Sony (NYSE: SONY) nears completion of ¥250B Tokyo share repurchases

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Sony Group Corporation reports detailed progress on its ongoing share buyback programs for common stock through March 31, 2026. Under a Board resolution from February 26, 2026, it repurchased 33,585,600 shares in March for ¥112,944,325,662, bringing cumulative repurchases under that authorization to 70,793,900 shares for ¥249,999,854,281, or 78.66% of the maximum share count and 100.00% of the maximum yen amount.

An earlier May 14, 2025 resolution authorized up to 100,000,000 shares and ¥250,000,000,000, under which Sony has bought back 63,156,800 shares for ¥249,999,876,533, reaching 63.16% of the share limit and 100.00% of the yen limit. The buybacks are executed as open‑market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract.

During March, Sony also disposed of treasury stock mainly through exercise of stock acquisition rights, totaling 707,300 shares for ¥2,196,895,019, plus a small sale of 80 fractional-share holdings. As of March 31, 2026, Sony had 6,149,810,645 shares issued and 242,143,391 shares held as treasury stock.

Key Figures

March 2026 repurchases (shares): 33,585,600 shares March 2026 repurchases (amount): ¥112,944,325,662 Cumulative repurchases under Feb 26, 2026 resolution: 70,793,900 shares; ¥249,999,854,281 +4 more

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March 2026 repurchases (shares) 33,585,600 shares Repurchases during March 2026 under February 26, 2026 authorization

March 2026 repurchases (amount) ¥112,944,325,662 Total yen for March 2026 repurchases under February 26, 2026 authorization

Cumulative repurchases under Feb 26, 2026 resolution 70,793,900 shares; ¥249,999,854,281 As of March 31, 2026; 78.66% of shares, 100.00% of yen limit

Cumulative repurchases under May 14, 2025 resolution 63,156,800 shares; ¥249,999,876,533 As of March 31, 2026; 63.16% of shares, 100.00% of yen limit

Treasury stock disposed via option exercises 707,300 shares; ¥2,196,895,019 Other disposition (exercise of stock acquisition rights) during March 2026

Total shares issued 6,149,810,645 shares Status as of March 31, 2026

Treasury stock balance 242,143,391 shares Treasury stock as of March 31, 2026

Key Terms

treasury stock, restricted stock compensation, Restricted Stock Units plan, discretionary trading contract, +1 more

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treasury stock financial

"Number of treasury stock | 242,143,391"

Treasury stock is shares that a company has bought back from the public and kept in its own control rather than retiring them. Think of it like a company holding its own tickets in a drawer: those shares no longer vote or receive dividends while held, but the company can reissue or retire them later; this reduces the number of shares available to outside investors and can boost per‑share earnings and influence ownership and stock price.

restricted stock compensation financial

"Other (Acquired treasury stock disposed as restricted stock compensation)"

Restricted Stock Units plan financial

"Other (Treasury stock delivered under Restricted Stock Units plan)"

discretionary trading contract financial

"based on a discretionary trading contract"

share buyback financial

"translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from March 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026"

A share buyback is when a company uses its cash to purchase its own stock from the market, which reduces the number of shares available to other investors. Think of it like a bakery buying back some of its own cookies so the remaining cookies are a bigger slice of the business; buybacks can raise per-share earnings and ownership stakes and signal management’s confidence, but they also use cash that could have been spent on growth or dividends.

Form 6-K: How Foreign Companies Report to the SEC →

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 April 2026

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 ¨

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/ Lin Tao
		(Signature)
	Lin Tao
	Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 14, 2026

List of Materials

Documents attached hereto:

Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from March 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on April 14, 2026

[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from March 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on April 14, 2026]

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 by the Board of Directors

(as of March 31, 2026)

	Number of Shares		Total Amount (Yen)
Resolution approved at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 14, 2025 (Period of Repurchase: May 15, 2025 to May 14, 2026）	100,000,000 (Maximum)		250,000,000,000 (Maximum)
Repurchases during the reporting month	(Date of repurchase)	―	―
Total	―	―	―
Total number of shares repurchased as of the end of the reporting month	63,156,800		249,999,876,533
Progress of the repurchase (%)	63.16		100.00

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 by the Board of Directors as of May 14, 2025 that the method of repurchase is expected to be an open market purchase through the Tokyo Stock Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract.

Note 3: The repurchase pursuant to the resolution approved at the Board of Directors meeting held on May 14, 2025 was concluded by the repurchase on October 27, 2025.

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	Number of Shares		Total Amount (Yen)
Resolution approved at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on February 26, 2026 (Period of Repurchase: November 12, 2025 to May 14, 2026）	90,000,000 (Maximum)		250,000,000,000 (Maximum)
Repurchases during the reporting month	(Date of repurchase) March 2 March 3 March 4 March 5 March 6 March 9 March 10 March 11 March 12 March 13 March 16 March 17 March 18 March 19 March 23 March 24	1,502,200 2,907,800 2,920,300 2,572,900 1,773,000 2,229,600 2,318,600 1,769,900 961,400 1,933,800 1,365,300 2,030,100 3,056,500 2,351,900 1,906,500 1,985,800	5,369,917,945 9,903,636,183 9,956,506,739 8,753,176,640 6,102,429,659 7,333,163,764 7,856,692,493 6,117,634,925 3,293,835,523 6,618,363,010 4,656,131,058 6,763,616,161 9,999,785,999 7,728,399,610 6,111,483,072 6,379,552,881
Total	―	33,585,600	112,944,325,662
Total number of shares repurchased as of the end of the reporting month	70,793,900		249,999,854,281
Progress of the repurchase (%)	78.66		100.00

	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 by the Board of Directors as of November 11, 2025 that the method of repurchase is expected to be an open market purchase through the Tokyo Stock Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract.
	Note 3:	It was resolved by the Board of Directors as of November 11, 2025 that the repurchase of shares (up to 35 million total number of shares for repurchase and up to 100 billion yen total purchase amount for repurchase of shares) be conducted by an open market purchase through the Tokyo Stock Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract. Subsequently, it was resolved by the Board of Directors as of February 5, 2026 and February 26, 2026 that the expansion of the facility for repurchase (up to 90 million revised total number of shares for repurchase and 250 billion yen revised total purchase amount for repurchase of shares) be conducted. The “Progress of the repurchase (%)” is calculated based on the total number of shares for repurchase and total purchase amount for repurchase of shares after the expansion of the facility for repurchase.
	Note 4:	The repurchase pursuant to the resolutions approved by the Board of Directors as of November 11, 2025, February 5, 2026 and February 26, 2026 was concluded by the repurchase on March 24, 2026.

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2. Status of Disposition

(as of March 31, 2026)

	Number of Shares Disposed during the Reporting Month		Total Amount of Disposition (Yen)
Acquired treasury stock offered to subscribers	―	―	―
Total	―	―	―
Acquired treasury stock which was canceled	―	―	―
Total	―	―	―
Acquired treasury stock transferred as a result of a merger, share exchange, partial share exchange or company split	―	―	―
Total	―	―	―
Other (Exercise of stock acquisition rights)	(Date of disposition) March 2 March 3 March 4 March 5 March 6 March 9 March 10 March 11 March 12 March 13 March 16 March 19 March 27	6,500 3,000 6,000 45,000 2,500 18,000 175,300 6,000 29,500 379,000 12,000 7,000 17,500	20,189,195 9,318,090 18,636,180 139,771,350 7,765,075 55,908,540 544,487,059 18,636,180 91,627,885 1,177,185,370 37,272,360 21,742,210 54,355,525
Total	―	707,300	2,196,895,019
Other (Acquired treasury stock disposed as restricted stock compensation)	―	―	―
Total	―	―	―
Other (Treasury stock delivered under Restricted Stock Units plan)	―	―	―
Total	―	―	―
Other (Treasury stock sold due to requests for sale from shareholders holding fractional shares)	(Date of disposition) March 12	80	248,482
Total	―	80	248,482
Total amount	707,380		2,197,143,501

Note: The book value of the disposed treasury stock is stated in the “Total Amount of Disposition (Yen)” column above.

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3. Status of Shares Held in Treasury

(as of March 31, 2026)

Status as of the end of the reporting month	Number of Shares
Total number of shares issued	6,149,810,645
Number of treasury stock	242,143,391

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FAQ

What share buyback programs does SONY report in this 6-K?

Sony reports two Board-authorized buyback programs, each allowing up to 250 billion yen in purchases. One authorizes up to 100 million shares, the other up to 90 million shares, both executed via open market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

How many SONY shares were repurchased in March 2026?

In March 2026, Sony repurchased 33,585,600 common shares. These open market transactions on multiple trade dates totaled 112,944,325,662 yen under the February 26, 2026 Board authorization for its ongoing share buyback program.

What is the cumulative progress of SONY’s February 2026 buyback authorization?

Under the February 26, 2026 authorization, Sony has repurchased 70,793,900 shares for 249,999,854,281 yen. This represents 78.66% of the approved maximum share count and 100.00% of the approved maximum yen amount for that specific program.

How far along is SONY’s May 2025 share repurchase authorization?

Under the May 14, 2025 authorization, Sony has repurchased 63,156,800 shares for 249,999,876,533 yen. That corresponds to 63.16% of the maximum authorized share amount and 100.00% of the authorized yen limit of 250 billion yen.

How much SONY treasury stock was disposed of in March 2026?

Sony disposed of 707,380 treasury shares in March 2026. This consisted mainly of 707,300 shares delivered upon exercise of stock acquisition rights and 80 shares sold to satisfy requests from shareholders holding fractional shares, for total proceeds of 2,197,143,501 yen.

What are SONY’s total issued and treasury shares after these transactions?

As of March 31, 2026, Sony had 6,149,810,645 total shares issued. Within this, 242,143,391 shares were held as treasury stock, reflecting the cumulative impact of its buyback programs and subsequent treasury share dispositions during the reporting period.