UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Rice Acquisition Corp. II

(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ☐

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: 333-254080

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

The description of the units (each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant), the Class A ordinary shares and the redeemable warrants (each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50, subject to adjustment) of Rice Acquisition Corp. II, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Registrant”), as set forth under the caption “Description of Securities” in the prospectus to be filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which prospectus will constitute a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-254080), initially filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 10, 2021, as subsequently amended from time to time (the “Registration Statement”), is hereby incorporated by reference. In addition, any description of such securities included in any prospectus or prospectus supplement relating to the Registration Statement subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.

Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits for Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on the New York Stock Exchange, and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.