# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001845991
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-019457
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 6877
**Document Hash:** e6b92bce5a87da1f787f5897c24d9589
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-019457.hdr.sgml**: 20230131

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-019457

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 425

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230131

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230130

**SUBJECT COMPANY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Lionheart III Corp
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001845991
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** BLANK CHECKS [6770]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 425
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-41011
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23570090

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4128 NE 2ND AVENUE
- **CITY:** MIAMI
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33137
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 305.573.3900

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4128 NE 2ND AVENUE
- **CITY:** MIAMI
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33137

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Lionheart III CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20210211
**FILED BY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Lionheart III Corp
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001845991
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** BLANK CHECKS [6770]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 425

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4128 NE 2ND AVENUE
- **CITY:** MIAMI
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33137
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 305.573.3900

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4128 NE 2ND AVENUE
- **CITY:** MIAMI
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33137

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Lionheart III CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20210211

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**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, 2023** 

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## LIONHEART III CORP
**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)** 

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| **Delaware** | **001-41011** | **36-4981022** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction<br>of incorporation)** | **(Commission<br>File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |

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**4218 NE 2nd Avenue** 

**Miami, Florida, 33137** 

**(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)** 

**(305) 573-3900** 

**(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)** 

**Not Applicable** 

**(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)** 

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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:

☒ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) 

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 

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

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol** | **Name of each exchange<br>on which registered** |
| Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, and one-half of one Redeemable Warrant | LIONU | The Nasdaq Capital Market LLC |
| Shares of Class A common stock included as part of the units | LION | The Nasdaq Capital Market LLC |
| Redeemable Warrants included as part of the units, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | LIONW | The Nasdaq Capital Market LLC |

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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. ☐

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| **Item 5.07** | **Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**  |

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On January 30, 2023, Lionheart III Corp, a Delaware corporation (the "<u>Company</u>") held a special meeting of its stockholders (the "<u>Meeting</u>"). At the Meeting, holders of an aggregate of 10,190,229 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the "<u>Class</u> <u>A Common Stock</u>"), and 3,400,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "<u>Class</u> <u>B Common Stock</u>" and together with the Class A Common Stock, the "<u>Common Stock</u>"), which represents 84.81% of the Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date of January 6, 2023, were represented in person or by proxy, which constitutes a quorum.

At the Meeting, the following proposal was submitted to and approved by LION's stockholders:

1. **Proposal No. 1** - **The Business Combination Proposal** – To consider and vote upon a proposal to
approve the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2022 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the " <u>BCA</u> ") by and among the Company, Security Matters Limited, a publicly traded company
on the Australian Securities Exchange (" <u>SMX</u> "), Empatan Public Limited Company, a public limited company incorporated in Ireland (" <u>Parent</u> "), and Aryeh Merger Sub, Inc. a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent (" <u>Merger Sub</u> ") and a scheme implementation deed, as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, by and among the Company, SMX and Parent, and the transactions contemplated thereby:

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| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** |
| 10679317 | 2910912 | 0 |

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Proposal No. 1 was approved, having received the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon and who voted at the Meeting.

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**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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|  | Lionheart III Corp | Lionheart III Corp |
| Date: January 30, 2023 | By: | /s/ Ophir Sternberg |
|  | Name: | Ophir Sternberg |
|  | Title: | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |

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