UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 3, 2025 (June 27, 2025)

CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS III, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		001-42716		98-1576549
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

110 East 59th Street

New York, NY 10022

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 938-5000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share		CAEP		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On June 27, 2025, Cantor Equity Partners III, Inc. (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 27,600,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A ordinary share” and such shares sold in the IPO, the “Public Shares”), including 3,600,000 Class A ordinary shares issued pursuant to the full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option. The Public Shares were sold at a price of $10.00 per Public Share, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $276,000,000.

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, pursuant to a private placement shares purchase agreement with Cantor EP Holdings III, LLC (the “Sponsor”), the Company completed the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of 580,000 Class A ordinary shares (the “Private Placement Shares”) to the Sponsor at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement Share, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $5,800,000.

A total of $276,000,000, or $10.00 per Public Share, comprised of the net proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee.

An audited balance sheet as of June 27, 2025 reflecting the receipt of the proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Audited Balance Sheet as of June 27, 2025.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS III, INC.

	By:	/s/ Jane Novak
	Name:	Jane Novak
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Dated: July 3, 2025

Cantor Equity Partners III, Inc. 8-K