Nomura Holdings Co., Ltd. (Representative Executive Officer and Group CEO, Kentaro Okuda, hereinafter referred to as "the Company") has been serving as the manager company since the 2022 fiscal year in the GX Management Promotion Working Group, which is one of the initiatives in the GX League.^※1 (hereinafter referred to as "GX Management Promotion WG").^※2The GX Management Promotion WG has issued the "Reduction Contribution Volume Recommended Disclosure Virtual Casebook by Business Companies" (hereinafter referred to as the "Casebook"), which was formulated based on discussions among all 92 participating companies.Example Collection of Recommended Disclosures by Business Companies for Reduction Contribution, Generating virtual examples. This casebook explains the points when companies calculate and disclose reduction contribution volumes in accordance with the ideas and guidelines shown in the basic guidelines so as to further promote the disclosure of reduction contribution volumes.

Since its launch in fiscal 2022, the GX Management Promotion WG has been actively discussing reduction contribution volumes among participating companies. Following the "Basic Guidelines for Disclosure and Evaluation in Climate-related Opportunities" (issued in March 2023, hereinafter referred to as the "Basic Guidelines") and the "Reduction Contribution Volume Utilization Casebook For Financial Institutions" (issued in December 2023), this casebook was issued.^※3This casebook will help promote the disclosure of reduction contribution volumes by explaining the points companies need to follow when calculating and disclosing these volumes in accordance with the ideas and guidelines in the Basic Guidelines.The Company will continue to serve as the managing company in the activities of the GX Management Promotion WG in fiscal 2024 as well. We will continue to promote discussions on the disclosure and evaluation of reduction contribution volumes to work towards a society in which the activities of all companies working on GX are adequately evaluated. , (hereinafter referred to as the "Basic Guidelines") and Example Collection of Utilization at Financial Institutions for Reduction ContributionIn addition to the "Basic Guidelines" (issued in March 2023) and the example collection on the reduction contribution amount that was published in December 2023, this example collection further explains the points to be considered when calculating and disclosing the reduction contribution amount by following the ideas and guidelines presented in the Basic Guidelines, supporting further dissemination on the disclosure of the reduction contribution amount.

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