0001387131-21-006929.txt : 20210628 0001387131-21-006929.hdr.sgml : 20210628 20210628154304 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001387131-21-006929 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20210628 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210628 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210628 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: 211053119 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 sony-6k_062821.htm CURRENT REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

 

 

 

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 June 2021

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  ☒   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  ☒

 

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: June 28, 2021

 

   
 

 

 

List of materials

 

Documents attached hereto:

 

i) Translation of the Extraordinary Report (Rinji Houkokusho) filed with the Director-General of the Kanto Financial Bureau in Japan by Sony Group Corporation on June 28, 2021

 

   
 

 

 

 

 

 

Extraordinary Report

June 28, 2021

 

 

(TRANSLATION)

 

 

 

 

Sony Group Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
 

 

 

Note for readers of this English translation

On June 28, 2021, Sony Group Corporation (the “Corporation”) filed its Japanese-language Extraordinary Report (Rinji Houkokusho) (the “Report”) with the Director-General of the Kanto Financial Bureau in Japan in connection with the Corporation’s shareholders’ voting results for proposals acted upon at the 104th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 22, 2021 pursuant to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan. This document is an English translation of the Report in its entirety.

 

 

 

1.Reason for submitting the Extraordinary Report

 

Given that resolutions were made for the PROPOSALS TO BE ACTED UPON at the 104th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 22, 2021 (the “Meeting”), Sony Group Corporation (the “Corporation”) submits this Extraordinary Report under the provisions of Article 24-5, Paragraph 4, of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan and Article 19, Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2, Item 9-2, of the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Disclosure of Corporate Information, etc.

 

2.Matters reported

 

(1) Date when the Meeting was held: June 22, 2021

 

(2) Proposals acted upon

 

Proposal 1: To elect 11 Directors.

Kenichiro Yoshida, Hiroki Totoki, Shuzo Sumi, Tim Schaaff, Toshiko Oka,

Sakie Akiyama, Wendy Becker, Yoshihiko Hatanaka, Adam Crozier,

Keiko Kishigami and Joseph A. Kraft Jr. were elected as directors of the Corporation.

 

Proposal 2: To issue Stock Acquisition Rights for the purpose of granting stock options.

 

(3) Number of voting rights concerning the indication of “for,” “against” or “abstention” for each proposal; requirements for approving the proposals; and results of resolutions

 

1) Total number of voting rights

  Number of shareholders with voting rights 333,344
  Number of voting rights 12,373,888

 

 

2) The number of shareholders who have exercised their voting rights

  Number of shareholders who have exercised their voting rights 95,649
  (Number of shareholders present at the Meeting 175 )
  Number of voting rights exercised 9,953,204 [Exercise Ratio 80.4%]
  (Number of voting rights of the shareholders present at the Meeting 125,645 [Exercise Ratio 1.0%] )

 

 

 

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(Voting right)

Proposal For Against Abstention Ratio of favorable votes Results
Proposal 1  
Kenichiro Yoshida 9,814,305 105,458 31,595 98% Approved
Hiroki Totoki 9,833,778 103,336 14,242 98% Approved
Shuzo Sumi 9,821,113 97,833 32,411 98% Approved
Tim Schaaff 9,831,794 87,173 32,390 98% Approved
Toshiko Oka 9,848,916 88,680 13,762 98% Approved
Sakie Akiyama 9,810,540 127,042 13,772 98% Approved
Wendy Becker 9,854,386 83,219 13,753 99% Approved
Yoshihiko Hatanaka 9,850,872 86,074 14,411 98% Approved
Adam Crozier 9,614,484 322,467 14,404 96% Approved
Keiko Kishigami 9,855,532 82,054 13,772 99% Approved
Joseph A. Kraft Jr. 9,854,731 82,211 14,415 99% Approved
Proposal 2 9,446,363 488,123 17,317 94% Approved

Notes:

1.Requirements for the approval of each proposal are as follows:

 

  1) The resolution for Proposal 1 shall be adopted by a simple majority of the voting rights held by the shareholders present and voting at the Meeting (including postal and electronic voting) in a vote of shareholders holding in aggregate one-third (1/3) or more of the total number of voting rights.
  2) The resolution for Proposal 2 shall be adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the voting rights held by the shareholders present and voting at the Meeting (including postal and electronic voting) in a vote of shareholders holding in aggregate one-third (1/3) or more of the total number of voting rights.

2.The denominator of the “Ratio of favorable votes” was calculated by adding the number of voting rights held by the present and voting shareholders at the Meeting.

 

(4) Reason why a portion of the voting rights held by the shareholders present at the Meeting was not added to the number of voting rights:

 

The required majority approval for each proposal was met by aggregating the votes exercised prior to the Meeting and votes of shareholders present at the Meeting of which the Corporation was able to confirm the indication as to each proposal. Therefore, of the voting rights held by shareholders present at the Meeting, the number of voting rights concerning the indication of “for,” “against” or “abstention” as to each proposal of which the Corporation was not able to verify was not tallied, except as explained in Note 2 to the table of 2.(3) 2) above.

 

 

 

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