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 DECEMBER 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: December 14, 2023
List of materials
Documents attached hereto:
i) Press release: Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from November 1, 2023 to November 30, 2023,
filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on December 14, 2023
[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from November 1, 2023 to November 30, 2023,
filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on December 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 November 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)
November 21
November 22
November 24
November 27
November 28
November 29
November 30
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74,700
6,600
72,600
80,400
72,000
71,900
79,900
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963,856,500
85,440,500
934,318,500
1,037,958,500
925,377,000
917,710,000
1,017,156,500
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Total
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458,100
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5,881,817,500
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Total number of shares repurchased as of the end of the reporting month
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4,598,000
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56,815,224,000
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Progress of the repurchase (%)
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18.39
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28.41
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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 November 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)
November 1
November 2
November 7
November 8
November 9
November 14
November 15
November 16
November 17
November 20
November 21
November 22
November 24
November 27
November 28
November 29
November 30
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300
400
10,700
5,800
500
120,800
15,400
20,000
100
10,400
1,200
4,000
700
8,600
30,100
200
1,600
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2,724,567
3,632,756
97,176,223
52,674,962
4,540,945
1,097,092,312
139,861,106
181,637,800
908,189
94,451,656
10,898,268
36,327,560
6,357,323
78,104,254
273,364,889
1,816,378
14,531,024
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Total
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230,800
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2,096,100,212
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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)
November 22
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50
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454,095
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Total
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50
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454,095
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Total amount
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230,850
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2,096,554,307
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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 November 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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30,486,880
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