Oct 17 (Reuters) - Colombier Acquisition Corp III, a

blank check firm backed by Omeed Malik, filed for an initial

public offering in the U.S on Friday.

The Palm Beach, Florida-based company plans to offer 26

million shares priced at $10 each, and is seeking to raise $260

million.

Colombier said that it intends to apply to list its units on

the New York Stock Exchange under the "CLBR U" ticker symbol.