0001157523-22-001228.txt : 20220914 0001157523-22-001228.hdr.sgml : 20220914 20220914095919 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-22-001228 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20220908 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220914 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220914 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: 221242209 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 a52879150.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 SEPTEMBER 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: September 14, 2022

List of materials

Documents attached hereto:
 
i) Press release: Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from August 1, 2022 to August 31, 2022, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on September 14, 2022


[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from August 1, 2022 to August 31, 2022, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on September 14, 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 August 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)
 
August 1
August 5
August 9
August 10
August 12
August 15
 
1,775,600
18,300
89,300
70,200
105,900
9,300
 
 
19,999,835,000
209,850,000
1,021,546,500
789,337,500
1,205,696,000
106,773,500
Total
―
2,068,600
23,333,038,500
Total number of shares repurchased as of the end of the reporting month
2,407,100
26,991,182,000
Progress of the repurchase (%)
9.63
13.50
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 August 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)
 
August 2
August 3
August 4
August 5
August 8
August 10
August 12
August 17
August 18
August 19
August 22
August 23
August 24
August 25
August 26
August 29
August 30
August 31
 
 
502
31,006
1,004
805
8,679
802
69,501
2,403
6,851
402
100
2,019
6,525
1,411
603
100
187,368
3,301
 
 
3,981,764
245,933,391
7,963,527
6,385,099
68,840,092
6,361,304
551,268,032
19,060,115
54,340,762
3,188,584
793,180
16,014,304
51,754,995
11,191,770
4,782,875
793,180
1,486,165,502
26,182,872
Total
―
323,382
2,565,001,348
Other (Treasury stock sold due to requests for sale from shareholders holding fractional shares)
(Date of disposition)
 
August 4
 
 
85
 
 
674,203
Total
―
85
674,203
Total amount
323,467
2,565,675,551

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


3.
Status of Shares Held in Treasury
(as of August 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
25,967,569


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