CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS III INC SEC Filings

Insider sale removed prior trustee's beneficial ownership of sponsor-held shares. The reporting person, Howard W. Lutnick, reported that on 10/06/2025 he closed the sale of the voting shares of CF Group Management, Inc. that previously gave him indirect exposure to Cantor Equity Partners III, Inc. (CAEP). As a result, he no longer beneficially owns the 580,000 Class A ordinary shares and 6,900,000 Class B ordinary shares that were held by the Sponsor.

The Sponsor’s shares were sold for an aggregate price of $200,000. The filing explains that the Class B shares convert one-for-one into Class A shares at the time of the company’s initial business combination (or at holder option), so the disposed Class B shares represent potential future Class A shares upon conversion. The report disclaims any remaining beneficial ownership beyond any pecuniary interest.

Cantor Equity Partners III, Inc. (CAEP) submitted Amendment No. 1B to its Schedule 13D to report that Howard W. Lutnick completed a divestiture tied to his appointment as U.S. Secretary of Commerce and no longer holds or controls any Class A or Class B ordinary shares.

The filing states the sale was completed on 10/06/2025, leaving Mr. Lutnick with zero voting and dispositive power and reducing his beneficial ownership to 0.0%, meaning he ceased to be a beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding ordinary shares.

Cantor Equity Partners III, Inc. Schedule 13D/A discloses that a group led by Cantor entities and Brandon G. Lutnick beneficially owns 7,480,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 21.3% of the 35,080,000 issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares. The filing reports the closing of transactions on October 6, 2025 under which voting shares of CF Group Management, Inc. were sold by Howard W. Lutnick to trusts controlled by Brandon G. Lutnick for an aggregate purchase price of $200,000. Howard W. Lutnick completed a divestiture and no longer holds voting or dispositive power over the Issuer's securities. The Sponsor (Cantor EP Holdings III, LLC) directly holds 580,000 Class A shares and 6,900,000 Class B shares (convertible one-for-one to Class A), which together form the 7,480,000-share position.

Meteora Capital, LLC and Vik Mittal report beneficial ownership of Cantor Equity Partners III, Inc. Class A common stock totaling 1,278,574 shares, representing 5.2% of the class. The reported position reflects shared voting and shared dispositive power for the full amount and no sole voting or dispositive power.

The filing states the shares are held by funds and managed accounts for which Meteora Capital acts as investment manager and includes a certification that the holdings were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control.