SEC Form SC 13G filed by Malacca Straits Acquisition Company Limited

Malacca Straits Acquisition Company Ltd.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001

(Title of Class of Securities)

G5859B117

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2022

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

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Rule 13d-1(b)

(1)	This represents 135,854 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 517,354 shares of Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of November 11, 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 15, 2022.

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
	(a)☐
	(b)☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			135,854
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			135,854
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	135,854
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	☐ Not applicable
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	26.3% (3)
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	BD

(3)	The percent of class is calculated based on 517,354 shares of Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of November 11, 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 15, 2022.

Item 1.	(a)	Name of Issuer:
		Malacca Straits Acquisition Company Ltd.
	(b)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
		Unit 601-2
		St. George’s Building
		2 Ice House Street
		Central, Hong Kong

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:
		G5859B117

	(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

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