SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by M3-Brigade Acquisition II Corp. (Amendment)
| M3-Brigade Acquisition II Corp. | 
|  (Name of Issuer) | 
|  Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 | 
| (Title of Class of Securities) | 
|  553800103 | 
|  (CUSIP Number) | 
|  December 31, 2022 | 
|  (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) | 
| ☒ | Rule 13d-1(b) | 
| ☐ | Rule 13d-1(c) | 
| ☐ | Rule 13d-1(d) | 
| CUSIP No. 553800103 | 13G | Page 2 of 10 Pages | 
| 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 |  |  | ||
| 2,444,015 (1) |  |  | |||
|  |  | ||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |  |  | ||
| 0 |  |  | |||
|  |  | ||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |  |  | ||
| 2,444,015 (1) |  |  | |||
|  |  | ||||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |  |  | ||
| 2,444,015 |  |  | |||
|  |  | ||||
| 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) |  |  | ||
| 6.1% (2) |  |  | |||
|  |  | ||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |  |  | ||
| HC |  |  | |||
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| (1) | This represents 2,444,015 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 40,000,000 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding as of November 14, 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. | 
| CUSIP No. 553800103 | 13G | Page 3 of 10 Pages | 
| 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 |  |  | ||
| 2,444,015 |  |  | |||
|  |  | ||||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |  |  | ||
| 0 |  |  | |||
|  |  | ||||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |  |  | ||
| 2,444,015 |  |  | |||
|  |  | ||||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |  |  | ||
| 2,444,015 |  |  | |||
|  |  | ||||
| 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) |  |  | ||
| 6.1% (3) |  |  | |||
|  |  | ||||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |  |  | ||
| BD |  |  | |||
|  |  | ||||
| (3) | The percent of class is calculated based on 40,000,000 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding as of November 14, 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. | 
| CUSIP No. 553800103 | 13G | Page 4 of 10 Pages | 
| Item 1. | (a) | Name of Issuer: | 
| M3-Brigade Acquisition II Corp. | ||
| (b) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: | |
| 1700 Broadway, 19th Floor | ||
| New York, NY 10019 | ||
| 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 | ||
| (e) | CUSIP Number: | |
|  | 553800103 | 
| 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: ___________________ | 
| CUSIP No. 553800103 | 13G | Page 5 of 10 Pages | 
| 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. | 
| CUSIP No. 553800103 | 13G | Page 6 of 10 Pages | 
| Item 10. | Certification. | 
| CUSIP No. 553800103 | 13G | Page 7 of 10 Pages | 
| 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 | ||
| CUSIP No. 553800103 | 13G | Page 8 of 10 Pages | 
| Exhibit | Exhibit | 
| A | Joint Filing Agreement | 
| B | Subsidiaries | 
| CUSIP No. 553800103 | 13G | Page 9 of 10 Pages | 
| 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 | 
| CUSIP No. 553800103 | 13G | Page 10 of 10 Pages |