Nomura (NYSE: NMR) posts December 2025 share buyback and treasury report

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Nomura Holdings, Inc. reports on its share buyback and treasury share activity for the period through December 31, 2025. Under a Board authorization dated April 25, 2025 for up to 100,000,000 shares and 60,000,000,000 JPY, the company had repurchased an aggregate 66,790,900 shares for 59,999,913,930 JPY as of the end of the reporting month. This represents 66.8% of the authorized share amount and 100.0% of the authorized monetary amount. No shares were repurchased during December itself, while 9,023 treasury shares were disposed of during the month for a total of 34,748 JPY through small transactions including less-than-a-full-unit purchases and stock acquisition right exercises. As of December 31, 2025, total issued shares were 3,163,562,601 and shares held in treasury were 229,328,518.

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What share buyback authorization does Nomura Holdings (NMR) have in place?

Nomura Holdings has a Board authorization dated April 25, 2025 to repurchase up to 100,000,000 common shares for a total repurchase amount of up to 60,000,000,000 JPY, for the period from May 15, 2025 to December 30, 2025, excluding the ten business days following the announcement of each quarterly financial results.

How many shares has Nomura Holdings (NMR) repurchased under this program as of December 31, 2025?

As of December 31, 2025, Nomura Holdings had repurchased an aggregate 66,790,900 common shares under the authorization, for a total repurchase amount of 59,999,913,930 JPY.

What is the progress of Nomura Holdings' (NMR) share repurchase program by December 2025?

The progress of the buyback program as of the end of the reporting month was 66.8% of the authorized share amount and 100.0% of the authorized monetary amount.

Did Nomura Holdings (NMR) repurchase any shares during December 2025?

The report shows no share repurchases during the December 2025 reporting month; the aggregate figures reflect repurchases completed earlier in the authorized period.

What treasury share dispositions did Nomura Holdings (NMR) make in December 2025?

During December 2025, Nomura disposed of 9,023 treasury shares in total for an aggregate amount of 34,748 JPY, including 23 shares upon requests for purchasing less-than-a-full-unit shares and 9,000 shares related to exercises of stock acquisition rights.

How many shares does Nomura Holdings (NMR) have issued and in treasury as of December 31, 2025?

As of December 31, 2025, Nomura Holdings had a total of 3,163,562,601 issued shares, of which 229,328,518 shares were held in treasury.

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 January 2026

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 December 1, 2025 to December 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: January 14, 2026		By:		/s/ Yoshifumi Kishida
				Yoshifumi Kishida
				Senior Managing Director

[Translation of Share Buyback Report for the reporting month from December 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by Nomura Holdings, Inc. on January 14, 2026]

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 December 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 December 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) December 1			23				25,748
Subtotal		—			23				25,748
Other (exercise of stock acquisition rights)		(Date) December 15 December 24			7,500 1,500				7,500 1,500
Subtotal		—			9,000				9,000
Other (delivery of shares under Restricted Stock Units plan)		(Date) —			—				—
Subtotal		—			—				—
Total		—			9,023				34,748

3. Status of shares held in treasury

as of December 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			229,328,518

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 December 31, 2025.