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 October 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:
October 5, 2026
List
of Materials
Documents attached
hereto:
Notice Regarding the Status of Repurchase of Shares
of Common Stock (Repurchase of Shares Under the Provision of Sony’s Articles of Incorporation Pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph
1 of the Companies Act)
October 5, 2026
Sony Group Corporation
Notice Regarding
the Status of Repurchase of Shares of Common Stock
(Repurchase of
Shares Under the Provision of Sony’s Articles of Incorporation Pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act)
Sony Group Corporation (“Sony”)
announced today the status of the repurchase of shares of its own common stock pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies
Act of Japan and Article 34 of Sony’s Articles of Incorporation, which was approved at the meeting of its Board of Directors
held on May 8, 2026, as follows.
| 1. |
Class of
shares repurchased: |
Common stock of
Sony |
| 2. |
Total
number of shares repurchased: |
6,892,400 shares |
| 3. |
Total
purchase amount for repurchased shares: |
26,005,851,887 yen |
| 4. |
Period of repurchase: |
September 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026 |
| 5. |
Method
of repurchase: |
Open market purchase through
the Tokyo Stock Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract |
(For reference)
| 1. | Details of resolution approved at the Board of Directors meeting
held on May 8, 2026 |
| (1) |
Class of
shares to be repurchased |
Common stock
of Sony |
| (2) |
Total
number of shares for repurchase |
230 million shares (maximum)
(3.89% of total number of shares issued and outstanding (excluding treasury stock)) |
| (3) |
Total
purchase amount for repurchase of shares |
500 billion yen (maximum) |
| (4) |
Period
of repurchase |
May 11, 2026 to May 10,
2027 |
| (5) |
Method of repurchase |
Expected open market purchase through the Tokyo Stock
Exchange based on a discretionary trading contract |
| 2. | Total number and purchase amount of shares repurchased pursuant to
the above-mentioned resolution of its Board of Directors (as of September 30, 2026) |
| (1) |
Total
number of shares repurchased |
74,473,700
shares |
| (2) |
Total purchase amount
for repurchased shares |
263,357,992,192 yen |
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