As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 30, 2018.

Registration No. 333-226794

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Amendment No. 2
to

FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Gores Holdings III, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

9800 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(310) 209-3010
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)

Alec Gores
Chairman
9800 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Telephone: (310) 209-3010
Facsimile: (310) 209-3310
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

          If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box.    o

          If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    o

          If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    o

          If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    o

          Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

          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. o

          The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

        The sole purpose of this amendment is to file certain exhibits to the registration statement as indicated in the exhibit index of this amendment, which is incorporated by reference into Item 16(a) of Part II of the Registration Statement. No change is made to the preliminary prospectus constituting Part I of the registration statement or Items 13, 14, 15, 16(b) or 17 of Part II of the registration statement. Accordingly, this amendment consists only of the facing page, this explanatory note, Item 16(a) of Part II, the signatures and the exhibit index of the registration statement.

Item 16.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

        Exhibits.    The list of exhibits following the signature page of this registration statement is incorporated herein by reference.

EXHIBIT INDEX

SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Beverly Hills, State of California, on the 30th day of August, 2018.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.