A statement of changes in beneficial ownership filed on September 15, 2026 disclosed that Yasuhiro Ito, Chief People Officer of Sony Group Corp, exercised employee stock options and acquired 9,000 shares of common stock on September 11, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Transaction date: September 11, 2026, with the filing submitted on September 15, 2026.
  • Shares acquired: 9,000 shares of Sony Group Corp common stock via an "M" (option exercise) transaction code.
  • Exercise price: $8.35 per share, reflecting a USD/JPY conversion rate of $0.00648 per JPY 1.00, as disclosed in the filing.
  • Resulting ownership: Ito directly beneficially owned 15,489 shares of common stock following the transaction.
  • Remaining derivative securities: 4,000 employee stock options (right to buy) remain, expiring October 30, 2028, with an exercise price of $8.35.
  • Option grant date: The underlying option was originally granted on November 20, 2018, according to the filing.

Sony Group Chief People Officer Reports Option Exercise and Ownership Change

According to the filing, Yasuhiro Ito, who serves as Chief People Officer (CPO) of Sony Group Corp (NYSE:SONY), exercised an employee stock option covering 9,000 shares of the company's common stock on September 11, 2026. The transaction was recorded under code "M," denoting an option exercise. Sony Group Corp is a diversified global technology and entertainment conglomerate whose common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SONY and also on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under the foreign trading symbol 6758.

The filing discloses that the option was originally granted on November 20, 2018, and that, per the allocation agreement, the right to acquire the common stock became exercisable in three equal installments on October 31, 2020, November 20, 2020, and November 20, 2021. The exercise price of $8.35 per share reflects a currency conversion rate of USD $0.00648 for each JPY 1.00, as stated in the explanatory footnotes. The price of the derivative security at the time of exercise is reported as $0.

Following the reported transaction, Ito directly holds 15,489 shares of Sony Group Corp common stock, the filing states. In the derivative securities table, 4,000 employee stock options remain outstanding under Ito's direct ownership, with an expiration date of October 30, 2028. The filing was signed by Peter Kim as Attorney-in-Fact for Yasuhiro Ito on September 15, 2026.

What Was Disclosed

The filing reported a single option exercise by Sony Group Corp's Chief People Officer, Yasuhiro Ito, covering 9,000 shares at $8.35 each on September 11, 2026, leaving him with 15,489 shares directly owned and 4,000 options remaining.