Company: CCIXW
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-309933
Chunk: 219

Company: Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 219
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 laws, regulations and rules may be difficult, time consuming and costly. Those laws, regulations or rules and their interpretation and application may also change from time to time and those changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, investments and results of operations. In addition, a failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations or rules, as interpreted and applied, could have a material adverse effect on our business, including its ability to consummate the business combination, investments and results of operations.

See also the risk factor entitled “We may be subject to a 1% U.S. federal excise tax in connection with redemptions of the Post-Closing Company common stock”.

CCIX and PlusAI have incurred and expect to incur significant costs associated with the business combination, which could be higher than currently anticipated. Whether or not the business combination is completed, the incurrence of these costs will reduce the amount of cash available to be used for other corporate purposes by CCIX if the business combination is not completed.

CCIX and PlusAI have both incurred and expect to continue to incur significant costs associated with consummating the business combination. Certain transaction expenses incurred in connection with the business combination, including legal, accounting, consulting, investment banking and other fees, expenses and costs, will be paid by the Post-Closing Company following the Closing. Even if the business combination is not completed, CCIX expects to incur approximately $25.0 million in expenses. These expenses will reduce the amount of cash available to be used for other corporate purposes by CCIX if the business combination is not completed.

CCIX and PlusAI will be subject to business uncertainties and contractual restrictions while the business combination is pending.

Uncertainty about the consummation of the business combination on employees and third parties may have an adverse effect on PlusAI and consequently on CCIX. These uncertainties may impair our or PlusAI’s ability to attract, retain and motivate key personnel and could cause third parties that deal with any of us or them to defer entering into

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contracts or making other decisions or seek to change existing business relationships. If key employees depart because of uncertainty about their future roles and the potential complexities of the business combination, our or PlusAI’s business following the business combination could be negatively affected. Further, covenants in the Merger Agreement impede the ability of CCIX to make or consider other acquisitions or complete other transactions that are not in the ordinary course of business pending completion of the business combination. As a result, CCIX may