Sony Group (NYSE: SONY) CDO exercises 51,000 employee stock options

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Sony Group Corp Chief Digital Officer Tsuyoshi Kodera exercised employee stock options to acquire 51,000 shares of common stock. The options had an exercise price of $4.2100 per share, and following the transaction he directly owned 78,553 common shares.

The options related to an award granted on November 22, 2016, which became exercisable in three equal installments on November 22, 2017, 2018 and 2019 under an allocation agreement amended on May 21, 2026. After this exercise, the filing shows no remaining options from this grant.

Insider Trade Summary

51,000 shares exercised/converted

Mixed 2 txns

Insider Kodera Tsuyoshi

Role Chief Digital Officer (CDO)

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Exercise	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	51,000	$0.00	--
Exercise	Common Stock	51,000	$4.21	$215K

Holdings After Transaction: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) — 0 shares (Direct, null); Common Stock — 78,553 shares (Direct, null)

Footnotes (1)

1. For purposes of this Form 4, a conversion rate of USD $0.00625 for each JPY 1.00 was used. The allocation agreement, as amended on May 21, 2026, provides that the option to acquire common stock became exercisable in three equal installments on each of November 22, 2017, November 22, 2018 and November 22, 2019. The option was granted on November 22, 2016.

Key Figures

Options exercised: 51,000 shares Exercise price: $4.2100 per share Shares owned after exercise: 78,553 shares +4 more

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Options exercised 51,000 shares Employee stock options converted to common stock

Exercise price $4.2100 per share Employee stock option exercise price

Shares owned after exercise 78,553 shares Direct Sony common stock holding after transaction

Option grant date November 22, 2016 Original grant date of employee stock options

Vesting schedule dates November 22, 2017, 2018, 2019 Three equal vesting installments under allocation agreement

Option expiration November 21, 2026 Expiration date of employee stock option grant

FX conversion rate $0.00625 per JPY 1.00 Rate used to convert yen terms for this Form 4

Key Terms

Employee Stock Option (right to buy), derivative security, conversion rate, allocation agreement

4 terms

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) financial

"security_title: "Employee Stock Option (right to buy)""

derivative security financial

"transaction_code_description: "Exercise or conversion of derivative security""

A derivative security is a financial contract whose value comes from the price or performance of something else, such as a stock, bond, commodity, or market index. For investors it acts like an insurance policy or a wager: it can be used to protect against losses, lock in prices, or amplify gains and losses, so it can change a portfolio’s risk and potential return without owning the underlying asset directly.

conversion rate financial

"a conversion rate of USD $0.00625 for each JPY 1.00 was used"

Conversion rate is the proportion of items, people or contracts that take a desired action out of the total possible — for example the share of website visitors who make a purchase, or the number of convertible bonds that are exchanged for shares. Investors care because it measures how effectively a business or financial instrument turns opportunity into real outcomes, like sales or share issuance, which directly affects revenue, cash flow and ownership dilution.

allocation agreement financial

"The allocation agreement, as amended on May 21, 2026, provides that the option"

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Kodera Tsuyoshi

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1-7-1 KONAN, MINATO-KU

(Street)

TOKYO JAPAN 108-0075

(City) (State) (Zip)

JAPAN

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sony Group Corp [ SONY ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chief Digital Officer (CDO)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
[6758]

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/12/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	06/12/2026		M		51,000	A	$4.21(1)	78,553	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.21(1)	06/12/2026		M			51,000	(2)	11/21/2026	Common Stock	51,000	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. For purposes of this Form 4, a conversion rate of USD $0.00625 for each JPY 1.00 was used.

2. The allocation agreement, as amended on May 21, 2026, provides that the option to acquire common stock became exercisable in three equal installments on each of November 22, 2017, November 22, 2018 and November 22, 2019. The option was granted on November 22, 2016.

	/s/ Peter Kim as Attorney-in-Fact for Tsuyoshi Kodera	06/16/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

FAQ

What did Sony (SONY) executive Tsuyoshi Kodera report in this Form 4?

Tsuyoshi Kodera reported exercising employee stock options to acquire 51,000 Sony common shares. The transaction converted derivative options into directly held stock, increasing his direct ownership to 78,553 shares after the exercise was completed.

How many Sony (SONY) shares does Tsuyoshi Kodera hold after the reported transactions?

After exercising options, Tsuyoshi Kodera directly owns 78,553 Sony common shares. This figure reflects his position following the conversion of 51,000 employee stock options into common stock in the reported Form 4 transaction.

At what price were Tsuyoshi Kodera’s Sony (SONY) stock options exercised?

The employee stock options were exercised at an effective price of $4.2100 per Sony share. A footnote states a conversion rate of $0.00625 for each JPY 1.00 was used, linking the option terms to the company’s yen-based compensation structure.

What is the background of the Sony (SONY) stock options Tsuyoshi Kodera exercised?

The options were granted on November 22, 2016 under an allocation agreement. That agreement, amended on May 21, 2026, provided that the options vested in three equal installments on November 22 of 2017, 2018 and 2019 before being fully exercisable.

Did Tsuyoshi Kodera sell any Sony (SONY) shares in this Form 4 filing?

No share sales were reported in this filing. The disclosed transactions are coded as derivative exercises, meaning employee stock options were converted into Sony common shares, increasing his direct share ownership without any reported market disposition.

Are any Sony (SONY) stock options from this grant left after the exercise?

The filing shows that 51,000 employee stock options were exercised, leaving zero options from this specific grant. The derivative section lists 0.0000 options following the transaction, and the derivative summary does not show any remaining position.