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From February 1 to February 28, 2026, 32,812,900 shares of common stock were acquired for a total of 5,136,377,439 yen. The acquisition method was market purchases under a discretionary trading contract on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.\n\n### Impact on Shareholders and Future Outlook\nAs of February 28, 2026, the cumulative number of acquired shares reached 440,907,300 shares, with the total acquisition value amounting to 69,849,621,475 yen. The Board of Directors resolution sets the maximum number of shares that may be acquired at 1 billion shares and the maximum acquisition value at 100 billion yen. Going forward, the Company may continue to acquire treasury stock depending on market conditions and laws and regulations. This is expected to prevent dilution of outstanding shares and enhance capital efficiency as a part of shareholder returns.","jir_financial_highlights":"Total Number of Shares Acquired: 32,812,900 shares (Unknown)\nTotal Acquisition Value of Shares: 5,136,377,439 yen (Unknown)\nAcquisition Period: February 1, 2026 \u2013 February 28, 2026 (Unknown)\nCumulative Acquired Shares (as of February 28, 2026): 440,907,300 shares (Unknown)\nCumulative Acquisition Value (as of February 28, 2026): 69,849,621,475 yen (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#SonyFinancialGroup, #ShareBuyback, #CapitalPolicy, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Total Number of Shares Acquired: 32,812,900 shares (February 1, 2026 \u2013 February 28, 2026)\nTotal Acquisition Value of Shares: 5,136,377,439 yen (Same period)\nCumulative Acquired Shares: 440,907,300 shares (As of February 28, 2026)","jir_meta_title":"Sony Financial Group Acquires 32,812,900 Treasury Shares for Approximately 5.1 Billion Yen (February 2026)","jir_meta_description":"Sony Financial Group Inc. acquired 32,812,900 shares of common stock for a total of 5,136,377,439 yen in February 2026. 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