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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220225
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20220301

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BNY Mellon Investment Funds III
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000053808
		IRS NUMBER:				042694144
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
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		FILM NUMBER:		22674782

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC.
		STREET 2:		240 GREENWICH STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10286
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2129226400

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		STREET 1:		C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC.
		STREET 2:		240 GREENWICH STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10286

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		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20181030

	FORMER COMPANY:	
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		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19941122

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LAUREL FUNDS TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940202

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BNY Mellon Investment Funds III
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000053808
		IRS NUMBER:				042694144
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
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		FILM NUMBER:		22674781

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		STREET 2:		240 GREENWICH STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10286
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		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10286

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		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20181030

	FORMER COMPANY:	
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		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19941122

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