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<submissionType>SCHEDULE 13G/A</submissionType>
<previousAccessionNumber>0000905148-25-000691</previousAccessionNumber>
<filerInfo>
<filer>
<filerCredentials>
<cik>0001163653</cik>
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<formData>
<coverPageHeader>
<amendmentNo>1</amendmentNo>
<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
<eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>03/31/2025</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
<issuerInfo>
<issuerCik>0001731289</issuerCik>
<issuerName>Nikola Corp</issuerName>
<issuerCusip>654110303</issuerCusip>
<issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
<com:street1>4141 E Broadway Road</com:street1>
<com:city>Phoenix</com:city>
<com:stateOrCountry>AZ</com:stateOrCountry>
<com:zipCode>85040</com:zipCode>
</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
</issuerInfo>
<designateRulesPursuantThisScheduleFiled>
<designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(b)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
</designateRulesPursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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<reportingPersonName>NOMURA HOLDINGS INC</reportingPersonName>
<citizenshipOrOrganization>M0</citizenshipOrOrganization>
<reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
<soleVotingPower>0</soleVotingPower>
<sharedVotingPower>390877</sharedVotingPower>
<soleDispositivePower>0</soleDispositivePower>
<sharedDispositivePower>390877</sharedDispositivePower>
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<reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>390877</reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>
<aggregateAmountExcludesCertainSharesFlag>N</aggregateAmountExcludesCertainSharesFlag>
<classPercent>0.5</classPercent>
<typeOfReportingPerson>HC</typeOfReportingPerson>
<comments>(1) Shared voting and dispositive power represents (i) 390,830 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Nomura Securities International, Inc. ("NSI") and (ii) 47 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Nomura Singapore Limited ("NSL"). NSI and NSL are wholly owned subsidiaries of Nomura Holdings, Inc., which accordingly may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by NSI and NSL.&#13;
&#13;
(2) The percent of class is calculated based on 84,467,751 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 3, 2024, as reported in the Issuer's prospectus on Form 424b3 filed with the SEC on December 17, 2024.</comments>
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<reportingPersonName>NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL INC</reportingPersonName>
<citizenshipOrOrganization>NY</citizenshipOrOrganization>
<reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
<soleVotingPower>0</soleVotingPower>
<sharedVotingPower>390830</sharedVotingPower>
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<sharedDispositivePower>390830</sharedDispositivePower>
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<classPercent>0.5</classPercent>
<typeOfReportingPerson>BD</typeOfReportingPerson>
<comments>(3) The percent of class is calculated based on 84,467,751 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 3, 2024, as reported in the Issuer's prospectus on Form 424b3 filed with the SEC on December 17, 2024.</comments>
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<item1>
<issuerName>Nikola Corp</issuerName>
<issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>4141 E Broadway Road, Phoenix, Arizona, 85040</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
</item1>
<item2>
<filingPersonName>Nomura Holdings, Inc.&#13;
 	 	&#13;
Nomura Securities International, Inc.</filingPersonName>
<principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>Nomura Holdings, Inc.: 	 	&#13;
13-1, Nihonbashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8645, Japan&#13;
 	 	&#13;
Nomura Securities International, Inc.:&#13;
Worldwide Plaza 	 	&#13;
309 West 49th Street 	 	&#13;
New York, NY 10019</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
<citizenship>Nomura Holdings, Inc.:&#13;
Japan 	 &#13;
 	 	&#13;
Nomura Securities International, Inc.:&#13;
New York</citizenship>
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<item3>
<notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
<typeOfPersonFiling>BD</typeOfPersonFiling>
<typeOfPersonFiling>HC</typeOfPersonFiling>
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<item4>
<amountBeneficiallyOwned>Items 5-11 of the cover pages are incorporated by reference.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
<classPercent>Items 5-11 of the cover pages are incorporated by reference.</classPercent>
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<solePowerOrDirectToVote>Items 5-11 of the cover pages are incorporated by reference.</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
<sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>Items 5-11 of the cover pages are incorporated by reference.</sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
<solePowerOrDirectToDispose>Items 5-11 of the cover pages are incorporated by reference.</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
<sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>Items 5-11 of the cover pages are incorporated by reference.</sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>
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<item5>
<notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
<classOwnership5PercentOrLess>Y</classOwnership5PercentOrLess>
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<item6>
<notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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<item7>
<notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
<subsidiaryIdentificationAndClassification>See Exhibit B</subsidiaryIdentificationAndClassification>
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<item8>
<notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
</item8>
<item9>
<notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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<item10>
<notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
<certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
</item10>
</items>
<exhibitInfo>Exhibit A - Joint Filing Agreement&#13;
Exhibit B - Subsidiaries</exhibitInfo>
<signatureInformation>
<reportingPersonName>NOMURA HOLDINGS INC</reportingPersonName>
<signatureDetails>
<signature>/s/ Samir Patel</signature>
<title>Samir Patel, Managing Director</title>
<date>05/15/2025</date>
</signatureDetails>
</signatureInformation>
<signatureInformation>
<reportingPersonName>NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL INC</reportingPersonName>
<signatureDetails>
<signature>/s/ Fernando Del Puerto</signature>
<title>Fernando Del Puerto, Managing Director</title>
<date>05/15/2025</date>
</signatureDetails>
</signatureInformation>
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