SEC Form SC 13G filed by E2open Parent Holdings Inc.

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Nomura Holdings, Inc.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a)☐
	(b)☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Japan
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			16,099,530 (1)
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			16,099,530 (1)
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	16,099,530
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	5.3% (2)
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	HC

(1)

This represents 16,099,530 shares of Class A Common Stock 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 of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by NGFP.

(2)	The percent of class is calculated based on 304,388,055 shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2023, as reported in the Issuer’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2023 filed with the SEC on January 9, 2024.

(3)	The percent of class is calculated based on 304,388,055 shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2023, as reported in the Issuer’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2023 filed with the SEC on January 9, 2024.

Item 1.	(a)	Name of Issuer:
		E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (the “Issuer”)
	(b)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
		9600 Great Hills Trail, Suite 300E
		Austin, TX 78759

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 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”)

	(e)	CUSIP Number:
		29788T103

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 4.

Ownership.

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Item 10.

Certification.

	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

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