UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 30, 2018

KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Maryland
 
000-54687
 
27-1627696
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 

800 Newport Center Drive, Suite 700
Newport Beach, California 92660
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 417-6500

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
Distributions Declared
On January 30, 2018, KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc.’s (the “Company”) board of directors authorized distributions based on daily record dates for the period from February 1, 2018 through February 28, 2018, which the Company expects to pay in March 2018, and distributions based on daily record dates for the period from March 1, 2018 through March 31, 2018, which the Company expects to pay in April 2018.  Investors may choose to receive cash distributions or purchase additional shares through the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan.
Distributions for this period will be calculated based on stockholders of record each day during this period at a rate of $0.00178082 per share per day and equal a daily amount that, if paid each day for a 365-day period, would equal a 5.54% annualized rate based on the Company’s December 6, 2017 estimated value per share of $11.73.

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SIGNATURES
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST III, INC.
 
 
 
Dated: January 31, 2018
 
BY:
 
/s/ Jeffrey K. Waldvogel
 
 
 
 
Jeffrey K. Waldvogel
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer