Sony Group CORP 6-K Filing

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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 December 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/ Lin Tao   (Signature) Lin Tao Chief Financial Officer Date: December 19, 2025 List of Materials Documents attached hereto: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) and Sony Pictures Entertainment Announce the Signing of a Definitive Agreement for the Acquisition of Additional Equity Interest in Peanuts Holdings LLC December 19, 2025 Sony Group Corporation Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) and Sony Pictures Entertainment Announce the Signing of a Definitive Agreement for the Acquisition of Additional Equity Interest in Peanuts Holdings LLC Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (“SMEJ”) and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (“SPE”), wholly-owned subsidiaries of Sony Group Corporation (“Sony”), today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement with WildBrain Ltd. (“WildBrain”), a publicly listed Canadian company, under which SMEJ and SPE together will indirectly acquire all of the approximately 41% equity interest indirectly held by WildBrain in Peanuts Holdings LLC (“Peanuts”). The total purchase price of this acquisition is 630 million Canadian dollars (approximately 460 million U.S. dollars*), subject to customary working capital and other adjustments. Following the completion of this transaction, together with SMEJ’s existing approximately 39% equity interest, SMEJ and SPE will indirectly own an 80% equity interest in Peanuts, and Peanuts will become a consolidated subsidiary of Sony. This transaction is subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. For details, please refer to the attached press release. Sony expects to record a remeasurement gain as operating income upon the completion of this transaction based on the fair value of SMEJ’s existing approximately 39% equity interest in Peanuts, and Sony is currently assessing the impact, including the amount of such gain and other factors, on its consolidated financial results. * Reference figures calculated based on a rate of 1 Canadian dollar = 0.73 U.S. dollars To all members of the press, December 19, 2025 Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. WildBrain Ltd. Signing of Definitive Agreement for the Acquisition of a Stake in Peanuts Holdings LLC Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; President and Group CEO: Shunsuke Muramatsu; “SMEJ”), Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (Headquarters: California, USA; President and CEO: Ravi Ahuja; “SPE”) and WildBrain Ltd. (formerly DHX Media Ltd.; Headquarters: Ontario, Canada; President and CEO: Josh Scherba; “WildBrain”) today announced that the three companies have signed a definitive agreement for SMEJ and SPE to indirectly acquire all of the approximately 41% stake ultimately held by WildBrain in Peanuts Holdings LLC. The closing of this transaction is subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. As a result of this transaction, SMEJ and SPE, together with SMEJ’s existing approximately 39% stake, will indirectly own 80% of Peanuts Holdings LLC, while the members of the family of Charles M. Schulz, the creator of “PEANUTS,” will continue to own the remaining 20%. The ownership of rights to “PEANUTS” and the management of its business continue to be handled by Peanuts Worldwide LLC (“PWW”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Peanuts Holdings LLC. Peanuts Holdings LLC, including PWW, will become a consolidated subsidiary of the Sony Group. SMEJ will take the lead in managing Peanuts Holdings LLC in partnership with SPE. Since acquiring an interest in Peanuts Holdings LLC in 2018, SMEJ, as an IP owner of “PEANUTS,” recognized as world-class IP, has focused on expanding the “PEANUTS” IP business and strengthening the brand, while maintaining and further building a positive relationship with the Schulz family. SMEJ aims to continue to use its expertise in the character business and the extensive network of the Sony Group to drive furth

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