	)		(178.9	)		(2,264	)
Eliminations *2		4.1			8.8			111

Cash flow used in operating and investing activities combined excluding the Financial Services segment’s activities	¥	(150.7	)	¥	(220.0	)	$	(2,785	)

*2	Eliminations primarily consist of intersegment dividend payments.

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Note

The descriptions of sales on a constant currency basis reflects sales obtained by applying the yen’s monthly average exchange rates from the previous fiscal year or the same quarter of the previous fiscal year to local currency-denominated monthly sales in the current fiscal year or the current quarter. In certain cases, most significantly in the Pictures segment and SME and Sony/ATV in the Music segment, the constant currency amounts are after aggregation on a U.S. dollar basis. Sales on a constant currency basis are not reflected in Sony’s consolidated financial statements and are not measures in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Sony does not believe that these measures are a substitute for U.S. GAAP measures. However, Sony believes that disclosing sales information on a constant currency basis provides additional useful analytical information to investors regarding the operating performance of Sony.

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Outlook for the Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2013

The forecast for consolidated results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, as announced on May 10, 2012, has been revised as per the table below.

	(Billions of yen)
	August Forecast		Change from May Forecast			May Forecast		Change from March 31, 2012 Actual Results			March 31, 2012 Actual Results
Sales and operating revenue	¥	6,800		-8.1	%	¥	7,400		+4.7	%	¥	6,493.2
Operating income (loss)		130		-27.8			180		-			(67.3	)
Income before income (loss) taxes		150		-21.1			190		-			(83.2	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Sony Corporation’s stockholders		20		-33.3			30		-			(456.7	)

Assumed foreign currency exchange rates: approximately 80 yen to the U.S. dollar and approximately 100 yen to the euro. (Assumed foreign exchange rates for the current fiscal year at the time of the May forecast: approximately 80 yen to the U.S. dollar and approximately 105 yen to the euro.)

Consolidated sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 are expected to be 6,800 billion yen, primarily due to downward revisions in annual unit sales forecasts of key products resulting from the deceleration of the economy and updated foreign exchange rate assumptions from the second quarter to account for the appreciation of the yen against the euro.

Consolidated operating income is expected to be 130 billion yen, 50 billion yen lower than the May forecast. The forecast for each business segment is as follows:

IP&S

Primarily due to the lowering of the annual unit sales forecast for compact digital cameras, sales are expected to be lower than the May forecast. Due to the above-mentioned decrease in sales and the impact of unfavorable exchange rates, operating income is expected to be significantly below the May forecast. Sales are expected to increase and operating income is expected to increase significantly year-on-year.

Game

Primarily due to the lowering of the annual unit sales forecast for portable hardware, sales are expected to be significantly lower than the May forecast. Due to the above-mentioned decrease in sales and the impact of unfavorable exchange rates, operating income is expected to be significantly below the May forecast. Sales are expected to be essentially flat and operating income is expected to decrease significantly year-on-year.

MP&C

Primarily due to the lowering of the annual unit sales forecast for PCs, sales are expected to be lower than the May forecast. Due to the above-mentioned decrease in sales and the impact of unfavorable exchange rates, operating results are expected to be significantly below the May forecast. Due to the consolidation of Sony Mobile, sales are expected to increase significantly year-on-year. Operating results are expected to deteriorate significantly year-on-year primarily due to the large remeasurement gain recorded in the prior fiscal year for Sony Mobile.

On a pro forma basis, had Sony Mobile been fully consolidated from the beginning of the previous fiscal year, a significant increase in sales and a significant improvement in operating results would be anticipated.

HE&S

Primarily due to the lowering of the annual unit sales forecast for LCD televisions, sales are expected to be lower than the May forecast. Despite the lower anticipated sales, the outlook for operating results remains unchanged from the May forecast due to an expected improvement in profitability in LCD televisions. Sales are expected to decrease significantly and losses are expected to decrease significantly year-on-year.

Devices

Primarily due to expected annual sales of battery-related products being significantly below the May forecast, sales are expected to be significantly lower than the May forecast. Despite the lower anticipated sales, the outlook for operating results remains unchanged from the May forecast due to expected cost improvements in Semiconductors. Sales are expected to decrease significantly year-on-year primarily due to the sale of the small- and medium-sized display business to Japan Display Inc. at the end of the previous fiscal year. Operating results are expected to improve significantly year-on-year.

All Other and Corporate and Elimination

Primarily due to an improvement in the operating results of businesses in All Other and cost improvements including those at Headquarters, improvement is expected compared to the May forecast.

The forecasts for operating income in the Pictures, Music and Financial Services segments have remained unchanged from the May forecast.

Although operating income is expected to be 50 billion yen below the May forecast, income before income taxes is expected to be 40 billion yen below the May forecast primarily due to an expected improvement in foreign exchange gains and losses.

Net income attributable to Sony Corporation’s stockholders is expected to be 10 billion yen below the May forecast, mainly due to the lower income before income taxes and applying the latest effective tax rate forecast, which continues to exceed the Japanese statutory rate as Sony records valuation allowances for certain tax filing groups and subsidiaries.

The forecast for research and development expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 has been revised from that announced on May 10, 2012 as per the table below. The forecast for capital expenditures and depreciation and amortization remain unchanged from the May forecast.

	(Billions of yen)
	August Forecast		Change from May Forecast			May Forecast		Change from March 31, 2012 Results			March 31, 2012 Results
Capital expenditures (additions to property, plant and equipment)	¥	210		-	%	¥	210		-28.8	%	¥	295.1
Depreciation and amortization*		330		-			330		+3.3			319.6
[for property, plant and equipment (included above)		200		-			200		-4.4			209.2	]
Research and development expenses		470		-2.1			480		+8.4			433.5

* The forecast for depreciation and amortization includes amortization expenses for intangible assets and for deferred insurance acquisition costs.

This forecast is based on management’s current expectations and is subject to uncertainties and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from those included in this forecast due to a variety of factors. See “Cautionary Statement” below.

* * * * *

Management Focus and Topics

On April 1, 2012, under the direction of new President and CEO Kazuo Hirai, Sony implemented a reorganization, primarily of Sony’s electronics businesses, recasting the responsibilities of Sony’s executive officers and taking measures to revitalize the electronics businesses and reorient them towards growth.

The operating environment for Sony in the first quarter ended June 30, 2012 continued to be severe due to factors including a slowing of the global economy and entrenchment of the appreciation of the yen exchange rate. In this environment, partially due to the consolidation of Sony Mobile, consolidated sales increased slightly. While operating income deteriorated, improved operating performance in the television business contributed to results that were higher than expected. Despite this, the consolidated results forecast for the current fiscal year has been revised downward in anticipation of severe operating environment from the second quarter onward resulting from uncertain foreign exchange rates and trends in the global economy.

Sony is implementing various measures to help turn the television business, which is one of the key to revitalizing our electronics business, to a profit in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014. Management presented the Television Profitability Improvement Plan in November 2011 and has taken steps to operate the business with an emphasis on profitability improvement, and to continuously reduce costs. As a result, both unit sales and revenue of televisions for the first quarter decreased year-on-year, but operating loss was reduced to less than half of the loss in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year, and progress was made toward its transformation to a profitable structure.

In the area of mobile – one of Sony’s core businesses – improving the profitability of the smartphone business is a pressing issue. In February 2012, Sony consolidated Sony Mobile, integrating it with the PC and tablet businesses under the newly established Mobile Products & Communications segment to strengthen mutual cooperation among these related businesses. Sony is working to improve profitability and harness the full power of the Sony Group by further enhancing cooperation within the electronics businesses, improving the efficiency of engineering by enhancing collaboration between engineers, strengthening product competitiveness, restructuring operations, and, in the area of sales, increasing cooperation with Sony Group companies in each region.

In Sony’s digital imaging business, the market for compact digital cameras is shrinking as the market for smartphones with camera functions grows, having an impact on Sony’s results for the current quarter. Sony endeavors to strengthen its high value-added line-up of compact digital cameras and interchangeable single lens cameras that are enjoying increased sales, Sony is working toward further profit contribution by focusing on the expansion of sales.

Sophisticated technologies like image sensors, signal processors, and lenses support the digital imaging business from a technology perspective. The image sensor business not only contributed to differentiation of Sony’s products in the current quarter but it also contributed to profit through external sales. In order to solidify Sony’s position in the market, in June 2012, the company decided to make an additional capital expenditure to increase production capacity with the aim of further increasing profit. This investment will be used to expand production capacity of stacked CMOS image sensors, which are more compact and functional, and will enable Sony to meet the increasing demand for high resolution image sensors in the market for mobile devices such as digital cameras, smartphones and tablets.

While the pictures, music and financial services businesses have stabilized and contribute to profits, in order to expand the scope of Sony’s music content business and solidify its position even further, in June 2012, Sony, together with the Estate of Michael Jackson and other partners, completed the acquisition of EMI Music Publishing, a company that boasts a world-class music catalogue.

Sony is investing management resources in key businesses, selecting and focusing on those areas while transforming the business portfolio in order to augment business synergies and improve investment efficiency. Last fiscal year, Sony sold the small- and medium-sized display business to Japan Display Inc. and, in June 2012, Sony entered into a definitive agreement with the Development Bank of Japan Inc. to sell the chemical products businesses.

Sony continues to implement restructuring with the goal of building a competitive and strong corporate structure. In addition to the transformation that will come from improving the profitability of unprofitable businesses and from altering the business portfolio, Sony is working to improve efficiencies and establish an organizational structure that enables such improvement, primarily in the electronics businesses. Sony is moving toward a leaner and more dynamic structure for its business units, headquarters, administrative divisions, and sales companies, primarily those in developed countries. Sony expects to record 75 billion yen in expense this fiscal year for these restructuring efforts.

* * * * *

(Supplemental Information)

In addition to operating income, Sony’s management also evaluates Sony’s performance using non-U.S. GAAP adjusted operating income. Operating income, as adjusted, which excludes equity in net income (loss) of affiliated companies, restructuring charges and impairments of long-lived assets, is not a presentation in accordance with U.S. GAAP, but is presented to enhance investors’ understanding of Sony’s operating income by providing an alternative measure that may be useful in understanding Sony’s historical and prospective operating performance. Sony’s management uses this measure to review operating trends, perform analytical comparisons, and assess whether its structural transformation initiatives are achieving their objectives. This supplemental non-U.S. GAAP measure should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, Sony’s operating income in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Consolidated Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2012

	(Billions of yen, millions of U.S. dollars)
	First quarter ended June 30
	2011			2012			Change in yen			2012
Operating income	¥	27.5		¥	6.3			-77.2	%	$	79
Less: Equity in net loss of affiliated companies*1		(4.8	)		(0.3	)		-			(4	)
Add: Restructuring charges recorded within operating expenses*2		1.8			11.3			+527.8			143
Add: Impairments of long-lived assets*3		-			2.5			-			31
Operating income, as adjusted	¥	34.1		¥	20.4			-40.2	%	$	258

Outlook for the Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2013

	(Billions of yen)
	August Forecast			Change from May Forecast			May Forecast			Change from March 31, 2012 Results			March 31, 2012 Results
Operating income (loss)*4	¥	130			-27.8	%	¥	180			-	%	¥	(67.3	)
Less: Equity in net loss of affiliated companies*1		(5	)		-			(5	)		-			(121.7	)
Add: Restructuring charges, net, recorded within operating expenses*2		75			-			75			36.9			54.8
Add: Impairments of long-lived assets*3		10			-			-			-65.9			29.3
Operating income, as adjusted*4	¥	220			-15.4	%	¥	260			+58.8	%	¥	138.5

Equity in net loss of affiliated companies for the first quarter of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 included total losses of 1.6 billion yen and 3.1 billion yen in S-LCD and Sony Mobile, respectively. As Sony sold its shares of S-LCD in January 2012 and acquired Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson’s 50% equity interest in Sony Mobile with the company becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony in February 2012, the results of both companies are not included in the equity in net loss of affiliated companies for the first quarter and the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2013. In addition, equity in net loss of affiliated companies for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 includes a total loss of 60.0 billion yen, including a 63.4 billion yen impairment loss on Sony’s shares of S-LCD which were sold in January 2012, and subsequent foreign currency adjustments. Also included is a 33.0 billion yen valuation allowance (Sony’s 50% share of the 654 million euro valuation allowance which Sony Mobile recorded under U.S. GAAP against certain of its deferred tax assets in the quarter ended December 31, 2011).

Sony is undertaking several structural transformation initiatives to enhance profitability through the implementation of various cost reduction programs as well as the adoption of horizontal platforms. Sony defines restructuring initiatives as activities initiated by Sony, such as exiting a business or product category or implementing a headcount reduction program, which are designed to generate a positive impact on future profitability. Restructuring charges are recorded, depending on the nature of the individual items, in cost of sales, selling, general and administrative expenses as well as other operating (income) expense, net, in the consolidated statement of income. Sony includes losses due to long-lived asset impairments in restructuring charges when those impairments are directly related to Sony’s current restructuring initiatives.

The 2.5 billion yen (31 million U.S. dollars) in non-cash impairment charges of long-lived assets recorded within operating results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2012 is related to the fair value of long-lived assets in the LCD television and network business asset groups being lower than net book value, with charges of 1.5 billion yen (18 million U.S. dollars) and 1.0 billion yen (13 million U.S. dollars), respectively. The 29.3 billion yen in non-cash impairment charges of long-lived assets for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 is related to the above-mentioned asset groups, with charges of 16.7 billion yen and 12.6 billion yen, respectively. The 10.0 billion yen expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 relates to these asset groups, with charges of 7.0 billion yen and 3.0 billion yen, respectively. For the LCD television asset group, the corresponding estimated future cash flows leading to the impairment charges reflect the continued deterioration in LCD television market conditions in Japan, Europe and North America, and unfavorable foreign exchange rates. For the network business asset group, which has made investments in network improvements and security enhancements, the corresponding estimated future cash flows leading to the impairment charges, primarily related to certain intangible and other long-lived assets, reflect management’s revised forecast over the limited period applicable to the impairment determination. Sony has not included these losses on impairment in restructuring charges.

*4	The operating loss and operating income, as adjusted, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, each includes a gain of 102.3 billion yen due to the remeasurement of the 50% equity interest Sony owned in Sony Mobile prior to the acquisition described above.

See the chart below for further details regarding segment and category changes as of April 1, 2012. The Audio and Video category includes the previous Home Audio and Video category and the memory-based portable audio devices, which were previously included in the Personal Mobile Products category. The Digital Imaging category changed its name to Digital Imaging Products. The network services business, previously included in the Game category, and the medical business, previously included in the Professional Solutions category were transferred to All Other. The former Game category has been changed to the Game segment. The former Sony Mobile Communications segment has been changed to the Mobile Communications category.

Fiscal year ended March 31, 2012

Fiscal year ending March 31, 2013

The business segment information for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 has been revised as stated in the table below, in order to conform to the new business segment classification as of April 1, 2012. Sales in each business segment represent sales recorded before intersegment transactions are eliminated. Operating income (loss) in each business segment represents operating income (loss) reported before intersegment transactions are eliminated and excludes unallocated corporate expenses.

Business Segment Information

	(Billions of yen)
	Fiscal year ended March 31, 2012
	Sales and operating revenue			Operating income (loss)
Imaging Products & Solutions (IP&S)	¥	761.3		¥	18.6
Game		805.0			29.3
Mobile Products & Communications (MP&C)		622.7			7.2
Home Entertainment & Sound (HE&S)		1,283.2			(203.2	)
Devices		1,026.6			(22.1	)
Pictures		657.7			34.1
Music		442.8			36.9
Financial Services		871.9			131.4
All Other		530.3			(54.1	)
Corporate and elimination		(508.2	)		(45.4	)
Consolidated total	¥	6,493.2		¥	(67.3	)

Due to the revision in the segments, the category sales and operating revenue (to outside customers) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 have also been restated, as detailed in the table below. Total sales of each segment in the table below do not include intersegment transactions.

	(Billions of yen)
	Fiscal year ended March 31, 2012
	Sales and operating revenue
Imaging Products & Solutions
Digital Imaging Products	¥	489.5
Professional Solutions		256.9
Other		10.2
Total		756.6

Game		679.9

Mobile Products & Communications
Mobile Communications*1		77.7
Personal and Mobile Products		538.8
Other		5.9
Total		622.4

Home Entertainment & Sound
Televisions		840.4
Audio and Video		433.8
Other		8.6
Total		1,282.7

Devices
Semiconductors		375.9
Components		297.1
Other		4.2
Total		677.2

Pictures		656.1
Music		430.8
Financial Services		869.0
All Other		465.7
Corporate		52.8
Total	¥	6,493.2

*1	Sales for Mobile Communications during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 were sales after the consolidation of Sony Mobile from February 16 through March 31, 2012.

Cautionary Statement

Statements made in this release with respect to Sony's current plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs and other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements about the future performance of Sony. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those statements using words such as "believe," "expect," "plans," "strategy," "prospects," "forecast," "estimate," "project," "anticipate," "aim," "intend," "seek," "may," "might," "could" or "should," and words of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of future operations, financial performance, events or conditions. From time to time, oral or written forward-looking statements may also be included in other materials released to the public. These statements are based on management's assumptions, judgments and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it. Sony cautions you that a number of important risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements, and therefore you should not place undue reliance on them. You also should not rely on any obligation of Sony to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Sony disclaims any such obligation. Risks and uncertainties that might affect Sony include, but are not limited to (i) the global economic environment in which Sony operates and the economic conditions in Sony's markets, particularly levels of consumer spending; (ii) foreign exchange rates, particularly between the yen and the U.S. dollar, the euro and other currencies in which Sony makes significant sales and incurs production costs, or in which Sony's assets and liabilities are denominated; (iii) Sony's ability to continue to design and develop and win acceptance of, as well as achieve sufficient cost reductions for, its products and services, including televisions, game platforms, and smart phones, which are offered in highly competitive markets characterized by severe price competition and continual new product and service introductions, rapid development in technology and subjective and changing consumer preferences; (iv) Sony's ability and timing to recoup large-scale investments required for technology development and production capacity; (v) Sony's ability to implement successful business restructuring and transformation efforts under changing market conditions; (vi) Sony's ability to implement successful hardware, software, and content integration strategies for all segments excluding the Financial Services segment, and to develop and implement successful sales and distribution strategies in light of the Internet and other technological developments; (vii) Sony's continued ability to devote sufficient resources to research and development and, with respect to capital expenditures, to prioritize investments correctly (particularly in the electronics business); (viii) Sony's ability to maintain product quality; (ix) the effectiveness of Sony's strategies and their execution, including but not limited to the success of Sony's acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic investments (in particular the recent acquisition of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB); (x) Sony's ability to forecast demands, manage timely procurement and control inventories; (xi) the outcome of pending legal and/or regulatory proceedings; (xii) shifts in customer demand for financial services such as life insurance and Sony's ability to conduct successful asset liability management in the Financial Services segment; (xiii) the impact of unfavorable conditions or developments (including market fluctuations or volatility) in the Japanese equity markets on the revenue and operating income of the Financial Services segment; and (xiv) risks related to catastrophic disasters or similar events, including the Great East Japan Earthquake and its aftermath as well as the floods in Thailand. Risks and uncertainties also include the impact of any future events with material adverse impact.

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(Unaudited)
Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets
	(Millions of yen, millions of U.S. dollars)
	March 31			June 30			Change from		June 30
ASSETS	2012			2012			March 31, 2012		2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	¥	894,576		¥	658,094		¥	-236,482	$	8,330
Marketable securities		680,913			657,717			-23,196		8,326
Notes and accounts receivable, trade		840,924			755,990			-84,934		9,569
Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns		(71,009	)		(58,711	)		+12,298		(743	)
Inventories		707,052			792,560			+85,508		10,032
Other receivables		202,044			201,349			-695		2,549
Deferred income taxes		36,769			32,159			-4,610		407
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		463,693			474,773			+11,080		6,010
Total current assets		3,754,962			3,513,931			-241,031		44,480

Film costs		270,048			256,004			-14,044		3,241

Investments and advances:
Affiliated companies		36,800			63,753			+26,953		807
Securities investments and other		6,282,676			6,438,862			+156,186		81,505
		6,319,476			6,502,615			+183,139		82,312

Property, plant and equipment:
Land		139,413			139,054			-359		1,760
Buildings		817,730			802,203			-15,527		10,154
Machinery and equipment		1,957,134			1,955,957			-1,177		24,760
Construction in progress		35,648			38,880			+3,232		492
		2,949,925			2,936,094			-13,831		37,166
Less-Accumulated depreciation		2,018,927			2,013,567			-5,360		25,488
		930,998			922,527			-8,471		11,678

Other assets:
Intangibles, net		503,699			476,391			-27,308		6,030
Goodwill		576,758			554,754			-22,004		7,022
Deferred insurance acquisition costs		441,236			441,529			+293		5,589
Deferred income taxes		100,460			100,663			+203		1,274
Other		398,030			362,571			-35,459		4,589
		2,020,183			1,935,908			-84,275		24,504

Total assets	¥	13,295,667		¥	13,130,985		¥	-164,682	$	166,215


LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	¥	99,878		¥	199,067		¥	+99,189	$	2,520
Current portion of long-term debt		310,483			236,797			-73,686		2,997
Notes and accounts payable, trade		758,680			714,007			-44,673		9,038
Accounts payable, other and accrued expenses		1,073,241			945,753			-127,488		11,972
Accrued income and other taxes		63,396			48,561			-14,835		615
Deposits from customers in the banking business		1,761,137			1,766,407			+5,270		22,360
Other		463,166			443,962			-19,204		5,619
Total current liabilities		4,529,981			4,354,554			-175,427		55,121

Long-term debt		762,226			785,530			+23,304		9,943
Accrued pension and severance costs		309,375			302,332			-7,043		3,827
Deferred income taxes		284,499			296,039			+11,540		3,747
Future insurance policy benefits and other		3,208,843			3,289,579			+80,736		41,640
Policyholders’ account in the life insurance business		1,449,644			1,460,259			+10,615		18,484
Other		240,978			225,078			-15,900		2,851
Total liabilities		10,785,546			10,713,371			-72,175		135,613

Redeemable noncontrolling interest		20,014			19,932			-82		252

Equity:
Sony Corporation’s stockholders’ equity:
Common stock		630,923			630,923		-			7,986
Additional paid-in capital		1,160,236			1,160,651			+415		14,692
Retained earnings		1,084,462			1,059,820			-24,642		13,415
Accumulated other comprehensive income		(842,093	)		(919,166	)		-77,073		(11,634	)
Treasury stock, at cost		(4,637	)		(4,634	)		+3		(59	)
		2,028,891			1,927,594			-101,297		24,400

Noncontrolling interests		461,216			470,088			+8,872		5,950
Total equity		2,490,107			2,397,682			-92,425		30,350
Total liabilities and equity	¥	13,295,667		¥	13,130,985		¥	-164,682	$	166,215

F-1

Consolidated Statements of Income
	(Millions of yen, millions of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)
	Three months ended June 30
	2011			2012			Change from 2011			2012
Sales and operating revenue:
Net sales	¥	1,275,940		¥	1,295,452					$	16,398
Financial services revenue		200,903			193,717						2,452
Other operating revenue		18,078			26,014						330
		1,494,921			1,515,183			+1.4	%		19,180

Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales		973,569			1,006,413						12,740
Selling, general and administrative		320,146			346,750						4,389
Financial services expenses		171,648			165,652						2,097
Other operating (income) expense, net		(2,777	)		(10,186	)					(129	)
		1,462,586			1,508,629			+3.1			19,097

Equity in net loss of affiliated companies		(4,835	)		(279	)	-				(4	)

Operating income		27,500			6,275			-77.2			79

Other income:
Interest and dividends		4,274			5,710						72
Gain on sale of securities investments, net		739			107						1
Foreign exchange gain, net	-				5,422						69
Other		1,998			1,090						14
		7,011			12,329			+76.5			156

Other expenses:
Interest		6,112			7,563						96
Foreign exchange loss, net		3,635		-						-
Other		1,645			1,628						20
		11,392			9,191			-19.2			116

Income before income taxes		23,119			9,413			-59.3			119

Income taxes		27,534			20,002						253

Net loss		(4,415	)		(10,589	)	-				(134	)

Less - Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		11,087			14,052						178

Net loss attributable to Sony Corporation’s	¥	(15,502	)	¥	(24,641	)	-		%	$	(312	)
stockholders



Per share data:
Net loss attributable to Sony Corporation’s
stockholders
— Basic	¥	(15.45	)	¥	(24.55	)	-		%	$	(0.31	)
— Diluted		(15.45	)		(24.55	)	-				(0.31	)

F-2

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
	(Millions of yen, millions of U.S. dollars)
	Three months ended June 30
	2011			2012			Change from 2011		2012
Net loss	¥	(4,415	)	¥	(10,589	)	-	%	$	(134	)

Other comprehensive income, net of tax –
Unrealized gains on securities		18,389			107					1
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments		452			166					2
Pension liability adjustment		573			1,610					21
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(29,423	)		(79,139	)				(1,002	)

Total comprehensive loss		(14,424	)		(87,845	)	-			(1,112	)

Less - Comprehensive income attributable		17,587			13,869					176
to noncontrolling interests

Comprehensive loss attributable	¥	(32,011	)	¥	(101,714	)	-	%	$	(1,288	)
to Sony Corporation’s stockholders

F-3

Supplemental equity and comprehensive income information


	(Millions of yen, milions of U.S. dollars)
	Sony Corporation’s stockholders’ equity			Noncontrolling interests			Total equity
Balance at March 31, 2011	¥	2,547,987		¥	388,592		¥	2,936,579
Exercise of stock acquisition rights		4			11			15
Stock based compensation		570						570

Comprehensive income:
Net income (loss)		(15,502	)		11,087			(4,415	)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax –
Unrealized gains on securities		11,215			7,174			18,389
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments		452						452
Pension liability adjustment		573						573
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(28,749	)		(674	)		(29,423	)
Total comprehensive income (loss)		(32,011	)		17,587			(14,424	)

Dividends declared					(5,635	)		(5,635	)
Transactions with noncontrolling interests shareholders and other		(625	)		(140	)		(765	)
Balance at June 30, 2011	¥	2,515,925		¥	400,415		¥	2,916,340

Balance at March 31, 2012	¥	2,028,891		¥	461,216		¥	2,490,107
Exercise of stock acquisition rights					27			27
Stock based compensation		409						409

Comprehensive income:
Net income (loss)		(24,641	)		14,052			(10,589	)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax –
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities		(1,778	)		1,885			107
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments		166						166
Pension liability adjustment		3,070			(1,460	)		1,610
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(78,531	)		(608	)		(79,139	)
Total comprehensive income (loss)		(101,714	)		13,869			(87,845	)

Dividends declared					(4,388	)		(4,388	)
Transactions with noncontrolling interests shareholders and other		8			(636	)		(628	)
Balance at June 30, 2012	¥	1,927,594		¥	470,088		¥	2,397,682



	Sony Corporation’s stockholders’ equity			Noncontrolling interests			Total equity
Balance at March 31, 2012	$	25,682		$	5,838		$	31,520
Exercise of stock acquisition rights					0			0
Stock based compensation		5						5

Comprehensive income:
Net income (loss)		(312	)		178			(134	)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax –
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities		(23	)		24			1
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments		2						2
Pension liability adjustment		39			(18	)		21
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(994	)		(8	)		(1,002	)
Total comprehensive income (loss)		(1,288	)		176			(1,112	)

Dividends declared					(56	)		(56	)
Transactions with noncontrolling interests shareholders and other		1			(8	)		(7	)
Balance at June 30, 2012	$	24,400		$	5,950		$	30,350

F-4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
	(Millions of yen, millions of U.S. dollars)
	Three months ended June 30
	2011			2012			2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	¥	(4,415	)	¥	(10,589	)	$	(134	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities-
Depreciation and amortization, including amortization of deferred		78,194			85,051			1,077
insurance acquisition costs
Amortization of film costs		37,529			41,316			523
Stock-based compensation expense		571			409			5
Accrual for pension and severance costs, less payments		(1,613	)		(1,418	)		(18	)
Other operating (income) expense, net		(2,777	)		(10,186	)		(129	)
Gain on sale of securities investments, net		(739	)		(107	)		(1	)
(Gain) loss on revaluation of marketable securities held in the financial		(2,979	)		24,526			310
services business for trading purposes, net
Loss on revaluation or impairment of securities investments held		2,802			3,319			42
in the financial services business, net
Deferred income taxes		(4,740	)		7,076			90
Equity in net loss of affiliated companies, net of dividends		20,128			578			7
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease in notes and accounts receivable, trade		26,872			34,763			440
Increase in inventories		(110,160	)		(119,612	)		(1,514	)
Increase in film costs		(53,606	)		(36,683	)		(464	)
Decrease in notes and accounts payable, trade		(24,076	)		(28,647	)		(363	)
Decrease in accrued income and other taxes		(15,578	)		(22,682	)		(287	)
Increase in future insurance policy benefits and other		81,213			63,693			806
Increase in deferred insurance acquisition costs		(17,085	)		(17,618	)		(223	)
Increase in marketable securities held in the financial services		(7,463	)		(4,893	)		(62	)
business for trading purposes
Increase in other current assets		(16,851	)		(7,054	)		(89	)
Decrease in other current liabilities		(62,858	)		(78,018	)		(988	)
Other		37,738			51,215			648
Net cash used in operating activities		(39,893	)		(25,561	)		(324	)

Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments for purchases of fixed assets		(71,222	)		(77,310	)		(979	)
Proceeds from sales of fixed assets		2,350			7,895			100
Payments for investments and advances by financial services business		(244,974	)		(263,359	)		(3,334	)
Payments for investments and advances		(695	)		(28,448	)		(360	)
(other than financial services business)
Proceeds from sales or return of investments and collections of advances		141,586			86,038			1,089
by financial services business
Proceeds from sales or return of investments and collections of advances		16,306			11,045			140
(other than financial services business)
Proceeds from sales of businesses		2,502		-			-
Other		6,022			915			12
Net cash used in investing activities		(148,125	)		(263,224	)		(3,332	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		622			59,452			753
Payments of long-term debt		(21,245	)		(101,449	)		(1,284	)
Increase in short-term borrowings, net		11,376			105,264			1,332
Increase in deposits from customers in the financial services business, net		37,482