Form 20-F
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Certain subsidiaries have entered into master netting agreements or other similar agreements, which are mainly International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreements. An ISDA Master Agreement is an agreement between two counterparties that may have multiple derivative contracts with each other, and such ISDA Master Agreement may provide for the net settlement of all or a specified group of these derivative contracts, through a single payment, in a single currency, in the event of a default on or affecting any one derivative contract, or a termination event affecting all or a specified group of derivative contracts. Master netting agreements create a right of set off, but the master netting agreements do not automatically provide for such set off.Amounts offset in the consolidated statements of financial position are related to repurchase transactions.Short-term borrowings relate to repurchase agreements.Other investments primarily include investment funds.Foreign corporate bonds primarily include repackaged bonds.Refer to Notes 9 and 11. Expected volatility was based on the historical volatilities of Sony Group Corporation’s common stock over the expected life of the stock acquisition rights. Curtailments and settlements of the foreign plans for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 relate mainly to the termination of the defined benefit pension plan at certain U.S. subsidiaries. Curtailments and settlements of the foreign plans for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 relate mainly to the termination of the defined benefit pension plan at certain U.K. subsidiaries.Deposits from customers in the banking business include the non-current portion that is recorded within other financial liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial position.Certain financial assets were transferred from Level 3 because observable market data became available.Gains (losses) recognized in net income are included in financial services revenue, other operating (income) expense, net, financial income and financial expenses in the consolidated statements of income.For liability items, gains are presented as negative and losses are presented as positive.Deferred consideration is recorded within other financial liabilities or trade and other payables in the consolidated statements of financial position.The amounts of trade and other receivables exclude contract assets within trade and other receivables, and contract assets in the consolidated statements of financial position.Gains (losses) recognized in other comprehensive income are included in changes in equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income, changes in debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income and exchange differences on translating foreign operations in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.Certain financial assets were transferred to Level 3 because the observability of the inputs used decreased.Mainly includes interests credited to reserves, expenses and mortality charges.bp = basis point.Refer to Note 31. Shares of Spotify Technology S.A. (“Spotify”) held by Sony are classified as equity securities required to be measured at fair value through profit or loss. The revaluation of the Spotify shares, net of costs to be paid to Sony’s artists and distributed labels, owned as of March 31, 2021, March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023 resulted in an unrealized gain of 51,310 million yen (480 million U.S. dollars), an unrealized loss of 45,017 million yen (395 million U.S. dollars), and an unrealized loss of 7,787 million yen (58 million U.S. dollars), respectively. 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