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): March 15, 2024
Plum Acquisition Corp. III
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | | 001-40677 | | 98-1581691 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
2021 Fillmore St. #2089
San Francisco, California 94115
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(415) 683-6773
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp.
(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 included as part of the Units, par value $0.0001 per share | | PLMJ | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 | | PLMJW | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant to acquire one Class A ordinary share | | PLMJU | | 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 ☒
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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Directors.
On March 15, 2024, the Board of Directors of Plum Acquisition Corp. III (the “Company”) appointed Kanishka Roy, who is currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, to the Board of Directors and additionally appointed Mr. Roy to serve as Chairman of the Board.
On March 15, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Steven Handwerker as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Handwerker, 36, was the Chief Financial Officer of FinServ Acquisition Corp. II from 2021 until 2023. Mr. Handwerker previously served as a consultant for FinServ Acquisition Corp. I, and was involved in all aspects of its business and operations. Mr. Handwerker has more than 15 years of experience investing in and covering the financial services and FinTech industries. From 2013 to 2017, he was an Analyst at Citadel’s equity long/short hedge fund platform, covering companies within the financial services and FinTech sectors. Prior to Citadel, Mr. Handwerker was an Investment Banking Analyst in Barclays’ Financial Institutions Group from 2010 to 2013. He received his BBA from Emory University.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| | PLUM ACQUISITION CORP. III |
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| Date: March 20, 2024 | By: | /s/ Kanishka Roy |
| | Name: | Kanishka Roy |
| | Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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