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Nomura Recognized for Environmental Leadership Tokyo, Nove mbe r 13, 2017-Nomura Holdings, Inc. today announced that it has earned a ranking of A- from the CDP 1 for its proactive approach to the environment and disclosure of climate change information.

This is the second consecutive year that Nomura has received a leadership level evaluation from the CDP. The firm was the only bank or securities company in Japan to be recognized at this level.

Nomura is working to lower its overall environmental impact. Nomura has established an environmental management system to drive comprehensive efforts in Japan, and the firm's offices across the globe are taking initiatives to manage their environmental footprints.

The high evaluation received from the CDP affirms No mura's environmental stewardship and longstanding commitment to information disclosure.

In addition, Nomura ranked fourth among financial and insurance companies in the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) Japan's 2corporate climate action ranking project. The firm ranked first among banks and securities companies.

The firm was highly rated for its use of renewable energy, the

transparency of its environmental disclosure, and the implementation of third party verifications ahead of other domestic financial institutions.

Nomura has also been recognized by various organizations for its ESG initiatives and included in ESG indices in Japan and overseas. For further information on Nomura's CSR activities and external assessments, please visit the Nomura website.

CSR: http://www.nomuraholdings.com/csr/index.html External assessment: http://www.nomuraholdings.com/csr/evaluations/index.html

Nomura will continue to fulfil its social responsibilities as a corporate citizen and strive to contribute toward an affluent society and sustainable economic development.

1 CDP, fo rmerly the Ca rbon Di sclosu re P roject, is an international non-governmental organization which asse sse s companies on their climate change initiatives and water risk and opportunity. CDP collects information from companies on behalf of 803 institutional investors with total asset s of US$100 trillion. In 2017, the CDP collected information from over 5,000 companies worldwide. Nomura has been providing information to the CDP since 2003 and declared its support for the project in 2015.

2 WWF Japan is the Japanese office of the World Wide Fund for Nature. WWF Japan implemented its corporate climate action ranking project in 2014 to asse ss and promote Japanese companies' efforts to combat climate change. This was the fifth installment of the project, which evaluated 65 companies in the financial and insurance industrie s (ban king, se curities, insurance, and other financial services companies).

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Nomur a is an As ia- headquart ered f inancial serv ices gr oup w ith an integrated global netw ork spanning ov er 30 countr ies. By connect ing mar kets East & Wes t, Nomura s ervic es the needs of indiv iduals , inst it ut ions, corpor at es and governments thr ough its t hree business divis ions: Retail, Asset Management, and Wholes ale (Global Markets and Inv est ment Banking). Founded in 1925, t he f ir m is built on a tr adit ion of disciplined entr epr eneurs hip, serv ing clients w ith cr eativ e solut ions and c ons idered t hought leadership. For f urther inf ormation about Nomura, visit w w w .nomura.com.

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