Sony : Q1 FY2020 Consolidated Financial Results

Q1 FY2020 Consolidated Financial Results

(Three months ended June 30, 2020)

August 4, 2020

Sony Corporation

Q1 FY2020 Consolidated Results

(Bln Yen)

	Q1 FY19	Q1 FY20	Change
Sales & operating revenue	1,925.7	1,968.9	+43.2 bln yen
			（+2%）
Operating income	230.9	228.4	-2.5 bln yen
			（-1%）
Income before income taxes	231.0	319.9	+88.9 bln yen
			（+38%）
Net income attributable to Sony Corporation's	v 152.1	233.3	+81.1 bln yen
stockholders			（+53%）
Net income attributable to Sony Corporation's	119.22 yen	186.94 yen	+67.72 yen
stockholders per share of common stock (diluted)
Average rate
1 US dollar	109.9 yen	107.6 yen
1 Euro	123.5 yen	118.5 yen

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Q1 FY2020 Consolidated Results: Year-on-year Change

	Year-on-year	Contributing Factors
	Change	(+) Increase／(-) Decrease
Sales & operating	+43.2 bln yen	ꞏ(+) Significant increases in G&NS and Financial Services segment sales
ꞏ(--) Significant decrease in EP&S segment sales
revenue	+2%	On a constant currency basis*, sales increased 4%
	-2.5 bln yen	ꞏ(--) Significant deterioration in EP&S segment operating results
Operating income	ꞏ(--) Significant decrease in I&SS segment operating income
-1%	ꞏ(--) Significant deterioration in Corporate and elimination operating results
		ꞏ(+) Significant increases in G&NS and Pictures segment operating income
		ꞏ(+) Decrease in tax expense due to Sony recording tax expense based on the
		assumption that it would be subject to the Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax,
	+7.9 bln yen	or "BEAT", in the U.S. consolidated tax group in the same quarter of the
Income tax	previous fiscal year
expense		ꞏ(+) In the current quarter, Sony is providing for its taxes assuming it is not
	subject to the BEAT and may offset its U.S. tax liability by tax credits
	Effective tax rate
	against which Sony established valuation allowances
	28%→ 23%
		ꞏ(--) Increase in deferred tax liabilities for Japan controlled foreign company
		taxation
			2
* For further details about the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on sales and operating income (loss), see Note on page 28.

Adjusted Operating Income (Q1)

	Operating	Adjusted
	Operating		Adjusted Operating Income excludes the following items*
	Income
	Income
Q1 FY19	230.9 bln yen	223.0 bln yen		 Patent royalty revenue resulting from the signing of a licensing
	agreement (Corporate and elimination: +7.9 bln yen)
				 Gain on the sale of a portion of shares of Pledis Entertainment
Q1 FY20	228.4 bln yen	225.2 bln yen		Co., Ltd. (Music segment: +6.5 bln yen)
	 Expenses related to the Sony Global Relief Fund for COVID-19
				(Corporate and elimination: -3.3 bln yen)
Change	-2.5 bln yen	+2.2 bln yen
from FY19		（+1%）

* These monetary amounts are disclosed in the Quarterly Financial Statements, the Presentation Slides and the Quarterly Securities Reports for the relevant quarters.

Adjusted operating income is not a measure in accordance with U.S. GAAP. However, Sony believes that this disclosure may be useful information to investors.	3

Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes (Q1)

Income Before	Adjusted Income
Before Income		Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes excludes the following items*
Income Taxes
Taxes

Q1 FY19	231.0 bln yen	223.1 bln yen		 Patent royalty revenue resulting from the signing of a licensing
	agreement (Corporate and elimination: +7.9 bln yen)
				 Gain on the sale of a portion of shares of Pledis Entertainment
Q1 FY20	319.9 bln yen	316.8 bln yen		Co., Ltd. (Music segment: +6.5 bln yen)
	 Expenses related to the Sony Global Relief Fund for COVID-19
				(Corporate and elimination: -3.3 bln yen)
Change	+88.9 bln yen	+93.7 bln yen
from FY19		(+42%)
* These monetary amounts are disclosed in the Quarterly Financial Statements, the Presentation Slides and the Quarterly Securities Reports for the relevant quarters.

Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes is not a measure in accordance with U.S. GAAP. However, Sony believes that this disclosure may be useful information to investors.	4

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Sony Corporation's Stockholders (Q1)

Net Income	Adjusted Net
Attributable to	Income Attributable		Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Sony Corporation's Stockholders
Sony	to Sony
	excludes the following items*
Corporation's	Corporation's
Stockholders	Stockholders

Q1 FY19	152.1 bln yen	146.4 bln yen		 Patent royalty revenue resulting from the signing of a licensing
	agreement (Corporate and elimination: +7.9 bln yen)
				 Tax adjustment with regard to the above (-2.2 bln yen)
				v
				 Gain on the sale of a portion of shares of Pledis Entertainment
Q1 FY20	233.3 bln yen	230.8 bln yen		Co., Ltd. (Music segment: +6.5 bln yen)
	 Expenses related to the Sony Global Relief Fund for COVID-19
				(Corporate and elimination: -3.3 bln yen)
				 Tax adjustment with regard to the above (-0.7 bln yen)
Change	+81.1 bln yen	+84.4 bln yen
from FY19		(+58%)

* These monetary amounts are disclosed in the Quarterly Financial Statements, the Presentation Slides and the Quarterly Securities Reports for the relevant quarters.

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Sony Corporation's Stockholders is not a measure in accordance with U.S. GAAP. However, Sony believes that this disclosure may be useful information to investors.	5

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Sony Corporation's Stockholders (Q1)

FY19					(Bln Yen)
		Income Before	Taxes		Effective	Net Income Attributable to
		Income Taxes		Tax Rate	Sony Corporation's
				Stockholders
	Financial results	231.0		65.0	28.1％	152.1
	Adjusted items impacting effective tax rate	-		-	-	-
	Subtotal	231.0		65.0	28.1％	152.1
	Other adjusted items *	-7.9		-2.2	28.1%	-5.7
	Adjusted results	223.1		62.8	28.1％	146.4
FY20	v
		Income Before	Taxes		Effective	Net Income Attributable to
		Income Taxes		Tax Rate	Sony Corporation's
				Stockholders
	Financial results	319.9		72.9	22.8％	233.3
	Adjusted items impacting effective tax rate	-		-	-	-
	Subtotal	319.9		72.9	22.8％	233.3
	Other adjusted items *	-3.1		-0.7	22.8％	-2.4
	Adjusted results	316.8		72.2	22.8％	230.8

* See page 5 for details regarding adjusted items.

Adjusted results are not a measure in accordance with U.S. GAAP. However, Sony believes that this disclosure may be useful information to investors.	6

Q1 FY2020 Results by Segment

									(Bln Yen)
				Q1 FY19	Q1 FY20	Change	FX Impact
		Game & Network Services (G&NS)	Sales		457.5	606.1	+148.6	-14.8
		Operating income		73.8	124.0	+50.2	-2.8
		Music	Sales		202.3	177.1	-25.1	-2.3
		Operating income		38.3	34.9	-3.4
		Pictures	Sales		186.1	175.1	-11.0	-4.0
		Operating income		0.4	24.7	+24.4
		Electronics Products &	Sales		483.9	331.8	-152.1	-9.3
		Solutions (EP&S)	Operating income		25.1	-9.1	-34.2	-3.0
		Imaging & Sensing Solutions (I&SS)	Sales	v	230.7	206.2	-24.5	-4.1
			Operating income		49.5	25.4	-24.1	-1.8
		Financial Services	Revenue		336.9	446.8	+109.8
		Operating income		46.1	47.2	+1.1
		All Other	Sales		69.6	54.1	-15.5
		Operating income		-2.6	3.5	+6.1
		Corporate and elimination	Sales		-41.2	-28.3	+12.9
		Operating income		0.4	-22.3	-22.7
		Consolidated total	Sales	1,925.7	1,968.9	+43.2
		Operating income		230.9	228.4	-2.5

• Sales and revenue in each business segment represents sales and revenue recorded before intersegment transactions are eliminated. Operating income in each business segment represents operating income reported before intersegment transactions are eliminated and excludes unallocated corporate expenses (applies to all following pages).
• Both Sales and revenue include operating revenue and intersegment sales (applies to all following pages).
• For further details about the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on sales and operating income (loss), see Notes on page 28 (applies to all following pages).

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FY2020 Consolidated Results Forecast

					(Bln Yen)
	FY18	FY19	FY20 FCT	Change from FY19
Sales & operating revenue	8,665.7	8,259.9	8,300	+40.1 bln yen
					(+0%)
Operating income	894.2	845.5	620	-225.5bln yen
					(-27%)
Income before income taxes	1,011.6	799.5	685	-114.5bln yen
					(-14%)
Net income attributable to Sony Corporation's	916.3 v	582.2	510	-72.2 bln yen
stockholders					(-12%)
Operating Cash Flow	753.4	762.9	550	-212.9bln yen
(Sony without Financial Services)		(-28%)
			Assumption	Dividend per Share
Average rate			(Planned)
Actual	Actual	(Q2-Q4 FY20)
1 US dollar	110.9 yen	108.7 yen	Approx.
Interim	25 yen
107 yen
1 Euro	128.5 yen	120.8 yen	Approx.
Year-end	Undecided
120 yen
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow (Sony without Financial Services) is not a measure in accordance with U.S. GAAP. However, Sony believes that this disclosure may be useful information to investors.	8

FY2020 Consolidated Results Forecast: Change from FY2019

	Change from	Contributing Factors
	FY19	(+) Increase／(-) Decrease
Sales & operating	+40.1 bln yen	ꞏ(+) Significant increases in G&NS and Financial Services segment sales
revenue	+0%	ꞏ(--) Decreases in Pictures, EP&S, I&SS and Music segment sales
Operating income	-225.5bln yen	ꞏ(--) Decreases in I&SS and all other segments' operating income, excluding
-27%	Financial Services and G&NS segments
	ꞏ(+) Increases in Financial Services and G&NS segment operating income
Net Income	-72.2 bln yen	ꞏ(--) Expected decrease in income before income taxes
Attributable to Sony	-12%	ꞏ(+) Expected reduction in tax expense
Corporation's		ꞏ(+) Decrease in net income attributable to non-controlling interests as a result
Stockholders		of Sony Financial Holdings Inc. becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary

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FY2020 Results Forecast by Segment

									(Bln Yen)
					FY18	FY19	FY20 FCT	Change from
					FY19
		Game & Network Services	Sales		2,310.9	1,977.6	2,500	+522.4
		(G&NS)	Operating income		311.1	238.4	240	+1.6
		Music	Sales		807.5	849.9	790	-59.9
		Operating income		232.5	142.3	130	-12.3
		Pictures	Sales		986.9	1,011.9	760	-251.9
		Operating income		54.6	68.2	41	-27.2
		Electronics Products &	Sales		2,320.6	1,991.3	1,870	-121.3
		Solutions (EP&S)	Operating income	v	76.5	87.3	60	-27.3
		Imaging & Sensing	Sales	879.3	1,070.6	1,000	-70.6
		Solutions (I&SS)	Operating income		143.9	235.6	130	-105.6
		Financial Services	Revenue		1,282.5	1,307.7	1,400	+92.3
		Operating income		161.5	129.6	142	+12.4
		All Other,	Operating income		-85.8	-55.9	-123	-67.1
		Corporate and elimination
		Consolidated total	Sales		8,665.7	8,259.9	8,300	+40.1
		Operating income		894.2	845.5	620	-225.5

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Game & Network Services Segment ("G&NS Segment")

Sales and Operating Income			(Bln Yen)	Q1 FY2020 (year-on-year)
		Sales
						 Sales: 148.6 bln yen (32%) significant increase (FX Impact: -14.8 bln yen)
		Operating Income		606.1
								ꞏ(+) Significant increase in game software sales
457.5					ꞏ(+) Significant increase in sales for PlayStation®Plus (PS Plus)
	124.0			ꞏ(--) Decrease in PlayStation®4 hardware sales
73.8					 OI: 50.2 bln yen significant increase (FX Impact: -2.8 bln yen)
									ꞏ(+) Significant increase in game software sales
									ꞏ(+) Significant increase in PS Plus sales
				Q1 FY19		Q1 FY20	ꞏ(--) Increase in costs
2,310.9		2,500			FY2020 Forecast (year-on-year)
				 Sales: 522.4 bln yen (26%) significant increase
1,977.6
			ꞏ(+) Significant increase in game software sales
									ꞏ(+) Significant increase in hardware sales due to PlayStation®5 (PS5™)
									launch
311.1	238.4	240		 OI: Essentially flat year-on-year
									ꞏ(+) Significant increase in game software sales
									ꞏ(+) Significant increase in PS Plus sales
									ꞏ(--) Increase in SG&A expenses related to introduction of PS5
									ꞏ(--) Increase in the costs of sales ratio for hardware
			FY18	FY19	FY20 FCT

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Current State of the Business (G&NS Segment)

• Strong performance in Q1
• The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima trending well
• PlayStation®Plus subscribers reached approx. 45 million*
• Aim to continue to enhance and expand user engagement for the launch of PlayStation®5

* As of the end of June 2020	12

Music Segment

Sales and Operating Income

Sales		(Bln Yen)	Q1 FY2020 (year-on-year)
Operating Income			 Sales: 25.1 bln yen (12%) significant decrease (FX Impact: -2.3 bln yen)
			ꞏ(--) Lower sales for Recorded Music and Music Publishing resulting from the
202.3			impact of COVID-19
177.1		ꞏ(--) Lower sales of physical media
		ꞏ(--) Decrease in advertising-supported streaming services revenues
			ꞏ(--) Decrease in music licensing revenues
			ꞏ(--) Lower sales for Visual Media and Platform in Japan resulting from the impact
38.3	34.9		of COVID-19
	ꞏ(--) Lower sales for production of physical media

ꞏ(--) Impact of postponement and cancellation of live events ꞏ(+) Increase in paid subscription streaming revenues

Q1 FY19	Q1 FY20

807.5 849.9790

232.5

142.3130

• OI: 3.4 bln yen decrease

ꞏ(--) Impact of decrease in sales

ꞏ(+) Gain recorded on the sale of a portion of shares of Pledis (6.5 bln yen)

FY2020 Forecast (year-on-year)

• Sales: 59.9 bln yen (7%) decrease
  ꞏ(--) Impact of COVID-19
  ꞏ(--) Decrease in sales of physical media for Recorded Music
  ꞏ(--) Postponement and cancellation of live events for Visual Media and Platform
  ꞏ(--) Decrease in music licensing revenues for Music Publishing ꞏ(+) Increase in paid subscription streaming revenues

FY18	FY19	FY20 FCT	 OI: 12.3 bln yen decrease
ꞏ(--) Impact of decrease in sales
			ꞏ(+) Gain recorded on the sale of a portion of shares of Pledis (6.5 bln yen)

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Current State of the Business (Music Segment)

• Paid subscription streaming services continue to grow
• Revenue in most categories is being negatively impacted by the spread of COVID-19
• Launched the new service Stagecrowd
• New mobile game application Disney Twisted-Wonderland trending well

Launched on June 29 in Japan

Released on March 18

©Disney. Published by Aniplex	14

Pictures Segment

Sales and Operating Income		(Bln Yen)	Q1 FY2020 (year-on-year)
		Sales	186.1
		Operating Income	175.1		The following analysis is on a U.S. dollar basis

 Sales: 11.0 bln yen (6%) decrease (U.S. dollar basis: -69 mil USD / -4%)

ꞏ(--) Decrease in theatrical revenues due to the impact of theater closures

		resulting from the impact of COVID-19
		ꞏ(--) Lower advertising revenues for Media Networks resulting from the impact
		of COVID-19
		ꞏ(+) Higher licensing revenues for US television product
	24.7	 OI: 24.4 bln yen significant increase
	ꞏ(+) Lower marketing costs from the absence of theatrical releases
0.4
	ꞏ(--) Decrease in sales

Q1 FY19	Q1 FY20

986.9 1,011.9

760

54.6	68.2
41

FY2020 Forecast (year-on-year)

• Sales: 251.9 bln yen (25%) significant decrease

ꞏ(--) Decrease in the number of theatrical releases resulting from the impact of theater closures as a result of the impact of COVID-19

ꞏ(--) Prior fiscal year benefitted from several major theatrical releases

• OI: 27.2 bln yen significant decrease
  ꞏ(--) Decrease in sales
  ꞏ(+) Expected decrease in marketing costs from the decrease in the number of theatrical releases

FY18

FY19

FY20 FCT

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Current State of the Business (Pictures Segment)

• Significant production delays in Motion Pictures and TV Productions
• Demand for content from video distribution companies is high
• Negative impact from delays in theatrical releases on financial results will be 2-3 years
• Digital sales trending well

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Electronics Products & Solutions Segment ("EP&S Segment")

Sales and Operating Income

			Sales	483.9	(Bln Yen)
			Operating Income	331.8
							25.1
								-9.1
	Mobile Communications*			Q1 FY19	Q1 FY20
	(included above)
	Sales to External Customers			100.6	94.2
	Operating Income			1.0	11.0
2,320.6
							1,991.3	1,870
					76.5	87.3	60
Mobile Communications*	FY18	FY19	FY20 FCT
(included above)
	Sales to External Customers	487.3	362.1	ー
	Operating Income	-97.1	-21.1	ー

* Mobile Communications includes the smartphone business and internet-related service business.

Q1 FY2020 (year-on-year)

• Sales: 152.1 bln yen (31%) significant decrease (FX Impact: -9.3 bln yen)

ꞏ(--) Decrease in unit sales of digital cameras, televisions and Audio and Video resulting from the impact of COVID-19

• OI: 34.2 bln yen significant deterioration (FX Impact: -3.0 bln yen)
  ꞏ(--) Decrease in sales
  ꞏ(+) Reductions in operating costs in each of the businesses

FY2020 Forecast (year-on-year)

• Sales: 121.3 bln yen (6%) decrease

ꞏ(--) Decrease in sales in the first quarter resulting from the impact of COVID-19

ꞏ(--) Impact of foreign exchange rates

• OI: 27.3 bln yen significant decrease
  ꞏ(--) Decrease in sales
  ꞏ(--) Negative impact of foreign exchange rates
  ꞏ(+) Significant reductions in operating costs, including cost reductions resulting from restructuring initiatives undertaken prior to FY2020 for Mobile Communications

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Current State of the Business (EP&S Segment)

• Supply chain has almost fully recovered and customer demand is beginning to recover
• Transform the structure of the business into a more resilient one
• Promote the evolution of the business by developing products and services that enable reality, real-time and remote activity

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Imaging & Sensing Solutions Segment ("I&SS Segment")

Sales and Operating Income

		Sales			(Bln Yen)
		Operating Income	230.7	206.2
			49.5
			25.4
			Q1 FY19	Q1 FY20
Image Sensors Sales	194.9	179.9
				1,070.6	1,000
			879.3
				235.6
			143.9		130

Q1 FY2020 (year-on-year)

• Sales: 24.5 bln yen (11%) significant decrease (FX Impact: -4.1 bln yen)

ꞏ(--) Decrease in sales of image sensors resulting primarily from the impact of COVID-19

ꞏ(--) Decrease in unit sales of image sensors for digital cameras ꞏ(--) Decrease in unit sales of image sensors for mobile products

ꞏ(--) Significant decrease in sales in businesses other than image sensors such as analog LSIs and display devices resulting from the impact of COVID-19

• OI: 24.1 bln yen significant decrease (FX Impact: -1.8 bln yen)

ꞏ(--) Increase in depreciation and amortization expenses as well as research and development expenses

ꞏ(--) Impact of decrease in sales

FY2020 Forecast (year-on-year)

• Sales: 70.6 bln yen (7%) decrease

ꞏ(--) Decrease in sales of image sensors resulting primarily from the impact of COVID-19

ꞏ(--) Deterioration of the product mix of image sensors for mobile products ꞏ(--) Decrease in unit sales of image sensors for digital cameras

	FY18	FY19	FY20 FCT
Image Sensors Sales	711.4	930.2	870
Additions to long-lived assets for	146.3	276.8	260
I&SS Segment
for Image Sensors (included above)	128.9	265.7	240

• OI: 105.6 bln yen significant decrease
  ꞏ(--) Impact of decrease in sales
  ꞏ(--) Increase in research and development expenses as well as depreciation and amortization expenses

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Current State of Sensor Business (I&SS Segment)
		235.6		I&SS Segment：Operating Income
 Image sensors for mobile products						(Bln Yen)
	 Expected decrease in sales due to
	the change in business
	environment
	 Increase in depreciation and
	amortization expenses and
	manufacturing costs as well as
	research and development costs
	Mobile sensing products						130
	 Adoption by smartphone makers
	has been slow
 Image sensors to AV
	 Contraction of the sensor market
	for digital cameras	FY19	Image	Mobile	Image	Others	FY20
		Result	sensors	sensing	sensors		Forecast
			for	products	to AV
			mobile
			products				20

Forecast and Capital Expenditure Plan from Next Fiscal Year Onward (I&SS Segment)

• Modify and strengthen business strategy to respond to the change in environment
• • Review the timing of planned capital expenditure
  • Review research and development projects
  • Expand and diversify our customer base
• Grow the business over the mid- to long-term

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Financial Services Segment

Financial Services Revenue and Operating Income

Financial Services Revenue	(Bln Yen)
Operating Income

446.8

336.9

46.147.2

Q1 FY19	Q1 FY20

Q1 FY2020 (year-on-year)

• Revenue: 109.8 bln yen (33%) significant increase

ꞏ(+) Significant increase in revenue at Sony Life (89.6 bln yen increase, revenue: 389.0 bln yen)

ꞏ(+) Increase in net gains on investments in the separate account ꞏ(+) Improvement in valuation gains and losses on securities at Sony Bank

• OI: 1.1 bln yen increase

ꞏ(+) Improvement in valuation gains and losses on securities at Sony Bank ꞏ(+) Decline in the loss ratio for automobile insurance at Sony Assurance ꞏ(--) Significant decrease in OI at Sony Life (14.1 bln yen decrease,

OI: 25.3 bln yen)

• (--)Deterioration in net gains and losses related to market fluctuations and other factors for variable life insurance*
• (--)Expenses recorded for various provisions related to COVID-19

1,282.51,307.7

1,400

FY2020 Forecast (year-on-year)

 Revenue: 92.3 bln yen (7%) increase

ꞏ(+) Increase in revenue at Sony Life

ꞏ(+) Improvement in investment performance in the separate accounts

ꞏ(--) Decrease in premiums from single premium insurance

ꞏ(+) Improvement in valuation gains and losses on securities at Sony Bank

161.5	129.6	142
FY18	FY19	FY20 FCT

 OI: 12.4 bln yen increase

ꞏ(+)Improvement in valuation gains and losses on securities at Sony Bank

ꞏ(--) Recording of expenses for various provisions related to COVID-19 at Sony Life

* Overall deterioration in the provision of policy reserves for minimum guarantees for variable life
insurance resulting from market fluctuations and other factors, and net gains and losses on	22
derivative transactions to hedge market risks

Enhanced Segment Disclosure (Quarterly Disclosure in Supplemental Information)

• G&NS Segment
• • Monthly active users on PlayStationTMNetwork
  • First-partysoftware unit sales
  • Add-oncontent sales
• Music Segment
• • Streaming sales in Music Publishing
  • Mobile gaming sales

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Three Year Total Capital Allocation Forecast (without Financial Services)

Operating Cash Flow

and Sales of Businesses Capital Expenditure Strategic InvestmentDividends

and Assets, etc.

Cash and

Debt

Finance

Operating

Cash Flow

Approx. 2.1

Trillion Yen

1.4

Trillion yen or more

✓Sales of common stock: approx. 150 bln yen

• Sales of other businesses and assets: approx. 40 bln yen

Sales of Businesses

and Assets Approx.

0.2 Trillion Yen

	✓ Major investment
Approx.	- Consolidation of EMI
1.2 Trillion	- Consolidation of SFH
Yen	- Repurchase of Shares

✓ Primarily in image sensors	✓ Key focus areas	✓ Increase dividends in a
	- Content IP	stable and long-term manner
	- Technology acquisition
		24

Cash, Debt Balance (Sony without Financial Services)	(Bln Yen)

The three months ended June 30, 2020

Cash	962.3	888.8
Net Cash Position	149.0	91.2
		72.8

The three months ended June 30, 2019

960.5

397.7604.0

v

Cash and cash equivalents（Cash）

Short-term borrowings Long-term debt

Short-term operating	Debt
lease liabilities +
Long-term operating
lease liabilities

Net Cash Position (Cash - Debt)

	81.2
		397.2
	398.8
	333.3	327.7
Debt	813.3	797.7
FY2019	Q1 FY2020
(As of March 31, 2020)	(As of June 30, 2020)

226.5	154.7

		-122.1	296.3
	336.3
			275.2
562.8
			726.1
FY2018	Q1 FY2019
(As of March 31, 2019)	(As of June 30, 2019)

• Please refer to F-6 in "Q1 FY19 Financial Statements" and F-6 in "Q1 FY20 Financial Statements" for condensed balance sheets for Sony without Financial Services.

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Q1 FY2020 Cash Flow (CF) Analysis (Sony without Financial Services)

(Bln Yen)

As of March 31, 2020

As of June 30, 2020

Cash - Debt*1

(Net Cash

Operating CF +124.6

Investing CF -153.4

Other -29.1

Position)

-57.9 (Deterioration)

+149.0

+91.2

Adjusted

Depreciation

Increase

Other

net income*2

and

in working

operating

Other

amortization*3

capital*4

CF

Payments for

+124.7

+81.2 -20.7

+56.9 -0

-117.3

purchases of

investing

fixed assets

CF

Increase

Amortization

-128.0-25.4

Dividend

FX /

payment

Other

+149.0

in film

of film costs

-30.1

+1.0

costs

+91.2

Operating CF + Investing CF

-28.8

*1 Please refer to page 25.

*2 This is the total of the following items contained in the "Q1 FY20 Financial Statements": "Net income (loss)" + "Other operating (income) expense, net" + "(Gain) loss on marketable securities and securities investments, net" on page F-8 (Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for Sony without Financial Services).

*3 This is the item contained in the "Q1 FY20 Financial Statements": "Depreciation and amortization, including amortization of deferred insurance acquisition costs and contract costs" on page F-8.

*4 This is the total of the following items contained in the "Q1 FY20 Financial Statements": "(Increase) decrease in notes, accounts receivable, trade and contract assets" + "(Increase) decrease in inventories" + "Increase (decrease) in notes and accounts payable, trade" on page F-8.

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Q1 FY2019 Cash Flow (CF) Analysis (Sony without Financial Services)

(Bln Yen)

As of March 31, 2019

As of June 30, 2019

Cash - Debt*1

(Net Cash

Operating CF -85.0

Investing CF -87.7

Other -71.9

Position)

-519.8 (Deterioration)

+397.7

-122.1

Adjusted

Depreciation

Increase

Other

net income*2

and

in working operating

amortization*3

capital*4

CF

+147.7

+71.3

-81.0

-187.9 Payments for Other

purchases of

investing

Increase in

+397.7

-91.7

+56.5

fixed assets

CF

Repurchase Dividend

FX /

operating

lease

Increase

Amortization

-72.9

-14.9 of shares

payment

Other

liabilities*5

in film

of film costs

-25.4

-25.0

-21.4

-275.2

costs

	Operating CF + Investing CF	-172.7	-122.1
*1	Please refer to page 25.
*2	This is the total of the following items contained in the "Q1 FY20 Financial Statements": "Net income (loss)" + "Other operating (income) expense, net" + "(Gain) loss on marketable securities and securities investments, net" on
	page F-8 (Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for Sony without Financial Services).
*3	This is the item contained in the "Q1 FY20 Financial Statements": "Depreciation and amortization, including amortization of deferred insurance acquisition costs and contract costs" on page F-8.
*4	This is the total of the following items contained in the "Q1 FY20 Financial Statements": "(Increase) decrease in notes, accounts receivable, trade and contract assets" + "(Increase) decrease in inventories" + "Increase
	(decrease) in notes and accounts payable, trade" on page F-8.
*5	This is the total of the following items contained in the "Q1 FY20 Financial Statements": "Short-term operating lease liabilities" + "Long-term operating lease liabilities" on page F-6 (Condensed balance sheets for Sony
	without Financial Services).		27

Notes

Sales on a Constant Currency Basis and the Impact of Foreign Exchange Rate Fluctuations

The descriptions of sales on a constant currency basis reflect sales calculated by applying the yen's monthly average exchange rates from the same period of the previous fiscal year to local currency-denominated monthly sales in the relevant period of the current fiscal year. For Sony Music Entertainment ("SME"), Sony/ATV Music Publishing ("Sony/ATV") and EMI Music Publishing ("EMI") in the Music segment, the constant currency amounts are calculated by applying the monthly average U.S. dollar / yen exchange rates after aggregation on a U.S. dollar basis.

Results for the Pictures segment are described on a U.S. dollar basis as the Pictures segment reflects the operations of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. ("SPE"), a U.S.-based operation that aggregates the results of its worldwide subsidiaries in U.S. dollars.

The impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on sales is calculated by applying the change in the yen's periodic weighted average exchange rate for the same period of the previous fiscal year from the relevant period of the current fiscal year to the major transactional currencies in which the sales are denominated. The impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on operating income (loss) is calculated by subtracting from the impact on sales the impact on cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses calculated by applying the same major transactional currencies calculation process to cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses as for the impact on sales. The I&SS segment enters into its own foreign exchange hedging transactions, and the impact of those transactions is included in the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on operating income (loss) for that segment.

This information is not a substitute for Sony's consolidated financial statements measured in accordance with U.S. GAAP. However, Sony believes that these disclosures provide additional useful analytical information to investors regarding the operating performance of Sony.

Notes about Financial Performance of the Music, Pictures and Financial Services segments

The Music segment results include the yen-based results of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and the yen-translated results of SME, Sony/ATV and EMI, which aggregate the results of their worldwide subsidiaries on a U.S. dollar basis.

The results presented in Pictures are a yen-translation of the results of SPE, which 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".

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. 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.

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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 investors 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 investors should not place undue reliance on them. Investors 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:

1. Sony's ability to maintain product quality and customer satisfaction with its products and services;
2. 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 image sensors, game and network platforms, smartphones and televisions, 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 customer preferences;
3. Sony's ability to implement successful hardware, software, and content integration strategies, and to develop and implement successful sales and distribution strategies in light of new technologies and distribution platforms;
4. the effectiveness of Sony's strategies and their execution, including but not limited to the success of Sony's acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, capital expenditures, restructurings and other strategic initiatives;
5. changes in laws, regulations and government policies in the markets in which Sony and its third-party suppliers, service providers and business partners operate, including those related to taxation, as well as growing consumer focus on corporate social responsibility;
6. Sony's continued ability to identify the products, services and market trends with significant growth potential, to devote sufficient resources to research and development, to prioritize investments and capital expenditures correctly and to recoup its investments and capital expenditures, including those required for technology development and product capacity;
7. Sony's reliance on external business partners, including for the procurement of parts, components, software and network services for its products or services, the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of its products, and its other business operations;
8. the global economic and political environment in which Sony operates and the economic and political conditions in Sony's markets, particularly levels of consumer spending;
9. Sony's ability to meet operational and liquidity needs as a result of significant volatility and disruption in the global financial markets or a ratings downgrade;
10. Sony's ability to forecast demands, manage timely procurement and control inventories;
11. 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, liabilities and operating results are denominated;
12. Sony's ability to recruit, retain and maintain productive relations with highly skilled personnel;
13. Sony's ability to prevent unauthorized use or theft of intellectual property rights, to obtain or renew licenses relating to intellectual property rights and to defend itself against claims that its products or services infringe the intellectual property rights owned by others;
14. the impact of changes in interest rates and 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;
15. 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;
16. risks related to catastrophic disasters, pandemic disease or similar events;
17. the ability of Sony, its third-party service providers or business partners to anticipate and manage cybersecurity risk, including the risk of unauthorized access to Sony's business information and the personally identifiable information of its employees and customers, potential business disruptions or financial losses; and
18. the outcome of pending and/or future legal and/or regulatory proceedings.

Risks and uncertainties also include the impact of any future events with material adverse impact. The continued impact of COVID-19 could heighten many of the risks and uncertainties	29
noted above. Important information regarding risks and uncertainties is also set forth in Sony's most recent Form 20-F, which is on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.