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): August 21, 2020

FORUM MERGER III CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-39457	84-2308711
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1615 South Congress Avenue, Suite 103

Delray Beach, Florida 33445

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 739-7860

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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.

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-third of one redeemable warrant	FIIIU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	FIII	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	FIIIW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 21, 2020, Forum Merger III Corporation (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 25,000,000 units (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), and one-third of one warrant of the Company (“Warrant”), with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $250,000,000. The Company has granted the underwriters for the IPO (the “Underwriters”) a 45-day option to purchase up to 3,750,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any.

On August 21, 2020, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of an aggregate of 741,250 units (the “Private Placement Units”). 616,250 of the Private Placement Units were sold to Forum Investors III LLC (the “Sponsor”) and 125,000 Private Placement Units were sold to the Underwriters at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $7,412,500. The Sponsor has committed to purchase up to an additional 56,250 Private Placement Units and the Underwriters up to an additional 18,750 Private Placement Units if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full.

A total of $250,000,000, comprised of $245,000,000 of the proceeds from the IPO (which amount includes $8,750,000 of the underwriters’ deferred discount) and $5,000,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Units, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee.

An audited balance sheet as of August 21, 2020 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of 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 INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Audited Balance Sheet as of August 21, 2020.

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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.

	FORUM MERGER III CORPORATION
Dated: August 27, 2020	By:	/s/ David Boris
	Name:	David Boris
	Title:	Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

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