Company: CCIXW
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-309933
Chunk: 974

Company: Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 974
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ergers”);

Whereas,pursuant to the Merger Agreement, holders of Company equity securities, will receive shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) or rights to acquire Common Stock;

Whereas,PubCo, Sponsor and certain other PubCo stockholders (the “Existing Holders”) are party to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2024 (the “Original RRA”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Original RRA, any of the terms of the Original RRA may be amended with the written consent of PubCo and Existing Holders holding a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities (the “Requisite Holders”);

Whereas,in connection with the execution of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, PubCo and the Requisite Holders desire to amend and restate the Original RRA and as set forth in this A&R Registration Rights Agreement; and

Whereas,the Parties desire to set forth their agreement with respect to registration rights and certain other matters, in each case in accordance with the terms and conditions of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, mutual covenants and agreements contained in this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

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## ARTICLE 1

## DEFINITIONS

## Section 1.1.Definitions. As used in this A&R Registration Rights Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

## “Action” means any action, suit, charge, litigation, arbitration, or other proceeding at law or in equity (whether civil, criminal or administrative) by or before any Governmental Entity.

## “Adverse Disclosure” means any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith determination of the Board, after consultation with counsel to PubCo, (a) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any Prospectus and any preliminary Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (b) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were