Company: CCIXW
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-309933
Chunk: 166

Company: Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 166
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 in the introduction of our technology into certain international markets. Any decreased use of our technology or limitation on our ability to export or sell it could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

We may become involved in legal and regulatory proceedings, investigations or actions, and commercial or contractual disputes, which could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be, from time to time, involved in litigation, regulatory proceedings and commercial or contractual disputes that may be significant. These matters may include, without limitation, disputes with our suppliers and partners, intellectual property rights infringement or misappropriation claims, stockholder litigation, government investigations, class action lawsuits, personal injury claims, environmental issues, customs and value-added tax disputes and employment and tax issues. In addition, we have in the past and could face in the future a variety of labor and employment claims against us, which could include but is not limited to general discrimination, wage and hour, privacy and data protection, ERISA or disability claims. In such matters, government agencies or private parties may seek to recover from us very large, indeterminate amounts in penalties or monetary damages (including, in some cases, treble or punitive damages) or seek to limit our operations in some way. These types of disputes could require significant management time and attention or could involve substantial legal liability, adverse regulatory outcomes, and/or substantial expenses to defend. Often these proceedings raise complex factual and legal issues and create risks and uncertainties. No assurances can be given that any proceedings and claims will not have a material and adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations or that our established reserves or our available insurance will mitigate this impact.

We are subject to, and must remain in compliance with, numerous laws and governmental regulations concerning the manufacturing, use, distribution and sale of our products. Some of our commercial partners also require that we comply with their own unique requirements relating to these matters.

We develop and plan to sell software that must be integrated with electronic components, including sensors, vehicle controls and computing resources. Such components may be subject to or may contain materials that are subject to government regulation in both the locations where manufacture and assembly of our products takes place,

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as well as the locations where our software is deployed. This is a complex process which requires continual monitoring of regulations to ensure that we and our partners are in compliance with existing regulations in each market where we operate and where we intend to operate. If there is an unanticipated new regulation that significantly impacts