UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8‑K/A

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 26, 2019

LODGING FUND REIT III, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (701) 630‑6500

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8‑K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Explanatory Note

Lodging Fund REIT III, Inc. (the “Company”) previously filed (1) a Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 26, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 31, 2019, disclosing the acquisition of a Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel property located in Lubbock, Texas which occurred on December 30, 2019 (the “Home2 Lubbock”) and (2) a Current Report on Form 8-K, dated January 8, 2020, filed with the SEC on January 13, 2020, disclosing the acquisition of a Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott hotel property located in Lubbock, Texas which occurred on January 8, 2020 (the “Fairfield Inn Lubbock”). The Current Reports on Form 8-K referenced above are collectively referred to as the “Original Form 8-Ks”. The Home2 Lubbock and the Fairfield Inn Lubbock are related businesses under Rule 8-04(a)(2) of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.

This Amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K amends the Original Form 8-Ks to provide the required financial statements under Rule 8-04 of Regulation S-X with respect to the Home2 Lubbock and the Fairfield Inn Lubbock. Additionally, this report amends the Original Form 8-Ks to present the required pro forma financial information reflecting the impact of the Home2 Lubbock and the Fairfield Inn Lubbock acquisitions, as well as other significant acquisitions completed during the presented periods, on the Company.

The Company’s results with respect to the Home2 Lubbock and the Fairfield Inn Lubbock may be materially different from those expressed in this report due to various factors, including but not limited to those discussed in Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Forward-Looking Statements in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.