--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001829126-23-004649" form_type: "8-K" ticker: null cik: "0001853580" company_name: "Perception Capital Corp. III" filed_at: "2023-07-12T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-13T09:36:09.003088+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.75 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Portage Fintech to undergo change of control; entire board and CEO/CFO resign ## Summary - All current directors tendered resignations effective at closing, expected by July 21, 2023. - Adam Felesky resigns as CEO; Ajay Chowdhery resigns as CFO/COO, effective at closing. - New directors: Scott Honour, Rick Gaenzle, R. Rudolph Reinfrank, Thomas J. Abood, Karrie Willis. - New officers: Rick Gaenzle as CEO, Corey Campbell as CFO, Tao Tan and Jim Sheridan as Co-Presidents. - Sponsor PFTA I LP enters Securities Purchase Agreement with Perception Capital Partners III LLC. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001829126-23-004649 - form_type: 8-K - cik: 0001853580 - company_name: Perception Capital Corp. III - filed_at: 2023-07-12T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.75 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 7.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/portagefintech_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-23-004649 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-23-004649.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-23-004649.txt ## Key facts - Executive change Rick Gaenzle was appointed as Director at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Prior to or at the Closing, each of Scott Honour, Rick Gaenzle, R. Rudolph Reinfrank, Thomas J. Abood and Karrie Willis will fill the vacancies left by the departing directors set forth above. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change Jason Michael Pate resigned as Director at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Adam Felesky, Ajay Chowdhery, Paul Desmarais III, Steven Jay Freiberg, Stuart Charles Harvey, Jr., G. Thompson Hutton, Seraina Macia and Jason Michael Pate tendered their resignation as directors evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change Paul Desmarais III resigned as Director at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Adam Felesky, Ajay Chowdhery, Paul Desmarais III, Steven Jay Freiberg, Stuart Charles Harvey, Jr., G. Thompson Hutton, Seraina Macia and Jason Michael Pate tendered their resignation as directors evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change Steven Jay Freiberg resigned as Director at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Adam Felesky, Ajay Chowdhery, Paul Desmarais III, Steven Jay Freiberg, Stuart Charles Harvey, Jr., G. Thompson Hutton, Seraina Macia and Jason Michael Pate tendered their resignation as directors evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change Karrie Willis was appointed as Director at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Prior to or at the Closing, each of Scott Honour, Rick Gaenzle, R. Rudolph Reinfrank, Thomas J. Abood and Karrie Willis will fill the vacancies left by the departing directors set forth above. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change Adam Felesky resigned as Chief Executive Officer at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: resigned - Role: Chief Executive Officer source text: each of Adam Felesky and Ajay Chowdhery tendered their resignation as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, respectively evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change Thomas J. Abood was appointed as Director at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Prior to or at the Closing, each of Scott Honour, Rick Gaenzle, R. Rudolph Reinfrank, Thomas J. Abood and Karrie Willis will fill the vacancies left by the departing directors set forth above. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change Seraina Macia resigned as Director at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Adam Felesky, Ajay Chowdhery, Paul Desmarais III, Steven Jay Freiberg, Stuart Charles Harvey, Jr., G. Thompson Hutton, Seraina Macia and Jason Michael Pate tendered their resignation as directors evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change Corey Campbell was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: appointed - Role: Chief Financial Officer source text: Corey Campbell will replace Ajay Chowdhery as Chief Financial Officer evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change Tao Tan was appointed as Co-President at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: appointed - Role: Co-President source text: Tao Tan and Jim Sheridan will join the Company as Co-Presidents evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change Ajay Chowdhery resigned as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: resigned - Role: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer source text: each of Adam Felesky and Ajay Chowdhery tendered their resignation as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, respectively evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change Rick Gaenzle was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: appointed - Role: Chief Executive Officer source text: Rick Gaenzle will replace Adam Felesky as Chief Executive Officer evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change Adam Felesky resigned as Director at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Adam Felesky, Ajay Chowdhery, Paul Desmarais III, Steven Jay Freiberg, Stuart Charles Harvey, Jr., G. Thompson Hutton, Seraina Macia and Jason Michael Pate tendered their resignation as directors evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change Scott Honour was appointed as Director at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Prior to or at the Closing, each of Scott Honour, Rick Gaenzle, R. Rudolph Reinfrank, Thomas J. Abood and Karrie Willis will fill the vacancies left by the departing directors set forth above. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change G. Thompson Hutton resigned as Director at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Adam Felesky, Ajay Chowdhery, Paul Desmarais III, Steven Jay Freiberg, Stuart Charles Harvey, Jr., G. Thompson Hutton, Seraina Macia and Jason Michael Pate tendered their resignation as directors evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change R. Rudolph Reinfrank was appointed as Director at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: appointed - Role: Director source text: Prior to or at the Closing, each of Scott Honour, Rick Gaenzle, R. Rudolph Reinfrank, Thomas J. Abood and Karrie Willis will fill the vacancies left by the departing directors set forth above. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change Stuart Charles Harvey, Jr. resigned as Director at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Adam Felesky, Ajay Chowdhery, Paul Desmarais III, Steven Jay Freiberg, Stuart Charles Harvey, Jr., G. Thompson Hutton, Seraina Macia and Jason Michael Pate tendered their resignation as directors evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change Jim Sheridan was appointed as Co-President at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: appointed - Role: Co-President source text: Tao Tan and Jim Sheridan will join the Company as Co-Presidents evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm - Executive change Ajay Chowdhery resigned as Director at Perception Capital Corp. III. - Action: resigned - Role: Director source text: each of Adam Felesky, Ajay Chowdhery, Paul Desmarais III, Steven Jay Freiberg, Stuart Charles Harvey, Jr., G. Thompson Hutton, Seraina Macia and Jason Michael Pate tendered their resignation as directors evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623004649/0001829126-23-004649-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.