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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
Supplement for the month of April 2008.
NOMURA HOLDINGS, INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
9-1, 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
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Yes No X
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Information furnished on this form:
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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 25, 2008 | ||||
| By: | /s/ Toshio Hirota | |||
| Toshio Hirota | ||||
| Executive Managing Director | ||||
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Notification of Impairment of Investments in Subsidiaries and Affiliates in
Unconsolidated Financial Statements
Tokyo, April 25, 2008—In accordance with the Rules on Timely Disclosure of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Nomura Holdings, Inc. today announced that it has recorded an impairment of its investment in the shares of subsidiaries and affiliates in its unconsolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
The impairment is mainly due to the decrease of net asset value in the shares of its subsidiary holding company for the Americas. The impact for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, is reflected in Nomura Holdings’ consolidated financial statements announced today.
The impairment shown below is the cumulative amount for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, and includes the 156.8 billion yen impairment recorded in the second quarter.
| (billions of yen, except percentages) | |||
| (A) Impairment of Investments in Subsidiaries and Affiliates on Unconsolidated Financial Statements for the year ending March 31, 2008 | 224.6 | ||
| (B) Net Assets as of March 31, 2007 (A)/(B) |
1,475.3 (15.2 |
)% | |
| (C) Ordinary income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 (A)/(C) |
207.2 (108.4 |
)% | |
| (D) Net income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 (A)/(D) |
158.2 (141.9 |
)% | |
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For further information please contact:
| Name |
Company |
Telephone | ||
| Kimiharu Suzuki |
Nomura Holdings, Inc. | 81-3-3278-0591 | ||
| Michiyori Fujiwara |
Group Corporate Communications Dept. |
Notes to editors:
Nomura Group
Nomura is a leading financial services group and the preeminent Asian-based investment bank with worldwide reach. Nomura provides a broad range of innovative solutions tailored to the specific requirements of individual, institutional, corporate and government clients through an international network in 30 countries. Based in Tokyo and with regional headquarters in Hong Kong, London, and New York, Nomura employs about 18,000 staff worldwide. Nomura’s unique understanding of Asia enables the company to make a difference for clients through five business divisions: domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking, global merchant banking, and asset management. For further information about Nomura, please visit www.nomura.com.
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Nomura Announces FY2008.3 Year-end Dividend and
FY2009.3 Target Dividend
Tokyo, April 25, 2008—Nomura Holdings, Inc. today announced that it plans to offer a year-end dividend of 8.5 yen per share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, and that it will set an annual target dividend of 34 yen per share for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009.
When added to the dividends paid in the first three quarters, the year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, brings the total annual dividend to 34 yen per share for the year.
Recent dividends
| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | Year-end | Annual Dividend | ||||||||||
| Target Dividend |
Target Dividend |
Target Dividend |
Target Dividend |
Additional Payout |
Year-end Total |
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| 2006 |
JPY12.00 | JPY12.00 | JPY24.00 | JPY36.00 | JPY48.00 | |||||||||
| 2007 |
JPY8.00 | JPY 8.00 | JPY8.00 | JPY 8.00 | JPY12.00 | JPY20.00 | JPY44.00 | |||||||
| 2008 |
JPY8.50 | JPY 8.50 | JPY8.50 | JPY 8.50 | JPY8.50 | JPY34.00 | ||||||||
Note:
| 1. | Years ended March 31. |
Target dividend amounts for year ending March 31, 2009
| 1st Quarter |
2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total | ||||
| JPY8.50 | JPY8.50 | JPY8.50 | JPY8.50 | JPY34.00 |
Notes:
| 1. | All dividends are ordinary dividends. |
| 2. | Nomura first announced its target dividend in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005. |
| 3. | Target dividend amounts represent the minimum level of dividend payouts. In line with its basic policy of returning profits to shareholders, when Nomura achieves a sufficient level of profit, the year-end cash dividend will be increased taking into consideration a pay-out ratio of over 30%. |
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For further information please contact:
| Name |
Company |
Telephone | ||
| Kimiharu Suzuki | Nomura Holdings, Inc. | 81-3-3278-0591 | ||
| Michiyori Fujiwara |
Group Corporate Communications Dept. | |||
Notes to editors:
Nomura
Nomura is a leading financial services group and the preeminent Asian-based investment bank with worldwide reach. Nomura provides a broad range of innovative solutions tailored to the specific requirements of individual, institutional, corporate and government clients through an international network in 30 countries. Based in Tokyo and with regional headquarters in Hong Kong, London, and New York, Nomura employs about 18,000 staff worldwide. Nomura’s unique understanding of Asia enables the company to make a difference for clients through five business divisions: domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking, global merchant banking, and asset management. For further information about Nomura, please visit www.nomura.com.