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Consumer Electronics/Appliances
BuybackJun 12, 2026, 10:36 AM

Sony Buys Back 19M Shares for 67.26B Yen in May

AI Summary

Sony Group Corporation filed a Form 6-K detailing its share buyback activities for May 2026. The company repurchased 19,069,900 shares for approximately 67.26 billion Yen under a new board resolution from May 8, 2026, which authorized up to 230 million shares for 500 billion Yen. Additionally, Sony cancelled a significant number of treasury shares and disposed of others through stock option exercises.

Key Highlights

  • Sony repurchased 19,069,900 shares for 67,259,813,688 Yen under the May 8, 2026 board resolution.
  • The May 8, 2026 resolution authorized a maximum of 230,000,000 shares for repurchase up to 500,000,000,000 Yen.
  • As of May 31, 2026, Sony held 75,449,772 shares in treasury.
  • Sony cancelled 184,494,319 treasury shares on May 29, 2026, totaling 577,566,845,402 Yen.
  • Sony disposed of 875,500 treasury shares via stock acquisition rights exercise for 2,740,787,770 Yen in May.