Northern Lights Fund Trust Iii 8-A12BRegistration of securities on exchange

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. ☐

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-178833.

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Not applicable

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 1.

DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

A description of the shares of beneficial interest, no par value, of the Counterpoint Al Equity ETF a series of Northern Lights Fund Trust III (the "Trust") to be registered hereunder are set forth in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, as amended (File Nos. 333-178833; 811-22655) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

The series of the Trust to which this filing relates and each’s I.R.S. Employer Identification Number are as follows:

ITEM 2.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Date: December 13, 2023

NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III

By: _/s/ Viktoriya Pallino__________

Name: Viktoriya Pallino

Title: Secretary