SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 1, 2000
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DEAN WITTER CORNERSTONE FUND III
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 0-13299 13-3190919
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(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification
incorporation) Number)
C/O DEMETER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER, 62ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 392-5454
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events
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Effective December 1, 2000, Dean Witter Cornerstone Fund III (the
"Fund") amended its management agreements with each of Welton Investment
Corporation and Sunrise Capital Management, Inc. (each a "Trading Manager")
under which the monthly management fees paid by the Fund to each Trading Manager
was reduced from a 4% to a 3.5% annual rate.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Dean Witter Cornerstone Fund III
By: Demeter Management Corporation,
as General Partner
By: /s/ Robert E. Murray
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Robert E. Murray
President
Dated: January 3, 2001
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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10.1 Amendment to Management Agreement between Dean Witter Cornerstone Fund
III and Welton Investment Corporation, dated November 30, 2000
10.2 Amendment to Management Agreement between Dean Witter Cornerstone Fund
III and Sunrise Capital Management, Inc., dated November 30, 2000
