Company: CCIXW
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-309933
Chunk: 281

Company: Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 281
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5, 2025, the representatives of CCIX and PlusAI, with the assistance of their respective financial, tax, and legal advisors, performed due diligence on each other through a series of meetings, telephonic discussions, product demonstrations, and a review of both public and non-public information, including as described below. During this time, certain representatives of CCIX provided periodic updates to members of the board of directors of CCIX regarding the status of ongoing due diligence and discussions with PlusAI. On February 11, 2025, representatives of CCIX held a videoconference call with PlusAI management in which PlusAI reviewed certain PlusAI financial and accounting information with CCIX.

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On February 18, 2025, after consideration and review of the business and financial due diligence materials provided to date, CCIX and its representatives internally discussed the opportunity and concluded it was in the best interests of CCIX to continue with further due diligence of PlusAI. On March 6, 2025, representatives of CCIX, including Mr. Klein, and representatives of PlusAI management held a videoconference call in which Mr. Klein provided an update regarding CCIX’s continued interest in PlusAI and discussed CCIX’s process in conducting a potential transaction and certain differentiators of CCIX from other blank check companies. On March 18, 2025, CCIX selected Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (“ Willkie ”) as its legal advisor in connection with a potential transaction with PlusAI. On March 19, 2025, CCIX and its representatives met internally to discuss their level of continued interest in pursuing a potential transaction with PlusAI, including relative to other potential targets, and determined to continue to move forward with PlusAI. On March 21, 2025, members of the CCIX and PlusAI teams, including Mr. Klein and PlusAI management, held a videoconference call to discuss and confirm each party’s continued mutual interest in exploring a potential transaction between CCIX and PlusAI. On March 26, 2025, the CCIX Board held a meeting to discuss CCIX’s progress in identifying a target company, at which representatives of CCIX provided an update to the CCIX Board on their due diligence to date on PlusAI and also discussed their preliminary findings and preliminary views on potential transaction terms. The CCIX Board was supportive of CCIX continuing discussions with PlusAI based on the information and the preliminary terms presented, and instructed CCIX and its representatives to