Natixis Funds Trust III DEFA14A Additional proxy soliciting materials

SCHEDULE 14A

(Rule 14a-101)

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ___)

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[	]	Preliminary proxy statement.
[	]	Confidential, for use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
[	]	Definitive Proxy Statement.
x		Definitive Additional Materials.
[	]	Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12

IXIS ADVISOR FUNDS TRUST III

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For more complete information, including a prospectus, please contact your financial advisor. You may alsoview a current prospectus online,order literature through our site, or contact an Investor Service Representative at 800-225-5478. Investors should consider a fund’s objective, risks and expenses carefully before investing. This information, and other information, can be found in thefund’s prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. Other expenses, includingsales charges, apply to a continued investment in the fund and are described in the fund’s current prospectus.

The mutual funds referred to in this website are offered and sold only to persons who are eligible to purchase U.S. registered investment funds and are offered by prospectus only.

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Hansberger Global Investors, Inc. ("Hansberger") currently serves as sub-adviser to the Funds noted below. Because of a proposed change of ownership at Hansberger’s parent company, the existing sub-advisory agreements among IXIS Asset Management Advisors, L.P., Hansberger and the Funds will automatically terminate, should the change of ownership occur. In order for Hansberger to continue managing the Funds, the Funds must enter into new contracts with Hansberger which must be approved by shareholders. It is important to note that there will be no change in investment process, strategy or policy, and no change in the advisory or sub-advisory fee rates is being proposed.

Due to low shareholder participation, the special meeting of shareholders on January 19, 2007, was adjourned. The Funds will conduct a reconvened special meeting of shareholders, on February 6, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time at the offices of IXIS Asset Management Advisors, L.P. The proxy statement provides information about the proposed new sub-advisory contracts.

·Proxy letter to shareholders*
·Proxy statement*
· Enter ourElectronic Proxy Voting Center
·Proxy Q&A

Please vote if you own shares in the following funds:

IXIS Equity Diversified Portfolio
IXIS Moderate Diversified Portfolio

Important note:

Please help your fund avoid
the expense of additional
solicitation by voting today.

If you own shares in more
than one account, you may
have received a separate card
for each account. These are
not duplicate cards; it is
important to vote each
account represented by the
proxy cards received.

Remember - - your vote counts

Your vote is extremely important, regardless of the number of shares you own. So, we ask that you please take a moment now to review theproxy

statement andvote your shares. Please promptly vote your shares whether or not you plan to attend the meeting.

If you vote electronically, you do not need to mail your proxy card.

To help with the gathering of proxies, the Funds have engaged a professional proxy solicitation firm, The Altman Group. As the meeting date approaches and if we have not yet received your proxy, you may receive a phone call from The Altman Group encouraging you to vote your shares.

If you have any questions regarding the enclosed proxy statement, please feel free to call The Altman Group at 1-800-283-2519.

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The mutual funds referred to in this website are offered and sold only to persons who are eligible to purchase U.S. registered investment funds and are offered by prospectus only.

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