Nomura (NMR) Director Ishizuka Receives 184-Share Award

What Happened
Ishizuka Masahiro, a director of Nomura Holdings, received an award of 183.958 shares (transaction code A) on July 24, 2026. The reported per-share value was $9.83 (converted from JPY), for a total reported value of approximately $1,808. This was an equity award/grant (not an open-market purchase or sale).

Key Details

• Transaction date: July 24, 2026; Form 4 filed July 27, 2026.
• Shares: 183.958 shares acquired via award; reported price $9.83 per share; total ≈ $1,808.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Footnotes:
  • F1: USD amounts converted from JPY using JPY164.01 = US$1 (MUFG Bank rate on July 24, 2026).
  • F2: Notes a June 25, 2026 transfer of 700 shares from the officer’s stock ownership plan to a brokerage account; this transfer did not change the total amount of securities beneficially owned since the prior Form 4.
• Transaction code: A = Award/Grant.

Context
An award/grant is an issuance of shares to an insider (often part of compensation or director retention) and is different from a market purchase or sale—such awards are routine compensation events and do not necessarily indicate the insider’s view of the company’s near-term prospects. The filing shows the USD conversion and a related internal transfer but no indication of sales or immediate disposition of these shares.