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 May 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,
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.
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SONY
GROUP CORPORATION
(Registrant) |
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By: |
/s/
Lin Tao |
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(Signature) |
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Lin Tao |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Date: May
14, 2026
List
of Materials
Documents attached
hereto:
Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period
from April 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION
on May 14, 2026
[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period
from April 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION
on May 14, 2026]
Class of Shares: Common Stock
| (1) | Status
of a repurchase pursuant to a resolution approved at a General Meeting of Shareholders |
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| | | Not applicable |
| | | |
| (2) | Status
of a repurchase pursuant to a resolution approved by the Board of Directors |
(as of April 30, 2026)
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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. |
(as of April 30, 2026)
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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)
April 2
April 3
April 7
April 8
April 9
April 10
April 13
April 15
April 17
April 22
April 24
April 27
April 30 |
49,000
23,500
47,000
1,500
21,500
171,000
1,000
500
5,500
2,500
10,000
57,500
4,000 |
152,195,470
72,991,705
145,983,410
4,659,045
66,779,645
531,131,130
3,106,030
1,553,015
17,083,165
7,765,075
31,060,300
178,596,725
12,424,120 |
| Total |
— |
394,500 |
1,225,328,835 |
| 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) |
— |
— |
— |
| Total |
— |
— |
— |
| Total amount |
394,500 |
1,225,328,835 |
| Note: | The book value of the disposed treasury stock is stated in the “Total Amount of Disposition (Yen)”
column above. |
| 3. | Status of Shares Held in Treasury |
(as of April 30, 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 |
241,749,496 |
