Company: CCIXW
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-309933
Chunk: 108

Company: Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 108
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 the PlusAI business combination proposal. These interests include, among other things, the interests described in the section titled “ Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal—Interests of Certain Persons in the Business Combination ” below. Board of Directors Following the Business Combination Upon consummation of the business combination, it is expected that each Class I director of the Post-Closing Company will have a term that expires at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Post-Closing Company in 2026, each Class II director of the Post-Closing Company will have a term that expires at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Post-Closing Company in 2027 and each Class III director will have a term that expires at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Post-Closing Company in 2028, or in each case until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation, removal or death. We are proposing , , and to serve as the Class I directors, and to serve as the Class II directors and and to serve as the Class III directors. Please see the sections entitled “ Proposal No. 8 — The Director Election Proposal ” and “ Management After the Business Combination ” for additional information.

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Opinion of CCIX’s Financial Advisor Pursuant to an engagement letter, dated April 25, 2025 (the “ OT Engagement Letter ”), CCIX retained Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held (“ Ocean Tomo ”), to advise the CCIX Board regarding the fairness of the Aggregate Consideration (as defined in the Opinion) (the “ Purchase Price ”) payable by CCIX pursuant to the Merger Agreement and deliver a letter to CCIX outlining its opinion as to whether the Purchase Price is fair, from a financial point of view, to the shareholders of CCIX (other than the Sponsor) (such opinion and advice, the “ Opinion ”). Ocean Tomo delivered its written Opinion to CCIX on June 5, 2025 (the “ Opinion Date ”). In selecting Ocean Tomo, CCIX considered, among other things, the fact that Ocean Tomo is (1) regularly engaged in the valuation of businesses and their securities and the provision of fairness opinions in connection with various transactions and (2) has undertaken numerous engagements in the artificial intelligence, autonomy, and automotive spaces. The Opinion was provided for the information of, and directed to, the CCIX Board for its information and assistance in connection with the business combination. Based upon and