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): September 17, 2025

Chenghe Acquisition III Co.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		001-42847		N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

38 Beach Road #29-11
South Beach Tower
Singapore 189767
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (+65) 9851 8611

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-half of one redeemable warrant	CHECU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 par value	CHEC	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, each warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	CHECW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 17, 2025, Chenghe Acquisition III Co. (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 12,650,000 units (the “Units”), which includes 1,650,000 Units pursuant to the full exercise of the overallotment option granted to BTIG, LLC (the “Underwriter”). Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), and one-half of one redeemable warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”), with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $126,500,000.

In connection with the IPO, pursuant to certain Private Placement Units Purchase Agreements, the Company consummated the private sale of 50,000 Units to Chenghe Investment III Limited, 231,500 Units to Chenghe Investment III LLC and 126,500 Units to the Underwriter (collectively, the “Private Placement Units”) at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $4,080,000.

A total of $126,500,000 (which amount includes $5,060,000 of the Underwriter’s deferred discount), comprised of $125,185,000 of the proceeds from the IPO and $1,315,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Units, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account at Citibank N.A. maintained by Odyssey Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee.

An audited balance sheet as of September 17, 2025 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Units has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Audited Balance Sheet as of September 17, 2025.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

Chenghe Acquisition III Co.

By:	/s/ Shibin Wang
	Name:	Shibin Wang
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Director

Dated: September 23, 2025