---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-064395"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AACI"
cik: "0002092897"
company_name: "Armada Acquisition Corp. III"
filed_at: "2026-02-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T01:18:36.927125+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Armada Acquisition Corp. III closes $248.5M IPO; appoints three independent directors

## Summary
- Closed IPO of 24,850,000 units at $10.00/unit, including partial over-allotment, gross proceeds of $248.5M.
- Private placement of 672,000 units to sponsor and underwriters raised $6.72M; total trust proceeds $248.5M.
- Appointed Mohammad A. Kahn, Thomas A. Decker, and Celso L. White as independent directors.
- Units trade on Nasdaq as AACIU; Class A shares and warrants expected to list as AACI and AACIW.
- Underwriters Cohen & Company Capital Markets and Northland Securities served as book-runners.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-064395
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AACI
- cik: 0002092897
- company_name: Armada Acquisition Corp. III
- filed_at: 2026-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 5.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2092897/000119312526064395/0001193125-26-064395-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2092897/000119312526064395/d55550d8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 28447fa261c4584e0e8527fe2825d54721168fac
  claim: Armada Acquisition Corp. III: Filed amended and restated memorandum and articles of association effective February 17, 2026, in connection with the IPO (effective 2026-02-17).
  evidence_excerpt: On February 17, 2026, in connection with the IPO, the Company filed its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association”) with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies, which was effective on February 17, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2092897/000119312526064395/0001193125-26-064395-index.htm
- claim_id: 16e9e974c139d122adbce018ba70f90d8a370b39
  claim: Armada Acquisition Corp. III entered into Sponsor Private Placement Purchase Agreement with Armada Sponsor III LLC (effective 2026-02-17).
  evidence_excerpt: a Private Placement Unit Subscription Agreement, dated February 17, 2026 (the “Sponsor Private Placement Purchase Agreement”), by and between the Company and Armada Sponsor III LLC (the “Sponsor”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2092897/000119312526064395/0001193125-26-064395-index.htm
- claim_id: 3f3a87d8b75d64ebfff642cd2e8de5a93ab4bc6d
  claim: Armada Acquisition Corp. III entered into Underwriting Agreement with Cohen & Company Capital Markets, LLC and Northland Securities, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters (effective 2026-02-17).
  evidence_excerpt: an Underwriting Agreement, dated February 17, 2026, by and among the Company and Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of Cohen & Company Capital Markets, LLC (“CCM”), and Northland Securities, Inc. (“Northland”), as representatives (the “Representatives”) of the several underwriters named therein
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2092897/000119312526064395/0001193125-26-064395-index.htm
- claim_id: 496b385f42a3944de4891575afe5b5d5c6b2da73
  claim: Armada Acquisition Corp. III entered into Northland Private Placement Purchase Agreement with Northland Securities, Inc. (effective 2026-02-17).
  evidence_excerpt: a Private Placement Unit Subscription Agreement, dated February 17, 2026 (the “Northland Private Placement Purchase Agreement”
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2092897/000119312526064395/0001193125-26-064395-index.htm
- claim_id: ce9433b2fd4309639aa9198c91b1127212f5aefb
  claim: Armada Acquisition Corp. III entered into CCM Private Placement Purchase Agreement with Cohen & Company Capital Markets, LLC (effective 2026-02-17).
  evidence_excerpt: a Private Placement Unit Subscription Agreement, dated February 17, 2026 (the “CCM Private Placement Purchase Agreement”), by and between the Company and CCM
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2092897/000119312526064395/0001193125-26-064395-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.