# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0002087087
**File Stem:** 0001104659-26-006523
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
**Character Count:** 10458
**Document Hash:** 4af470459d85b6ac214a7cfae56d76d5
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-26-006523.hdr.sgml**: 20260126

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-006523

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260126

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260126

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260126

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Black Spade Acquisition III Co
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002087087
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** BLANK CHECKS [6770]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** K3
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-43039
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26559288

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION:** YES
- **STREET 1:** THE CENTRIUM, SUITE 2902, 29/F
- **STREET 2:** 60 WYNDHAM STREET
- **CITY:** CENTRAL
- **PROVINCE COUNTRY:** K3
- **ZIP:** 00000
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 852 3955 1316

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION:** YES
- **STREET 1:** THE CENTRIUM, SUITE 2902, 29/F
- **STREET 2:** 60 WYNDHAM STREET
- **CITY:** CENTRAL
- **PROVINCE COUNTRY:** K3
- **ZIP:** 00000

**UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, DC 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)<br> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 26, 2026

**BLACK SPADE ACQUISITION III CO** **<br> (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)**

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| **Cayman Islands** | **001-43039** | **N/A** |
| (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation) | (Commission<br> File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer<br> Identification No.) |

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| **Suite 2902, 29/F, The Centrium, 60 Wyndham Street,**<br> **Central, Hong Kong** | <br> **00000** |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: **+ 852 3955 1316**

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| **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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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| 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)) |

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

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on<br> which registered** |
| Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, included as part of the units | BIII | The New York Stock Exchange |
| Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50, included as part of the units | BIIIW | The New York Stock Exchange |
| Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant | BIIIU | The New York Stock Exchange |

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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. ◻

**Item 8.01. Other Events.**

As previously reported, on January 7, 2026, Black Spade Acquisition III Co (the "Company"), consummated its initial public offering of 17,250,000 units (the "Units"). Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Class A Ordinary Shares"), and one-third of one redeemable warrant of the Company (the "Warrant"), with each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $172,500,000.

On January 26, 2026, the Company announced that the holders of the Company's Units may elect to separately trade the Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants included in the Units commencing on January 29, 2026. Any Units not separated will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "BIIIU". Any underlying shares of Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants that are separated will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols "BIII" and "BIIIW," respectively. No fractional Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants will trade. Holders of Units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company's transfer agent, in order to separate the holders' Units into Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the separate trading of the securities underlying the Units is included hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(c) Exhibits

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| [99.1](tm264047d1_ex99-1.htm) | [Press Release, dated January 26, 2026.](tm264047d1_ex99-1.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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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.

Date: January 26, 2026

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| BLACK SPADE ACQUISITION III CO | BLACK SPADE ACQUISITION III CO | BLACK SPADE ACQUISITION III CO |
| By: | /s/ Chi Wai Dennis Tam | /s/ Chi Wai Dennis Tam |
|  | Name: | Chi Wai Dennis Tam |
|  | Title: | Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**Black Spade Acquisition III Co Announces the Separate Trading of its Class A Ordinary Shares<br> and Warrants Commencing January 29, 2026**

HONG KONG – January 26, 2026 – Black Spade Acquisition III Co (the "Company") announced that commencing January 29, 2026, holders of the units sold in the Company's initial public offering of 17,250,000 units (which includes 2,250,000 units issued pursuant to the full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option), with a total gross proceeds of $172,500,000, may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and warrants included in the units. Those units not separated will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "BIIIU," and the Class A ordinary shares and warrants that are separated will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols "BIII" and "BIIIW," respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Holders of units will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company's transfer agent, in order to separate the units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants.

Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of Cohen & Company Securities, LLC and Chardan acted as joint book-running managers. The public offering was made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus may be obtained from Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of Cohen & Company Securities, LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 3 Columbus Circle, 24th floor, New York, NY 10019, or by email at capitalmarkets@cohencm.com, or by contacting Chardan, One Pennsylvania Plaza, Suite 4800, New York, NY 10119, or by email at prospectus@chardan.com, or from the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

A registration statement relating to the securities was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "**SEC**") on January 5, 2026. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

**About Black Spade Acquisition III Co**

Black Spade Acquisition III Co is the third SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Black Spade Capital Limited. It was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or assets. While the Company may pursue a business combination in any industry, it sees the leisure and entertainment space as one of its core focus areas. Of note, the Company is encouraged by how the application of AI, robotic and quantum computing elevates user experience in this field. It looks forward to further looking into the opportunities arising from the growing acceptance of digital assets within the lifestyle and entertainment sector.

**Forward-Looking Statements**

This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements," including with respect to the anticipated use of the net proceeds and the search for an initial business combination. No assurance can be given that the net proceeds of the offering will be used as indicated.

Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's registration statement and prospectus for the Company's initial public offering filed with the SEC. Copies of these documents are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

**Investor Contact:**

<u>ir@bsaiii.com</u>