US$548,000 Nomura America Finance, LLCSenior Global Medium-Term Notes, SeriesA S&P 500®Index, the Russell 2000®Index and the NASDAQ-100 Index®(each, a “reference asset” and together, the “referenceassets”) due March 21, 2031 (the “notes”) described below. The notes are unsecured securities. All payments on the notes are subject toour credit risk and that of the guarantor of the notes, Nomura Holdings, Inc. Monthly contingent coupon payments at a rate of 1.0208% (equivalent to approximately 12.25% per annum), payable if the closingvalue of each reference asset on the applicable coupon observation date is greater than or equal to 75% of its initial value. The notes will be redeemable by us, at our option, in whole but not in part, at the principal amount plus the applicable contingentcoupon, if payable, on any optional redemption date on or after September 23, 2026, regardless of the performance of any reference If the notes are not redeemed and the least performing reference asset declines by more than 25% but not more than 30%, you willreceive 100% of your principal amount at maturity but will not receive a contingent coupon. If the notes are not redeemed and the least performing reference asset declines by more than 30%, there is full exposure to declines inthe least performing reference asset, and you will lose all or a portion of your principal amount at maturity. The reference asset with the Approximately a five year maturity, if not redeemed. 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 particularcircumstances. Investing in the notes involves significant risks, including our and Nomura’s credit risk. You should carefully consider the riskfactors under “Additional Risk Factors Specific to Your Notes” beginning on pagePS-6of this pricing supplement, under “RiskFactors” beginning on page6 in the accompanying prospectus, under “Additional Risk Factors Specific to the Notes” beginning on The estimated value of your notes at the time the terms of your notes were set on the trade date (as determined by reference topricing models used by Nomura Securities International, Inc.) is $958.50 per $1,000 principal amount, which is less than the price topublic. 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. FederalDeposit Insurance Corporation 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 theagent’s commission. We will pay referral fees of 0.95% per $1,000 principal amount in connection with the distribution of the notes to otherregistered broker-dealers. In no case will the sum of the agent’s commission and referral fees exceed 1.20% per $1,000 principal amount.The price to public, agent’s commission and proceeds to issuer listed above relate to the notes we sell initially. We may decide to selladditional notes after the trade date but prior to the original issue date, at a price to public, agent’s commission and proceeds to issuer that We will use this pricing supplement in the initial sale of the notes. In addition, Nomura Securities International, Inc. or another of ouraffiliates may use this pricing supplement in market-making transactions in the notes after their initial sale.Unless we or our agent informs the purchaser otherwise in the confirmation of sale, this pricing supplement is being used in a market-making transaction. Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securitiesor passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this pricing supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. NomuraMarch 18, 2026 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION You should read this pricing supplement together with the prospectus, dated July20, 2023 (the “prospectus”), and the productprospectus supplement, dated February29, 2024 (the “product prospectus supplement”), relating to our Senior Global Medium-Term Notes,SeriesA, of which these notes are a part.In the event of any conflict between the terms of this pricing supplement and the terms of the This pricing supplement, together with the prospectus and the product prospectus supplement, contains the terms of the notes. Youshould carefully consider, among other things, the matters set forth under “Risk Factors” in the accompanying prospectus, under “AdditionalRisk Factors Specific to the Notes” in the accompanying product prospectus supplement, and under “Additional Risk Factors Specific to We have not authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained or incorporated byreference in t