Specimen Unit Certificate



 Exhibit 4.1 
  

					
	 NUMBER
	  		  	UNITS
			
	 U-                    
	  		  	
			
	 SEE REVERSE FOR
 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
	  	KBL HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION CORP. III	  	

 CUSIP                     
 UNITS CONSISTING OF ONE SHARE OF COMMON STOCK AND ONE WARRANT EACH TO PURCHASE ONE SHARE OF COMMON STOCK 
 THIS CERTIFIES
THAT_____________________________________________________________________________ 
 is the owner of
________________________________________________________________________________ Units. 
 Each Unit (“Unit”) consists of one (1) share of
common stock, par value $.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), of KBL Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and one warrant (the “Warrant(s)”). Each Warrant entitles the holder to
purchase one (1) share of Common Stock for $6.00 per share (subject to adjustment). Each Warrant will become exercisable on the later of (i) the Company’s completion of a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other
similar business combination and (ii)                     , 2008, and will expire unless exercised before 5:00 p.m., New York City Time,
on                     , 2011, or earlier upon redemption (the “Expiration Date”). The Common Stock and Warrants comprising the
Units represented by this certificate will begin separate trading five business days (or as soon as practicable thereafter) following the earlier to occur of the expiration of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in the initial public
offering or its exercise in full, subject to the Company having filed the Current Report on Form 8-K, which includes an audited balance sheet reflecting the receipt by the Company of the gross proceeds of the initial public offering including the
proceeds received by the Company from the exercise of the Underwriters’ over-allotment option and having issued a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin. The terms of the Warrants are governed by a Warrant Agreement,
dated as of         , 2007, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Warrant Agent, and are subject to the terms and provisions contained therein, all of which
terms and provisions the holder of this certificate consents to by acceptance hereof. Copies of the Warrant Agreement are on file at the office of the Warrant Agent at 17 Battery Place, New York, New York 10004, and are available to any Warrant
holder on written request and without cost. 
 This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and
Registrar of the Company. 
 Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized
officers. 
  

											
						
	By	 	  	 		 	

	 		 	  
		 	Chairman of the Board	 		 	 		 	Secretary








 KBL Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III 
 The Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests, a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Company and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. 
 The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations: 
  

							
	 TEN COM –
	  	 as tenants in common
	  	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -                  Custodian
                
	 TEN ENT –
	  	 as tenants by the entireties
	  	(Cust)        	  	(Minor)    
	 JT TEN –
	  	 as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
	  	 under Uniform Gifts to Minors
 Act                     
 (State)


 Additional Abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 
 For value received,
                                        
                     hereby sell, assign and transfer unto 
 PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER 
 IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE 
  

			
	  	 	 
	  	 	 

  

			
	  	 	  
	  	 	  
	(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)	 	
	  	 	  
	  	 	  
	  	 	Units
	represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
	  	 	Attorney
	to transfer the said Units on the books of the within named Company will full power of substitution in the premises.

 Dated
                     
  

			
		  	________________________________________________________________________________
		  	 Notice:    The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the
certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.


 Signature(s) Guaranteed: 
  

			
	  	  	
	THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE
GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15).