[6-K] Nomura Holdings, Inc Current Report (Foreign Issuer)

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Nomura Holdings reported monthly share buyback activity for July 2025. The Board authorized repurchases of 100,000,000 shares up to ¥60,000,000,000 (repurchase period May 15–Dec 30, 2025, with limited blackout days). During July the company repurchased 19,200,700 shares at a total cost of ¥18,067,409,440. Aggregate repurchases as of July 31 totaled 66,790,900 shares for ¥59,999,913,930, shown in the report alongside a progress metric of 66.8% (shares) and 100.0% (amount). The filing also discloses dispositions in July totaling 43,528 shares for ¥24,864,355 and that Nomura had 229,837,706 treasury shares out of 3,163,562,601 issued shares.

Insights

Financial Analyst

TL;DR July buybacks: 19.2M shares (¥18.07B); authorization ¥60.0B nearly fully utilized; 66.79M shares repurchased total.

The July activity shows significant execution under the Board-authorized program. Repurchases in July amounted to 19.2 million shares for ¥18.07 billion, bringing aggregate repurchases close to the full authorized cash amount (¥59,999,913,930 of ¥60,000,000,000). From a capital-allocation perspective, the company has materially returned cash to shareholders under this program during the reporting month. The monthly breakdown provides granularity on daily execution but no details on average price per share beyond the daily totals. Investors should note the near exhaustion of the authorized cash envelope, which limits further repurchases under the same authorization unless the Board acts again.

Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR Board-authorized buyback is being actively executed; cash authorization effectively used while share-count authorization remains partially available.

The report documents repurchases carried out pursuant to a Board resolution and specifies the repurchase window and blackout exclusions tied to quarterly result announcements. The filing also records dispositions including exercises of stock acquisition rights and small-lot purchases, plus RSU-related entries reflected in treasury share counts. From a governance viewpoint, transparent daily reporting and disclosure of both repurchases and dispositions supports accountability. The report does not include management commentary on rationale or future authorization plans.

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 August 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 July 1, 2025 to July 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: August 14, 2025		By:		/s/ Yoshifumi Kishida
				Yoshifumi Kishida
				Senior Managing Director

[Translation of Share Buyback Report for the reporting month from July 1, 2025 to July 31, 2025 filed with the Director General of the Kanto Finance Bureau by Nomura Holdings, Inc. on August 14, 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 July 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) July 1 July 2 July 3 July 4 July 7 July 8 July 9 July 10 July 11 July 14 July 15 July 16 July 17 July 18 July 22 July 23 July 24 July 25 July 28				1,130,000 1,110,000 1,130,000 1,130,000 1,110,000 950,000 1,100,000 1,078,300 1,110,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 960,000 1,100,000 1,050,000 1,050,000 1,050,000 800,000 42,400				1,061,045,590 1,037,370,760 1,047,312,320 1,055,245,010 1,022,633,820 871,543,790 1,016,972,400 996,722,740 1,044,033,690 1,032,906,970 1,041,523,390 1,022,791,030 894,038,870 1,030,210,800 988,431,790 1,023,615,000 1,043,634,930 795,055,000 42,321,540
Total			—				19,200,700				18,067,409,440
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 July 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) July 14 July 28			19 9				17,451 8,404
Subtotal		—			28				25,855
Other (exercise of stock acquisition rights)		July 3 July 7 July 8 July 9 July 10 July 11 July 14 July 15 July 16 July 17 July 23 July 25 July 30 July 31			1,000 2,000 5,500 3,000 7,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 2,000 16,000 1,000				571,000 1,142,000 3,140,500 1,713,000 3,997,000 571,000 571,000 571,000 571,000 571,000 571,000 1,142,000 9,136,000 571,000
Subtotal		—			43,500				24,838,500
Other (delivery of shares under Restricted Stock Units plan)		(Date) —			—				—
Subtotal		—			—				—
Total		—			43,528				24,864,355

3. Status of shares held in treasury

as of July 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			229,837,706

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 July 31, 2025.