To conserve resources and protect the environment, we are enhancing our website disclosures and replacing the Half-Year Report with this Notice to Our Shareholders. This Notice directs you to information on our website, including the first-half results for the fiscal year ending March 2026, the half-year dividend, and other updates about Nomura Group.

First Half (fiscal year ending March 2026)

Income before income taxes JPY296.9bn (+26% YoY)
Net income*1 JPY196.6bn (+18% YoY)
EPS*2 JPY64.53
ROE*3 11.3%
Four segment income before income taxes

JPY238.4bn (+11% YoY)

  • Wealth Management/Investment Management: Recurring revenue assets and AuM reached record highs, demonstrating consistently strong performance; revenues have become more stable
  • Wholesale: Sustained capital discipline and self-funded growth drove income before income taxes up 43% YoY, boosting overall performance
  • Banking (established in April 2025): Solid performance, with steady progress toward launch of deposit sweep service next fiscal year

Half-Year Dividend

Declared dividend with record date of September 30 of JPY 27 per share

ROE*4

Achieved ROE of 8–10%+ for six consecutive quarters.

ROE

Income before income taxes and net income*1

Groupwide

Income before income taxes and net income (Groupwide)

Four segment income before income taxes*5

Four segment income before income taxes

*1 Net income (loss) attributable to Nomura Holdings shareholders.
*2 Diluted net income (loss) attributable to Nomura Holdings shareholders per share.
*3 Calculated using annualized net income attributable to Nomura Holdings shareholders for the first half.
*4 Calculated using annualized net income attributable to Nomura Holdings shareholders for each period.
*5 Retrospective adjustments made to prior years following the establishment of the Banking Division, a portion of whose businesses were previously included in Wealth Management, in April 2025.

Notice Regarding Changes to Printed Shareholders' Meeting Materials

Starting with the 122nd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 2026, we will simplify the printed materials sent to shareholders. The full meeting materials will be available at the website URL provided in the materials. Please note that the voting form will continue to be sent in print as before.

Scheduled for June 2026 or later

Request for Delivery of Printed Materials for the General Meeting of Shareholders (Notice of Convocation)

We will mail some shareholders’ meeting materials, including the voting form, and publish the full materials on our corporate website. Shareholders who wish to receive printed copies of the full materials by mail for the next meeting must request delivery by March 31, 2026. For details, please contact your securities company or Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation.
 

For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact: Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, Corporate Agency Division

Tel: +81-42-204-0303
Operating hours: 9:00 to 17:00 on weekdays (except Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays)
 

Shareholders who have already completed the required procedures do not need to do so again.

For Other Inquiries

Shareholder related procedures

For other shareholder related procedures (e.g., change of address, designating method of receiving dividends, and requests to purchase or sell shares of less than one unit), shareholders are requested to contact their securities company.

Inquiries about mailings, returns, and unpaid dividends

Corporate Agency Division, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
PO Box No. 29, Shin-Tokyo Post Office, Tokyo, 137-8081, Japan
Tel: +81-42-204-0303

Inquiries about this Notice

Group Corporate Services Department, Nomura Holdings, Inc.
1-13-1, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8645, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5255-1000 (main switchboard)

Corporate Data

(As of September 30, 2025)

Company name Nomura Holdings, Inc.
Date of incorporation December 25, 1925
Head office 1-13-1, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-8645, Japan
Paid-in capital ¥594,493 million
Group employees 27,876
Common stock issued 3,163,562,601 shares
Number of shareholders 319,734 (Unit shareholders: 290,471)
Listing The common shares of Nomura Holdings, Inc. are listed on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and Singapore stock exchanges. The shares are also listed on the NYSE in the form of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). Each ADS represents one share of common stock.
Securities code 8604 (Tokyo Stock Exchange), NMR (New York Stock Exchange)
Transfer agent and registrar Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation Corporate Agency Department
Depositary for American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) The Bank of New York Mellon
Date of record for dividend payments September 30, March 31