SC 13G

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. n/a )*

Hicks Acquisition Company II, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

429090202

(CUSIP Number)

April 13, 2012

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

     o  Rule 13d-1(b)

     x  Rule 13d-1(c)

     o  Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No.  429090202

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
	Nomura Principal Investment Asia Limited
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a)   o
	(b)   o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Hong Kong
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			1400000
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			1400000
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	1400000
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	o
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	8.17%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	CO
	FOOTNOTES

CUSIP No.  429090202

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
	Nomura Holdings Inc.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a)   o
	(b)   o
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
			1400000
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			1400000
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	1400000
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	o
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	8.17%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	CO
	FOOTNOTES
	This schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of Nomura Principal Investment Asia Limited (“NPIAL”) which is the beneficial owner of 1,400,000 shares of Common Stock issued by Hicks Acquisition II, Inc. NPIAL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings Inc (“NHI”), and accordingly NHI may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stock held by NPIAL.

CUSIP No. 

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
	Nomura Holdings Inc.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a)   o
	(b)   o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	o
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	N/A
	FOOTNOTES

Item 1.

(a) Name of Issuer

Hicks Acquisition Company II, Inc

(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices

100 Crescent Court, Suite 1200
Dallas, Texas 75201

Item 2.

(a) Name of Person Filing

Nomura Principal Investment Asia Limited
C/O
Nomura Holdings Inc.

(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

1-9-1 Nihonbashi,
Chuo-ku,
Tokyo 103-8645,
Japan

(c) Citizenship

Japan

(d) Title of Class of Securities

Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”).

(e) CUSIP Number

429090202

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) x Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b) o Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c) o Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d) o Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).

(e) o An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f) o An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g) o A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h) o A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i) o 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) o A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

(k) o A 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.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,400,000

(b) Percent of class: 8.17

(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,400,000

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,400,000

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following o .

Inapplicable

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Inapplicable

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

Inapplicable

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Inapplicable

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

Inapplicable

Item 10.	Certification
	By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

	Nomura Principal Investment Asia Limited
Date: April 13, 2012	By:	/s/  Benjamin Bair
		Name: Benjamin Bair
		Title:  Chief Compliance Officer

	Nomura Holdings Inc.
Date: April 13, 2012	By:	/s/  Hisato Miyashita
		Name: Hisato Miyashita
		Title:  Global Head of Compliance

Date: April 13, 2012	By:	/s/
		Name:
		Title:

Footnotes:

Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)

EX-1.1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the undersigned Reporting Persons hereby agrees to the joint filing, along with all other such Reporting Persons, on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, of Hicks Acquisition Company II, Inc., a Delaware corporation,  and that this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned hereby executes this Agreement as of this November 9, 2010.

Nomura Principal Investment Asia Limited

By: /s/ Benjamin Bair

Benjamin Bair

Chief Compliance Officer

Nomura Principal Investment Asia Limited

By: /s/ Hisato Miyashita

Hisato Miyashita

Global Head of Compliance

Nomura Holdings Inc.