UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

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~~ July 1431, ~~2011~~2015

LEAF EQUIPMENT LEASING INCOME FUND III, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		000-53174		20-5455968
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

110 South Poplar Street, Suite 101, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 ~~(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)~~

~~Registrant’s~~(Address ~~telephone~~of ~~number,~~principal ~~including~~executive ~~area code: (800~~offices) ~~819-5556 N/A~~ (~~Former~~Zip ~~name or former address, if changed since last report~~Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 819-5556

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 58.~~02 Departure~~01 ofOther ~~Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Events.

~~Effective~~On asJuly ~~of December 14~~31, ~~2011,~~2015 ~~Crit DeMent and Miles Herman each resigned from their positions~~ as ~~Directors~~expected of the Registrant’s ~~general~~wound ~~partner.~~up ~~However~~its ~~Mr.~~business ~~DeMent~~and ~~remains~~transferred ~~the~~its ~~Chief~~remaining ~~Executive~~assets ~~Officer~~to ofsettle ~~the~~outstanding ~~general~~debt ~~partner and both Mr~~obligations. According ~~DeMent~~to ~~and~~its ~~Mr.~~partnership ~~Herman remain an officer and employed at LEAF Commercial Capital~~agreement, ~~Inc.,~~this ~~which~~results ~~provides~~in ~~sub-servicing~~the todissolution of the Registrant.

On August 6, 2015 the general partner filed a certificate of cancellation for the Registrant with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and on August 12, 2015 filed a Form 15 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Final Form 1065 K-1’s are expected to be sent to the limited partners in early 2016.

SIGNATURES

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

	LEAF EQUIPMENT LEASING INCOME FUND III, L.P.
	By: LEAF Asset Management, LLC, its general partner
	By:	LEAF Asset Management, LLC,
Date: December 20, 2011	By: /s/ Robert K. Moskovitz
		its general partner
	Name: Robert K. Moskovitz
Date: August 12, 2015	By:	/s/ Robert Moskovitz
	Title: Chief Financial Officer
	Name:	Robert Moskovitz
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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