Securities Act Registration No. 333-178833

Investment Company Act Registration No. 811-22655


As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2014


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549


REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ý

¨ Pre-Effective Amendment No.

ý Post-Effective Amendment No. 99


and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 ý

ý Amendment No. 100


(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

Northern Lights Fund Trust III

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


17605 Wright Street, Omaha, NE 68130

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)


Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (402) 895-1600

The Corporation Trust Company

1209 Orange Street

Wilmington, DE 19801

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)


With copy to:

JoAnn M. Strasser, Thompson Hine LLP

41 South High Street, 17th Floor

Columbus, Ohio 43215

614-469-3265 (phone)

614-469-3361 (fax)

James P. Ash,

Gemini Fund Services, LLC

80 Arkay Drive

Hauppauge, New York 11788

(631) 470-2600


Approximate date of proposed public offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement.

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

¨ Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ On (date)  pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

¨ On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

¨ On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

X This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.








The sole purpose of this filing is to delay the effectiveness of the Trust’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 80 to its Registration Statement until March 27, 2014.  Post-Effective Amendment No. 80 to the Trust’s Registration Statement relates to the Rogé Partners Fund .  Parts A, B and C of Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 80 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 81 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, filed on November 26, 2013, are incorporated by reference herein.

Signatures


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 99 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized in the City of Hauppauge , State of New York on the 7 th day of March ,2014.


NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III

                                      (Registrant)


/s/ Andrew Rogers

By: Andrew Rogers,

President and Principal Executive Officer


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Name

Title

Andrew Rogers*

President

Brian Curley*

Treasurer

Mark H. Taylor*

Independent Trustee

Jerry Vincentini*

Independent Trustee

Anthony M. Payne*

Independent Trustee

James U. Jensen*

Independent Trustee

John Palancia*

Independent Trustee


By:                                     Date:

/s/ James Ash        

March 7, 2014

James Ash

*Attorney-in-Fact – Pursuant to Powers of Attorney previously filed on May 30, 2013 and June 4, 2013 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A.







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