Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI) has announced that its Board of Directors today resolved to pay dividends to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2010, as detailed below.

1. Details of payment of dividends

	Payment of dividends decided today	Most recent dividend forecast announced on April 28, 2010	Payment of dividends for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009
Record date	March 31, 2010	No change	March 31, 2009
Dividend per share	26 Yen	No change	26 Yen
Total amount of payment	5,060 million yen	NA	5,057 million yen
Effective date	June 2, 2010	NA	June 3, 2009
Source of payment	Retained earnings	NA	Retained earnings

2. Basis for payment of dividends

NRI considers the ongoing growth of its corporate value to be the most important return to its shareholders. Its basic policy is to pay appropriate and stable dividends while giving full consideration to maintaining sufficient retained earnings necessary for its long-term development. NRI makes specific decisions regarding the payment of dividends based on the status of its operating revenues and cash flows, while aiming, in principle, for a consolidated dividend payout ratio of 30%.
Based on this policy, NRI decided to carry out the payment of dividends of 26 yen per share to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2010.

[For general inquiries, please contact:]
Shin Ueoka, Investor Relations Department
Tel.: +81-3-5533-3910
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