# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000313838
**File Stem:** 0001839882-23-003160
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 7717
**Document Hash:** 29d8fcdcc5f04b78c72b24ffa34be517
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001839882-23-003160.hdr.sgml**: 20230207

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001839882-23-003160

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8 POS

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230207

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230207

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230207

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Sony Group Corp
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000313838
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** HOUSEHOLD AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIPMENT [3651]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** M0
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0331

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8 POS
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-185261
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23595752

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1-7-1, KONAN
- **STREET 2:** MINATO-KU
- **CITY:** TOKYO
- **STATE:** M0
- **ZIP:** 108-0075
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 81-3-6748-2111

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1-7-1, KONAN
- **STREET 2:** MINATO-KU
- **CITY:** TOKYO
- **STATE:** M0
- **ZIP:** 108-0075

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SONY CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19960709

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 7, 2023

**Registration No. 333-185261**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br> WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

**POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO**

**FORM S-8**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br> UNDER<br> THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933**

**Sony Group Kabushiki Kaisha**

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

**Sony Group Corporation**

(Translation of Registrant's name into English)

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Japan** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**N/A** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | &nbsp;&nbsp;(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |

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**c/o 7-1, Konan 1-chome<br> Minato-ku<br> Tokyo 108-0075<br> Japan**

(Address of principal executive offices)

**The Twenty-Fourth Series of Stock Acquisition Rights for<br> Shares of Common Stock of Sony Corporation**

**The Twenty-Fifth Series of Stock Acquisition Rights for<br> Shares of Common Stock of Sony Corporation<br> (Full title of the plans)**

**Sony Corporation of America<br> 25 Madison Avenue, 26<sup>th</sup> Floor<br> New York, New York 10010<br> Attn.: Office of the General Counsel<br> 212-833-5893**<br> (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

**Copy to:<br> Michael J. Albano, Esq.<br> Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP<br> One Liberty Plaza<br> New York, New York 10006**

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

(Check one):

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| Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
|  |  | Emerging growth company | ☐ |

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act ☐

Sony Group Corp. Post-Effective Amendment <br> No. 1 to the Registration Statement on <br> Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-185261).

**DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES**

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (this "<u>Post-Effective Amendment</u>") relates to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333- 185261) filed by Sony Corporation (the "<u>Registrant</u>") with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4, 2012 (the "<u>Registration Statement</u>") to register 738,700 shares of the Common Stock of the Registrant (the "<u>Twenty-Fourth Series Shares</u>") to be issued upon exercise of the Twenty-Fourth Series of Stock Acquisition Rights for Shares of Common Stock of Sony Corporation (the "<u>Twenty-Fourth Series Stock Acquisition Rights</u>") and 1,176,300 shares of Common Stock of the Registrant (the "<u>Twenty-Fifth Series Shares</u>") to be issued upon exercise of the Twenty-Fifth Series of Stock Acquisition Rights for Shares of Common Stock of Sony Corporation (the "<u>Twenty-Fifth Series Stock Acquisition Rights</u>"). As of the date hereof, (a) none of the Twenty-Fourth Series Stock Acquisition Rights remain outstanding, and no additional Twenty-Fourth Series Shares will be issued and (b) none of the Twenty-Fifth Series Stock Acquisition Rights remain outstanding, and no additional Twenty-Fifth Series Shares will be issued.

In accordance with the Registrant's undertaking in Part II, Item 9(a)(3) of the Registration Statement, the Registrant hereby amends the Registration Statement to remove from registration all of the Twenty-Fourth Series Shares and Twenty-Fifth Series Shares that remain unsold or otherwise unissued, if any, and to terminate the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.

Sony Group Corp. Post-Effective Amendment <br> No. 1 to the Registration Statement on <br> Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-185261).

<u>SIGNATURES</u>

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Japan as of the 2<sup>nd</sup> day of February, 2023.

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| SONY GROUP CORPORATION | SONY GROUP CORPORATION |
| By: | /s/ Kazushi Ambe |
|  | Kazushi Ambe<br> Senior Executive Vice President, Corporate Executive Officer, Officer in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs |

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and as of the dates indicated:

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| **Name** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ Kenichiro Yoshida | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Member of the Board | February 2, 2023 |
| Kenichiro Yoshida |  |  |
| /s/ Hiroki Totoki | Executive Deputy President and Chief Financial Officer, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Member of the Board | February 2, 2023 |
| Hiroki Totoki |  |  |
| /s/ Shuzo Sumi | Chairman of the Board | February 2, 2023 |
| Shuzo Sumi |  |  |
| /s/ Yoshihiko Hatanaka | Vice Chairman of the Board | February 2, 2023 |
| Yoshihiko Hatanaka |  |  |
| /s/ Tim Schaaff | Member of the Board | February 2, 2023 |
| Tim Schaaff |  |  |

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Sony Group Corp. Post-Effective Amendment <br> No. 1 to the Registration Statement on <br> Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-185261).

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| /s/ Toshiko Oka | Member of the Board | February 2, 2023 |
| Toshiko Oka |  |  |
| /s/ Sakie Akiyama | Member of the Board | February 2, 2023 |
| Sakie Akiyama |  |  |
| /s/ Wendy Becker | Member of the Board | February 2, 2023 |
| Wendy Becker |  |  |
| /s/ Keiko Kishigami | Member of the Board | February 2, 2023 |
| Keiko Kishigami |  |  |
| /s/ Joseph A. Kraft Jr. | Member of the Board | February 2, 2023 |
| Joseph A. Kraft Jr. |  |  |
| /s/ Mark E. Khalil | Senior Vice President, Sony Group Corporation; President Sony Corporation of America | February 2, 2023 |
| Mark E. Khalil |  |  |

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Sony Group Corp. Post-Effective Amendment <br> No. 1 to the Registration Statement on <br> Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-185261).