Sony withdraws shelf registration for share issuance

Sony Group Corporation announced on September 30, 2025, the withdrawal of its shelf registration statement, initially filed on November 8, 2024. This statement pertained to the granting of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and subsequent share issuances or disposals. Concurrently, Sony filed an extraordinary report with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau regarding the disposition of treasury shares upon the vesting of previously granted RSUs, excluding those vested before September 29, 2025. This withdrawal does not impact matters related to the previously granted RSUs.

The withdrawn shelf registration statement, submitted on November 8, 2024, covered shares with a scheduled issuance period from November 16, 2024, to November 15, 2026, and an anticipated issuance amount of 25,800 million yen. The company had already issued shares totaling 9,238,798,560 yen under this statement.

The primary reason for the withdrawal is the filing of the extraordinary report concerning the disposal of treasury shares, which addresses the RSUs that were the subject of the original shelf registration statement. Proceeds from such disposals were intended to cover various program-related expenses and other operating funds.