As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 06, 2006
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Sony Kabushiki Kaisha
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Sony Corporation
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Japan |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
of incorporation or organization) |
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c/o 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001
Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
The Tenth Series of Stock Acquisition Rights for
Shares of Common Stock of Sony Corporation
The Eleventh Series of Stock Acquisition Rights for
Shares of Common Stock of Sony Corporation
(Full title of the plans)
Sony Corporation of America
550 Madison Avenue, 33rd Floor
New York, New York 10022-3211
Attn.: Office of the General Counsel
212-833-4625
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copy to:
Arthur H. Kohn, Esq.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, New York 10006
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
No additional registration fee is due because no additional shares are being registered.
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Explanatory Note
This Post-Effective Amendment No.1 to Registration Statement No. 333-129808 is being filed in order to replace page 7 of Exhibit 4.2 with the attached Exhibit 99.1. The contents of Registration Statement No. 333-129808 (including all exhibits thereto) are hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 8. Exhibits
The exhibit schedule to be filed or included as part of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 is as follows:
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99.1 |
Amendment to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-129808) incorporated herein by reference. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant, Sony Corporation, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on the 30th day of January, 2006.
SONY CORPORATION
By: /s/ Mary Jo Green
Mary Jo Green
Authorized U.S. Representative
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the indicated capacities on the 30th day of January, 2006.
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Sony Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Member of the Board |
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Sir Howard Stringer |
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President of Sony Corporation and Electronics Chief Executive Officer, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Member of the Board |
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Ryoji Chubachi |
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Executive Deputy President, President of TV Business Group, Representative Corporate Executive Officer and Member of the Board |
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Katsumi Ihara |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Officer and Controller) |
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Nobuyuki Oneda |
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Member of the Board |
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Akishige Okada |
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Chairman of the Board |
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Yotaro Kobayashi |
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Vice Chairman of the Board |
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Hirobumi Kawano |
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Member of the Board |
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Sakie T. Fukushima |
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Member of the Board |
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Yoshihiko Miyauchi |
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Member of the Board |
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Yoshiaki Yamauchi |
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Member of the Board |
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Sir Peter Bonfield |
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Member of the Board |
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Fueo Sumita |
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Member of the Board |
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Göran Lindahl |
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Authorized U.S. Representative |
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Mary Jo Green |
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*Executed by attorney-in-fact pursuant to power of attorney granted October 26, 2005.
By: /s/ Mary Jo Green
Mary Jo Green
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Authorized U.S. Representative |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
Method of Filing |
Sequentially Numbered Page Location |
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99.1 |
Amendment to Exhibit 4.2 |
Filed herewith |
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