Sony Group sets final terms for 2.98M stock-option shares
Sony Group Corporation has finalized the terms of two new stock option programs by issuing Fifty-Third and Fifty-Fourth Series stock acquisition rights to executives, directors and employees of the company and its subsidiaries.
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Sony Group Corporation has finalized the terms of two new stock option programs by issuing Fifty-Third and Fifty-Fourth Series stock acquisition rights to executives, directors and employees of the company and its subsidiaries. The Fifty-Third Series covers 20,387 rights, each for 100 shares, for a total of 2,038,700 common shares, with an issue price of 138,600 yen per right and an exercise price of 451,200 yen per right (4,512 yen per share). The Fifty-Fourth Series covers 9,383 rights, each for 100 shares, for a total of 938,300 common shares, with an issue price of 897 U.S. dollars per right and an exercise price of 2,888 U.S. dollars per right (28.88 dollars per share). The amounts due for the rights will be settled by offset against remuneration claims granted to participants, so no cash payment is required from them on the allotment date, subject to signing allocation agreements.
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What did SONY announce in this Form 6-K about stock options?
Sony Group Corporation announced the final terms of its Fifty-Third and Fifty-Fourth Series stock acquisition rights, which are stock options granted to executives, directors and employees of the company and its subsidiaries.
Who is eligible to receive SONY's Fifty-Third Series stock acquisition rights?
The Fifty-Third Series rights are allocated to corporate executive officers and employees of Sony Group Corporation and to directors, officers and employees of its subsidiaries, totaling 171 participants and 20,387 rights.
What are the issue and exercise prices for SONY's Fifty-Third Series stock acquisition rights?
For the Fifty-Third Series, the amount to be paid is 138,600 yen per right (1,386 yen per share), and the amount of assets contributed upon exercise is 451,200 yen per right, which equals 4,512 yen per share as the exercise price.
What are the financial terms of SONY's Fifty-Fourth Series stock acquisition rights?
For the Fifty-Fourth Series, the amount to be paid is 897 U.S. dollars per right (8.97 U.S. dollars per share), and the amount of assets contributed upon exercise is 2,888 U.S. dollars per right, or 28.88 dollars per share as the exercise price.
Do SONY employees pay cash up front for these stock acquisition rights?
No, the amount to be paid for the stock acquisition rights is offset against remuneration claims granted by Sony or its subsidiaries and assumed by Sony, so participants do not make a monetary payment on the allotment date, provided they enter into allocation agreements.
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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 2025
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: November 25, 2025
List of Materials
Documents attached hereto:
Determination of Final Terms of Stock Acquisition Rights for the Purpose of Granting Stock Options
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan
News & Information
November 25, 2025
Determination of Final Terms of Stock Acquisition Rights
for the Purpose of Granting Stock Options
Sony Group Corporation (the “Corporation”) announced today that the final terms of the stock acquisition rights (“Stock Acquisition Rights”) for the purpose of granting stock options, which issues were announced on October 30, 2025, have been fixed as set forth below.
1. The Fifty-Third Series of Stock Acquisition Rights (the “Stock Acquisition Rights” in this Section 1)
(1) Persons to whom Stock Acquisition Rights will be allocated and number of Stock Acquisition Rights to be allocated:
| Number of persons (Number of Stock Acquisition Rights) | ||||||||
| Corporate executive officers of the Corporation | 6 | (9,872 | ) | |||||
| Employees of the Corporation | 15 | (3,053 | ) | |||||
| Directors and officers of the subsidiaries of the Corporation | 11 | (1,935 | ) | |||||
| Employees of the subsidiaries of the Corporation | 139 | (5,527 | ) | |||||
| total: 171 | (total: 20,387 | ) | ||||||
(2) Class and number of shares to be issued or transferred upon exercise of Stock Acquisition Rights:
2,038,700 shares of common stock of the Corporation
The number of shares to be issued or transferred upon exercise of each Stock Acquisition Right shall be 100 shares.
(3) Aggregate number of Stock Acquisition Rights:
20,387
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(4) Amount to be paid in exchange for the Stock Acquisition Rights:
138,600 yen per Stock Acquisition Right (1,386 yen per share)
Amount to be paid in exchange for the Stock Acquisition Rights will be the fair value of the Stock Acquisition Rights and will not be an amount that is particularly favorable to the allottee of the Stock Acquisition Rights (the “Allottee” in this Section 1).
The payment of the amount to be paid by the Allottee in exchange for the Stock Acquisition Rights multiplied by the Allottee’s allotted number of Stock Acquisition Rights (the “Total Amount to be Paid” in this item (4) of Section 1) will be made by offsetting such amount against: (i) remuneration claims, in an amount equal to the Total Amount to be Paid, which will be granted to the Allottee by the Corporation, if the Allottee is a corporate executive officer or an employee of the Corporation, or, (ii) remuneration claims in an amount equal to the Total Amount to be Paid, which will be granted to the Allottee by subsidiaries of the Corporation and assumed by the Corporation, if the Allottee is a director, officer or an employee of a subsidiary of the Corporation. Therefore, no monetary payment will be made by the Allottee on the Allotment Date for the purpose of paying the Total Amount to be Paid. However, these remuneration claims shall be granted on the condition that the Allottee enters into an allocation agreement with the Corporation.
(5) Amount of assets to be contributed upon exercise of Stock Acquisition Rights:
451,200 yen per Stock Acquisition Right
(4,512 yen per share) (Exercise Price)
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2. The Fifty-Fourth Series of Stock Acquisition Rights (the “Stock Acquisition Rights” in this Section 2)
(1) Persons to whom Stock Acquisition Rights will be allocated and number of Stock Acquisition Rights to be allocated:
| Number of persons (Number of Stock Acquisition Rights) | ||||||||
| Employees of the Corporation | 2 | (181 | ) | |||||
| Directors and officers of the subsidiaries of the Corporation | 4 | (3,771 | ) | |||||
| Employees of the subsidiaries of the Corporation | 18 | (5,431 | ) | |||||
| total: 24 | (total: 9,383 | ) | ||||||
(2) Class and number of shares to be issued or transferred upon exercise of Stock Acquisition Rights:
938,300 shares of common stock of the Corporation
The number of shares to be issued or transferred upon exercise of each Stock Acquisition Right shall be 100 shares.
(3) Aggregate number of Stock Acquisition Rights:
9,383
(4) Amount to be paid in exchange for the Stock Acquisition Rights:
897 U.S. dollars per Stock Acquisition Right (8.97 U.S. dollars per share)
Amount to be paid in exchange for the Stock Acquisition Rights will be the fair value of the Stock Acquisition Rights and will not be an amount that is particularly favorable to the allottee of the Stock Acquisition Rights (the “Allottee” in this Section 2).
The payment of the amount to be paid by the Allottee in exchange for the Stock Acquisition Rights multiplied by the Allottee’s allotted number of Stock Acquisition Rights (the “Total Amount to be Paid” in this item (4) of Section 2) will be made by offsetting such amount against: (i) remuneration claims, in an amount equal to the Total Amount to be Paid, which will be granted to the Allottee by the Corporation, if the Allottee is an employee of the Corporation, or, (ii) remuneration claims in an amount equal to the Total Amount to be Paid, which will be granted to the Allottee by subsidiaries of the Corporation and assumed by the Corporation, if the Allottee is a director, officer or an employee of a subsidiary of the Corporation. Therefore, no monetary payment will be made by the Allottee on the Allotment Date for the purpose of paying the Total Amount to be Paid. However, these remuneration claims shall be granted on the condition that the Allottee enters into an allocation agreement with the Corporation.
(5) Amount of assets to be contributed upon exercise of Stock Acquisition Rights:
2,888 U.S. dollars per Stock Acquisition Right
(28.88 dollars per share) (Exercise Price)
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