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Sony Group Corp 6-K, filed Nov 15, 2021

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6-K 2021-11-15 For: 2021-11-15
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Sony Group Corp filed this 6-K on November 15, 2021.

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 2021

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,

Form 20-F  X 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.

SONY GROUP CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:  /s/  Hiroki Totoki
(Signature)
Hiroki Totoki
Executive Deputy President and
Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 15, 2021

List of materials

Documents attached hereto:

i) Press release: Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from October 1, 2021 to October 31, 2021, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on November 15, 2021


[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from October 1, 2021 to October 31, 2021, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on November 15, 2021]

Class of Shares: Common Stock

1. Status of Repurchase

(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 at a meeting of the Board of Directors

(as of October 31, 2021)

Number of Shares Total Amount<br><br> <br>(Yen)
Resolution approved at the<br><br> <br>meeting of the Board of Directors<br><br> <br>held on April 28, 2021<br><br> <br>(Period of Repurchase: April 30,<br><br> <br>2021 to April 28, 2022) 25,000,000<br><br> <br>(Maximum) 200,000,000,000<br><br> (Maximum)
Repurchases during the reporting<br><br> <br>month (Date of repurchase)<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>October 1<br><br> <br>October 4<br><br> <br>October 5<br><br> <br>October 6<br><br> <br>October 7<br><br> <br>October 8<br><br> <br>October 11<br><br> <br>October 12<br><br> <br>October 13<br><br> <br>October 14<br><br> <br>October 15<br><br> <br>October 18<br><br> <br>October 19<br><br> <br>October 20<br><br> <br>October 21<br><br> <br>October 22<br><br> <br>October 25<br><br> <br>October 26<br><br> <br>October 27 60,000<br><br> <br>51,400<br><br> <br>49,800<br><br> <br>58,500<br><br> <br>36,800<br><br> <br>43,800<br><br> <br>51,000<br><br> <br>49,200<br><br> <br>42,600<br><br> <br>39,200<br><br> <br>60,700<br><br> <br>40,500<br><br> <br>33,400<br><br> <br>49,200<br><br> <br>35,100<br><br> <br>29,400<br><br> <br>56,400<br><br> <br>65,900<br><br> <br>50,500 728,847,000<br><br> <br>619,281,500<br><br> <br>586,186,500<br><br> <br>685,470,000<br><br> <br>430,202,500<br><br> <br>520,486,000<br><br> <br>625,768,000<br><br> <br>608,807,500<br><br> <br>524,238,000<br><br> <br>489,425,500<br><br> <br>779,343,500<br><br> <br>514,117,500<br><br> <br>425,591,500<br><br> <br>631,872,000<br><br> <br>446,203,500<br><br> <br>375,038,500<br><br> <br>732,682,000<br><br> <br>878,417,000<br><br> <br>662,451,000
Total ― 903,400 11,264,429,000
Total number of shares<br><br> <br>repurchased as of the end of the<br><br> <br>reporting month 2,880,500 32,605,933,700
Progress of the repurchase (%) 11.52 16.30

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 at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on April 28, 2021 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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2. Status of Disposition

(as of October 31, 2021)

Number of Shares Disposed during<br><br> <br>the Reporting Month Total Amount of<br><br> <br>Disposition (Yen)
Acquired treasury stock offered to<br><br> <br>subscribers ― ― ―
Total ― ― ―
Acquired treasury stock which was<br><br> <br>canceled ― ― ―
Total ― ― ―
Acquired treasury stock transferred<br><br> <br>as a result of a merger, share<br><br> <br>exchange, partial share exchange or<br><br> <br>company split ― ― ―
Total ― ― ―
Other (Exercise of stock acquisition<br><br> <br>rights (including the exercise of<br><br> <br>stock acquisition rights of the 130%<br><br> <br>callable unsecured convertible<br><br> <br>bonds with stock acquisition rights<br><br> <br>(6th series))) (Date of disposition)<br><br> <br><br><br> <br>October 1<br><br> <br>October 4<br><br> <br>October 6<br><br> <br>October 8<br><br> <br>October 11<br><br> <br>October 12<br><br> <br>October 14<br><br> <br>October 15<br><br> <br>October 18<br><br> <br>October 19<br><br> <br>October 20<br><br> <br>October 21<br><br> <br>October 25<br><br> <br>October 27<br><br> <br>October 28<br><br> <br>October 29 201<br><br> <br>1,500<br><br> <br>603<br><br> <br>201<br><br> <br>800<br><br> <br>40,851<br><br> <br>1,702<br><br> <br>700<br><br> <br>34,210<br><br> <br>201<br><br> <br>1,104<br><br> <br>10,061<br><br> <br>1,300<br><br> <br>275,094<br><br> <br>1,200<br><br> <br>601 1,286,398<br><br> <br>9,599,985<br><br> <br>3,859,194<br><br> <br>1,286,398<br><br> <br>5,119,992<br><br> <br>261,445,991<br><br> <br>10,892,783<br><br> <br>4,479,993<br><br> <br>218,943,658<br><br> <br>1,286,398<br><br> <br>7,065,589<br><br> <br>64,390,299<br><br> <br>8,319,987<br><br> <br>1,760,598,849<br><br> <br>7,679,988<br><br> <br>3,846,395
Total ― 370,329 2,370,101,897
Total amount 370,329 2,370,101,897

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3. Status of Shares Held in Treasury

(as of October 31, 2021)

Status as of the end of the reporting month Number of Shares
Total number of shares issued 1,261,058,781
Number of treasury stock 21,329,955

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