Sony Group Corp 6-K, filed Jan 13, 2023
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2023-01-13
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Sony Group Corp filed this 6-K on January 13, 2023.
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 JANUARY 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,
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Form 20-F X
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Form 40-F __
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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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Executive Deputy President and
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Chief Financial Officer
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Date: January 13, 2023
List of materials
Documents attached hereto:
i) Press release: Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from December 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022,
filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on January 13, 2023
[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from December 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022,
filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on January 13, 2023]
Class of Shares: Common Stock
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1.
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Status of Repurchase
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(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 December 31, 2022)
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Number of Shares
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Total Amount (Yen)
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Resolution approved at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 10, 2022
(Period of Repurchase: May 11, 2022 to May 10, 2023）
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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)
December 6
December 7
December 8
December 9
December 12
December 13
December 14
December 16
December 19
December 20
December 21
December 22
December 23
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21,400
51,700
91,000
92,500
47,600
64,000
7,500
97,800
49,900
196,100
150,700
107,100
107,100
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234,845,500
565,574,000
967,917,500
1,004,681,500
518,477,500
700,540,500
82,424,500
1,065,629,000
536,217,000
2,037,092,500
1,542,806,000
1,096,910,500
1,088,484,000
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Total
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1,084,400
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11,441,600,000
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Total number of shares repurchased as of the end of the reporting month
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7,817,900
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81,441,364,800
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Progress of the repurchase (%)
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31.27
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40.72
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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 at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 10, 2022 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.
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Status of Disposition
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(as of December 31, 2022)
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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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―
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Total
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―
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―
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―
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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)
December 1
December 2
December 5
December 6
December 7
December 8
December 12
December 13
December 15
December 19
December 20
December 22
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300
1,700
3,600
8,500
400
1,100
6,900
120,700
2,300
3,000
2,200
2,100
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2,503,770
14,188,030
30,045,240
70,940,150
3,338,360
9,180,490
57,586,710
1,007,350,130
19,195,570
25,037,700
18,360,980
17,526,390
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Total
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152,800
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1,275,253,520
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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)
December 15
December 16
December 19
December 20
December 21
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80
98
594
220
60
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667,672
817,898
4,957,465
1,836,098
500,754
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Total
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1,052
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8,779,887
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Total amount
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153,852
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1,284,033,407
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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 December 31, 2022)
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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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26,391,450
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EOF