| FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 09/03/2025 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III [ SVAC ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Class B ordinary shares | (1) | (1) | Class A ordinary shares | 7,546,667(2) | (1) | D(2) | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The Class B ordinary shares of Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III (the "Issuer") have no expiration date and will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of the Issuer's initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment, as described in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-289294) (the "Registration Statement") related to the Issuer's initial public offering (the "IPO"). |
| 2. Includes up to 1,000,000 shares subject to forfeiture by Spring Valley Acquisition III Sponsor, LLC (the "Sponsor") depending on the extent to which the IPO underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised, as described in the Registration Statement. Christopher Sorrells, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer, is the managing member of the Sponsor and may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by the Sponsor. Mr. Sorrells disclaims any beneficial ownership of the securities held by our sponsor other than to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. |
| Remarks: |
| See Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney (Spring Valley Acquisition III Sponsor, LLC); |
| /s/ Jason Simon, Attorney-in-Fact | 09/03/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||