Presentation at Nomura Investment Forum 2009

December 3 , 2009 Nomura Research Instit ute ,Ltd . Akihisa Fujinuma Chairman and President, CEO & COO Contents

1. NRI’s B usi ness and th e P ositi oni ng

2. Trends in Consolidated Performance

3. NRI’s Strengths

4. Toward Growth Over the Medium to Long Term

5. Progress reports of Current Priority Measures

6. References

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 1 Corporate Information

(As of September 30, 2009) (Forerunner) (Forerunner) Corporate Data Research Department, Computer Department, NRhIiLdNomura Research Institute, Ltd. Nomura Securities Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Established 1965 Established 1966 Capital: 18.6 billion yen Nomura Research Institute NCtiCtNomura Computing Center Presid ent : Akihi sa F uji numa Number of employees: 6,275 (consolidated)

Mer ged 1988 (FY3/2009 Financial Results) Consolidated sales: JPY341.2 billion Consolidated operating profit: JPY49.7 billion

(Corporate History) 1965 (April) Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. established. 1966 (January) Nomura Computing Center Co ., Ltd . established (Name changed to Nomura Computer Systems Co., Ltd. in December 1972) 1988 (January) Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. and Nomura Computer Systems Co., Ltd., merged under the name Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. 2001 (December) Listed on the 1st Section of the (Securities Code: 4307)

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 2 Sales by Segment

Consulting Services Consulting Services 9.6% CltiConsulting Product Sales „ Management consulting 4.4% „ System consulting IT Solution Services

System Development & Syygstem Management & Syyptem Development & System Application Sales System Application Sales Operation Services „ Systems Integration 43.7% 42.3% „ Software Package developed by NRI System Management & Operation Services „ Outsourcing Services IT Solution Services „ Shared-online systems service (()Service Fee) 90.4% Product Sales

FY Mar.2009 consolidated sales:JPY341.2 billion „ Hardware ,Software supplying from other vendors

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Sale by sector ¾ Financial sector Other sector Securities, insurances, banks, trust banks, 18.0% Financial sector asset managements, investment advisors, Distribution sector 69. 4% consumer …etc. 12.6% ¾ Distribution sector Securities Supermarkets, convenience stores, 38.8% home centers, specialty volume retailers, wholesalers …etc.

Insurance ¾ Other sector 14.7% Manufacturing and service industries Other Financial Central government, local governments, 84%8.4% Banking …etc. 7.5%

FY Mar.2009 consolidated sales:JPY341.2 billion

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 4 Information Services Industry Environment: Compa riso ns wit h Co mpet ito rs (Japa n)

Hardware Venders System Integrators

Primary NEC IBM NRI, NTT Data, Accenture, IBM Business Consulting, etc…

Secondary

India Third, Fourth,.. China …etc

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 5 Information Services Industry Environment: Changes in Japan’s IT service market

User companies’ IT-related functions Categories of IT functions

・ IT strategizing and planning

・ Plans for systemization

・ Control of Development and infrastructure As it becomes increasingly sophisticated, IT outsourcing will supersede user ・ Project management and companies’ functions design ・ System management

・ Development Detailed design, programming, tests, and other functions Entrance of off-shore companies from China and ・ Operations India

Functions of IT service companies

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 6 Information Services Industry Environment: Comppp(p)arisons with Competitors (Japan)

„Comparisons of operating profit margin, scope of sales, and their growth trend

Trends in sales and operating profit margin OPM (FY March 2008→ FY March 2009) 16% NRI 14%

12%

10% NSSOL

NTT Data Hitachi 8% CTC NEC Fujitsu 6% Nihon Unisys 4% Sales (JPY billion) 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 NRI FUJITSU(Service) NEC(ITservice/SI) HITACHI(Software/Service) NTT Data Nihon Unisys CTC NSSOL Source: Prepared from the annual securities reports of each firm. These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 7 Economic recovery and IT investment

„Economy is expected to recover in FY 2010

(YoY%) AGActual GDP growth rate in Japan 5

3 2.3 2.3 1.8 2.1 1 1.2

‐1

‐3 ‐3.2 ‐3.2 Current FY ‐5 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 FY

Source: Cabinet Office, forecasts:BOJ “Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices October 2009”

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 8 Contents

1. NRI’s B usi ness and th e P ositi oni ng

2. Trends in Consolidated Performance

3. NRI’s Strengths

4. Toward Growth Over the Medium to Long Term

5. Progress reports of FY Current Priority Measures

6. References

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 9 Financial Results (FY3/05 - FY3/10E)

*Note1 Consolidated Sales (JPY million) FY3/05 FY3/06 FY3/07 FY3/08 FY3/09 FY3/10(E) and Operating Profit Sale 252,963 285,585 322,531 342,289 341,279 340,000 Operating (Sales/JPY billion) (Operating Profit/JPY billion) 52,664 44,000 Profit 30,159 36,469 43,897 49,713 400 Consolidated sales 60 Net Income 16,303 22,518 27,019 28,157 24,513 24,500 Consolidated Operating Profit EPS(JPY ) *Note2 72 103 132 138 125 125 50 DPS(JPY)*Note2 20 28 36 50 52 52 350

Total 317, 341 311, 786 371, 458 362, 447 354, 487 - Assets 40 Shareholders’ Equity 231,766 209,301 216,232 207,363 205,466 - 300 30 (%) OtiOperating 15.4 12.9 Profit Margin 11.9 12.8 13.6 14.6 20 ROE 7.1 10.2 12.7 13.3 11.9 - ROA 9.6 12.2 13.5 15.1 14.4 - 250 Equity Ratio 73.0 67.1 58.1 57.0 57.7 - 10 (Personnel) Employee 4,848 5,013 5,303 5,711 6,118 - 0 (Year ended) 200 Note1: Forecasts were announced on October 23, 2009. FY3/05 FY3/06 FY3/07 FY3/08 FY3/09 FY3/10(E) Note2 :NRI split common stock into 1:5 on April 1,2007.

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 10 Highlights of Consolidated Results <1H FY Mar.2010>

„ Year on Year (Unit: JPY million) YoY 1H 1H Difference FY Mar. 2009 FY Mar. 2010 Change Sales 165, 285 166, 882 +1,597 +1.0%

Operating Profit 23,718 22,090 (1,628) (6.9%) Operating Profit Margin 14.4% 13.2% (1.1P) Net In com e 14,232 11,979 ((,2,252) (()15.8%)

Earnings per share ¥72.61 ¥61.57 (¥11.04) (15.2%)

Dividends per share ¥26 ¥26 -

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 11 Sales by Sector <1H FY Mar.2010>

(Unit: JPY million) 1H FY 1H FY YoY Share Share Mar.2009 Mar.2010 Diff. Change Securities sector 66,897 40.5% 61,875 37.1% (5,022) (7.5%) ItInsurance sector 21, 212 12. 8% 27, 428 16. 4% +6, 216 +29. 3%

Banking sector 12,125 7.3% 14,408 8.6% +2,282 +18.8% Other financial 14, 617 88%8.8% 11, 860 71%7.1% (2, 756) (18. 9%) sector Financial sector 114,853 69.5% 115,572 69.3% +719 +0.6% Dis tr ibuti on sect or 21, 630 13. 1% 21, 921 13. 1% +291 +131.3% Other sector 28,801 17.4% 29,388 17.6% +587 +2.0% Total 165,285 100.0% 166,882 100.0% +1,597 +1.0% 49,034 29.7% 44,751 26.8% (4,282) (8.7%) Seven & i Holdings 18,914 11.4% 21,100 12.6% +2,186 +11.6% *Figures of Nomura Holdings and Seven & i Holdings, in principle, include sales to subsidiaries. *Amount of less than JPY million were rounded down.

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 12 Sales by segment <1H FY Mar.2010>

(Unit: JPY million) 1H FY 1H FY YoY Share Share Mar.2009 Mar.2010 Diff. Change Consulting Services 16, 706 10.1% 13, 597 8.1% (3, 109) (18.6%) System Development & System Application Sales 68,810 41.6% 63,697 38.2% (5,113) (7.4%) System Management & Operation Services 74,089 44.8% 83,656 50.1% +9,567 +12.9% Product Sales 5,678 3.4% 5,931 3.6% +252 +4.5% IT Solution Services 148,578 89.9% 153,285 91.9% +4,706 +3.2% Total 165,285 100.0% 166,882 100.0% +1,597 +1.0%

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 13 Contents

1. NRI’s B usi ness and th e P ositi oni ng

2. Trends in Consolidated Performance

3. NRI’s Strengths

4. Toward Growth Over the Medium to Long Term

5. Progress reports of FY Current Priority Measures

6. References

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 14 NRI’s Strengths(1): Navigation & Solutions

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 15 NRI’s Strengths(2): Customer base(Financial sector)

Asset Management Securities Bank etc… Insurance ach oo Management Consulting・System Consulting J irst Appr Life Nichido Fir apan Pos FF Nomura Tokyo-Mit Bank of Japan P Nomura Mitsubi Banking SBI Se A Nomur Tokyo Tokyo Manag Seve SI ioi In JI S M n T s c o a

s H s e t on Insurance ement &T Bank rust & arine & ff urance ii urities Insuranc ubishi UFJ Insurance Asset st Bank hi UFJ hi oldings m operat e ourcing o ee ss T-STAR 71 firms e-JIBAI SYNTAX Out syst Tokai Tokyo Securities FundWeb InsCOSMIC STAR-IV 69 firmsNote2 TriMaster

ices ee ss vv e-AURORA InsDirect I-STAR 39 firmsNote3 Daybreak/PL TRADESTAR red-onlin package tems ser aa dd ss BESTWAY 113 firms / BESTPLAN 53 firms Sh sy an Notes: 1. Numbers in blue at right are users of each system as of September 30, 2009 2. For STAR-IV, number of firms, including partial users 3. For I-STAR, number of firms, excluding the subsystem These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 16 NRI’s Strengths(2): Customer base (Other sector)

Service Distribution Manufacturing Public, other ach oo Management Consulting・System Consulting irst Appr PRESIDENT FF Seven- SOTRE C Onwa SI Kumo J It E K a o E O Y r C d n Institute Recruit OKUBU n pan Post Rengo -Yokado d Kashiy RP. AOKO leven Ja HAIN ucation BREW SAPP p operatio a E O urcing of an Motor ma of RIES mm RO Outso syste es cc BizMart Ageless 80 Perma Document ed-online ed-online packages ems servi rr tt Sha sys and

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 17 NRI’s Strengths(3): Business model utilizing own software or hardware asset

(JPY billion) 80 Trends in capital expenditure

Intangible

60 Tangible

40

20

0 FY3/05 FY3/06 FY3/07 FY3/08 FY3/09 FY3/10(E) Yokohama Data Center 2(Oct.2007, final completion)

Overview Recent development Computer NRI has data centers in four ・Planning to build a new data center in 2012. Centers locations: Hiyoshi, ・Yokohama Data Center 2, a state-of-the-art Tier 4 data center was built in Oct. Yokohama(2 centers), 2007. and Shared-online NRI has a number of shared- systems services online systems services ・In the financial sector, extension of existing services, expansion of lineup, (ASP-type), (ASP-type), primarily for financial such as next generation the T-STAR. package software applications, including STAR- ・New services outside the field of finance are under study. ) (software assets IV, T -STAR, and I-STAR.

Note: This is a voluntary standard used primarily by European and US financial institutions, which rates data center facilities in terms of levels of redundant configuration. Tier 4 is the highest rating. These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 18 NRI’S Strengths(4): Depth in Human Resources -NRI’s employees + Partners(in Japan & China)

(head-count)7,000 NRI Group ‘s employees z Management Consultant 6,500 360 6,000 New graduates 357 z Systems Consultant 332 z Application Engineer 5,500 292 z Technical Engineer 235 5,000 196 z Infrastructure Engineer …etc. 4,500 159 281 Stea dy i ncrease 313 Personnel: 4,000 App. 6,500 3,500 (IT engineers are app. 4,500) FY3/03 FY3/04 FY3/05 FY3/06 FY3/07 FY3/08 FY3/09 FY3/10(()E) FY3/11( ()E) Offshore development Partners in China Partner Companies in Japan Subcontracting Costs to China „ Develop e-Partner system (JPY billion)18 16 9 regions 21 partners Effective use of „ Utilize DevNet Personnel: three resources „ Strengthen relations with management of 14 App. 3,500 partnering companies ---etc. 12 2H 10 Full Year: 8 15.0-16.0 (E) Personnel: e-Partners 6 App. 6,500 1H Basic contract 4 companies 2 IdiidlIndividual cont ract companies 0 FY3/03FY3/04FY3/05FY3/06FY3/07FY3/08FY3/09FY3/10(E) Note: as of September 2009 These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 19 Contents

1. NRI’s B usi ness and th e P ositi oni ng

2. Trends in Consolidated Performance

3. NRI’s Strengths

4. Toward Growth Over the Medium to Long Term

5. Progress reports of Current Priority Measures

6. References

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 20 NRI’s strategy

From providing IT services on an individual company basis Tidibiltfthhthidt&ktTo providing a business platform through the industry & market

Policies Strategic directions

z Change from an order-based business model to a proposal- 1. Providing next-generation based proactive business model business platform services z Promote internal ((gy,consulting/systems, financial/non-financial, etc.) and external (allies, suppliers, etc.) collaboration.

z Establish a “second NRI” to focus on China and the rest of Asia. 2. Global in scope z Expand NRI’s business field in cooperation with clients. z Move forward with the development of offshore production.

z Pursue innovation in software production technology and 3. Production innovation that quality control, including with partner companies. z Build an organization capable of meeting high-level supports growth requirements through the recruiting and training of diverse human resources.

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 21 NRI’s Objectives: Business Models and Growth Strategies

<4>Expansion in China and other parts of Asia

Asset Mgt. Service, app app 1st Securities Insurance Banking ・・・ etc. Manufacturing etc. r oach Consulting <1> Acquire large SI and OTS customers Improve business portfolio S I OTS S S S S ervice(A hared on ASP S l ine P) <2>Expand independent businesses (ASP) Infras BPO, I t T ructure <3>develop new businesses(BPO, Information , Platform businesses, etc.)

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 22 <1>Acquire large SI and OTS customers Improve business portfolio ¾Seeking to acquire and develop clients among major firms in industries, such as insurance, bank, service, and manufacturing, etc.

Service, Asset Distri- Security Insurance Bank Manufacturing a 1 Mgt. etc. bution pproach st etc. Other sector Financial sector No M m J itsubishi Seven-El apan Pos ura Ass Nomura Securities Seve SI Distribution U e e n

F sector t t Manage Holdings ven Japa Insuranc Bank J Securit

Other OT Financial m n S i e es ent Banking Insurance ASP

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 23 <2>Expand independent businesses (ASP)

Security Insurance Bank Asset Mgt. etc. Non Financial Approach First Management Consulting・System Consulting

SI Out s ourcing

STAR-IV e-JIBAI SYNTAX T-STAR BizMart BizMartSCOPE and pack systems Shared-o I-STAR InsCOSMIC TriMaster FundWeb

TRADESTAR InsDirect Under new development e-AURORA Perma Document (Note 1) s ages nline ervices BESTWAY / BESTPLAN Daybreak/PL (Note 2)

Under next-generation Under new (Note 1) Document management ASP service for the pharmaceutical industry. Launched on June 2008. New services version development development (Note 2) Designated credit bureau connectivity solution was launched in June 2009.

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 24 <3>Initiatives to develop new businesses: BPO business ¾Offer a service combining existing IT solutions with BPO services. Targeting sales of 20 billion yen by 2015

„Expand BPO business to meet customers’ requests, going beyond the scope of Area handled by customers internally existing IT solutions to improve the productivity and efficiency of operations overall.

・・・ S operatio BPO NRI undertakes all or „Services(under contemplation) cope of Scope

some of the customers’ busine • Operation reforms utilizing BPO internal operating processes • Operating service that will become an on an outsourcing basis. o n N s f s s

industry standard using ASP+BPO RI’s „NRI’s Strengths

• Operation consulting skills Existing IT solutions • Adopt IT in operations (ASP, SI, outsourcing) • Utilizing Offshore BPO Type of operations

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 25 <3>Initiatives to develop new businesses: Information security business ¾This initiative is led by NRI Secure Technologies. As the market expands, the menu will be augmented and the system strengthened, with a target of 20 billion yen in sales by 2015. No. of employees Sales (JPY billion) 500 Securityyg consulting 20020 PiifProvision of secure Consulting and diagnosis for infrastructure and business both management security services and technology 400 such as monitoring Secu ty p oducts (*MSS : M anaged S ecurit y Security products Service) offered: SecureCube One-stop series, cryptomail 300 security MSS Solution 100 business business 10 200 Sales No. of employees 100

0 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 26 <3>Initiatives to develop new businesses: Health care and ERP business ¾Initiatives to expand business in the health care field ¾Ramp up use of ERP in SI services

Example of services provided by NRI SI related to core system Consulting on strategy, operations and regulatory compliance Outsourcing Pipeline manager solution ERP Perma Document (ASP) Marketing, Pharmaceutical Sales support solution Electronic medical records information comppyany Marketing information Hospitals, doctors, Clinical trials Pharmaceutica l wholesaler inspection agency Treatment, lifestyle Drugstore chain guidance Clinical trial network solution Patients and Drugs + consumers information BPR solution Electronic reception information Medical examination information Health insurance Health Life society, medical management examination center services insurance provided Health care manager solution

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 27 <4>China, other parts of Asia ¾Reinforce overseas business, particularly in China <1> Expanding Management Consulting Services „Shanghai, Seoul, Taipei, Manila, Moscow <2>System business in China NRI’s Overseas Network „NRI Beijing z Hiring and training begun in earnest ⇒22 technicians hired in 2009, with plans to hire 30 in 2010 an d a bout 40 in 2011 z Supporting Japanese firms ⇒local Chinese firms and public office z Supporting clients Expand business for Seven & i Holdings „JV with Corporation (iVision) <3> Supporting overseas business of clients „For Seven & i zU.S.(Dallas) zChina((jg,g,Beijing, Chengdu, Shang g,hai, etc.) „For Manufactures zERP for Japanese firms These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 28 Contents

1. NRI’s B usi ness and th e P ositi oni ng

2. Trends in Consolidated Performance

3. NRI’s Strengths

4. Toward Growth Over the Medium to Long Term

5. Progress reports of Current Priority Measures

6. References

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 29 NRI’s past financial results and current position

¾NRI will focus its energies on restricting the extent of the current decline in profits, and will continue to invest in activities designed to build a foundation for medium and long-term growth. ¾NRI aims to ppput its financial performance on track to recover from FY 2011. 500 80 Sales Sales Operating Profit (JPY Billion) (()JPY Billion) OtiPfitOperating Profit 400 60

300 •Sitidfiilt'ITSecurities and financial sectors' IT investment is expected to recover 40 •New clients will be secured from 200 service and other sectors. •New projects will be launched 20 100

0 0 (Fiscal year) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 30 NRI’s Response to Economic Fluctuations aandnd ImpactImpact oonn FinancialFinancial ResultsResults

Strong economic period = Economic depression Period of high returns =Preparation period Developments „Greater needs for IT „All issues that are not urgent and at client investments essential are shut down companies „In-house IT assets are built up „IT assets shifted outside company NRI’s response „Concentrate human resources „Human resources shifted to new on existing clients large clients „Slow client acquisition „NRI takes up more challenges in „Slow new business new areas development „ASP development Impact on NRI’s „Operating profit margin „Operating profit margin temporarily financial results improves declines „Revenue from metered „Software assets built up services expands ASP competitiveness and market „Greater reliance on existing share increase clients „Clients’ ppgortfolios are augmented

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 31 Current Priority Measures ¾Prepare for the next economic recovery through clients’ acquisition in the new fields, cost optimization, personnel training, and capital investments Expansion of client base Cost Optimization in new areas ・Making subcontracting costs ・Seeking to acquire new clients more variable in insurance, service and manufacturing industries ・OtiiiOptimizing SG&A expenses

Personnel hiringgg and training Capital Investments

Professionals with high ・Hardware Investment degree of specialization NRI decided to build a new data center. Direction of employee training in medium term Tentative year of completion: FY Mar. 2013 •Improve ability to propose solutions •Strengthen training of employees as industry ・Software Investment specialists •Bolster training of employees with a global mindset ASP devel opment •Strengthen NRI-style basic skills

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 32 Contents

1. NRI’s B usi ness and th e P ositi oni ng

2. Trends in Consolidated Performance

3. NRI’s Strengths

4. Toward Growth Over the Medium to Long Term

5. Progress reports of FY Current Priority Measures

6. References

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 33 Shareholder Returns: Stable Dividends with a Targgyet Consolidated Payout Ratio of 30%

Share buyback (JPY per share) Trends in annual dividend payout

60 Period of Number of shares Cost of shares acquisition acquired acquired

50 Nov. 2005 4.32 million approx. (21.6million*note1)shares JPY47.5 billion 40 9.6% of shares issued ividends) Feb. 2008 4.93 million shares approx. 30 2.2% of shares issued JPY15.0 billion

(Annual d 20 May to June 4.64 million shares approx. 2008 2.1% of shares issued JPY11.9 billion 10 ÆStatus of treasury stock holdings: 0 FY3/04 FY3/05 FY3/06 FY3/07 FY3/08 FY3/09 FY3/10(E)13.5% of shares issued (as of September, 2009) (JPY) FY3/04 FY3/05 FY3/06 FY3/07 FY3/08 FY3/09 FY3/10(E)*note2

Annual Interim Year-endInterim Year-end Interim Year-end Interim Year-end Interim Year-end Interim Year-end Dividend 20 28 36 50 52 52 per 8 share*note1 4 16 10 18 14 22 24 26 26 26 26 26 payout 99%9.9% 27. 6% 26. 2% 27. 1% 35. 7% 41. 3% 41. 3% ratio Note1: Figures represent 1:5 forward stock split basis (effective date April 1, 2007) Note2: Forecasts were announced on October 23, 2009. These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 34 Investments ¾Continue investments in shared-online as well as hardware required for expansion of System Management & Operations Services Trends in capital expenditure

(JPY billion) Increase resulting from 80.0 0 servicization of systems 70.0 for Nomura HD and Intangible Nomura Securities 57.7 Apppprox. JPY 40.0 billion TiblTangible

4000.0 36.4 34.6 29. 9 17.5 16 17.3 18.3 12.4 Approx. 17.7 838.3 9.3 17.4 18.8 18.6 8.0 10.0 12.3 0.0 FY3/05 FY3/06 FY3/07 FY3/08 FY3/09 FY3/10(E)

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 35 R&D projects „Up-front investment in financial and non-financial fields, as well as China and the rest of Asia (JPY billion) 6 Some of this fiscal year’ s R&D themes 5 zTrading risk management zIT solutions for Asia and China’s capital markets 4 zInformation and communications solutions 3 zCore technology study (virtual technology, etc.) zResearch into production management, and test 2 support methods zStudies and research for navigation in different 1 fields …etc. 0 FY3/05 F3/06 FY3/07 FY3/08 FY3/09 FY3/10(E)

Short term(1–2 years) Medium and long term 3 years –

Divisions Business-related R&D (On-site) R&D Financial, non-financial, China, etc.

Technological R&D Information technology, manufacturing technology Pure research Prediction of the future (social navigation)

These materials were prepared for the sole purpose of providing information to use as reference in making investment decisions, and are not intended as a solicitation for investment. Copyright(C) 2009 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved. 36 Others - Supplementary explanation ■ FY March 2010 Consolidated Earnings Model - Sales of JPY340.0 billion and operating profit of JPY44.0 billion (unit: billion) FY Mar.2010 FY Mar.2010 FY Mar.2009 YoY Comparison (Results) (Forecasts as of (Forecasts as of to forecasts Diff. Diff. Oct. 23,2009) Apr. 24,2009) Sales 341.2 340.0 (1.2) (0.4%) 350.0 (10.0) Cost of Sales 240.8 244.0 +3.1 +1.3% 257.0 (13.0) Personnel 54.3 55.0 +0.6 +1.2% 60.0 (5.0) Subcontracting 121.4 112.0 (9.4) (7.8%) 117.0 (5.0) Costs DitiDepreciation 19. 7 30. 0 +10. 2 +51. 6% 35. 0 (5. 0) Gross Profit 100.4 96.0 (4.4) (4.4%) 93.0 +3.0 Gross Profit Margin 29.4% 28.2% (1.2P) 26.6% +1.7P SG&A 50.7 52.0 +1.2 +2.5% 50.0 +2.0 Operating Profit 49.7 44.0 (5.7) (11.5%) 43.0 +1.0 Operating Profit 14. 6% 12. 9% (1. 6P) 12. 3% +0. 7P Margin

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Major Shareholders (As of September 30, 2009) Reduce shareholding ratio of Nomura Holdings

RtiRatio of Shareholders Shareholding 55.1%* Nomura Co.,Ltd. 19.28% Nomura Fac ilities, I nc. 8. 27% JAFCO Co., Ltd. 6.68% August,2003 Secondary offering Nomura Holdings, Inc. 5.78%

CBNY-ORBIS SICAV 4.64% 42.3%

CBNY-ORBIS FUNDS 4.09% NRI Group Employee Stock Ownership 2.73% Association November,2005 Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. Share buyback(TOB) (Trust Account) 2.53% The Master Trust Bank of Japan , Ltd. (Trust Account) 1.49% 33. 4% STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505223 1.31% Top 10 Total 56. 79% *Includes Nomura Land and Building Co., Ltd. (note) excluding treasury stock holdings

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Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.

The Company does not undertake to revise forward -looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances .

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