Company: CCIXW
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-309933
Chunk: 941

Company: Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 941
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 individual; (C) in the case of an individual, transfers to such individual’s spouse pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (D) transfers to the Sponsor or to any Insider; and (E) transfers by the Sponsor to its members and such members’ respective members; provided that such members shall agree in writing to SPAC and the Company that the securities so distributed to them will continue to be subject to the applicable obligations

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under this Sponsor Agreement; provided , further , that any other permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement with SPAC and the Company agreeing to be bound by the obligations herein. In the event that (i) any shares of SPAC Capital Stock or other equity securities of SPAC are issued to the Sponsor or any Insider after the date hereof pursuant to any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of shares of SPAC Capital Stock of, on or affecting the shares of SPAC Capital Stock owned by the Sponsor or any Insider or otherwise, (ii) the Sponsor or any Insider purchases or otherwise acquires or receives beneficial ownership of any shares of SPAC Capital Stock or other equity securities of SPAC after the date hereof or (iii) the Sponsor or any Insider acquires the right to vote or share in the voting of any shares of SPAC Capital Stock or other equity securities of SPAC after the date hereof (such shares of SPAC Capital Stock or other equity securities of SPAC described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), the “ New SPAC Shares ”), then such New SPAC Shares acquired or purchased by the Sponsor or any Insider shall be subject to the terms of this paragraph ‎3 and paragraph ‎1 above to the same extent as if they constituted the SPAC Capital Stock owned by the Sponsor or any Insider as of the date hereof.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, SPAC hereby agrees to defend, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate (including the advancement of expenses to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law) the Sponsor and its members (present and former), managers and Affiliates and their respective present and former officers and directors (each, a “ Sponsor Indemnitee ”) from any and all costs, fees, expenses, judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties, reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such costs