Sony's board approved a share buyback of up to 50 billion yen on Feb 13, 2025

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On Feb 13, 2025, Sony Group's board approved a facility to repurchase up to 30 million of its own common shares, equal to 0.50% of its shares issued and outstanding excluding treasury stock, for up to 50 billion yen. The notice set the repurchase period from Feb 14, 2025 to May 14, 2025 and described the method as expected open-market purchases through the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Sony added that, depending on investment opportunities and the market environment, it might carry out only part of the repurchase, or none. The notice was attached to Sony's Form 6-K, a foreign company's report to the SEC, signed on Feb 13, 2025.1^,2^,3^,4^,5^,6^,7