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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

 

August 11, 2025

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

MILL CITY VENTURES III, LTD.

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Minnesota   001-41472   90-0316651
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

1907 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 205
Wayzata, MN
  55391
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 479-1923

 

N/A

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

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)    Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share   MCVT   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On August 11, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing that it surpassed 81.8 Million SUI in its treasury. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits 

 

(a) Exhibits

 

Number   Description
99.1   Press Release, dated August 11, 2025.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Dated August 11, 2025

 

  Mill City Ventures III, Ltd.
     
  By: /s/ Douglas M. Polinsky
  Name:  Douglas M. Polinsky
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

MCVT Surpasses 81.8 Million SUI in its Treasury

 

August 11, 2025 10:00am EDT - MCVT (NASDAQ: MCVT) (the “Company” or “MCVT”).

 

Key Highlights:

 

Treasury: MCVT held 81,871,794 SUI as of August 10, 2025

 

oSince last update 5,600,607 SUI have been purchase at an average price of $3.65 per SUI

 

Net Asset Value: Using the August 10, 2025 price of $3.85 per SUI, the 81,871,794 SUI are valued at $316 million.   

 

SUI per Share: Using 89.08 million shares issued and outstanding on August 10, 2025, MCVT has approximately 0.92 SUI per common share, or $3.54 per common share.

 

Staking: Substantially all of the Company’s SUI is now being staked, earning a ~3% yield. The current estimated daily yield is approx. $26,000.

 

Valuation: Using the closing price of MCVT stock on August 8, 2025, MCVT is trading at an approximate mNAV of 1.15x, with calculation details in the Appendix below.

 

Appendix – Valuation Tables

 

Full mNAV, which adjusts for certain possible or likely items and can supplement investor analysis, assumes the following: 1) pre-funded warrants are converted into common equity shares 2) cash on hand is used to buy SUI. The calculation of the full mNAV is as follows:

 

Full M/NAV Calculation
     
Current Shares Outstanding   81,944,398 
Pre-funded Investor Warrants Outstanding   7,144,205 
Outstanding Shares incl. Pre-Funded Warrants   89,088,603 
Current Share Price  $5.99 
Market Cap  $533,640,732 
      
NAV     
      
SUI Holdings  $316,025,124 
- total SUI held in treasury   81,871,794 
- current SUI price  $3.86 
USDC / USDT / Cash  $126,122,059 
Other NAV  $21,759,325 
      
NAV  $463,906,508 
      
M/NAV   1.15x 

 

Sources: Yahoo Finance, CoinMarketCap. Note: Uses MCVT closing price on August 8, 2025. Assumes cash on hand is used to buy spot SUI. Assumes all prefunded warrants are converted to common shares

 

 

 

 

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About Mill City Ventures III, Ltd.

 

Mill City Ventures III, Ltd. is the sole publicly-traded company with an official Sui Foundation relationship, providing institutional-grade exposure to the Sui blockchain. The Company continues its specialty finance operations while serving as a SUI treasury vehicle. For more information about Mill City, please visit www.millcityventures3.com.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This news release contains “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements in this press release which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements and include any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations, or intentions regarding the future. For example, the Company is using forward looking statements when it discusses the anticipated use of proceeds. Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, risks inherent with investing in Sui, including Sui’s volatility, the risks of implementing a new treasury diversification strategy, Sui’s capabilities as a blockchain and the opportunities Sui creates, the belief that the new Board members will provide strong and experienced leadership to the Company, the competitive environment of the Company’s business among others, the inherent uncertainties associated with business strategy, potential acquisitions, revenue guidance, product development, integration, and synergies of acquiring companies and personnel. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release, and we assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward- looking statements. Although we believe that the beliefs, plans, expectations, and intentions contained in this press release are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions will prove to be accurate. Investors should consult all of the information set forth herein and should also refer to the risk factors disclosure outlined in our annual report on Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed from time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.