Nomura (NMR) 6-K Current report (foreign)

FORM 6-K

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission File Number: 1-15270

For the month of November 2021

NOMURA HOLDINGS, INC.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

13-1, Nihonbashi 1-chome

Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8645

Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F      X            Form 40-F              

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Information furnished on this form:

EXHIBIT

Exhibit Number
1.	(English Translation) Share Buyback Report for the reporting month from October 1, 2021 to October 31, 2021.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	NOMURA HOLDINGS, INC.
Date: November 12, 2021	By:	/s/ Yoshifumi Kishida
		Yoshifumi Kishida
		Senior Managing Director

[Translation of Share Buyback Report for the reporting month from October 1, 2021 to October 31, 2021 filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by Nomura Holdings, Inc. on November 12, 2021]

Class of Shares: Common Stock

1. Status of repurchase

(1) Status of a repurchase pursuant to a resolution at a general meeting of shareholders

Not applicable

(2) Status of a repurchase pursuant to a resolution at the meeting of a board of directors (“Board”)

as of October 31, 2021

	Number of Shares			Total Repurchase Amount (JPY)
Authorization pursuant to the resolution of the Board (October 29, 2021) (Period of repurchase: from November 16, 2021 to March 31, 2022 (excluding the ten business days following the announcement of each quarterly financial results))			80,000,000		50,000,000,000
Repurchases during this reporting month (Date of repurchase)		(Date) —	—		—
Total		—	—		—
Aggregate shares repurchased as of the end of this reporting month			0		0
Progress of share repurchase (%)			0		0

2. Status of disposition

as of October 31, 2021

	Number of shares disposed in the reporting month		Aggregate amount of disposition (JPY)
Treasury shares disposed subject to procedures for issuance of new shares	(Date) —	—		—
Subtotal	—	—		—
Treasury shares canceled	(Date) —	—		—
Subtotal	—	—		—
Treasury shares transferred upon merger, share exchange or demerger	(Date) —	—		—
Subtotal	—	—		—
Other (upon request for purchasing “less-than-a-full-unit shares”)	(Date) October 12	15		8,143
Subtotal	—	15		8,143
Other (exercise of stock acquisition rights)	(Date) October 1 October 5 October 8 October 11 October 22 October 25 October 26 October 27 October 29	1,200 4,300 11,300 11,600 132,600 7,600 64,400 1,600 22,600		1,200 4,300 11,300 11,600 132,600 7,600 64,400 1,600 22,600
Subtotal	—	257,200		257,200
Total	—	257,215		265,343

3. Status of shares held in treasury

as of October 31, 2021

As of the end of the reporting month	Number of Shares
Total number of issued shares		3,233,562,601
Number of shares held in treasury		138,190,582

Note) In relation to “2. Status of disposition” and “3. Status of shares held in treasury” above, the disposition of treasury shares relating to Restricted Stock Units as equity compensation is recorded based on the contribution date of a monetary compensation claim. The number of shares held in treasury above therefore includes reduction in number of shares as a result of disposition of treasury shares as equity compensation in exchange for contribution-in-kind of monetary compensation claims on May 6, 2021.