8-K: Current report
Published on January 26, 2026
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): January 26, 2026
BLACK SPADE ACQUISITION
III CO
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Cayman Islands | 001-43039 | N/A | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
|
Suite 2902, 29/F, The Centrium, 60 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong |
00000 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: + 852 3955 1316 |
| Not Applicable |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on 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 |
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 x
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
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated January 26, 2026. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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
| BLACK SPADE ACQUISITION III CO | |||
| By: | /s/ Chi Wai Dennis Tam | ||
| Name: | Chi Wai Dennis Tam | ||
| Title: | Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer | ||