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HCM III ACQUISITION CORP.HCMA

Class A HCMAUnits HCMAUWarrants HCMAWCIK 0002069856

Cash in trust

Not yet disclosed

Trust per share

Redemption value

IPO

Aug 2025

$253.0M raised

Combination deadline

Aug 4, 2027

334 days remaining

Filings on record

38

Latest Aug 14, 2026

Overview

HCM III ACQUISITION CORP. is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in Cayman Islands and registered with the SEC under CIK 0002069856. It completed its initial public offering in Aug 2025, raising $253.0M in gross proceeds and listing on Nasdaq. Class A shares trade under the ticker HCMA, units under HCMAU, warrants under HCMAW on Nasdaq. The vehicle is sponsored by HCM Investor through HCM Investor Holdings III, LLC. The mandate targets generalist. IPO closed, trust funded, no definitive agreement announced.

we intend to acquire.
The mandate, as stated in the IPO prospectus

Reading the filings

Arithmetic on what HCM III ACQUISITION CORP. has disclosed, written the way a desk would read it. These are observations, not a rating. Nothing here scores the vehicle or implies a view on it.

  • Time on the clock

    334 days to the Aug 4, 2027 deadline. The vehicle is early in its search window, and the deadline is not yet the binding constraint.

  • Sponsor record

    HCM Investor has launched 4 vehicles. Of the 2 that have resolved, 2 closed a combination and 0 liquidated, a 100% completion rate. A sponsor's record is not a forecast, but it does tell you whether the team has taken a deal across the line before.

  • Underwriting

    Cantor Fitzgerald led the offering. It has been named on 114 SPAC IPOs, book-running 101 of them, and 21.4% of its resolved vehicles closed a deal. The syndicate has no control over whether a sponsor finds a target, but the quality of the book at pricing shapes who ends up holding the units.

Scores

Recomputed 4m ago

Three readings of HCM III ACQUISITION CORP., each an unweighted mean of the components shown beneath it, and each component a percentile against every live SPAC rather than an absolute we invented. They describe the setup, not the merit. How they are built

Edge

Elevated

How much does the structure protect a holder right now?

70/100

  • Runway49

    334 days

  • Sponsor record91

    100.0%

Edge reads the setup, not the business. A vehicle can score well on protection and still be a poor place to leave money once a deal closes.

FOMO

Low

How much attention is this vehicle attracting right now?

19/100

  • Filing activity38

    2 in 30 days

  • News coverage0

    0 stories in 30 days

Attention is not quality. FOMO rises on news volume and on the market paying above trust, both of which have preceded plenty of disappointments.

Potential

Elevated

How likely is this vehicle to complete a combination, and at what scale?

73/100

  • Sponsor record91

    100.0%

  • Lead bank record73

    21.4%

  • Bank franchise87

    114 SPAC mandates

  • Stage40

    searching

Potential is about execution, not about the target. It says nothing about whether the eventual deal is worth owning, because the target is usually unknown when the score is computed.

These are derived measures, not ratings of investment merit. They carry no view on the target, no price target and no recommendation, and a high score is not a reason to buy anything.

SEC filing history

Free tier: filings older than 24 hours
  • SCHEDULE 13G/A

    Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)

    Accession 0001905106-26-000136

    Aug 14, 2026

    21d ago

    Open filing
  • 10-Q

    Quarterly report

    Accession 0001213900-26-089673

    Aug 14, 2026

    21d ago

    Open filing
  • SCHEDULE 13G

    Beneficial ownership report (passive)

    Accession 0001767393-26-000013

    Jun 24, 2026

    2mo ago

    Open filing
  • SCHEDULE 13G

    Beneficial ownership report (passive)

    Accession 0001905106-26-000089

    May 15, 2026

    3mo ago

    Open filing
  • 10-Q

    Quarterly report

    Accession 0001213900-26-056257

    May 14, 2026

    3mo ago

    Open filing
  • 10-K

    Annual report

    Accession 0001213900-26-035829

    Mar 28, 2026

    5mo ago

    Open filing
  • SCHEDULE 13G

    Beneficial ownership report (passive)

    Accession 0001905106-26-000042

    Feb 13, 2026

    6mo ago

    Open filing
  • SCHEDULE 13G

    Beneficial ownership report (passive)

    Accession 0001213900-25-110803

    Nov 14, 2025

    9mo ago

    Open filing
  • 10-Q

    Quarterly report

    Accession 0001213900-25-110605

    Nov 14, 2025

    9mo ago

    Open filing
  • 8-K

    Other events

    Items 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-25-089356

    Sep 19, 2025

    11mo ago

    Open filing
  • 10-Q

    Quarterly report

    Accession 0001213900-25-087349

    Sep 12, 2025

    11mo ago

    Open filing
  • 8-K

    Entry into a material definitive agreement; Other events

    Items 1.01, 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-25-078540

    Aug 19, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 4

    Statement of changes in beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-072264

    Aug 6, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 4

    Statement of changes in beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-072263

    Aug 6, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 4

    Statement of changes in beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-072262

    Aug 6, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 4

    Statement of changes in beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-072261

    Aug 6, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • SCHEDULE 13G

    Beneficial ownership report (passive)

    Accession 0001062993-25-013642

    Aug 5, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 8-K

    Entry into a material definitive agreement; Other events

    Items 1.01, 3.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-25-071597

    Aug 4, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 424B4

    Final IPO prospectus

    Accession 0001213900-25-070835

    Aug 2, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • EFFECT

    Notice of effectiveness

    Accession 9999999995-25-002428

    Aug 1, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • CERT

    Exchange listing certification

    Accession 0001354457-25-000755

    Jul 31, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 3

    Initial statement of beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-070022

    Jul 31, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 3

    Initial statement of beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-070020

    Jul 31, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 3

    Initial statement of beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-070019

    Jul 31, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 3

    Initial statement of beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-070017

    Jul 31, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 3

    Initial statement of beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-070018

    Jul 31, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 8-A12B

    Registration of securities on an exchange

    Accession 0001213900-25-069706

    Jul 31, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • CORRESP

    Correspondence with SEC staff

    Accession 0001213900-25-069297

    Jul 30, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • CORRESP

    Correspondence with SEC staff

    Accession 0001213900-25-069294

    Jul 30, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • CORRESP

    Correspondence with SEC staff

    Accession 0001213900-25-068937

    Jul 30, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing

HCM III ACQUISITION CORP.: questions answered

What is HCM III ACQUISITION CORP. (HCMA)?

HCM III ACQUISITION CORP. is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in Cayman Islands and registered with the SEC under CIK 0002069856. It completed its initial public offering in Aug 2025, raising $253.0M in gross proceeds and listing on Nasdaq. Class A shares trade under the ticker HCMA, units under HCMAU, warrants under HCMAW on Nasdaq. The vehicle is sponsored by HCM Investor through HCM Investor Holdings III, LLC. The mandate targets generalist. IPO closed, trust funded, no definitive agreement announced.

How much does HCM III ACQUISITION CORP. hold in trust?

No trust balance has been disclosed in a filing we have indexed for HCM III ACQUISITION CORP.. For a newly priced IPO this is normal: the figure first appears in the quarterly report after closing.

When must HCM III ACQUISITION CORP. complete a merger?

By Aug 4, 2027. If no combination closes by then the sponsor must seek a further extension or wind the vehicle up and return the trust.

What happens if HCM III ACQUISITION CORP. does not find a target in time?

The charter requires the vehicle to redeem 100% of the public shares and return the trust, pro rata, to public shareholders. That is the mechanism working as designed rather than a default. Founder shares and warrants are worthless in that outcome, which is why the sponsor's incentive is to get a deal done or to buy more time. Across the market, deadline lapsed without a deal; trust returned to public shareholders.

Can I redeem shares in HCM III ACQUISITION CORP., and at what price?

Public shareholders may elect to redeem in connection with a combination vote and at each extension vote, at the pro-rata trust value on the relevant record date. Redemption is a right attached to the public shares only; warrants and rights carry no claim on the trust. The mechanics and the deadline for electing are set out in the proxy statement for the vote in question.

What tickers does HCM III ACQUISITION CORP. trade under?

Class A shares trade as HCMA on Nasdaq, the units as HCMAU, and the warrants as HCMAW. Units trade first and separate into their component securities roughly 52 days after the IPO; only the Class A shares carry the redemption right against the trust.

Is the trust value the same as the share price for HCM III ACQUISITION CORP.?

No. Trust per share is a disclosed, contractual figure: what a redeeming holder receives. The market price is whatever the shares change hands at, which can sit above the trust when a deal is well received or below it when the market doubts one will close. We do not have a current quote for this vehicle, so no spread is shown.

How much dilution do HCM III ACQUISITION CORP.'s founder shares and warrants create?

Both are disclosed in the prospectus and both survive into the combined company, which is why a de-SPAC at $10 is not economically the same as an IPO at $10.

Who sponsors HCM III ACQUISITION CORP., and what is their track record?

HCM Investor Holdings III, LLC is the sponsor entity, part of the HCM Investor franchise. That franchise has launched 4 vehicles in total, of which 2 closed a combination and 0 liquidated, a 100% completion rate on resolved vehicles. Named principals: Shawn Matthews.

Which banks underwrote the HCM III ACQUISITION CORP. IPO?

Cantor Fitzgerald. Cantor Fitzgerald was credited as book-running manager on the cover. Syndicate membership and role are read from the prospectus cover and the underwriting section.

Is HCM III ACQUISITION CORP. tradeable, and where?

Yes. HCMA returned a live quote of $10.31 on Nasdaq. Quotes here are delayed and refreshed on a schedule rather than streamed, so treat the figure as indicative and confirm on your own venue. Units and warrants trade under their own symbols and are quoted separately.

Is HCM III ACQUISITION CORP. a good investment?

That is not a question this site answers. HCM III ACQUISITION CORP. is covered here as reference data: what the company filed, when it filed it, and what the numbers in those filings say. The Edge, FOMO and Potential scores on this page are derived measures with a published formula, not ratings of investment merit: they describe the setup, and every component is shown so you can take them apart. We publish no price targets and no recommendations, and nothing here should be read as advice. The figures are a starting point for your own work, and each one carries the accession number of the filing it came from.

Where does this HCM III ACQUISITION CORP. data come from?

Filings HCM III ACQUISITION CORP. submitted to the SEC under CIK 0002069856: the registration statement and final prospectus for the structure, quarterly and annual reports for the trust, current reports and proxy statements for deals, votes and extensions. Trust economics are taken from the registrant's own XBRL tags rather than parsed from prose, which is why they are exact. Every filing in the history above is listed with its accession number, which identifies the document uniquely on EDGAR; Pro accounts open it directly from the row.

Compiled by the SPACListing research desk

Last reconciled Sep 4, 2026

Every figure on this page is read from documents the registrants filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, principally the IPO prospectus (Form 424B4), quarterly and annual reports, current reports and proxy statements, the registrant's own XBRL tags for trust economics. Nothing is sourced from press coverage, from the companies themselves, or from a third-party aggregator. Where a filing does not disclose something, the field is left blank rather than estimated.

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