Tokyo, Apr 17, 2014 - (JCN Newswire) - With respect to the sale of all of the shares (9,520,000 shares) of SQUARE ENIX
HOLDINGS CO., LTD. held by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. ("SCEI"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation ("Sony"), to SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. as announced in the release titled "Sale of SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. shares held by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc." on April 16, 2014. Sony today announced that the sale price was approximately 15.3 billion yen and that Sony will receive net cash proceeds, on a consolidated basis, from the sale of the same amount on April 21, 2014.
Except for the above, no further information is being added to the previous
announcement on April 16, 2014.
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Sony Corporation is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, game, communications, key device and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. With its music, pictures, computer entertainment and online businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to be the leading electronics and entertainment company in the world. Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of approximately $72 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. Sony Global Web Site: http://www.sony.net/.
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