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): February 16, 2021 (February 10, 2021)

THUNDER BRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS III INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

9912 Georgetown Pike

Suite D203

Great Falls, Virginia 22066

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (202) 431-0507

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:

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

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. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 10, 2021, Thunder Bridge Capital III Inc. (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 41,400,000 units (the “Units”), including 5,400,000 Units issued pursuant to the exercise in full of the underwriter’s over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one share Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant of the Company (the “Warrants”), 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 $414,000,000.

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of an aggregate of 1,003,000 (the “Private Placement Units”) to TBCP III, LLC (the “Sponsor”) at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $10,030,000.

A total of $414,000,000, comprised of $405,720,000 of the proceeds from the IPO (which amount includes $14,490,000 of the underwriters’ deferred discount) and $8,280,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Units, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account, maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee.

An audited balance sheet as of February 10, 2021 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 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.

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