NOMURA News Release

Nomura Hires Michael McCormack as Senior Analyst for Telecom, Cable and Satellite in US Equity Research

New York, August 4, 2010 – Nomura Securities International, Inc. announced today that Michael McCormack will join the firm as a Managing Director and senior analyst covering the Telecom, Cable & Satellite sector in the firm's US Equity Research department.

McCormack, who will be joining Nomura from JPMorganChase, is an established leader and highly-regarded analyst in the Telecom Services industry. Institutional Investor has recognized him as the #3 ranked analyst in the sector for the last three years.

"Michael McCormack's hiring continues the strong momentum of Nomura's US Equity Research build," said Michael Rietbrock, Head of US Equity Research. "Michael has a deeply established franchise in the Telecom, Cable, & Satellite sector, which will complement our dominant research position in the Media sector, led in the US by Michael Nathanson. We will continue to build upon our strong global platform and add top research talent across our priority industry sectors."

In its most recent survey, Institutional Investor ranked Nomura's Telco research teams #1 in Europe and Japan, and Runner-Up in Asia. Michael McCormack and Michael Nathanson will work closely with their highly ranked counterparts in these regions.

Nomura is ranked #1 for Japanese equity research by the Nikkei and Institutional Investor, #1 in Institutional Investor's first ever All-China research rankings and #2 in Institutional Investor's All-Asia and All-Europe rankings.

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For further information please contact:

Name Company Telephone
Peter Truell Nomura Holding America Inc. +1 212-667-9971
Jonathan Hodgkinson Nomura Holding America Inc. +1 212-667-1484

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