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 March 2023

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 February 1, 2023 to February 28, 2023.

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: March 14, 2023	By:	/s/ Yoshifumi Kishida
		Yoshifumi Kishida
		Senior Managing Director

[Translation of Share Buyback Report for the reporting month from February 1, 2023 to February 28, 2023 filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by Nomura Holdings, Inc. on March 14, 2023]

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 February 28, 2023

	Number of Shares			Total Repurchase Amount (JPY)
Authorization pursuant to the resolution of the Board (April 26, 2022) (Period of repurchase: from May 17, 2022 to March 31, 2023 (excluding the ten business days following the announcement of each quarterly financial results))			50,000,000		30,000,000,000
Repurchases during this reporting month (Date of repurchase)		(Date) —	—		—
Total		—	—		—
Aggregate shares repurchased as of the end of this reporting month			50,000,000		24,719,191,700
Progress of share repurchase (%)			100.0		82.4

2. Status of disposition

as of February 28, 2023

	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) February 3	50		26,085
Subtotal	—	50		26,085
Other (exercise of stock acquisition rights)	(Date) February 1 February 2 February 3 February 6 February 7 February 8 February 9 February 10 February 13 February 15 February 16 February 17 February 20 February 21 February 22 February 24 February 27 February 28	10,000 5,200 65,600 170,200 54,600 7,700 166,100 70,700 2,900 9,300 20,000 21,900 12,000 2,000 17,900 190,300 21,800 39,100		10,000 5,200 65,600 170,200 54,600 7,700 166,100 70,700 2,900 9,300 20,000 21,900 12,000 2,000 17,900 190,300 21,800 39,100
Subtotal	—	887,300		887,300
Other (delivery of shares under Restricted Stock Units plan)	(Date) —	—		—
Subtotal	—	—		—
Total	—	887,350		913,385

3. Status of shares held in treasury

as of February 28, 2023

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		230,375,494

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 or before February 28, 2023.