Shinji Sashida, an officer of Sony Group Corp listed on NYSE as SONY, filed a statement of changes in beneficial ownership on August 19, 2026, reporting the exercise of two employee stock options and the acquisition of 7,000 shares of common stock on August 17, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Shinji Sashida, identified in the filing as "Business CEO in charge of Imaging & Sensing Solutions Business" at Sony Group Corp.
  • First option exercise: 3,000 shares of common stock acquired at a price of $8.42 per share on August 17, 2026, via transaction code M.
  • Second option exercise: 4,000 shares of common stock acquired at a price of $11.61 per share on August 17, 2026, via transaction code M.
  • Post-transaction ownership: Following both exercises, Sashida directly beneficially owns 12,700 shares of common stock.
  • Remaining derivative securities: 21,000 employee stock options remain directly held following the reported transactions.
  • Currency conversion: The filing states a conversion rate of USD $0.00628 for each JPY 1.00 was used to determine the exercise prices.

Imaging and Sensing Solutions Executive Reports Option Exercises at Sony Group

According to the filing, Sashida holds the title of Business CEO in charge of Imaging & Sensing Solutions Business at Sony Group Corp (NYSE:SONY), which also carries the foreign trading symbol 6758. The disclosure covers two separate employee stock option exercises, both executed on August 17, 2026, and both classified under transaction code M, which denotes an exercise or conversion of a derivative security.

The first option, originally granted on November 20, 2019, became exercisable in three equal installments on October 31, 2021, November 20, 2021, and November 20, 2022, the filing states. Sashida exercised 3,000 options at an exercise price of $8.42 per share. The second option, granted on November 18, 2020, became exercisable in three equal installments on October 29, 2022, November 18, 2022, and November 18, 2023. Sashida exercised 4,000 options at an exercise price of $11.61 per share. Both options carried an acquisition price of $0 for the derivative security itself, according to Table II of the filing.

Following the two transactions, Sashida's direct beneficial ownership of Sony Group common stock stands at 12,700 shares, per the filing. An additional 21,000 employee stock options remain directly held, with expiration dates of October 28, 2030, according to Table II. The filing was signed by Peter Kim as Attorney-in-Fact for Shinji Sashida and submitted on August 19, 2026.

What Was Disclosed

Sony Group officer Shinji Sashida disclosed the exercise of two employee stock option grants, resulting in the acquisition of 7,000 shares of common stock at prices of $8.42 and $11.61 per share, with direct beneficial ownership totaling 12,700 shares following the transactions.