0001157523-23-001723.txt : 20231114 0001157523-23-001723.hdr.sgml : 20231114 20231114113551 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001157523-23-001723 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20231114 FILED AS OF DATE: 20231114 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20231114 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: 231402829 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 a53783735.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 November 2023
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
 
President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: November 14, 2023

List of materials

Documents attached hereto:
 
i) Press release:  Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from October 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on November 14, 2023

[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from October 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on November 14, 2023]

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 by the Board of Directors
(as of October 31, 2023)
 
Number of Shares
Total Amount
(Yen)
Resolution approved by the Board
of Directors as of May 17, 2023
(Period of Repurchase: May 18,
2023 to May 17, 2024)
25,000,000
(Maximum)
200,000,000,000
(Maximum)
Repurchases during the reporting
month
(Date of repurchase)
 
October 2
October 3
October 4
October 5
October 6
October 10
October 20
October 23
October 24
October 26
October 27
October 30
October 31
 
 
154,400
162,000
173,300
150,800
123,900
22,600
56,500
107,800
91,900
218,700
198,900
162,300
208,100
 
 
1,906,221,000
1,984,928,500
2,095,963,000
1,851,449,500
1,525,362,500
281,042,500
704,189,500
1,344,967,500
1,142,630,500
2,687,600,500
2,421,202,000
1,981,571,000
2,575,588,000
Total
1,831,200
22,502,716,000
Total number of shares
repurchased as of the end of the
reporting month
4,139,900
50,933,406,500
Progress of the repurchase (%)
16.56
25.47

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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 by the Board of Directors as of May 17, 2023 that the method of repurchase is expected to be an open market purchase through the Tokyo Stock Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract.

2.
Status of Disposition
(as of October 31, 2023)
 
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)
(Date of disposition)
 
October 3
October 13
October 17
October 20
October 24
 
 
1,700
400
16,900
900
300
 
 
15,304,675
3,601,100
152,146,475
8,102,475
2,700,825
Total
20,200
181,855,550
Other (Acquired treasury stock
disposed as restricted stock
compensation)
Total
Other (Treasury stock sold due to
requests for sale from shareholders
holding fractional shares)
(Date of disposition)
 
October 25
 
 
80
 
 
720,220
Total
80
720,220
Total amount
20,280
182,575,770

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

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3.
Status of Shares Held in Treasury
(as of October 31, 2023)
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
30,257,778

 
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