UPDATE 3-Hedge fund Third Point calls on Sony to spin off semiconductor unit <!-- no image --> <div>* Sony shares rise (Adds Sony statement, fund manager, share price)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=lirkTkazaPY:zQPcxpH4oi0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=lirkTkazaPY:zQPcxpH4oi0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=lirkTkazaPY:zQPcxpH4oi0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=lirkTkazaPY:zQPcxpH4oi0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=lirkTkazaPY:zQPcxpH4oi0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/lirkTkazaPY" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters