Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
April 14 2023 - 10:21AM
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 APRIL 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,
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.
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SONY GROUP CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
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By: /s/ Hiroki Totoki
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(Signature)
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Hiroki Totoki
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President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
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Date: April 14, 2023
List of materials
Documents attached hereto:
i) Press release: Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from March 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023, filed with the Director
General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on April 14, 2023
[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from March 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023, filed with the Director General of the Kanto
Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on April 14, 2023]
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 at a meeting of the Board of Directors
(as of March 31, 2023)
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Number of Shares
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Total Amount (Yen)
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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）
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25,000,000
(Maximum)
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200,000,000,000
(Maximum)
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Repurchases during the reporting month
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(Date of repurchase)
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Total
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Total number of shares repurchased as of the end of the reporting month
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8,545,600
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89,118,477,800
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Progress of the repurchase (%)
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34.18
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44.56
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Note1 : |
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.
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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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(as of March 31, 2023)
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Number of Shares Disposed during the Reporting Month
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Total Amount of Disposition (Yen)
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Acquired treasury stock offered to subscribers
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Total
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Acquired treasury stock which was canceled
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―
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Total
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―
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―
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Acquired treasury stock transferred as a result of a merger, share exchange, partial share exchange or company split
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Total
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Other (Exercise of stock acquisition rights)
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(Date of disposition)
March 6
March 9
March 10
March 13
March 14
March 15
March 17
March 22
March 23
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1,800
800
2,100
123,500
300
10,300
4,500
10,900
5,900
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15,133,500
6,726,000
17,655,750
1,038,326,250
2,522,250
86,597,250
37,833,750
91,641,750
49,604,250
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Total
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160,100
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1,346,040,750
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Other (Treasury stock sold due to requests for sale from shareholders holding fractional shares)
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(Date of disposition)
March 8
March 10
March 14
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26
80
50
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218,595
672,600
420,375
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Total
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156
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1,311,570
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Total amount
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160,256
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1,347,352,320
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The book value of the disposed treasury stock is stated in the “Total Amount of Disposition (Yen)” column above.
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3.
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Status of Shares Held in Treasury
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(as of March 31, 2023)
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Status as of the end of the reporting month
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Number of Shares
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Total number of shares issued
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1,261,081,781
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Number of treasury stock
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26,584,221
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