[6-K] Sony Group Corporation American Current Report (Foreign Issuer)

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Sony Group Corporation (SONY) filed a Form 6-K reporting June 2025 activity under the ¥250 billion share-repurchase program authorized by the Board on 14 May 2025 (up to 100 million shares, period 15 May 2025 - 14 May 2026).

• June repurchases: 10,772,700 common shares for ¥40.30 billion.
• Cumulative since program launch: 18,956,000 shares for ¥71.26 billion, equal to 18.96 % of the share cap and 28.51 % of the yen cap.
• Treasury stock position (30 Jun 2025): 145,694,280 shares, representing ~2.4 % of the 6,149,810,645 shares outstanding.
• Share dispositions: 1,511,500 treasury shares issued upon employee stock-option exercises, book value ¥3.92 billion; no cancellations or other uses reported.

The filing confirms that repurchases are executed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange via a discretionary trading mandate. With over nine months remaining, Sony retains capacity to repurchase a further ~81 million shares and ~¥178.7 billion, leaving meaningful scope for additional shareholder returns.

Positive

• Accelerated share repurchase: 18.96 % of authorized shares already bought within seven weeks, signaling strong capital-return commitment.
• Significant capacity remaining: ¥178.7 billion and ~81 million shares still available, allowing continued support for EPS and share price.

Negative

• None.

Insights

Equity Research Analyst

TL;DR – June buybacks accelerate program, modestly accretive; overall impact positive but not transformative.

Sony retired ~1.75 % of its float in six weeks, spending ¥71 bn of its ¥250 bn authorization. This rate signals management’s commitment to capital return following robust FCF generation in FY 2024, supporting EPS accretion and offsetting option dilution (1.5 m shares issued). Remaining firepower (>70 % of yen ceiling) provides flexibility to support shares during market weakness. No changes to fundamentals or guidance were disclosed, so valuation impact is incremental rather than structural.

 

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 July 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: July 14, 2025

 

List of Materials

 

Documents attached hereto:

 

[Translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from June 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on July 14, 2025]

 

 

 

 

[This is a translation of the Share Buyback Report for the period from June 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025, filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by SONY GROUP CORPORATION on July 14, 2025]

 

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 June 30, 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)   June 2 June 3 June 4 June 5 June 6 June 9 June 10 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 16 June 17 June 18 June 19 June 20 June 23	    741,600 680,600 646,900 773,300 526,900 422,500 564,700 508,100 512,500 749,200 484,100 521,400 658,300 654,900 1,347,800 979,900	    2,818,916,821 2,628,132,612 2,494,046,098 2,924,042,867 2,008,397,375 1,634,653,514 2,154,312,824 1,910,423,379 1,933,752,187 2,788,375,706 1,806,912,786 1,947,555,074 2,480,157,691 2,416,399,592 4,890,015,852 3,459,419,362
Total	—	10,772,700	40,295,513,740
Total number of shares repurchased as of the end of the reporting month	18,956,000		71,263,454,733
Progress of the repurchase (%)	18.96		28.51

 

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.

 

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2. Status of Disposition

 

(as of June 30, 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)   June 2 June 3 June 4 June 5 June 6 June 9 June 10 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 16 June 18 June 23	    89,000 37,000 93,500 79,000 135,500 27,500 79,000 13,500 2,500 836,000 14,000 63,000 42,000	    230,744,960 95,927,680 242,411,840 204,818,560 351,302,720 71,297,600 204,818,560 35,000,640 6,481,600 2,167,447,040 36,296,960 163,336,320 108,890,880
Total	—	1,511,500	3,918,775,360
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	1,511,500		3,918,775,360

 

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 June 30, 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	145,694,280

 

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FAQ

How many Sony (SONY) shares were repurchased in June 2025?

10,772,700 common shares.

What was Sony's total spending on buybacks to 30 Jun 2025?

¥71.26 billion, representing 28.51 % of the ¥250 billion limit.

What percentage of the buyback authorization has Sony completed?

18.96 % of the 100 million-share cap and 28.51 % of the yen cap.

When does the current share-repurchase program expire?

14 May 2026.

How many treasury shares does Sony hold?

145,694,280 shares, about 2.4 % of shares outstanding.

Were any shares cancelled during the period?

No; Sony reported no cancellations under this filing.