NEWS RELEASE
Announcement for the Interim Dividend
for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2005

October 28, 2004
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.

The board of directors of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI) resolved today to pay the interim dividend per share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 (40th term) as detailed below.


(Unit: Yen)
  1st Half
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 (40th term) 20.00



(Reference) (Unit: Yen)
  1st Half Fiscal Year Annual Total
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2004 (39th term) - 40.00 40.00


No changes of the interim dividend per share from the announcement for the forecast dividend at April 27,2004


[For general inquiries, please contact:]
Shin Ueoka, Investor Relations Department
Phone: +81-3-5533-3910
E-mail: ir@nri.co.jp


Inquiries:webmaster@nri.co.jp
Copyright(c) 2004 Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. All rights reserved.
No reproduction or republication without written permission.