Sec Form 13G Filing - NOMURA HOLDINGS INC filing for Leo Holdings Corp. II (LHC) - 2023-02-14

	☒	Rule 13d-1(b)
	☐	Rule 13d-1(c)
	☐	Rule 13d-1(d)

(1)	This represents 2,233,361 shares beneficially owned by Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc. (“NGFP”). NGFP is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., which accordingly may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned by NGFP.

(2)	The percent of class is calculated based on 37,500,000 shares of Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of November 10, 2022 as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022 filed with the SEC on November 14, 2022.

(3)	The percent of class is calculated based on 37,500,000 shares of Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of November 10, 2022 as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022 filed with the SEC on November 14, 2022.

Item 1.	(a)	Name of Issuer:
		Leo Holdings Corp. II
	(b)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
		Albany Financial Center, South Ocean Blvd, Suite #507
		P.O. Box SP-63158, New Providence, Nassau, The Bahamas
Item 2.	(a)	Name of Person(s) Filing: Nomura Holdings, Inc. Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc.
	(b)	Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: Nomura Holdings, Inc. 13-1, Nihonbashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8645, Japan
		Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc. Worldwide Plaza 309 West 49th Street New York, NY 10019
	(c)	Citizenship: Nomura Holdings, Inc. Japan
		Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc. Delaware
	(d)	Title of Class of Securities:
		Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001
	(e)	CUSIP Number:
		G5463R102

Item 3.	If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
	(a)	☒	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
	(b)	☐	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(c)	☐	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(d)	☐	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
	(e)	☐	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
	(f)	☐	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
	(g)	☒	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
	(h)	☐	A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
	(i)	☐	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
	(j)	☐	A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
	(k)	☐	Group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).  If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ___________________

Item 10.

Certification.

	Nomura Holding s, Inc.
	/s/ Samir Patel

	Name:	Samir Patel
	Title:	Managing Director

	Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc.
	/s/ Samir Patel

	Name:	Samir Patel
	Title:	Authorized Officer

Exhibit	Exhibit
A	Joint Filing Agreement
B	Subsidiaries

Nomura Holdings, Inc.
/s/ Samir Patel

Name:	Samir Patel
Title:	Managing Director

Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc.
/s/ Samir Patel

Name:	Samir Patel
Title:	Authorized Officer