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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
For the month of August 2006.
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)
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Information furnished on this form:
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| 1. | Nomura Announces Establishment of Indirect Subsidiary |
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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: August 10, 2006 | By: | /s/ Tetsu Ozaki | ||
| Tetsu Ozaki | ||||
| Senior Managing Director | ||||
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Nomura Announces Establishment of Indirect Subsidiary
Tokyo, August 10, 2006—Nomura Holdings, Inc. today announced that Nomura Principal Finance Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, has established NPF-Harmony Toshi Jigyou Yugen Sekinin Kumiai, an investment partnership in which Nomura Principal Finance is a general partner. As a result, NPF-Harmony will become an indirect subsidiary of Nomura Holdings.
| Outline of Subsidiary | ||
| Name: | Nomura Principal Finance Co., Ltd. | |
| Head Office: | 2-2-2 Otemachi | |
| Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo | ||
| Japan | ||
| Representative: | Akira Maruyama | |
Reason for Establishment
NPF-Harmony was established in order to acquire the shares of SNC Investment Co., Ltd held by Nomura Principal Finance, which will become a general partner in NPF Harmony.
Method of Establishment
A limited partnership agreement for investment was concluded and NPF-Harmony was newly established.
| Outline of Indirect Subsidiary | ||
| Name: | NPF-Harmony Toshi Jigyou Yugen Sekinin Kumiai | |
| Head Office: | 2-2-2 Otemachi | |
| Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo | ||
| Japan | ||
| Established: | August 10, 2006 | |
| General Partner: | Nomura Principal Finance Co., Ltd. | |
| Main Business: | Investment based on the Limited Partnership Act for Investment | |
| Fiscal Year-end: | December | |
| Capital: | 107 billion yen (10,700 units) | |
| Schedule | ||
| August 10, 2006: | Conclusion of limited partnership agreement for investment | |
| August 30, 2006: | Carry out investment | |
Number of General Partner’s Investment Units and Stake Before and After Establishment of indirect Subsidiary
| Investment units before establishment: | 0 (0%) | |
| Investment units after establishment: | 5,300 (100%) |
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For further information please contact:
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Company |
Telephone | ||
| Hiroshi Imamura | Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. | 81-3-3278-0591 | ||
| Larry Heiman | Corporate Communications Dept., | |||
| Nomura Group Headquarters |
Notes to editors:
Nomura Group
Nomura is a global financial services group dedicated to providing a broad range of financial services for individual, institutional, corporate and government clients. The Group offers a diverse line of competitive products and value-added financial and advisory solutions through its global headquarters in Tokyo, 139 branches in Japan, and an international network in 29 countries; with regional headquarters in Hong Kong, London, and New York. The Group’s business activities include investment consultation and brokerage services for retail investors in Japan, and, on a global basis, brokerage services, securities underwriting, investment banking advisory services, merchant banking, and asset management. For further information about Nomura please visit our website at www.nomura.com.