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 October 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: October 13, 2023
List of materials
Documents attached hereto:
i) Press release: Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from September 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023, filed with the
Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on October 13, 2023
[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from September 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023, filed with the Director General of the Kanto
Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on October 13, 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 September 30, 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)
September 1
September 4
September 5
September 8
September 11
September 12
September 13
September 14
September 21
September 22
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96,600
49,600
80,900
120,600
62,400
26,400
63,500
6,700
78,700
114,700
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1,207,336,000
618,881,000
1,004,793,000
1,496,999,500
777,220,500
329,045,500
791,290,000
83,663,000
974,671,000
1,400,118,000
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Total
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700,100
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8,684,017,500
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Total number of shares
repurchased as of the end of the
reporting month
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2,308,700
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28,430,690,500
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Progress of the repurchase (%)
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9.23
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14.22
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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.
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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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(as of September 30, 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)
September 4
September 5
September 6
September 7
September 8
September 11
September 12
September 13
September 15
September 19
September 20
September 21
September 22
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1,200
9,000
500
1,200
1,500
7,200
300
48,600
3,400
12,400
4,800
1,900
300
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10,600,752
79,505,640
4,416,980
10,600,752
13,250,940
63,604,512
2,650,188
429,330,456
30,035,464
109,541,104
42,403,008
16,784,524
2,650,188
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Total
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92,300
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815,374,508
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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)
September 8
September 11
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32
80
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282,687
706,717
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Total
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112
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989,404
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Total amount
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92,412
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816,363,912
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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 September 30, 2023)
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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28,444,887
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