February 8, 2013
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 Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012 | ||||
| Filed June 27, 2012 and Amended June 28, 2012 | ||||
| Response dated October 29, 2012 | ||||
File No. 001-15270 |
Dear Ms. Hayes:
Thank you for your letter dated February 4, 2013, 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 February 28, 2013. 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: | Hana Hoffmann | |
| 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) | ||
