March 17, 2021
VIA EDGAR
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Energy & Transportation
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. III |
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed March 11, 2021
File No. 333-253234
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. III (the “Company”), we hereby respond as follows to the comment letter from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Staff”) dated March 17, 2021, relating to the above-referenced Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”).
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Registration Statement.
Amendment No. 1 Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed March 11, 2021
Summary, page 1
| 1. | We note your revisions to potential payments to insiders, such as in the use of proceeds section on page 56 and executive officer and director compensation section on page 98 that you expect to make payments, up to $2,000,000 in the aggregate, in respect of the services of personnel affiliated with your sponsor, including persons who may be or directors or officers of the company, for activities on your behalf, including services related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination. Please revise your summary to include a section detailing this and other such payments to insiders. |
RESPONSE:
We acknowledge the comment from the Staff and have addressed this comment in the Summary under the heading “—Our Company” in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement filed today.
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Husch Blackwell LLP
March 17, 2021
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| HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP |
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| /s/ James G. Goettsch |
| James G. Goettsch, Esq. |
Husch Blackwell LLP