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Historical Dividends

Table1:Historical Dividends (FY2003.3 - FY2006.3)

	Interim Dividend	Year-end Dividend	Annual Dividend
FY2003.3		JPY 15	JPY 15
FY2004.3	JPY 7.5	JPY 7.5	JPY 15
FY2005.3	JPY 10	JPY 10	JPY 20
FY2006.3	JPY 12	JPY 36	JPY 48

Table2:Historical Dividends (FY2007.3)

	1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	4th Quarter	Total
FY2007.3	JPY 8	JPY 8	JPY 8	JPY 20	JPY 44
FY2008.3	JPY 8.5	JPY 8.5	JPY 8.5	JPY 8.5	JPY 34
FY2009.3	JPY 8.5	JPY 8.5	JPY 8.5	JPY 0	JPY 25.5
FY2010.3		JPY 4.0		JPY 4.0	JPY 8.0
FY2011.3 (Plan)		TBD		TBD	TBD

• Record dates for the distribution of dividends are March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. The dividends for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, will be payed semi-annually (on record dates: September 30 and March 31) in principle. Nomura will forgo dividend distribution for the period ending June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010. Forecasted dividend amounts for the periods ending September 30, 2010 and March 31, 2011 are unconfirmed.