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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 March 2014
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 __
 
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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: March 28, 2014

List of materials

Documents attached hereto:
 
i) Press Release Announcing Notice Concerning Change of Representative Corporate Executive Officer.

 
 
 

March 28, 2014
 

 
Notice Concerning Change of
Representative Corporate Executive Officer

 
Sony Corporation today announced changes in Representative Corporate Executive Officers as follows.

1.
Reason for Changes
 
Change of management
   
2.
Newly appointed and retiring Representative Corporate Executive Officers
 
Newly appointed Representative Corporate Executive Officer
   
Name:
Kenichiro Yoshida
   
New Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
     
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
   
Current Title:
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer,
     
Corporate Executive Officer
     
 
Retiring Representative Corporate Executive Officer
   
Name:
Masaru Kato
   
Current Title:
Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
     
Representative Corporate Executive Officer
   
*  While retiring from the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Mr. Kato will remain a Director of Sony Corporation and become Vice Chairman as of April 1, 2014.
     
3.
Brief personal history and other information about the newly appointed Representative Corporate Executive Officer
     
 
Date of Birth:
October 20, 1959
     
 
Brief Personal History
   
April 1983
Joined Sony Corporation
   
May 2001
Senior Vice President, So-net Corporation
   
April 2005
President and Representative Director, So-net Corporation
   
December 2013
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Executive Officer, Sony Corporation (Present)
     
 
Number of Sony Corporation’s Shares Held:                    17,200 shares
   
4.
Effective Date of Changes
 
April 1, 2014

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