US$500,000Nomura America Finance, LLC Senior Global Medium-Term Notes, SeriesAFully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Nomura Holdings,Inc. Autocallable Contingent Coupon Buffer Notes Linked to the Least Performing of the Equity Securities of Lockheed Martin Corporation, CaterpillarInc., and Advanced Micro Devices,Inc. due May3, 2027 ·Nomura America Finance, LLC is offering the autocallable contingent coupon buffer notes linked to the least performing of the common stock ofLockheed Martin Corporation, the common stock of Caterpillar Inc., and the common stock of Advanced Micro Devices,Inc. (each, a “reference asset”and together, the “reference assets”) due May3, 2027 (the “notes”) described below. The notes are unsecured securities. All payments on the notes are ·Quarterly contingent coupon payments at a rate of 3.75% (equivalent to 15.00% per annum), payable if the closing value of each reference asset on theapplicable coupon observation date is greater than or equal to 60% of its initial value. Callable quarterly at the principal amount plus the applicable contingent coupon on any call observation date on or after October28, 2025 if the closingvalue of each reference asset is at or above its call barrier level. ·If the notes are not called and the least performing reference asset declines by more than 40%, you will receive protection from the first 40% of any losses,with approximately 1.66667x exposure to each 1% decline beyond a reference asset performance of the least performing reference asset of -40%. Underthese circumstances you will lose up to 100% of your principal amount at maturity. The reference asset with the lowest reference asset performance is the Approximately a two year maturity, if not called. The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. ·The notes are not ordinary debt securities, and you should carefully consider whether the notes are suited to your particular circumstances. Investing in the notes involves significant risks, including our and Nomura’s credit risk. You should carefully consider the risk factors under“Additional Risk Factors Specific to Your Notes” beginning on pagePS-6of this pricing supplement, under “Risk Factors” beginning on page6 in theaccompanying prospectus, under “Additional Risk Factors Specific to the Notes” beginning on pagePS-18 of the accompanying product prospectus The estimated value of your notes at the time the terms of your notes were set on the trade date (as determined by reference to pricing models used byNomura Securities International,Inc.) is $974.90 per $1,000 principal amount, which is less than the price to public. Delivery of the notes will be made against payment therefor on the original issue date specified below. The notes will be our unsecured obligations. We are not a bank, and the notes will not constitute deposits insured by the U.S. Federal Deposit InsuranceCorporation or any other governmental agency or instrumentality. Nomura Securities International,Inc., acting as the distribution agent, will purchase the notes from us at the price to the public less the agent’scommission. The price to public, agent’s commission and proceeds to issuer listed above relate to the notes we sell initially. We may decide to sell additionalnotes after the trade date but prior to the original issue date, at a price to public, agent’s commission and proceeds to issuer that differ from the amounts setforth above, but the agent’s commission will not exceed the amount set forth above and the proceeds to issuer will not be less than the amount set forth above. We will use this pricing supplement in the initial sale of the notes. In addition, Nomura Securities International,Inc. or another of our affiliates may usethis pricing supplement in market-making transactions in the notes after their initial sale.Unless we or our agent informs the purchaser otherwise in the Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed uponthe accuracy or adequacy of this pricing supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. NomuraApril28, 2025 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION You should read this pricing supplement together with the prospectus, dated July20, 2023 (the “prospectus”), and the product prospectus supplement,dated February29, 2024 (the “product prospectus supplement”), relating to our Senior Global Medium-Term Notes, SeriesA, of which these notes are a part. This pricing supplement, together with the prospectus and the product prospectus supplement, contains the terms of the notes. You should carefullyconsider, among other things, the matters set forth under “Risk Factors” in the accompanying prospectus, under “Additional Risk Factors Specific to theNotes” in the accompanying product prospectus supplement, and under “Additional Risk Factors Specific to Your Notes” beginning on pagePS-6 of this We have not authorized anyone to provide any inf