Sony 2015 Annual Report Download - page 197

SONY CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
The expected future benefit payments are as follows:
Japanese plans Foreign plans
Fiscal year ending March 31 Yen in millions Yen in millions
2017 34,129 13,316
2018 34,595 13,742
2019 37,755 14,192
2020 39,943 14,988
2021 40,867 15,720
2022 — 2026 224,026 89,353
(2) Defined contribution plans
Total defined contribution expenses for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014, 2015 and 2016 were as
follows:
Yen in millions
Fiscal year ended March 31
2014 2015 2016
Japanese plans 3,602 3,199 3,155
Foreign plans 12,703 13,857 12,419
16. Stockholders’ equity
(1) Common stock
Changes in the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding during the fiscal years ended
March 31, 2014, 2015 and 2016 have resulted from the following:
Number of
shares
Balance at March 31, 2013 1,011,950,206
Exercise of stock acquisition rights 134,800
Conversion of zero coupon convertible bonds 32,622,761
Balance at March 31, 2014 1,044,707,767
Exercise of stock acquisition rights 948,500
Conversion of zero coupon convertible bonds 124,116,993
Balance at March 31, 2015 1,169,773,260
Issuance of new shares 92,000,000
Exercise of stock acquisition rights 720,500
Balance at March 31, 2016 1,262,493,760
At March 31, 2016, 39,739,861 shares of common stock would be issued upon the conversion or exercise of
all convertible bonds and stock acquisition rights outstanding.
Conversions of convertible bonds into common stock are accounted for in accordance with the provisions of
the Companies Act of Japan (Kaishaho) and related regulations (collectively the “Companies Act”) by crediting
approximately one-half of the conversion proceeds to the common stock account and the remainder to the
additional paid-in capital account.
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