Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or
Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On May 25, 2021, Northern Star Investment Corp. III (the "Company") received a
written notice (the "Notice") from the Regulation Department of the New York
Stock Exchange ("NYSE") indicating that the Company was not in compliance with
Section 802.01E of the Listed Company Manual (the "Rule") because the Company
had failed to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2021 (the "Delinquent Report").
On April 12, 2021, the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") issued the "Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations
for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies ("SPACs")" (the
"SEC Statement"), which clarified guidance for all SPAC-related companies
regarding the accounting and reporting for their warrants. As a SPAC, the
Company has been re-evaluating the accounting treatment of its warrants as
equity, and determining whether, based on the SEC Statement, such warrants
should be, and should previously have been, classified as liabilities measured
at fair value, with non-cash fair value adjustments recorded in earnings at each
reporting period. Because the Company does not have full-time accounting and
administrative staff, it is reliant on third party accountants to perform this
evaluation in order to inform the Company's determination. The SEC Statement has
given rise to significantly increased demand for the services of third-party
accountants, delaying resolution of this issue and finalization of the
Delinquent Report.
The Company is continuing to work diligently to complete the Delinquent Report.
This notification has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company's
securities on the NYSE. If the Company fails to file the Delinquent Report
within six months of the original due date of the Delinquent Report, the NYSE
may, in its sole discretion, allow the Company's securities to continue to trade
on the NYSE for up to an additional six months depending on specific
circumstances, as outlined in the Rule.
The Company issued a press release announcing the foregoing, which press release
is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
No. Description
99.1 Press release dated June 1, 2021
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