---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-25-096612"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KRSP"
cik: "0002074872"
company_name: "Rice Acquisition Corp 3"
filed_at: "2025-10-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T04:39:37.608027+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rice Acquisition Corp 3 closes $345M SPAC IPO; appoints independent directors

## Summary
- Closed IPO of 34.5M units at $10.00/unit on Oct 2, 2025, raising $345M gross proceeds.
- Underwriters fully exercised over-allotment; $13.37M deferred discount placed in trust.
- Sold 10.65M private placement warrants to sponsor at $1.00/warrant, raising $10.65M.
- Appointed Brian Falik, Kathryn Jackson, D. Mark Leland, and David Savett to board; Jackson, Leland, Savett are independent.
- Entered underwriting, trust, warrant, registration rights, admin services, and indemnification agreements.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-096612
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KRSP
- cik: 0002074872
- company_name: Rice Acquisition Corp 3
- filed_at: 2025-10-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 3.03, 5.03, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2074872/000121390025096612/0001213900-25-096612-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2074872/000121390025096612/ea0260137-8k_riceacq3.htm

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## Key facts
- Equity Issuances
  Rice Acquisition Corp 3 issued 10,650,000 Private Placement Warrants of warrant to the Sponsor for $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant.
  - Security: warrant
  - Shares: 10,650,000 Private Placement Warrants
  - Purchaser: the Sponsor
  - Consideration: $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant
  source text: the Company completed the private sale of 10,650,000 Private Placement Warrants at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2074872/000121390025096612/0001213900-25-096612-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  Rice Acquisition Corp 3: Shareholders adopted Articles, filed with Cayman Islands Registrar, effective September 30, 2025 (effective 2025-09-30).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2025-09-30
  source text: On September 30, 2025 and in connection with the IPO, the Company’s shareholders adopted the Articles, the Company filed the Articles with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands and the Articles became effective.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2074872/000121390025096612/0001213900-25-096612-index.htm

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