Pan-Asia Research Coverage

1. Pan-Asia Research Coverage JAPAN Analysts: 44 Stock coverage: 568 INDIA Analysts: 13 Stock coverage: 126 HK/CHINA Analysts: 30 Stock coverage: 216 KOREA Analysts: 11 Stock coverage: 102 TAIWAN Analysts: 12 Stock coverage: 79 MALAYSIA Analysts: 7 Stock coverage: 36 SINGAPORE Analysts: 12Stock coverage: 48 AUSTRALIA (+ NZ) Analyst: 15 Stock coverage: 97 INDONESIA Analysts: 8 Stock coverage: 48 Philippines, Thailand Analysts: 4 Stock coverage:15 Note: including offshore analysts and junior analysts

2. 6 Strong External Rankings 2012 Telecoms Sachin Gupta& Team Fixed Income Strategy Simon Flint& Team Banks Lucy Feng & Team Power Ivan Lee & Team Singapore Jit Soon Lim& Team Quants Research Sandy Lee & Team Currency & Foreign Exchange Simon Flint& Team Malaysia Wai Kee Choong& Team #7 1st 2nd 3rd II 2012 Runners-Up 2012 • Ranked #8 with 18 ranked teams in the leaderboard • In terms of weighted results1, Nomura achieved the ranking at 7th in 2012 • 8 teams ranked 1st, 2nd, or 3rd • China – Stewart Callaghan & team • Hong Kong – Paul Louie & team • South Korea – James Kim & team • Indonesia – Wilianto Ie & team • Consumer – David Cooke & team • Gaming & Lodging – Wai Kee Choong • Internet – Jin Yoon & team • Property – Paul Louie & team • Technology/Hardware – Eve Jung, James Kim & team • Technology/Semiconductors – CW Chung, James Kim & team Note: 1 - The weighted result ranks the top firms if a rating of 4 is assigned to a first-teamer, 3 to a second-teamer, 2 to a third-teamer and 1 to a runner-up. 1