Company: CCIXW
Filing Date: 2025-11-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-293828
Chunk: 20

Company: Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman
Filing Date: 2025-11-24
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 20
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 of the Meeting, no other matters may be considered at the Meeting if they are not included in this Proxy Statement, which serves as the notice of the Meeting. Appraisal Rights There are no appraisal rights available to our shareholders in connection with the Auditor Ratification Proposal. 11

Proxies; Board Solicitation; Proxy Solicitor

Your proxy is being solicited by the Board on the Auditor Ratification Proposal being presented to shareholders at the Meeting. We have engaged
the Solicitation Agent to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Meeting and have agreed to (i) pay the Solicitation Agent’s customary fees, plus disbursements, and (ii) indemnify the Solicitation Agent against certain
damages, expenses, liabilities or claims relating to its services as our proxy solicitor. In addition to these mailed proxy materials, our directors and officers may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by other means of communication.
These parties will not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to Beneficial Owners. While the payment of these expenses
will reduce the cash available to us to consummate an initial Business Combination, we do not expect such payments to have a material effect on our ability to consummate an initial Business Combination. We will bear the entire cost of the proxy
solicitation, including the preparation, assembly, printing, mailing and distribution of this Proxy Statement and the related proxy materials.

If you have any question on the above, please contact the Solicitation Agent at:

Sodali & Co

333 Ludlow
Street, 5 Floor, South Tower

Stamford, CT 06902

Telephone: (800) 662-5200

Bank and Brokers (203) 658-9400

Email: CCIX.info@investor.sodali.com

Recommendation of the Board

After careful consideration, the Board determined unanimously that the Auditor Ratification Proposal is fair to and in the best interests of our Company. The Board has approved and declared advisable and unanimously recommends that you vote or give instructions to vote “FOR” the Auditor Ratification Proposal.

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THE AUDITOR RATIFICATION PROPOSAL

Overview

We are asking our shareholders
to ratify the Audit Committee’s selection of Withum as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. Withum has audited our financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31