

[Federal Register: January 17, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 10)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 
Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application of Sony Corporation To 
Withdraw its American Depositary Shares, Each Presenting One Share of 
Common Stock, No Par Value, From Listing and Registration on the 
Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. File No. 1-06439

January 9, 2006.
    On December 21, 2005, Sony Corporation, a company incorporated in 
Japan (``Issuer''), filed an application with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to section 12(d) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 12d2-2(d) 
thereunder,\2\ to withdraw its American Depositary Shares, each 
representing one share of common stock, no par value (``Security''), 
from listing and registration on the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. 
(``CHX'').
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78l(d).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(d).
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    The Board of Directors (``Board'') of the Issuer approved a 
resolution on October 26, 2005 to withdraw the Security from CHX. The 
Issuer stated that the primary factor considered by the Board was that 
most of the trading volume in the Security occurs on the New York Stock 
Exchange (``NYSE''), with very little trading volume occurring on CHX. 
The Issuer stated that the Security will continue to trade on NYSE. The 
Issuer believes that delisting the Security from CHX will cause no 
substantial inconvenience to the Issuer's shareholders and investors.
    The Issuer stated in its application that it has complied with the 
rules of CHX by complying with all applicable laws in effect in Japan, 
the jurisdiction in which the Issuer is incorporated and by providing 
CHX with the required documents governing the withdrawal of securities 
from listing and registration on CHX.
    The Issuer's application relates solely to the withdrawal of the 
Security from listing on CHX and shall not affect its continued listing 
on NYSE or its obligation to be registered under section 12(b) of the 
Act.\3\
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    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78l(b).
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    Any interested person may, on or before February 2, 2006, comment 
on the facts bearing upon whether the application has been made in 
accordance with the rules of CHX, and what terms, if any, should be 
imposed by the Commission for the protection of investors. All comment 
letters may be submitted by either of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Send an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
the File Number 1-06439 or;

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, 
NE.,Washington, DC 20549-9303.

All submissions should refer to File Number 1-06439. This file number 
should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To help us 
process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one 
method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission's 
Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/delist.shtml). Comments are 

also available for public inspection and copying in the Commission's 
Public Reference Room. All comments received will be posted without 
change; we do not edit personal identifying information from 
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make 
available publicly.
    The Commission, based on the information submitted to it, will 
issue an order granting the application after the date mentioned above, 
unless the Commission determines to order a hearing on the matter.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\4\
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    \4\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(1).
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Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-391 Filed 1-13-06; 8:45 am]

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