Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (野村ホールディングス株式会社) is a Japanese holding company.

Holdings

• Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
• Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
• The Nomura Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
• Nomura Babcock & Brown Co., Ltd.
• Nomura Capital Investment Co., Ltd.
• Nomura Investor Relations Co., Ltd.
• Nomura Principal Finance Co., Ltd.
• Nomura Funds Research And Technologies Co., Ltd.
• Nomura Pension Support & Service Co., Ltd.
• Nomura Research & Advisory Co., Ltd.
• Nomura Business Services Co., Ltd.
• Nomura Satellite Communications Co., Ltd.
• Nomura Facilities, Inc.
• Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research

Shareholders

(As of september 2004)

• The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) (5.92%)
• Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account) (5.89%)
• The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. London (2.99%)
• Depositary Nominees Inc. (2.62%)
• State Street Bank and Trust Company (505103) (2.28%)
• State Street Bank and Trust Company (1.79%)
• Nippon Life Insurance Company (1.33%)
• The Chase Manhattan Bank (385036) (1.01%)
• The Chase Manhattan Bank N.A. London (SL Omnibus Account) (0.91%)
• Toyota Motor Corporation (0.83%)

The common shares of Nomura Holdings, Inc. are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Osaka Securities Exchange, Nagoya Stock Exchange and the Singapore Exchange. The sharers are also listed on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Market in the form of Continental Depositary Receipts (CDR) and on the NYSE in the form of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). Each ADS represents one share of Common Stock.