Nomura : Announces Result of Jafco Stock Sale(PDF 23KB)

News Release

1. Number of Shares Sold

   1. Number of shares sold	8,488,200 shares (representing 17.6% of shares issued and 19.1% of voting rights) 1
   2. Selling Price	JPY 4,560 (Closing price on July 27, 2017)
   3. Total Amount	JPY 38.7bn

   Change in Number of Shares

   1. Before the transaction	8,488,200 shares (representing 17.6% of shares issued)
   2. After the transaction	0 shares (representing 0.0% of shares issued)

2. Overview

   Jafco will no longer be an equity method affiliate of NHI due to completion of the transaction. However, the transaction will not affect the current business relationship between NHI and Jafco.

3. Financial Impact

The transaction will generate pretax income of approximately JPY 9 billion which will be booked in NHI's second quarter consolidated financial results.

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Nomura

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1 Percentages are based on shares held as of March 31, 2017.