Material Agreement, Financial Obligation (Form 8-K)

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On June 8, 2026, New Providence Acquisition Corp. III (the "Company") issued unsecured promissory notes (the "Notes"), each in the aggregate principal amount of up to $750,000 to (i) Gary Smith and (ii) Alexander Coleman, the company's co-Chief Executive Officers (the "Lenders"), for the Company's working capital needs, for a total aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000. The Notes do not bear interest and mature upon the earlier of the closing of an initial business combination by the Company and the Company's liquidation. Additionally, prior to the date of issuance of the Notes, $200,000 was advanced by the Sponsor to the Company and is payable by the Company upon the demand of the Sponsor.

Amounts outstanding under the respective Notes are convertible, at the option of the respective Lender, into units of the Company (the "Conversion Units"), at a conversion price of $10.00 per Conversion Unit, with each unit consisting of one share of the Company's Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share ("Class A Ordinary Share"), and one-third of one warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A Ordinary Share at $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed in connection with its initial public offering ("IPO"). The Conversion Units will be identical to the private placement units issued to the Sponsor at the time of the Company's IPO. The Conversion Units are entitled to registration rights.

The foregoing description of the Note is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Form of Promissory Note, which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The disclosure contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.