Nomura : Announces Disposal of Treasury Shares for Stock Award

As announced in the news release titled "Nomura to Grant Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Share Units (PSUs)" issued on April 24, 2026, the Company has decided to grant Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) under its RSU Plan to directors, executive officers, and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. The RSUs will be granted as deferred compensation using the Company's treasury stock.

The Company has also decided to grant Performance Share Units (PSUs) under its PSU Plan to directors and executive officers as deferred compensation using its treasury stock.

Under the RSU Plan, the Company will, in principle, grant each allottee monetary compensation claims after a deferral period determined in advance by the Company. Upon disposal of treasury shares, the allottees will contribute those claims in kind to the Company, and the Company will allot a number of shares corresponding to the number of RSUs previously determined for each allottee.

Under the PSU Plan, after a three-year performance evaluation period, and based on the achievement of the performance targets for that period, the Company will grant each allotee monetary compensation claims. Upon disposal of treasury shares, the allottees will contribute those claims in kind to the Company. In return, the Company will allot a number of shares corresponding to the number of PSUs previously determined for each allottee.

For RSUs, the allotment date for the disposal of treasury shares will, in principle, be about one to three years (RSUs No. 64 to No. 66) from the date of the disposal decision, in line with the above-mentioned deferral period. For employees who are subject to compensation regulations in Europe, the allotment date will be about four years from the date of the decision (RSU No.67).

Until last year, the Company granted RSUs to employees subject to compensation regulations in Europe, with an allotment date of about seven years from the date of the decision to dispose of treasury shares. However, following amendments to the regulations, this year the Company will grant RSUs with an allotment date of about four years after the date of the disposal decision.

For PSU No.3, the allotment date for the disposal of treasury shares will, in principle, be about three years from the date of the disposal decision, corresponding to the above-mentioned performance evaluation period.