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 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):     

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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, 2026 to March 31, 2026.

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, 2026				By:		/s/ Akito Bato
						Akito Bato
						Senior Managing Director

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

 

		Number of Shares								Total Repurchase Amount (JPY)
Authorization pursuant to the resolution of the Board (January 30, 2026) (Period of repurchase: from February 17, 2026 to September 30, 2026 (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)
			March 2				1,217,000				1,646,509,250
			March 3				1,217,000				1,624,238,500
			March 4				1,217,000				1,504,798,950
			March 5				1,217,000				1,528,339,850
			March 6				1,217,000				1,492,054,700
			March 9				1,433,000				1,666,700,350
			March 10				2,150,000				2,607,312,250
			March 11				1,433,000				1,790,845,500
			March 12				1,433,000				1,731,503,800
			March 13				1,408,500				1,669,233,250
			March 16				2,245,400				2,648,243,500
			March 17				2,351,000				2,807,786,500
			March 18				1,523,300				1,880,634,250
			March 19				1,567,000				1,912,675,100
			March 23				1,614,000				1,959,161,150
			March 24				1,395,100				1,710,114,450
Total			—				24,638,300				30,180,151,350
Aggregate shares repurchased as of the end of this reporting month							32,551,600				41,478,448,300
Progress of share repurchase (%)							32.6				69.1

2.	Status of disposition

as of March 31, 2026

 

		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) March 2			75,000,000				57,665,917,500
Subtotal		—			75,000,000				57,665,917,500
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 17			11,300				11,300
Subtotal		—			11,300				11,300
Other (delivery of shares under Restricted Stock Units plan)		(Date) —			—				—
Subtotal		—			—				—
Total		—			75,011,300				57,665,928,800

 

3.	Status of shares held in treasury

as of March 31, 2026

 

As of the end of the reporting month		Number of Shares
Total number of issued shares			3,088,562,601
Number of shares held in treasury			186,846,208

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 March 31, 2026.