UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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): December 1, 2015

CAPITOL ACQUISITION CORP. III

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 202-654-7060

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01. Other Events

       On December 1, 2015, Capitol Acquisition Corp. III (the “Company”) announced that holders of the Company’s units will be able to separately trade the shares of common stock and warrants included in such units commencing on or about December 4, 2015. The common stock and warrants will be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols CLAC and CLACW, respectively. Units not separated will continue to be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol CLACU. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the foregoing is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

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.

Dated: December 2, 2015