Nomura 6-K: No Oct buybacks; cumulative ¥59.999B for 66.79M shares

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Nomura Holdings (NMR) filed a monthly share buyback update. The report covers October 2025 and shows no repurchases during the month under the board authorization dated April 25, 2025 (repurchase period from May 15, 2025 to December 30, 2025).

As of October 31, 2025, Nomura had repurchased 66,790,900 common shares for an aggregate 59,999,913,930 JPY. The filing lists progress of share repurchase at 66.8% (shares) and 100.0% (amount). During the month, the company disposed of 111,064 treasury shares in total, mainly from exercise of stock acquisition rights (111,000 shares; 62,811,000 JPY).

As additional context, total issued shares were 3,163,562,601 and treasury shares were 229,465,317 as of October 31, 2025.

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Buyback cumulative spend reached ¥59.999B; no October repurchases.

The update lists no repurchases in October under the authorization effective May 15 to December 30, 2025. Cumulatively, the company has repurchased 66,790,900 shares for 59,999,913,930 JPY as of October 31, 2025. The filing states progress at 66.8% of the share cap and 100.0% of the authorized amount.

Dispositions from treasury during October totaled 111,064 shares, largely due to exercises of stock acquisition rights (111,000 shares; 62,811,000 JPY). These movements affect treasury balances but are separate from repurchases.

Key markers in the excerpt are the authorization window through December 30, 2025 and the progress figures. Actual activity from here depends on program parameters and corporate decisions documented in subsequent disclosures.

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FAQ

What did Nomura Holdings (NMR) report in its October 2025 buyback update?

It reported no repurchases during October and cumulative repurchases of 66,790,900 shares for 59,999,913,930 JPY as of October 31, 2025.

How far along is Nomura’s 2025 share repurchase authorization?

The filing lists progress of share repurchase at 66.8% (shares) and 100.0% (amount) as of October 31, 2025.

What is the size and term of the 2025 buyback authorization for NMR?

Board authorization dated April 25, 2025 covers up to 100,000,000 shares and 60,000,000,000 JPY, for the period May 15, 2025 to December 30, 2025.

Were there any treasury share movements for Nomura in October 2025?

Yes. Treasury share dispositions totaled 111,064 shares, mainly from exercise of stock acquisition rights (111,000 shares; 62,811,000 JPY).

What were Nomura’s issued and treasury shares at month-end?

As of October 31, 2025, total issued shares were 3,163,562,601 and treasury shares were 229,465,317.

Did Nomura conduct any buybacks immediately after quarterly results in October?

The authorization excludes the ten business days following each quarterly results announcement; the report shows no October repurchases.

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 2025

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     

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):     

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):     

Information furnished on this form:

EXHIBIT

Exhibit Number
1.		(English Translation) Share Buyback Report for the reporting month from October 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025.

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 13, 2025		By:		/s/ Yoshifumi Kishida
				Yoshifumi Kishida
				Senior Managing Director

[Translation of Share Buyback Report for the reporting month from October 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025 filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by Nomura Holdings, Inc. on November 13, 2025]

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, 2025

		Number of Shares								Total Repurchase Amount (JPY)
Authorization pursuant to the resolution of the Board (April 25, 2025) (Period of repurchase: from May 15, 2025 to December 30, 2025 (excluding the ten business days following the announcement of each quarterly financial results))							100,000,000				60,000,000,000
Repurchases during this reporting month (Date of repurchase)			(Date) —				—				—
Total			—				—				—
Aggregate shares repurchased as of the end of this reporting month							66,790,900				59,999,913,930
Progress of share repurchase (%)							66.8				100.0

2. Status of disposition

as of October 31, 2025

		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) October 10 October 15			50 14				52,350 15,148
Subtotal		—			64				67,498
Other (exercise of stock acquisition rights)		(Date) October 1 October 2 October 3 October 7 October 8 October 9 October 10 October 14 October 15 October 16 October 17 October 20 October 21 October 22 October 23 October 24 October 28 October 29 October 30 October 31			25,500 1,000 5,000 3,000 11,000 5,000 1,000 1,000 12,000 1,000 2,000 4,000 500 4,500 8,000 8,000 3,000 9,000 5,000 1,500				14,560,500 571,000 2,855,000 1,713,000 6,281,000 2,855,000 571,000 571,000 6,852,000 571,000 1,142,000 2,284,000 285,500 2,569,500 3,998,000 4,568,000 1,713,000 5,139,000 2,855,000 856,500
Subtotal		—			111,000				62,811,000
Other (delivery of shares under Restricted Stock Units plan)		(Date) —			—				—
Subtotal		—			—				—
Total		—			111,064				62,878,498

3. Status of shares held in treasury

as of October 31, 2025

As of the end of the reporting month		Number of Shares
Total number of issued shares			3,163,562,601
Number of shares held in treasury			229,465,317

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 October 31, 2025.