Sony Group Corporation decided to grant two awards of restricted stock units (RSUs), with the grant scheduled for November 25, 2026. One award covers RSUs corresponding to up to 265,270 shares for 13 directors, other officers and employees of subsidiaries. The other covers RSUs corresponding to up to 6,149,818 shares for 4,176 employees, directors and other officers of Sony Group Corporation and its subsidiaries.
Both awards are subject to recipients maintaining a qualifying position or employment with a Group Company through the applicable vesting dates. The 13-recipient award vests after the third anniversary of grant; the 4,176-recipient award vests in thirds after the first and second anniversaries, with the remaining units vesting after the third. Sony states it will deliver shares after vesting by transferring treasury shares and will file a Form S-8 registration statement for delivery of shares under the plan.
Sony Group Corporation decided to grant Performance Share Units (PSUs) to 18 corporate officers and employees and directors and other officers of subsidiaries. The awards total 622,360 units, corresponding to up to 1,244,720 common shares if performance conditions reach 200%. The total includes 404,930 units for six corporate officers and other officers, 15,140 units for four employees, and 202,290 units for eight subsidiary directors and other officers.
Performance-based vesting is measured over a three-fiscal-year period and ranges from 0% to 200%, with conditions including Total Shareholder Return. Generally, recipients must remain in a covered role or employment through the period’s final day; separate rules apply to death or certain approved departures. After vesting, Sony Group will promptly deliver shares by transferring treasury shares through contribution in kind of monetary compensation receivables. The plan also provides for unvested PSUs to be extinguished in specified circumstances.
Sony Group Corp resolved to introduce a performance share unit (PSU) plan for directors (excluding outside directors), officers and employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, with common shares delivered after vesting. The company plans to transition from stock options using stock acquisition rights to PSUs while continuing restricted stock unit grants. The number of shares will be based on granted units and performance achievement of 0%-200% against conditions including Total Shareholder Return over a three-year evaluation period. In principle, recipients must continue to hold a qualifying position at Sony Group or a related company throughout that period.
Sony Group Corp. repurchased 6,892,400 common shares during September 2026 for ¥26,005,851,887. Cumulative repurchases under the board-approved program reached 74,473,700 shares, totaling ¥263,357,992,192, as of September 30, 2026. The May 8, 2026 board resolution authorized repurchases of up to 230,000,000 shares and ¥500,000,000,000 between May 11, 2026 and May 10, 2027; progress was 32.38% by shares and 52.67% by amount. Repurchases are expected to be open-market purchases through the Tokyo Stock Exchange under a discretionary trading contract.
Sony Group Corporation repurchased 6,892,400 common shares from September 1 to September 30, 2026, for a total purchase amount of 26,005,851,887 yen. The purchases were made on the open market through the Tokyo Stock Exchange under a discretionary trading contract.
The board-approved program permits repurchases of up to 230 million shares, stated as 3.89% of shares issued and outstanding excluding treasury stock, and up to 500 billion yen. Its authorized period runs from May 11, 2026, to May 10, 2027. A separate reference table lists total repurchases of 74,473,700 shares and a total purchase amount of 263,357,992,192 yen.
Sony Group Corp (SONY) reported that Chief People Officer Yasuhiro Ito sold 9,000 shares of common stock on September 16, 2026 at $24.29 per share in a market transaction. After this sale, he directly holds 6,489 shares. The sale was effected under a Japanese pre-established trading plan and uses a $0.00645 per JPY 1.00 conversion rate for U.S. dollar amounts.
Sony Group Corp (SONY) reported that Chief People Officer Yasuhiro Ito exercised employee stock options for 9,000 shares of common stock on September 11, 2026 at an exercise price of $8.35 per share. The option exercise increased his directly held common shares to 15,489 and reduced his related option position to 4,000 options at $8.35 per share, which expire on October 30, 2028. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported, and the options had become exercisable in three equal installments between October 2020 and November 2021 from a grant originally made on November 20, 2018.
Sony Group Corp (SONY) reports on its share repurchase and treasury stock activity for August 2026 under a Board authorization approved on May 8, 2026 to buy back up to 230,000,000 shares or ¥500,000,000,000 from May 11, 2026 to May 10, 2027. During August, Sony repurchased 11,613,200 shares of common stock for a total of ¥43,476,052,881. Cumulatively, it has bought back 67,581,300 shares for ¥237,352,140,305, representing 29.38% of the share cap and 47.47% of the yen cap. As of August 31, 2026, total shares issued were 5,965,316,326 and treasury stock was 119,983,217 shares. In August, Sony also disposed of treasury stock mainly through exercise of stock acquisition rights (broadly 1,999,500 shares) and delivery under Restricted Stock Units (about 1,141,194 shares), totaling 3,140,694 shares disposed for ¥10,308,731,323.
Sony Group Corporation (SONY) reports progress on its share repurchase program authorized by the Board on May 8, 2026 under Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act of Japan and Sony’s Articles of Incorporation. From August 1 to August 31, 2026, Sony repurchased 11,613,200 common shares for a total of 43,476,052,881 yen via open market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under a discretionary trading contract. Cumulatively under this authorization, Sony has repurchased 67,581,300 shares for 237,352,140,305 yen, against a maximum approved capacity of 230 million shares and 500 billion yen through May 10, 2027.
Sony Group Corp (SONY) reported that Business CEO in charge of Imaging & Sensing Solutions Business, Shinji Sashida, exercised employee stock options on August 17, 2026. He converted options into 7,000 shares of common stock (3,000 at an exercise price of $8.42 and 4,000 at $11.61 per share), all held directly. No sales were reported, and the filing notes a USD/JPY conversion rate of $0.00628 for price translation. The Rule 10b5-1 trading plan box was not checked.