Tokyo, Japan --- Sony Corporation has made the following organizational and personnel changes effective January 20, 2006.

Organizational Changes

<as of January 20>

Connect Company has been renamed Connect Business Division.

Personnel Changes

<as of January 20>

• Yutaka Nakagawa
  Appointed as officer in charge of Connect Business Division
• EVP, Corporate
  Executive Officer
  Continues as President of Digital Imaging Business Group

• Hiroshi Yoshioka
  Appointed as Senior General Manager of Connect Business Division
• SVP, Corporate Executive
  Continues as President of Audio Business Group