FilingsForm 4

Sony Group officer Robert Adrian Stringer sold 545,547 shares for $12.27 million

Value$12.27 million
Shares545,547
Average price$22.49
FiledAug 6

Robert Adrian Stringer, an officer of Sony Group, sold 545,547 shares held directly, in the form of American depositary receipts (ADRs), on Aug 5, 2026, at an average of $22.49 each, for $12.27 million. The form's remarks describe the role as Business CEO in charge of Music Business (Global). A footnote says 445,000 of the shares were sold when a restricted stock award granted in July 2023 vested, mainly to cover tax withholding; the form states 0 shares of common stock held directly after the last sale, and another footnote says the reporting person's remaining holdings consist of restricted stock units (RSUs) and stock options. The filing is a Form 4, the form an insider files when trading the company's shares, and it was filed with the SEC on Aug 6, 2026.123456789101112131415

How each figure was checked15 facts
  1. Sony Group Form 4 0001193125-26-337792: ownerRobert Adrian StringerOur database
  2. Sony Group Form 4 0001193125-26-337792: signed byPeter Kim as Attorney-in-Fact for Robert Adrian StringerOur database
  3. Sony Group Form 4 0001193125-26-337792: relationshipofficer (See Remarks)Our database
  4. Sony Group Form 4 0001193125-26-337792: sidesaleOur database
  5. Sony Group Form 4 0001193125-26-337792: shares545,547Our database
  6. Sony Group Form 4 0001193125-26-337792: holding2 sale lines held directlyOur database
  7. Sony Group Form 4 0001193125-26-337792: first dateAug 5, 2026Our database
  8. Footnote F2 of the Form 4 filed Aug 6, 2026 (it is attached to that document's line N1, N2)ADRs, each convertible into one share of common stockFootnotes and remarks of the Form 4 (SEC EDGAR) ↗
  9. Sony Group Form 4 0001193125-26-337792: average price$22.49Our database
  10. Sony Group Form 4 0001193125-26-337792: value$12.27 millionOur database
  11. Remarks of the Form 4 filed Aug 6, 2026 (they speak for the form as a whole, not for a line)Business CEO in charge of Music Business (Global)Footnotes and remarks of the Form 4 (SEC EDGAR) ↗
  12. Footnote F1 of the Form 4 filed Aug 6, 2026 (it is attached to that document's line N1)445,000; July 2023Footnotes and remarks of the Form 4 (SEC EDGAR) ↗
  13. Sony Group Form 4 0001193125-26-337792: shares afterafter the last sale line the form states 0 shares of Common Stock held directlyOur database
  14. Footnote F3 of the Form 4 filed Aug 6, 2026 (it is attached to that document's line N2)remaining holdings: RSUs and stock optionsFootnotes and remarks of the Form 4 (SEC EDGAR) ↗
  15. Sony Group Form 4 0001193125-26-337792: filed onAug 6, 2026Our database

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The record

Issuer
Sony Group (CIK 313838, filed as Sony Group Corp)
Form
4
Accession
0001193125-26-337792
Filed
Aug 6, 2026
Period of report
Aug 5, 2026
Reporting owner
Robert Adrian Stringer (CIK 2055654, filed as Stringer Robert Adrian)
Relationship
officer (See Remarks)
Rule 10b5-1 checkbox
Not ticked
Line 1
S (sale) · 445,000 Common Stock at $22.49 · Aug 5, 2026 · disposed, directly · 100,547 held after · footnotes F1 and F2
Line 2
S (sale) · 100,547 Common Stock at $22.49 · Aug 5, 2026 · disposed, directly · 0 held after · footnotes F2 and F3
Footnote F1
445,000 shares of SONY common stock were sold upon the vesting of a restricted stock award granted to the reporting person in July 2023, primarily to satisfy tax withholding obligations incurred upon vesting.
Footnote F2
Represents American Depository Receipts ("ADRs"), which are each convertible at any time, at the holder's election, into one share of common stock of the issuer. The ADRs have no expiration date.
Footnote F3
The shares of SONY common stock sold represent a portion of the securities beneficially owned by the reporting person, whose remaining holdings consist of RSUs and stock options.
Remarks
Business CEO in charge of Music Business (Global)
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Insider purchases and sales of Sony Group shares, since May 12, 2026

Total$29.88 million sold
Robert Adrian Stringer · sold$12.27 million
Kenichiro Yoshida · sold$9.04 million
Hiroki Totoki · sold$4.73 million
Tsuyoshi Kodera · sold$1.83 million
Ravi Ahuja · sold$1.13 million
Toshimoto Mitomo · sold$525,500
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