Sony Group approved a buyback facility of up to 250 billion yen on May 14, 2025

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On May 14, 2025, Sony Group's board of directors approved a facility to repurchase up to 250 billion yen of the company's own common stock. The facility covered up to 100 million shares, 1.66% of the shares issued and outstanding excluding treasury stock, and ran from May 15, 2025 to May 14, 2026, with Sony expecting to buy on the open market through the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Sony said it might buy back no shares, or only a portion of the facility, depending on investment opportunities, the market environment and other factors. Sony attached the notice to a 6-K, the form a foreign company uses to report to the SEC what it has made public at home, dated May 14, 2025.1^,2^,3^,4^,5^,6^,7