6-K 1 tm266126d2_6k.htm FORM 6-K

 

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 February 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: February 12, 2026

 

List of Materials

 

Documents attached hereto:

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

January 5

January 6

January 7

January 8

January 9

January 13

 

 

209,100

238,300

2,519,600

835,700

981,600

187,300

 

 

853,874,591

975,201,190

9,999,241,726

3,295,119,721

3,811,353,829

721,295,802

Total — 4,971,600 19,656,086,859
Total number of shares repurchased as of the end of the reporting month 12,100,400 49,999,906,295
Progress of the repurchase (%) 34.57 50.00

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.

 

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2.Status of Disposition

 

(as of January 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 — — —
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)

 

January 7

January 9

January 13

January 14

January 15

January 16

January 22

January 23

January 26

 

 

1,500

3,000

48,000

1,500

500

24,500

145,500

1,500

13,500

 

 

4,515,720

9,031,440

144,503,040

4,515,720

1,505,240

73,756,760

438,024,840

4,515,720

40,641,480

Total — 239,500 721,009,960
Other (Acquired treasury stock disposed as restricted stock compensation) — — —
Total — — —
Other (Treasury stock delivered under Restricted Stock Units plan)

(Date of disposition)

 

January 22

 

 

240

 

 

722,515

Total — 240 722,515
Other (Treasury stock sold due to requests for sale from shareholders holding fractional shares)

(Date of disposition)

 

January 23

January 26

 

 

30

15

 

 

90,314

45,158

Total — 45 135,472
Total amount 239,785 721,867,947
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 January 31, 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 186,469,367

 

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