Form 6-K - Report of foreign issuer [Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16]
August 09 2024 - 9:19AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 July 2024
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,
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.
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SONY GROUP CORPORATION
(Registrant)
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By: |
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/s/ Hiroki Totoki |
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(Signature) |
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Hiroki Totoki |
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President, Chief Operating Officer and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Date:
August 9, 2024
List
of Materials
Documents
attached hereto:
i) Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from July 1,
2024 to July 31, 2024, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on August 9, 2024
[This is a translation of the Share Buyback
Report for the period from July 1, 2024 to July 31, 2024, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION
on August 9, 2024]
Class of Shares: Common Stock
(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 July 31, 2024)
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Number of Shares |
Total Amount (Yen) |
Resolution approved at
the meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 14, 2024
(Period of Repurchase: May 15, 2024 to May 14, 2025) |
30,000,000
(Maximum) |
250,000,000,000
(Maximum) |
Repurchases during the reporting month |
(Date of repurchase)
July 1
July 2
July 3
July 4
July 5
July 8
July 9
July 10
July 11
July 12
July 18
July 19
July 22
July 23
July 24
July 25
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163,700
194,700
147,600
152,600
92,400
156,500
343,400
293,200
354,700
275,500
207,900
109,400
124,900
116,700
102,000
265,500
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2,251,763,498
2,705,316,002
2,048,986,993
2,126,026,496
1,288,513,500
2,186,357,505
4,976,217,504
4,337,885,995
5,451,317,013
4,183,648,999
3,074,503,994
1,594,353,502
1,809,994,495
1,674,478,504
1,453,181,505
3,586,077,489
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July 26
July 29
July 30
July 31 |
168,200
190,500
160,500
141,300 |
2,232,440,504
2,538,224,990
2,180,820,007
1,899,328,996 |
Total |
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3,761,200 |
53,599,437,491 |
Total number of shares repurchased as of the end of the reporting month |
7,116,100 |
97,331,130,991 |
Progress of the repurchase (%) |
23.72 |
38.93 |
| 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 14, 2024 that the
method of repurchase is expected to be an open market purchase through the Tokyo Stock Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract. |
| Note 3: | Sony Group Corporation also approved at the same meeting of the Board
of Directors held on May 14, 2024 a stock split. The total number of shares for repurchase after the effective date of the stock split
(October 1, 2024) will be 150 million shares (maximum). |
(as of July 31, 2024)
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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)
July 1
July 2
July 3
July 4
July 9
July 10
July 11
July 12
July 16
July 17
July 18
July 19
July 22
July 26 |
5,200
300
100
3,600
5,700
300
4,200
11,000
1,200
5,600
13,000
3,500
4,300
3,800 |
56,611,204
3,266,031
1,088,677
39,192,372
62,054,589
3,266,031
45,724,434
119,754,470
13,064,124
60,965,912
141,528,010
38,103,695
46,813,111
41,369,726 |
Total |
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61,800 |
672,802,386 |
Other (Acquired treasury stock disposed as restricted stock compensation) |
— |
— |
— |
Total |
— |
— |
— |
Other (Treasury stock sold due to requests for sale from shareholders holding fractional shares) |
— |
— |
— |
Total |
— |
— |
— |
Total amount |
61,800 |
672,802,386 |
| 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 July 31, 2024)
Status
as of the end of the reporting month |
Number
of Shares |
Total
number of shares issued |
1,248,619,589 |
Number
of treasury stock |
34,570,889 |
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