Sony Group (NYSE: SONY) reports December 2025 share repurchase activity

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Sony Group Corporation reports on its share buyback and treasury stock activity for December 2025. Under a Board authorization from May 14, 2025, the company had repurchased a total of 63,156,800 shares for ¥249,999,876,533 as of December 31, 2025, essentially reaching the maximum cash amount approved.

A newer repurchase program approved on November 11, 2025 allows up to 35,000,000 shares or ¥100,000,000,000. During December, Sony bought 4,741,700 shares for ¥19,591,246,660, bringing cumulative repurchases under this mandate to 7,128,800 shares and ¥30,343,819,436, or 20.37% of the share limit and 30.34% of the cash limit.

In December, Sony also disposed of 6,220,819 treasury shares, mainly through exercise of stock acquisition rights and delivery under a Restricted Stock Units plan, for total consideration of ¥18,567,154,053. As of December 31, 2025, Sony had 6,149,810,645 shares issued, including 181,736,972 treasury shares.

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Sony reports active buybacks and equity-based compensation flows in December 2025.

Sony Group Corporation is executing sizable share repurchases under two Board-approved mandates. The May 14, 2025 program authorized up to 100,000,000 shares or ¥250,000,000,000, and by December 31, 2025 the company had bought 63,156,800 shares for ¥249,999,876,533, effectively using the full cash authorization before the formal end date.

A second program approved on November 11, 2025 permits up to 35,000,000 shares or ¥100,000,000,000. During December, the company repurchased 4,741,700 shares for ¥19,591,246,660, bringing cumulative activity under this newer mandate to 7,128,800 shares and ¥30,343,819,436. The reported progress figures of 20.37% for the share cap and 30.34% for the cash cap show substantial remaining capacity.

Treasury stock is also being used for employee and incentive programs. In December, 1,346,300 shares were disposed of through exercise of stock acquisition rights and 4,874,519 shares were delivered under a Restricted Stock Units plan, for combined proceeds of ¥18,567,154,053. As of December 31, 2025, total issued shares were 6,149,810,645 and treasury stock stood at 181,736,972, providing a clear snapshot of outstanding equity and available treasury shares for future corporate purposes.

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 January 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: January 14, 2026

List of Materials

Documents attached hereto:

Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from December 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on January 14, 2026

[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from December 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on January 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 December 31, 2025)

	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 November 11, 2025 (Period of Repurchase: November 12, 2025 to May 14, 2026）	35,000,000 (Maximum)		100,000,000,000 (Maximum)
Repurchases during the reporting month	(Date of repurchase) December 1 December 2 December 3 December 4 December 5 December 8 December 9 December 10 December 11 December 12 December 15 December 16 December 17 December 18 December 19 December 22 December 23	170,300 156,900 178,700 149,900 185,700 158,200 167,700 224,100 246,800 327,900 145,000 213,300 245,700 205,700 1,180,100 600,400 185,300	755,956,795 696,388,898 787,266,495 662,395,298 803,467,001 679,131,100 724,790,998 947,064,707 1,019,915,092 1,364,511,386 601,570,896 875,755,792 990,852,006 831,310,590 4,715,284,738 2,383,606,672 751,978,196
Total	—	4,741,700	19,591,246,660
Total number of shares repurchased as of the end of the reporting month	7,128,800		30,343,819,436
Progress of the repurchase (%)	20.37		30.34

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.

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2. Status of Disposition

(as of December 31, 2025)

	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) December 1 December 2 December 3 December 5 December 8 December 9 December 10 December 11 December 12 December 15 December 16 December 17 December 18 December 19 December 22 December 23	23,000 52,000 72,500 141,800 130,000 16,000 29,500 1,500 689,500 5,000 11,500 30,000 14,500 3,000 98,500 28,000	68,647,640 155,203,360 216,389,300 423,227,624 388,008,400 47,754,880 88,048,060 4,477,020 2,057,936,860 14,923,400 34,323,820 89,540,400 43,277,860 8,954,040 293,990,980 83,571,040
Total	—	1,346,300	4,018,274,684
Other (Acquired treasury stock disposed as restricted stock compensation)	—	—	—
Total	—	—	—
Other (Treasury stock delivered under Restricted Stock Units plan)	(Date of disposition) December 1 December 3 December 18 December 25 December 30	4,857,839 16,268 215 129 68	14,499,094,907 48,554,774 641,706 385,024 202,958
Total	—	4,874,519	14,548,879,369
Other (Treasury stock sold due to requests for sale from shareholders holding fractional shares)	—	—	—
Total	—	—	—
Total amount	6,220,819		18,567,154,053

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 December 31, 2025)

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	181,736,972

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FAQ

What share repurchase programs did Sony Group (SONY) have in place as of December 31, 2025?

Sony Group had two Board-approved repurchase programs. One, approved on May 14, 2025, authorized up to 100,000,000 shares or ¥250,000,000,000 for the period from May 15, 2025 to May 14, 2026. A second, approved on November 11, 2025, authorized up to 35,000,000 shares or ¥100,000,000,000 for the period from November 12, 2025 to May 14, 2026.

How much stock did Sony Group (SONY) repurchase in December 2025 under the November 2025 program?

Under the repurchase program approved on November 11, 2025, Sony bought 4,741,700 shares during December 2025 for a total of ¥19,591,246,660. Cumulatively under this program, it had repurchased 7,128,800 shares for ¥30,343,819,436 by December 31, 2025.

What was the status of Sony Group’s earlier May 2025 share buyback authorization?

For the May 14, 2025 authorization (up to 100,000,000 shares and ¥250,000,000,000), Sony had repurchased 63,156,800 shares for ¥249,999,876,533 as of December 31, 2025. A note states that repurchases under this resolution were concluded by the buyback on October 27, 2025.

How many treasury shares did Sony Group (SONY) dispose of in December 2025 and for what amount?

In December 2025, Sony disposed of a total of 6,220,819 treasury shares for aggregate consideration of ¥18,567,154,053. This included 1,346,300 shares from exercise of stock acquisition rights and 4,874,519 shares delivered under a Restricted Stock Units plan.

What were Sony Group’s total issued shares and treasury stock at the end of December 2025?

As of December 31, 2025, Sony Group had 6,149,810,645 total shares issued. Within this total, 181,736,972 shares were held as treasury stock.

How far along is Sony Group (SONY) in its November 2025 share repurchase authorization?

By December 31, 2025, Sony had used 20.37% of the 35,000,000-share limit and 30.34% of the ¥100,000,000,000 cash limit under the November 11, 2025 authorization, based on total repurchases of 7,128,800 shares for ¥30,343,819,436.