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Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 11, 2020

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ARYA SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP III

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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(212) 284-2300

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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On August 6, 2020, the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-239986) (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the initial public offering (the “IPO”) of ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp III (the “Company”) was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Company subsequently filed, on August 6, 2020, a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-241828) pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which was effective immediately upon filing. On August 11, 2020 the Company consummated the IPO of 14,950,000 Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Public Shares”), which includes the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional 1,950,000 Public Shares at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments. The Public Shares were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Public Share, generating gross proceeds of $149,500,000. Further, in connection with the IPO, the Company entered into the following agreements, forms of which were previously filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement:

•	an Underwriting Agreement, dated August 6, 2020, among the Company and Jefferies LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named in Schedule A therein, which contains customary representations and warranties and indemnification of the underwriter by the Company;

•	a Private Placement Shares Purchase Agreement, dated August 6, 2020, between the Company and ARYA Sciences Holdings III (the “Sponsor”), pursuant to which the Sponsor purchased 499,000 Class A ordinary shares in a private placement (the “Private Placement Shares”);

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an Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated August 11, 2020, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee, which establishes the trust account that will hold the net proceeds of the IPO and certain of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Shares, and sets forth the responsibilities of the trustee; the procedures for withdrawal and direction of funds from the trust account; and indemnification of the trustee by the Company under the agreement;

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a Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated August 11, 2020, among the Company, the Sponsor and certain equityholders of the Company, which provides for customary demand and piggy-back registration rights for the Sponsor, and customary piggy-back registration rights for such other equityholders, and, upon and following consummation of our initial business combination, the right of the Sponsor to nominate three individuals for election to the Company’s board of directors;

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Letter Agreement, dated August 6, 2020, among the Company, the Sponsor and each executive officer and director of the Company, pursuant to which each of the Sponsor and each executive officer and director of the Company has agreed to vote any Class A ordinary shares held by him, her or it in favor of the Company’s initial business combination; to facilitate the liquidation and winding up of the Company if an initial business combination is not consummated within 24 months of the date hereof; to certain transfer restrictions with respect to the Company’s securities; to certain indemnification obligations of the Sponsor; and the Company has agreed not to enter into a definitive agreement regarding an initial business combination without the prior consent of the Sponsor; and

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an Administrative Services Agreement, dated August 11, 2020, between the Company and the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to make available office space, secretarial and administrative services, as may be required by the Company from time to time, for $10,000 per month until the earlier of the Company’s completion of its initial business combination or liquidation.

The above descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the applicable agreement, each of which is incorporated by reference herein and filed herewith as Exhibits 1.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5, respectively.

 

Simultaneous with the consummation of the IPO and the issuance and sale of the Public Shares, the Company consummated the private placement of 499,000 Private Placement Shares at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Share, generating total proceeds of $4,990,000. The Private Placement Shares purchased by the Sponsor are substantially similar to the Public Shares, except that if held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, they will be subject to transfer restrictions until 30 days following the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination, subject to certain limited exceptions.

On August 6, 2020 and in connection with the IPO, the Company adopted its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. The Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

(d) Exhibits

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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