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): June 20, 2025
Cartesian
Growth Corporation III
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
001-42629 (Commission File Number) |
N/A (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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505 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor New York, New York (Address of principal executive offices) |
10017 (Zip Code) |
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(212)
461-6363
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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 | ||
| Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant | CGCTU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share | CGCT | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 | CGCTW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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.
On June 20, 2025, Cartesian Growth Corporation III (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”), announcing that, commencing on or about Tuesday, June 24, 2025, holders of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and warrants included in the units. The Class A ordinary shares and warrants that are separated are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols “CGCT” and “CGCTW”, respectively. Any units not separated will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol “CGCTU”. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Each holder of units will need to have its broker contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “assumes,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “seeks,” or other similar expressions. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the unit separation and the trading of the Company’s securities on Nasdaq. These statements are based on current expectations on the date of this Report and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ significantly, including those risks set forth in the final prospectus for the Company’s initial public offering and other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Copies of such filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new developments or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 20, 2025. | |
| 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.
| CARTESIAN GROWTH CORPORATION III | ||
| By: | /s/ Peter Yu | |
| Name: Peter Yu | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: June 20, 2025
Exhibit 99.1
Cartesian Growth Corporation III Announces the Separate Trading of Its Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants, Commencing on or About June 24, 2025
New York, NY – (June 20, 2025) – Cartesian Growth Corporation III (the “Company”) announced today that, commencing on or about Tuesday, June 24, 2025, holders of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and warrants included in the units.
The Class A ordinary shares and warrants that are separated are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols “CGCT” and “CGCTW”, respectively. Any units not separated will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol “CGCTU”. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Each holder of units will need to have its broker contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate the units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants.
Registration statements relating to these securities were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and became effective on May 1, 2025. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained by contacting Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Attention Capital Markets, 499 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, or by e-mail at prospectus@cantor.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, 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 Cartesian Growth Corporation III
Cartesian Growth Corporation III is a blank check company organized for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The Company is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Peter Yu, who is also the Managing Partner of Cartesian Capital Group, LLC, a global private equity firm and registered investment adviser headquartered in New York City, New York. The Company’s acquisition and value-creation strategy is to identify and combine with an established high-growth company that can benefit from both a constructive combination and continued value-creation by the Company’s management. The Company is an emerging growth company as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012. For more information about Cartesian Growth Corporation III, please visit www.cartesiangrowth.com/cgc3.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” including with respect to the unit separation, the trading of the Company’s securities on Nasdaq and the Company’s search for an initial business combination. No assurance can be given that the Company will ultimately complete an initial business combination. 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 final prospectus for the Company’s initial public offering and other documents filed by the Company 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.
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