6-K 1 a53441928.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 JULY 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: July 14, 2023

List of materials

Documents attached hereto:
 
i) Press release:  Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from June 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on July 14, 2023

[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from June 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on July 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 June 30, 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)
 
Total
Total number of shares
repurchased as of the end of the
reporting month
Progress of the repurchase (%)
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.

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2.
Status of Disposition
(as of June 30, 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)
 
June 1
June 5
June 6
June 7
June 9
June 12
June 13
June 14
June 15
June 16
June 19
June 22
June 23
 
 
500
25,000
20,500
2,400
57,200
200
139,000
5,000
1,100
15,100
6,400
2,400
200
 
 
4,264,880
213,244,000
174,860,080
20,471,424
487,902,272
1,705,952
1,185,636,640
42,648,800
9,382,736
128,799,376
54,590,464
20,471,424
1,705,952
Total
275,000
2,345,684,000
Other (Treasury stock sold due to
requests for sale from shareholders
holding fractional shares)
 
 
 
Total
Total amount
275,000
2,345,684,000

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 June 30, 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
27,096,879
 

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