6-K 1 a53359212.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 MARCH 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
 
Executive Deputy President and
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
Date: March 14, 2023

List of materials

Documents attached hereto:
 
i) Press release: Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from February 1, 2023 to February 28, 2023, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on March 14, 2023

[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from February 1, 2023 to February 28, 2023, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on March 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 at a meeting of the Board of Directors
(as of February 28, 2023)
 
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)
 
Total
Total number of shares repurchased as of the end of the reporting month
8,545,600
89,118,477,800
Progress of the repurchase (%)
34.18
44.56

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 February 28, 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)
 
February 1
February 6
February 7
February 8
February 10
February 13
February 14
February 15
February 16
February 17
February 20
February 22
February 24
February 28
 
 
1,800
600
63,100
1,100
12,900
229,700
4,100
3,200
15,800
2,500
11,400
12,900
6,500
1,500
 
 
15,132,204
5,044,068
530,467,818
9,247,458
108,447,462
1,931,037,366
34,467,798
26,901,696
132,827,124
21,016,950
95,837,292
108,447,462
54,644,070
12,610,170
Total
367,100
3,086,128,938
Other (Treasury stock sold due to requests for sale from shareholders holding fractional shares)
(Date of disposition)
 
February 2
February 7
February 10
February 13
February 15
February 16
February 17
 
 
80
80
120
34
55
80
80
 
 
672,542
672,542
1,008,814
285,831
462,373
672,542
672,542
Total
529
4,447,186
Total amount
367,629
3,090,576,124

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 February 28, 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
26,738,421


- EOF -

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