A statement of changes in beneficial ownership filed on August 17, 2026 reports that Tanaka Kenji, an officer of Sony Group Corp, exercised employee stock options on August 13, 2026, acquiring a total of 9,000 shares of common stock.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Tanaka Kenji, identified in the filing as "Business CEO in charge of Entertainment, Technology & Services Business" at Sony Group Corp.
  • Transaction date: Both option exercises occurred on August 13, 2026, under transaction code M.
  • First exercise: 6,500 shares of common stock acquired at $8.08 per share, converting options originally granted November 20, 2018.
  • Second exercise: 2,500 shares of common stock acquired at $8.41 per share, converting options originally granted November 20, 2019.
  • Post-transaction ownership: Tanaka holds 63,899 shares of common stock directly following the reported transactions.
  • Currency note: The filing states a conversion rate of USD $0.00627 for each JPY 1.00 was used for pricing purposes.
  • Exchange and ticker: Sony Group Corp trades on NYSE as NASDAQ:SONY, with a foreign trading symbol of 6758.

Tanaka Kenji's Option Exercises at Sony Group's Entertainment and Technology Unit

According to the filing, Tanaka Kenji serves as an officer of Sony Group Corp (NYSE:SONY), specifically in the role of Business CEO in charge of Entertainment, Technology & Services Business. The filing was signed by Peter Kim as Attorney-in-Fact for Kenji Tanaka and submitted on August 17, 2026. Both transactions reported are classified under transaction code M, indicating the exercise of employee stock options into common stock.

The first exercise converted 6,500 employee stock options with an exercise price of $8.08 per share. The filing explains that those options became exercisable in three equal installments on October 31, 2020, November 20, 2020, and November 20, 2021, and were originally granted on November 20, 2018, with an expiration date of October 30, 2028. Following this exercise, the derivative position in that option series was reduced to zero shares remaining.

The second exercise converted 2,500 employee stock options at $8.41 per share. According to the filing, those options became exercisable in three equal installments on October 31, 2021, November 20, 2021, and November 20, 2022, and were granted on November 20, 2019, with an expiration date of October 30, 2029. After this exercise, the filing reports 12,500 derivative securities in this series remain directly held. All common stock acquired is held directly by Tanaka Kenji.

What Was Disclosed

What Was Disclosed

The filing reports two option-to-common-stock exercises by Sony Group officer Tanaka Kenji on August 13, 2026, totaling 9,000 shares acquired. His direct beneficial ownership of Sony Group common stock following both transactions stands at 63,899 shares, as stated in the filing.