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Large Sony (NYSE: SONY) buybacks and treasury share cancellation in May 2026

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Sony Group Corporation reports extensive share repurchase and treasury stock activity for the period ended May 31, 2026. A Board-authorized program from May 8, 2026 permits buybacks of up to 230,000,000 shares or 500,000,000,000 yen; during May, Sony repurchased 19,069,900 shares for 67,259,813,688 yen, reaching 8.29% of the share cap and 13.45% of the yen cap. Earlier programs authorizing up to 100,000,000 shares and 90,000,000 shares, each with a 250,000,000,000-yen limit, were effectively fully utilized and concluded by October 27, 2025 and March 24, 2026. Sony also canceled 184,494,319 treasury shares on May 29, 2026, and as of the end of May had 5,965,316,326 total shares issued and 75,449,772 held as treasury stock.

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Sony reports large completed and ongoing buybacks plus a major treasury share cancellation.

Sony Group Corporation outlines three sizeable share repurchase programs, each approved by its Board with specific share and yen caps and executed via open-market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under discretionary trading contracts. Two earlier programs reached essentially 100% of their yen limits before being concluded.

The latest program, approved on May 8, 2026, authorizes up to 230,000,000 shares and 500,000,000,000 yen in repurchases. By May 31, 2026, Sony had bought 19,069,900 shares for 67,259,813,688 yen, leaving significant remaining capacity under both caps.

Sony also canceled 184,494,319 treasury shares on May 29, 2026, which reduces future share count relative to prior levels. As of the end of May, total shares issued were 5,965,316,326 with 75,449,772 held in treasury, so the overall impact depends on how much of the remaining buyback authorization is used over the stated repurchase period through May 10, 2027.

May 2026 repurchases (shares) 19,069,900 shares Repurchased under May 8, 2026 program during May 2026
May 2026 repurchases (yen) ¥67,259,813,688 Cost of shares bought in May 2026 under current program
Current buyback authorization (shares) 230,000,000 shares (maximum) Program approved May 8, 2026, through May 10, 2027
Current buyback authorization (yen) ¥500,000,000,000 (maximum) Cap on total purchase amount for current program
Canceled treasury shares 184,494,319 shares Treasury stock canceled on May 29, 2026
Canceled treasury cost ¥577,566,845,402 Total acquisition cost of canceled treasury shares
Total shares issued 5,965,316,326 shares Status as of May 31, 2026
Treasury stock balance 75,449,772 shares Treasury shares held as of May 31, 2026
treasury stock financial
"Acquired treasury stock which was canceled"
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.
share buyback financial
"Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from May 1, 2026 to May 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.
discretionary trading contract financial
"open market purchase through the Tokyo Stock Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract"
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)"
stock acquisition rights financial
"Other (Exercise of stock acquisition rights)"
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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 June 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: June 12, 2026

 

List of Materials

 

Documents attached hereto:

 

Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from May 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on June 12, 2026

 

 

 

 

[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from May 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on June 12, 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 May 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)

 

Total
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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  Number of Shares Total Amount
(Yen)

Resolution approved at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 8, 2026

(Period of Repurchase: May 11, 2026 to May 10, 2027)

230,000,000

(Maximum)

500,000,000,000
(Maximum)
Repurchases during the reporting month

(Date of repurchase)

 

May 12

May 13

May 14

May 15

May 18

May 19

May 20

May 21

May 22

May 25

May 26

May 27

May 28

May 29

 

 

1,898,400

1,858,000

2,878,300

1,132,700

775,300

923,700

791,600

1,452,500

588,000

562,700

482,200

601,400

2,897,300

2,227,800

 

 

6,568,722,751

6,811,184,787

9,999,852,894

4,071,590,054

2,807,474,493

3,407,194,920

2,850,198,863

5,166,334,792

2,060,793,176

2,011,504,172

1,723,400,496

2,101,902,682

9,999,215,070

7,680,444,538

Total 19,069,900 67,259,813,688
Total number of shares repurchased as of the end of the reporting month 19,069,900 67,259,813,688
Progress of the repurchase (%) 8.29 13.45

 

  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 8, 2026 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.Status of Disposition

 

(as of May 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

(Date of cancellation)

 

May 29

 

 

184,494,319

 

 

577,566,845,402

Total 184,494,319 577,566,845,402
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)

 

May 1

May 7

May 8

May 12

May 13

May 14

May 15

May 18

May 19

May 20

May 21

May 22

May 25

May 27

May 29

 

 

500

22,000

16,000

14,000

685,500

9,000

34,500

1,000

34,500

19,500

11,000

2,000

7,500

1,500

17,000

 

 

1,565,270

68,871,880

50,088,640

43,827,560

2,145,985,170

28,174,860

108,003,630

3,130,540

108,003,630

61,045,530

34,435,940

6,261,080

23,479,050

4,695,810

53,219,180

Total 875,500 2,740,787,770
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)

 

May 7

 

 

70

 

 

219,138

Total 70 219,138
Total amount 185,369,889 580,307,852,310

 

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 May 31, 2026)

 

Status as of the end of the reporting month Number of Shares
Total number of shares issued 5,965,316,326
Number of treasury stock 75,449,772

 

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FAQ

What share buyback programs does Sony (SONY) describe in this May 2026 report?

Sony details three Board-approved buyback programs. Two allowed up to 100,000,000 and 90,000,000 shares with 250 billion yen limits, both effectively fully used. A new program from May 8, 2026 permits up to 230,000,000 shares or 500 billion yen through May 10, 2027.

How many Sony (SONY) shares were repurchased in May 2026 under the new program?

Under the May 8, 2026 authorization, Sony repurchased 19,069,900 shares during May 2026. These open-market buys on the Tokyo Stock Exchange totaled 67,259,813,688 yen, representing 8.29% of the authorized share cap and 13.45% of the yen cap.

What treasury shares did Sony (SONY) cancel in May 2026?

Sony canceled 184,494,319 treasury shares on May 29, 2026. The total acquisition cost of these canceled shares was 577,566,845,402 yen, reflecting previously repurchased stock that was removed from treasury rather than being reissued or retained.

What is Sony’s (SONY) total share count and treasury stock after these actions?

As of May 31, 2026, Sony reports 5,965,316,326 total shares issued. Of this amount, 75,449,772 shares are held as treasury stock, following the large cancellation of treasury shares and the recent repurchases recorded during the May reporting period.

How close is Sony (SONY) to the limits of its current May 2026 buyback authorization?

By May 31, 2026, Sony had used 8.29% of the 230,000,000-share cap and 13.45% of the 500,000,000,000-yen cap. This indicates substantial remaining capacity for further open-market repurchases during the authorized period ending May 10, 2027.

How were Sony’s (SONY) share repurchases executed according to the report?

Sony states that repurchases under these Board-approved programs are expected to be conducted as open-market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. They are based on discretionary trading contracts, using trade dates for recording both repurchase periods and individual transaction dates.