UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGMENET INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-22815
Excelsior Private Markets Fund III (TE), LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
100 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
James D. Bowden
Bank of America Capital Advisors, LLC
100 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-866-637-2587
Date of fiscal year end: March 31
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2013
Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
Excelsior Private Markets Fund III (TE), LLC (the “Fund”) was formed on March 18, 2013. As of September 30, 2013, the Fund had not yet commenced operations and the initial closing of the Fund had not yet occurred.
As of September 30, 2013, Steven L. Suss is the organizational member of the Fund but shall withdraw from the Fund immediately upon commencement of operations of the Fund.
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
Not applicable. See Item 1 of this form.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable. See Item 1 of this form.
Item 9. Purchase of Equity Securities By Close-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which members may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of managers that would require disclosure.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")(17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) of the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).
(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the Registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
| (a)(1) | Not applicable for semi-annual reports. |
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| (a)(2) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. |
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| (a)(3) | Not applicable |
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| (b) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. |
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) Excelsior Private Markets Fund III (TE), LLC
| By (Signature and Title) | /s/ James D. Bowden |
| | James D. Bowden, Principal Executive Officer |
Date December 9, 2013
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By (Signature and Title) | /s/ James D. Bowden |
| | James D. Bowden, Principal Executive Officer |
Date December 9, 2013
| By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Steven L. Suss |
| | Steven L. Suss, Principal Financial Officer |
Date December 9, 2013
