Sony Group Corp Files 6-K Report
Ticker: SNEJF · Form: 6-K · Filed: Jan 29, 2025 · CIK: 313838
Sentiment: neutral
Topics: regulatory-filing, corporate-update
TL;DR
Sony Group Corp filed a 6-K on Jan 29, 2025. Standard update.
AI Summary
Sony Group Corporation filed a Form 6-K on January 29, 2025, reporting information for the month of January 2025. The filing includes standard corporate information and a signature from Hiroki Totoki, President, COO, and CFO, dated January 29, 2025.
Why It Matters
This filing is a routine update for investors and regulatory bodies, providing official corporate information for Sony Group Corporation.
Risk Assessment
Risk Level: low — This is a routine administrative filing with no new financial or operational information that would indicate a change in risk.
Key Players & Entities
- Sony Group Corporation (company) — Registrant
- Hiroki Totoki (person) — President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
FAQ
What is the purpose of a Form 6-K filing?
A Form 6-K is a report of foreign private issuers that provides information which the issuer would be required to disclose to its security holders or make public pursuant to the laws of its home country or a foreign stock exchange on which it is listed.
Who signed this specific Form 6-K filing for Sony Group Corporation?
Hiroki Totoki, President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, signed the filing on behalf of Sony Group Corporation.
What is the filing date of this Form 6-K?
The filing date is January 29, 2025.
What is Sony Group Corporation's principal executive office address?
The principal executive offices are located at 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0075, Japan.
Does Sony Group Corporation file annual reports under Form 20-F or 40-F?
Sony Group Corporation files annual reports under cover of Form 20-F.
Filing Stats: 1,807 words · 7 min read · ~6 pages · Grade level 20 · Accepted 2025-01-29 06:01:05
Filing Documents
- tm254786d1_6k.htm (6-K) — 52KB
- tm254786d1_6kimg01.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 7KB
- 0001104659-25-006885.txt ( ) — 62KB
From the Filing
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 FORM 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the month of January 2025 Commission File Number: 001-06439 SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Translation of registrant’s name into English) 1-7-1 KONAN, MINATO-KU, TOKYO, 108-0075, JAPAN (Address of principal executive offices) The registrant files annual reports under cover of Form 20-F. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F, Form 20-F Form 40-F SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. SONY GROUP CORPORATION (Registrant) By: /s/ Hiroki Totoki (Signature) Hiroki Totoki President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Date: January 29, 2025 List of Materials Documents attached hereto: i) Press release: Sony Group’s New Management Structure (Change of CEO and Representative Corporate Executive Officer) January 29, 2025 Sony Group Corporation Sony Group’s New Management Structure (Change of CEO and Representative Corporate Executive Officer) Sony Group Corporation (“Sony”) approved a new management structure effective April 1, 2025 at a meeting of its Board of Directors held today, and announced changes in the appointment and titles of Representative Corporate Executive Officers as follows. For further details of the new management structure including other executive appointments, please also refer to the attached press release. 1. Reason for Changes Transition to a new management structure aimed at Sony Group’s long-term growth 2. Changes in Appointment and Titles of Representative Corporate Executive Officers Name New Title Current Title Kenichiro Yoshida Director, Chairman, Representative Corporate Executive Officer Director, Chairman and CEO, Representative Corporate Executive Officer Hiroki Totoki Director, President and CEO, Representative Corporate Executive Officer Director, President, COO and CFO, Representative Corporate Executive Officer Toshimoto Mitomo (newly appointed) CSO, Representative Corporate Executive Officer Executive Deputy President and CSO, Corporate Executive Officer 3. Biography of Newly Appointed Representative Corporate Executive Officer Name Toshimoto Mitomo Date of Birth January 6, 1963 Brief Personal History April 1985 June 2013 June 2019 April 2022 April 2023 Joined Sony SVP, Corporate Executive EVP Senior EVP, Corporate Executive Officer Executive Deputy President and CSO, Corporate Executive Officer (present) Number of Sony’s Shares Held 154,500 shares (as of the end of December 2024) 4. Effective Date of Changes April 1, 2025 News & Information Sony Group Corporation 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo No. 25-005E January 29, 2025 Changes to Sony Group’s Management Structure Hiroki Totoki appointed as President and CEO effective April 1, 2025 Tokyo, Japan – Sony Group Corporation (“Sony”) today announced that Hiroki Totoki, currently Director, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, President, COO and CFO, has been newly appointed as Director, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2025. Kenichiro Yoshida, currently Director, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Chairman and CEO, will become Director, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Chairman, also effective April 1, 2025. These appointments were proposed by Kenichiro Yoshida to the Nominating Committee, and following deliberation by the Committee, were approved unanimously at the Board meeting held today. Also effective April 1, 2025, Sony will implement changes to its management structure to clarify management roles according to their responsibilities for the management of the entire Group or of each business, and make further appointments, as outlined below. In terms of the management structure changes, each of the Chief Executive Officers of the Sony Group’s major businesses will be designated as a “Business CEO”; each of those assisting the CEO who oversees the entire Group’s management, and has responsibility for wide-ranging headquarters functions, will be designated as a “Chief Officer”; and each of the executives in charge of functions at the Group headquarters will be designated as a “Corporate Executive.” The following Chief Officers have been appointed: Toshimoto Mitomo as Chief Strategy Officer (current position), Tsuyoshi Kodera as Chief Digital Officer (current position), Yasuhiro Ito as Chief People Officer (new position), and Lin Tao as Chief Financial Officer (newly appointed). In addition, in the technology