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~~April 2310, ~~2016~~2017

United Development Funding III, L.P.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware		000-53159		20-3269195
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1301 Municipal Way, Suite 100, Grapevine, Texas
76051
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

(214) 370-8960
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 85.0102 ~~Other~~Departure ~~Events~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~Response~~On toApril ~~Wells~~10, ~~Notices~~2017, the general partner of United Development Funding III, L.P. (the “Partnership”) appointed Stuart Ducote, age 71, as its chief financial officer. In such capacity, Mr. Ducote will serve as the principal financial officer of the Partnership.

OnMr. ~~December~~Ducote ~~23,~~has ~~2016,~~served ~~United~~as ~~Development~~the ~~Funding~~chief ~~III~~executive officer and chief financial officer of numerous public and privately held companies. Since July 2009, LMr.P. Ducote (has served as president and chief financial officer of United Mortgage Trust, an affiliate of the “Partnership”)’s general partner. Since July 2016, ~~together~~Mr. ~~with~~Ducote ~~United~~has ~~Development~~also ~~Funding~~served IVas ~~(collectively~~a managing director of BlackBriar Advisors, ~~the~~ ~~“Companies”)~~LLC, ~~submitted~~ a ~~joint~~financial ~~response~~services tocompany. He ~~the~~was ~~previously~~chief ~~disclosed~~financial ~~“Wells~~officer ~~Notices”~~of ~~from~~E2 ~~the~~Energy ~~staff (~~Services, LLC, which is in the ~~“Staff”)~~business of ~~the~~building, ~~Securities~~owning, and ~~Exchange~~operating ~~Commission’s~~natural gas ~~(“SEC”)~~compressor ~~Division~~stations ofand ~~Enforcement.~~related ~~The~~equipment, ~~Wells Notices~~from ~~stated~~March ~~that~~2012 ~~the~~until ~~Staff~~May ~~had~~2016 ~~made~~and a ~~preliminary~~partner ~~determination~~at Tatum, LLC, which provides chief financial officers to ~~recommend~~companies ~~that~~in ~~the~~transition ~~SEC~~on ~~file~~a ancontract ~~enforcement~~basis, ~~action~~from ~~against the~~2008 ~~Companies~~until ~~alleging~~March ~~violations~~2012. ofFrom ~~certain~~2006 ~~provisions~~until 2008, he was the co-owner of Ultra Realty, a privately held company involved with the ~~Securities~~acquisition, ~~Act~~rehabilitation and development of ~~1933~~residential properties and ~~the~~residential/commercial ~~Securities~~brokerage. ~~Exchange~~From ~~Act~~2003 ofuntil ~~1934~~2006, he served as chief financial officer for Humitech International Group, Inc., an international franchise operation. From 2001 until 2003, he served as chief financial Inofficer ~~the~~of ~~joint~~People ~~response~~Solutions, ~~the~~Inc., ~~Companies~~where ~~requested~~he ~~that~~structured the ~~SEC~~company ~~reject~~in ~~the~~preparation ~~Staff’s~~for ~~recommendation~~a capital raise and ~~not~~merger ~~authorize~~activity. From 1997 until 2000, he was chief financial officer of Jobs.com, an ~~enforcement~~Internet-based recruiting and on-line job marketing company, where ~~action~~he ~~against~~raised over $110 million in venture capital, built national brand recognition and positioned the ~~Companies~~company for an initial public offering. ~~The~~From ~~Partnership~~1994 ~~continues~~until to1997, ~~believe~~he ~~that~~served itas ~~has~~a ~~complied~~trustee, ~~with~~chief ~~all~~executive ~~laws~~officer and ~~regulations.~~chief ~~The~~financial ~~Partnership~~officer for a private family istrust ~~unable~~and torelated ~~predict~~operating ~~how~~companies, ~~long~~where he had oversight responsibilities for operating companies in the ~~SEC~~oil ~~process~~and ~~will~~gas, ~~last~~manufacturing, real ~~the~~estate ~~outcome~~acquisition and development, and power generation industries. From 1980 until 1994, he served as chief executive officer and chief financial officer of ~~the~~Provident ~~SEC’s~~Bancorp ~~investigation~~of orTexas, ~~any~~Inc., ~~action~~where ~~that~~he directed the ~~SEC~~formation, acquisition, and operation of ~~may~~numerous ~~decide~~financial institutions, and successfully merged banks into a multi-bank holding company. Prior to ~~pursue~~1984, orMr. ~~any~~Ducote ~~other~~worked in ~~impact~~public onaccounting ~~the~~for ~~Partnership~~approximately astwelve years. He is a ~~result~~graduate of the ~~proposed~~University orof ~~any actual enforcement action~~Texas.

Mr. Ducote replaces Cara D. Obert as the Partnership’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Ms. Obert resigned as the principal financial officer and principal accounting officer of the Partnership effective as of April 10, 2017 in order to concentrate on her services as chief financial officer and treasurer of United Development Funding IV and United Development Funding Income Fund V. Ms. Obert also will continue to serve as chief financial officer of the Partnership’s general partner.

Effective as of April 10, 2017, the Partnership entered into an Independent Contractor Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Mr. Ducote in connection with Mr. Ducote’s appointment as chief financial officer of the Partnership. The Agreement provides for compensation to Mr. Ducote at a monthly rate of $7,500. The Agreement shall continue in effect until terminated by either party upon 60 days’ written notice. While Mr. Ducote serves as chief financial officer of the Partnership and for one year following the termination of the Agreement, Mr. Ducote will be subject to non-hire provisions that prohibit him from soliciting for hire or hiring any employee of the Partnership or its affiliates. In addition, during the term of the Agreement and at all times thereafter, Mr. Ducote is subject to certain confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions. This description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Mr. Ducote has not had any direct or indirect material interests in any transaction with the Partnership or to which the Partnership is a party or in any currently proposed transaction with the Partnership or to which the Partnership is a party.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

10.1

Independent Contractor Agreement between United Development Funding III, L.P. and Stuart Ducote.

SIGNATURE

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.

United Development Funding III, L.P. By: UMTH Land Development, L.P. Its General Partner

	United Development Funding III, L.P.

	By:	UMTH Land Development, L.P.
		Its General Partner

		By:	UMT Services, Inc.
			Its General Partner

Dated: April 14, 2017			By:	/s/ Hollis M. Greenlaw
				Hollis M. Greenlaw
				President and Chief Executive Officer

~~By: UMT Services, Inc. Its General Partner~~EXHIBIT INDEX

Dated: January 11, 2017	By:	/s/ Hollis M. Greenlaw
Exhibit No.		Description
		Hollis M. Greenlaw
10.1		Independent Contractor Agreement between United Development Funding III, L.P. and Stuart Ducote.
		President and Chief Executive Officer

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