Form 6-K - Report of foreign issuer [Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16]
November 06 2024 - 12:11PM
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 November 2024
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,
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
(Registrant)
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By: |
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/s/ Hiroki Totoki |
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(Signature) |
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Hiroki Totoki |
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President, Chief Operating Officer and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Date:
November 6, 2024
List
of Materials
Documents
attached hereto:
Notice Regarding the Status of Repurchase of
Shares of Common Stock
November 6, 2024
Sony Group Corporation
Notice Regarding the Status of Repurchase of
Shares of Common Stock
(Repurchase of Shares Under the Provision of
Sony’s Articles of Incorporation Pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act)
Sony Group Corporation (“Sony”) announced today the status
of the repurchase of shares of its own common stock pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act of Japan and Article 34
of Sony’s Articles of Incorporation, which was approved at the meeting of its Board of Directors held on May 14, 2024, as follows.
| 1. Class of shares repurchased: |
Common stock of Sony |
| 2. Total number of shares repurchased: |
15,408,400 shares |
| 3. Total purchase price for repurchased shares: |
42,560,394,831 yen |
| 4. Period of repurchase: |
October 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024 |
| 5. Method of repurchase: |
Open market purchase through the Tokyo Stock Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract |
(For reference)
| 1. | Details of resolution approved at the Board of Directors meeting held on May 14, 2024 |
| (1) |
Class of shares to be repurchased |
Common stock of Sony |
| (2) |
Total number of shares to be repurchased*1 |
30 million shares（maximum）
(2.46% of total number of shares issued and outstanding (excluding treasury stock)) |
| (3) |
Total purchase price for repurchase of shares |
250 billion yen（maximum） |
| (4) |
Period of repurchase |
May 15, 2024 to May 14, 2025 |
| (5) |
Method of repurchase |
Expected open market purchase through the Tokyo Stock Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract |
*1 As described in the
“Notice Regarding a Stock Split and Partial Amendment to Articles of Incorporation” released on May 14, 2024, Sony conducted
a stock split with an effective date of October 1, 2024. The total number of shares for repurchase shown in (2) above after the effective
date of the stock split (October 1, 2024) has been changed from 30 million shares (maximum) to 150 million shares (maximum).
| 2. | Total number and purchase price of shares repurchased pursuant to the above-mentioned resolution of its Board of Directors (as of
October 31, 2024) |
| (1) |
Total number of shares repurchased*2 |
88,756,400 shares |
| (2) |
Total purchase price for repurchased shares |
237,071,055,777 yen |
*2 The total number of
shares repurchased shown in (1) above indicates the number of shares after the stock split including shares repurchased prior to the effective
date of the stock split (October 1, 2024).
End of document
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