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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): April 28, 2026
Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners
III Co.
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands |
|
001-43071 |
|
N/A |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
|
(Commission File Number) |
|
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
| 2093 Philadelphia Pike #1968, Claymont, DE |
|
19703 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
|
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone
number, including area code: (725) 312-2430
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address,
if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box
below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
| ☐ |
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ☐ |
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ☐ |
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ☐ |
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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 Ordinary Share and one-fourth of one redeemable Warrant |
|
ARCIU |
|
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share |
|
ARCI |
|
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Ordinary Share |
|
ARCIW |
|
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 Officers.
On April
28, 2026, Long Long notified the board of directors of Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners III Co. (the “Company”) of his resignation
as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Long’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement
with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Mr. Long will continue to serve as a
member on the Company’s board of directors.
On the
same date, Ben Landen was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer by the Company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Mr.
Landen will continue serving as Chief Technology Officer.
Ben
Landen, 38, has been Chief Technology Officer of the Company since December 2025; Mr. Landen was previously its Chief Executive Officer
and a director from August 2025 to December 2025. Since February 2025, Mr. Landen has served as a Special Advisor to Archimedes Tech SPAC
Partners II Co. From 2021 to 2022, Mr. Landen served as a Special Advisor to Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners Co. In 2020, Mr. Landen co-founded
Superposition Venture Partners, a technology-focused early-stage and pre-IPO investment firm and serves as its Managing Director. From
2021 to October 2025, Mr. Landen served as the Vice President of Business Development for the autonomous vehicle solutions developer,
Cyngn Inc., after serving as the Senior Director of Product and Partnership for Cyngn Inc. from 2019. From 2017 to 2019, Mr. Landen served
as the Head of Product & Business Development at DeepScale, a venture-backed startup that developed AI perception solutions for autonomous
vehicles (acquired by Tesla in 2019). Mr. Landen began his career as one of the first automotive business managers of Maxim Integrated,
where he spearheaded the fledgling automotive business unit’s growth and ultimately managed a $100 million automotive semiconductor
product line.
No family
relationships exist between Mr. Landen and any of the Company’s directors or other executive officers. There is no arrangement or
understanding between Mr. Landen and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as an officer. Other than as previously disclosed
in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, there are no related party transactions involving Mr. Landen
that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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.
| |
Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners III Co. |
| |
|
|
| |
By: |
/s/ Ben Landen |
| |
Name: |
Ben Landen |
| |
Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: May 1, 2026
