Nomura Issues 7th and 8th Series Unsecured Straight Bonds
Tokyo, August 3, 2007 – Nomura Holdings, Inc. today announced that it determined the terms of its Seventh and Eighth series of unsecured straight bonds in the total principal amount of 60 billion yen to be issued targeting institutional investors via public offering in Japan. Terms of the issues are as outlined below.
Seventh Series of Nomura Holdings, Inc. Unsecured Straight Bonds
| 1. Amount of Issue | 26 billion yen |
| 2. Denomination of each Bond | 100 million yen |
| 3. Issue Price | 99.99 yen per face value of 100 yen |
| 4. Interest Rate | 1.63% per annum |
| 5. Offering Period | August 3, 2007 |
| 6. Payment Date | August 14, 2007 |
| 7. Interest Payment Dates | February 14 and August 14 of each year |
| 8. Maturity Date | August 14, 2012 |
| 9. Redemption Price | 100% of the principal amount |
| 10. Security or Guarantee | The Bonds are not secured by any pledge, mortgage or other charge on any assets or revenues of the Company or of others, nor are they guaranteed. There are no assets reserved as security for the Bonds. |
| 11. Place for Application | Head office and domestic branch offices of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. |
| 12. Book-entry Transfer Institution | Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. |
| 13. Fiscal Agent | Resona Bank, Ltd. |
| 14. Rating | The Bonds have been given a rating of "AA-" from Rating and Investment Information, Inc. and "AA" from Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. |
Eighth Series of Nomura Holdings, Inc. Unsecured Straight Bonds
| 1. Amount of Issue | 34 billion yen |
| 2. Denomination of each Bond | 100 million yen |
| 3. Issue Price | 99.94 yen per face value of 100 yen |
| 4. Interest Rate | 2.12% per annum |
| 5. Offering Period | August 3, 2007 |
| 6. Payment Date | August 14, 2007 |
| 7. Interest Payment Dates | February 14 and August 14 of each year |
| 8. Maturity Date | August 14, 2017 |
| 9. Redemption Price | 100% of the principal amount |
| 10. Security or Guarantee | The Bonds are not secured by any pledge, mortgage or other charge on any assets or revenues of the Company or of others, nor are they guaranteed. There are no assets reserved as security for the Bonds. |
| 11. Place for Application | Head office and domestic branch offices of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. |
| 12. Book-entry Transfer Institution | Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. |
| 13. Fiscal Agent | Resona Bank, Ltd. |
| 14. Rating | The Bonds have been given a rating of "AA-" from Rating and Investment Information, Inc. and "AA" from Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. |
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Nomura Group
Nomura is a global financial services group dedicated to providing a broad range of financial services for individual, institutional, corporate and government clients. The Group offers a diverse line of competitive products and value-added financial and advisory solutions through its global headquarters in Tokyo, over 150 branches in Japan, and an international network in 30 countries; with regional headquarters in Hong Kong, London, and New York. The Group's business activities include investment consultation and brokerage services for retail investors in Japan, and, on a global basis, brokerage services, securities underwriting, investment banking advisory services, merchant banking, and asset management. For further information about Nomura please visit our website at www.nomura.com.
