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Short-term borrowings and long-term debt
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [abstract]  
Short-term borrowings and long-term debt
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Short-term borrowings and long-term debt
Short-term borrowings and long-term debt are comprised of the following:
 
    
April 1, 2020
 
    
Book value

(Yen in millions)
    
Weighted average

interest rate
   
Due
 
Short-term borrowings
     824,045        0.74        
Long-term debt
                         
Long-term loans
     254,916        0.26    
2020-2030
 
Unsecured bonds
     259,441        0.29     2020-2029  
Unsecured zero coupon convertible bonds
     117,359            2022  
Lease liabilities
     406,237        2.48        
    
 
 
                  
       1,037,953                   
Less — Portion due within one year
     98,923                   
    
 
 
                  
       939,030                   
    
 
 
                  
 
    
March 31, 2021
 
    
Book value

(Yen in millions)
    
Weighted average

interest rate
   
Due
 
Short-term borrowings
     1,201,747        0.14        
Long-term debt
                         
Long-term loans
     526,790        0.62    
2021-2030
 
Unsecured bonds
     289,491        0.28     2021-2029  
Unsecured zero coupon convertible bonds
     40,738            2022  
Lease liabilities
     402,023        2.12        
    
 
 
                  
       1,259,042                   
Less — Portion due within one year
     205,406                   
    
 
 
                  
       1,053,636                   
    
 
 
                  
 
    
March 31, 2022
 
    
Book value

(Yen in millions)
    
Weighted average

interest rate
   
Due
 
Short-term borrowings
     1,976,553        0.18        
Long-term debt
                         
Long-term loans
     693,603        0.70    
2022-2056
 
Unsecured bonds
     189,608        0.25     2022-2029  
Unsecured zero coupon convertible bonds
     26,495            2022  
Lease liabilities
     465,349        2.10        
    
 
 
                  
       1,375,055                   
Less — Portion due within one year
     171,409                   
    
 
 
                  
       1,203,646                   
    
 
 
                  
Certain subsidiaries in the Financial Services segment pledged assets as collateral for short-term borrowings and long-term debt and the pledged assets are comprised of the following:
 
    
Yen in millions
 
    
April 1
    
March 31
 
    
2020
    
2021
    
2022
 
Securities
     740,331        1,036,855        1,490,663  
Housing loans in the banking business
     374,314        553,722        782,175  
 
In addition to the above, certain subsidiaries in the Financial Services segment pledged securities for
securities-for-securities
lending transactions and the pledged securities are as follows:
 
    
Yen in millions
 
    
April 1
    
March 31
 
    
2020
    
2021
    
2022
 
Securities
              —           361,278           521,912  
Furthermore, pledged securities of certain subsidiaries in the Financial Services segment as collateral for cash settlements, variation margins of futures markets and certain other purposes are as follows:
 
    
Yen in millions
 
    
April 1
    
March 31
 
    
2020
    
2021
    
2022
 
Securities
       14,672             17,355             21,271  
On July 21, 2015, Sony issued 120,000 million yen of 130% Callable Unsecured Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due on September 28, 2022 (the “Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds”). The bondholders are entitled to convert the Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds into shares of common stock from September 1, 2015 to September 28, 2022. The initial conversion price was 5,008 yen per share. The conversion price is subject to anti-dilution provisions, where the conversion price is adjusted in certain cases such as the issuance or disposal of the shares of Sony Group Corporation’s common stock at below market price, stock splits, bonus issues of shares, and dividends in excess of 25 yen per common share per fiscal year. In addition, an early redemption is triggered upon the occurrence of certain corporate events including a merger or corporate split, and the completion of a takeover bid resulting in the delisting of the shares of common stock of Sony Group Corporation. The conversion price is reduced for a certain period prior to the early redemption date, which is determined by a formula that is based on time to maturity and Sony’s common stock price, in order to compensate bondholders for the time value up to the original maturity date. The reduced conversion price ranges from 3,526.5 yen to 5,008 yen per share. The conversion price has been adjusted to 4,952.8 yen per common share since June 10, 2022 because the payment of the total annual dividend per common share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 was 65 yen, which is in excess of 25 yen. At the early redemption date, the remaining Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds would be redeemed at 100% of the principal amount. The conversion right is bifurcated from the host contract and classified as equity.
Sony has the option to redeem all of the Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds outstanding at 100% of the principal amount on or after July 21, 2020, if the closing price per share of Sony Group Corporation’s common stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange is 130% or more of the conversion price of the Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds applicable on each trading day for 20 consecutive trading days. As the option is considered closely related to the host contract, Sony does not bifurcate the option from the host contract.
There are no significant adverse debt covenants under the Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds.
There are no significant adverse debt covenants or cross-default provisions related to the other short-term borrowings and long-term debt.