NOMURA News Release

Nomura to Announce First Half Operating Results on October 28

Tokyo, September 19, 2008 – Nomura Holdings, Inc. plans to announce its operating results for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, at 15:00JST on October 28. Financial statements and presentation materials will be available on the Nomura Holdings website (www.nomura.com) shortly after the announcement.

A live audio webcast of the company's conference call is scheduled to be delivered via nomura.com at:

21:00 (JST)

12:00 (GMT)

08:00 (EST)

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Nomura

Nomura is a leading financial services group and the preeminent Asian-based investment bank with worldwide reach. Nomura provides a broad range of innovative solutions tailored to the specific requirements of individual, institutional, corporate and government clients through an international network in 30 countries. Based in Tokyo and with regional headquarters in Hong Kong, London, and New York, Nomura employs about 18,000 staff worldwide. Nomura's unique understanding of Asia enables the company to make a difference for clients through five business divisions: domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking, global merchant banking, and asset management. For further information about Nomura, please visit www.nomura.com.

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