Nomura Holdings Inc 6-K, filed May 18, 2021

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FORM6-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 May 2021

NOMURA HOLDINGS, INC.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

9-1, Nihonbashi 1-chome

Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8645

Japan

(Address ofprincipal 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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Information furnished on this form:

EXHIBIT

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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.

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Nomura Completes Unwinding of Positions Related to

Loss Arising from Transactions with US Client

Tokyo, May 18, 2021—Further to its April 27, 2021, announcement^1^, Nomura Holdings, Inc. today announced that it has completed the unwinding of all its positions related to an event involving a loss arising from transactions with a US client that occurred at its subsidiaries, including Nomura Global Financial Products Inc.

On April 27, 2021, Nomura had announced that it expected to book an estimated loss of approximately $570 million in its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2022. Nomura will book a loss of approximately $600 million (approximately 65 billion yen^2^) in the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2022.

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