6-K 1 a52806855.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 August 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: August 10, 2022

List of materials

Documents attached hereto:
 
i) Press release: Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from July 1, 2022 to July 31, 2022, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on August 10, 2022 


[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from July 1, 2022 to July 31, 2022, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on August 10, 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 July 31, 2022)
 
Number of Shares
Total Amount
(Yen)
Resolution approved at the
meeting of the Board of Directors
held on May 10, 2022
(Period of Repurchase: May 11,
2022 to May 10, 2023)
25,000,000
(Maximum)
200,000,000,000
(Maximum)
Repurchases during the reporting
month
(Date of repurchase)
 
Total
Total number of shares
repurchased as of the end of the
reporting month
338,500
3,658,143,500
Progress of the repurchase (%)
1.35
1.83
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 May 10, 2022 that the method of repurchase is expected to be an open market purchase through the Tokyo Stock Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract.

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2.
Status of Disposition
(as of July 31, 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)
 
July 1
July 4
July 5
July 6
July 7
July 8
July 11
July 13
July 14
July 15
July 20
July 21
July 22
July 25
July 26
July 27
July 28
July 29
 
 
2,705
19,140
201
2,100
1,000
23,824
1,409
603
2,210
604
1,208
1,409
5,605
201
1,208
2,019
5,450
4,440
 
 
20,681,483
146,337,741
1,536,776
16,055,865
7,645,650
182,149,966
10,772,721
4,610,327
16,896,887
4,617,973
9,235,945
10,772,721
42,853,868
1,536,776
9,235,945
15,436,567
41,668,793
33,946,684
Total
75,336
575,992,688
Other (Acquired treasury stock
disposed as restricted stock
compensation)
(Date of disposition)
 
July 25
 
 
312,000
 
 
2,385,442,800
Total
312,000
2,385,442,800
Other (Treasury stock sold due to
requests for sale from shareholders
holding fractional shares)
(Date of disposition)
 
July 8
July 19
July 22
 
 
98
40
60
 
 
749,274
305,826
458,739
Total
198
1,513,839
Total amount
387,534
2,962,949,327


Note:
The book value of the disposed treasury stock is stated in the “Total Amount of Disposition (Yen)” above.

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3.
Status of Shares Held in Treasury
(as of July 31, 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
24,220,943


 
 
 
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