October 5, 2012
Ms. Suzanne Hayes
Assistant Director
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
U.S.A.
| Re: | Nomura Holdings, Inc. Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012 Filed June 27, 2012 and Amended June 28, 2012 | |||
File No. 001-15270 |
Dear Ms. Hayes:
Thank you for your letter dated September 28, 2012, with respect to the above-referenced filing.
We are currently in the process of compiling a response to your letter and believe that we will be able to submit the response by no later than October 31, 2012. Thank you for your kind understanding and please feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding the above.
| Very truly yours, |
/s/ Junko Nakagawa |
| Junko Nakagawa |
| Chief Financial Officer |
| cc: | Yolanda Trotter Kevin W. Vaughn Eric Envall | |
Celia Soehner (Division of Corporation Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) | ||
| Izumi Akai | ||
| (Sullivan & Cromwell LLP) | ||
| Tadayuki Matsushige | ||
| (Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) | ||
