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,
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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 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.
(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 |
