---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001829126-23-006631"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001853580"
company_name: "Perception Capital Corp. III"
filed_at: "2023-10-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T23:32:30.417281+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Portage Fintech changes name to Perception Capital Corp. III, appoints new CEO and Chairman

## Summary
- Shareholders approved name change with 8,753,982 votes for, 15,560 against.
- New managing sponsor: Perception Capital Partners III-A LLC; new CEO Rick Gaenzle and Chairman Scott Honour appointed.
- Ticker symbols PFTA, PFTAW, PFTAU remain unchanged; shares trade on Nasdaq.
- CEO states SPAC market returning to equilibrium, sees growing interest from deSPAC targets.
- Company open to vehicle sale and partnership discussions; actively exploring target opportunities.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001829126-23-006631
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001853580
- company_name: Perception Capital Corp. III
- filed_at: 2023-10-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623006631/0001829126-23-006631-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623006631/perceptioncapital3_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  Perception Capital Corp. III: Amendment and restatement of memorandum and articles of association to reflect name change from Portage Fintech Acquisition Corporation to Perception Capital Corp. III (effective 2023-10-11).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2023-10-11
  source text: the amendment and restatement of the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to reflect the Name Change (the “Articles Amendment”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623006631/0001829126-23-006631-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Perception Capital Corp. III shareholders approved Approval of the Name Change from Portage Fintech Acquisition Corporation to Perception Capital Corp. III at the 2023-10-11 meeting.
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-10-11
  source text: Approval of the Name Change. For Against Abstain 8,753,982 15,560 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623006631/0001829126-23-006631-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Perception Capital Corp. III shareholders approved Approval of the Articles Amendment to reflect the Name Change at the 2023-10-11 meeting.
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-10-11
  source text: Approval of the Articles Amendment. For Against Abstain 8,738,645 30,891 6
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853580/000182912623006631/0001829126-23-006631-index.htm

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