Company: CCIXW
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-309933
Chunk: 576

Company: Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 576
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 subsidiary of the corporation, that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock or any class or series of the corporation or such subsidiary beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; and

the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a stockholder of such corporation), of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation.

These provisions may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing changes in control of the Post-Closing Company.

Proposed Certificate of Incorporation and Proposed Bylaws Provisions

The Proposed Certificate of Incorporation and the Proposed Bylaws will include a number of provisions that could deter hostile takeovers or delay or prevent changes in control of the Post-Closing Company Board or the Post-Closing Company’s management. Among other things, the Proposed Certificate of Incorporation and the Proposed Bylaws will:

provide for two series of common stock, with differing voting rights;

permit the Post-Closing Company Board to issue shares of preferred stock, with any powers, rights, preferences and privileges as it may designate;

provide for authorized but unissued shares of capital stock that will be available for issuance without stockholder approval;

provide that the authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution of the board of directors;

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provide that all vacancies and newly created directorships may, except as otherwise required by law, the Post-Closing Company’s governing documents or resolution of the Post-Closing Company Board, and subject to the rights of holders of Post-Closing Company preferred stock, only be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum;

divide the Post-Closing Company Board into three classes, each of which stands for election once every three years;

for so long as the Post-Closing Company Board is classified, and subject to the rights of holders of Post-Closing Company preferred stock, provide that a director may only be removed from the board of directors by the stockholders for cause;

provide that at any meeting of the board of directors, a majority of the total authorized number of directors will be required to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business;

require that any action to be taken by Post-Closing Company stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and not be taken by written consent;

provide that stockholders seeking to present proposals before a meeting of stockholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors