0001157523-22-000629.txt : 20220513 0001157523-22-000629.hdr.sgml : 20220513 20220513110238 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-22-000629 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20220513 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220513 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220513 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Sony Group Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000313838 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HOUSEHOLD AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIPMENT [3651] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: M0 FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06439 FILM NUMBER: 22920977 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1-7-1, KONAN STREET 2: MINATO-KU CITY: TOKYO STATE: M0 ZIP: 108-0075 BUSINESS PHONE: 81-3-6748-2111 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1-7-1, KONAN STREET 2: MINATO-KU CITY: TOKYO STATE: M0 ZIP: 108-0075 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SONY CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960709 6-K 1 a52714121.htm SONY GROUP CORPORATION 6-K


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of May 2022
Commission File Number: 001-06439

SONY GROUP CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant's name into English)

1-7-1 KONAN, MINATO-KU, TOKYO, 108-0075, JAPAN
(Address of principal executive offices)

The registrant files annual reports under cover of Form 20-F.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F,
 
Form 20-F  X
Form 40-F __
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Yes No X
 
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):82-______
 
SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
SONY GROUP CORPORATION
 
(Registrant)
   
   
 
By:  /s/  Hiroki Totoki
 
                (Signature)
 
Hiroki Totoki
 
Executive Deputy President and
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: May 13, 2022

List of materials

Documents attached hereto:
 
i) Press release: Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from April 1, 2022 to April 30, 2022, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on May 13, 2022

[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from April 1, 2022 to April 30, 2022, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on May 13, 2022]

Class of Shares: Common Stock

1.
Status of Repurchase

(1) Status of a repurchase pursuant to a resolution approved at a General Meeting of Shareholders
Not applicable

(2) Status of a repurchase pursuant to a resolution approved at a meeting of the Board of Directors
(as of April 30, 2022)
 
Number of Shares
Total Amount
(Yen)
Resolution approved at the
meeting of the Board of Directors
held on April 28, 2021
(Period of Repurchase: April 30,
2021 to April 28, 2022）
25,000,000
(Maximum)
200,000,000,000
(Maximum)
Repurchases during the reporting
month
(Date of repurchase)
 
April 11
April 12
April 13
April 14
April 15
April 18
April 19
April 20
April 21
April 22
April 25
April 26
April 27
April 28
 

72,400
74,200
58,100
39,200
58,500
33,800
30,200
59,000
49,300
48,100
38,400
58,100
126,700
60,300
 
 
851,595,000
845,126,500
663,915,500
450,424,000
655,122,500
375,910,000
339,701,500
676,033,000
568,842,500
541,124,000
426,246,500
644,195,000
1,386,633,000
675,399,000
Total
―
806,300
9,100,268,000
Total number of shares
repurchased as of the end of the
reporting month

8,206,900
97,381,577,700
Progress of the repurchase (%)
32.83
48.69
Note 1:  The dates identified above for the “Period of Repurchase” as well as the individual dates of repurchase are trade dates and the numbers of shares repurchased are the number of shares repurchased on such trade dates.
Note 2:  It was resolved at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on April 28, 2021 that the method of repurchase is expected to be an open market purchase through the Tokyo Stock Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract.
1

2.
Status of Disposition
(as of April 30, 2022)
 
Number of Shares Disposed during
the Reporting Month
Total Amount of
Disposition (Yen)
Acquired treasury stock offered to
subscribers
―
―
―
Total
―
―
―
Acquired treasury stock which was
canceled
―
―
―
Total
―
―
―
Acquired treasury stock transferred
as a result of a merger, share
exchange, partial share exchange or
company split
―
―
―
Total
―
―
―
Other (Exercise of stock acquisition
rights (including the exercise of
stock acquisition rights of the 130%
callable unsecured convertible
bonds with stock acquisition rights
(6th series)))
(Date of disposition)
 
April 4
April 5
April 6
April 12
April 13
April 15
April 18
April 19
April 21
April 26
April 27
 
 
3,300
600
400
1,301
22,597
6,012
402
201
1,800
276,300
1,608
 
 
24,997,830
4,545,060
3,030,040
9,855,205
171,174,535
45,541,501
3,045,190
1,522,595
13,635,180
2,093,000,130
12,180,761
Total
―
314,521
2,382,528,027

2


Other (Treasury stock sold due to
requests for sale from shareholders
holding fractional shares)
(Date of disposition)
 
April 27
 
 
80
 
 
606,008
Total
―
80
606,008
Total amount
314,601
2,383,134,035


3.
Status of Shares Held in Treasury
(as of April 30, 2022)
Status as of the end of the reporting month
Number of Shares
Total number of shares issued
1,261,081,781
Number of treasury stock
24,571,068
 
 
 
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