Company: CCIXW
Filing Date: 2025-11-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-293828
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Company: Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman
Filing Date: 2025-11-24
Form: DEF 14A
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Our Audit Committee has determined that the services provided by Withum
are compatible with maintaining the independence of Withum as our independent registered public accounting firm.

Pre-ApprovalPolicy

Our Audit Committee was formed upon the consummation of our Initial Public
Offering. As a result, any such services rendered prior to the formation of our Audit Committee in 2024 were approved by our Board. Since the formation of our Audit Committee, and on a going-forward basis, the Audit Committee has and will pre-approve all auditing services and permitted non-audit services performed and to be performed for us by

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Withum, including the fees and terms thereof (subject to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit services described in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are approved by the Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit).

Consequences if the Auditor Ratification Proposal is Not Approved

The Audit Committee is directly responsible for appointing our independent
registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee is not bound by the outcome of this vote. However, if the shareholders do not ratify the selection of Withum as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2025, our Audit Committee may reconsider the selection of Withum as our independent registered public accounting firm.

Vote Required for Approval

The approval of the Auditor Ratification Proposal must be approved as an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law,
being the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes cast by the holders of the Ordinary Shares present in person (including shareholders who vote online) or represented by proxy at the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, and entitled to
vote on such matter. Failure to vote by proxy, online or physically attend the Meeting will have no effect on the outcome of any vote on the Auditor Ratification Proposal. Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes,
while considered present for the purposes of establishing a Quorum, will not count as votes cast and will have no effect on the outcome of the vote. See the section of this Proxy Statement entitled “Questions and Answers About the Meeting” for more information about Broker Non-Votes.

Recommendation of the Board

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT OUR SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE AUDITOR RATIFICATION PROPOSAL.

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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our Ordinary Shares as of