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 April 2022

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 March 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022.

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: April 14, 2022	By:	/s/ Yoshifumi Kishida
		Yoshifumi Kishida
		Senior Managing Director

[Translation of Share Buyback Report for the reporting month from March 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022 filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by Nomura Holdings, Inc. on April 14, 2022]

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 March 31, 2022

	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			80,000,000		39,639,408,040
Progress of share repurchase (%)			100.0		79.3

2. Status of disposition

as of March 31, 2022

	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, share delivery or demerger	(Date) —	—		—
Subtotal	—	—		—
Other (upon request for purchasing “less-than-a-full-unit shares”)	(Date) —	—		—
Subtotal	—	—		—
Other (exercise of stock acquisition rights)	(Date) March 2 March 3 March 4 March 7 March 8 March 9 March 10 March 11 March 14 March 15 March 16 March 17 March 18 March 22 March 23 March 24 March 25 March 28	101,900 55,200 5,600 8,700 55,300 14,400 11,200 34,600 10,500 47,700 18,900 19,500 21,900 87,000 108,700 349,000 103,600 4,600		101,900 55,200 5,600 8,700 55,300 14,400 11,200 34,600 10,500 47,700 18,900 19,500 21,900 87,000 108,700 349,000 103,600 4,600
Subtotal	—	1,058,300		1,058,300
Total	—	1,058,300		1,058,300

3. Status of shares held in treasury

as of March 31, 2022

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		215,394,467

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.