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 September 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: September 14, 2023
List of materials
Documents attached hereto:
i) Press release: Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period
from August 1, 2023 to August 31, 2023, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on September 14, 2023
[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from August 1, 2023 to August 31, 2023,
filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on September 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 August 31, 2023)
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Number of Shares
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Total Amount
(Yen)
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Resolution approved by the Board
of Directors as of May 17, 2023
(Period of Repurchase: May 18,
2023 to May 17, 2024）
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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)
August 10
August 17
August 18
August 21
August 22
August 24
August 25
August 28
August 29
August 30
August 31
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797,300
34,300
52,800
21,800
4,000
114,800
126,800
104,200
94,900
94,900
162,800
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9,999,231,000
410,740,500
633,091,000
261,302,500
47,910,000
1,379,571,500
1,503,872,000
1,248,514,500
1,137,767,000
1,143,563,500
1,981,109,500
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Total
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1,608,600
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19,746,673,000
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Total number of shares
repurchased as of the end of the
reporting month
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1,608,600
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19,746,673,000
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Progress of the repurchase (%)
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6.43
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9.87
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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 August 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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Total
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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)
August 16
August 17
August 18
August 21
August 28
August 30
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32,800
141,800
43,800
400
13,700
400
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285,764,752
1,235,409,812
381,600,492
3,484,936
119,359,058
3,484,936
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Total
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232,900
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2,029,103,986
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Other (Acquired treasury stock
disposed as restricted stock
compensation)
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Total
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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)
August 21
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80
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696,987
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Total
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80
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696,987
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Total amount
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232,980
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2,029,800,973
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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 August 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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27,835,402
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