Company: CCIXW
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-309933
Chunk: 216

Company: Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 216
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 CCIX public shareholders would be able to sell their shares in the post-business combination company for the redemption price, or any higher price. It is therefore possible that the share price of the post-business combination company may decline below the redemption price. In recent years, the share prices of many post-business combination companies have fallen following a business combination. As a result, if the CCIX public shareholders continue to hold shares in the post-business combination company following the business combination, we cannot assure our shareholders that the trading price of such shares will be greater than the redemption price.

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CCIX’s shareholders will experience dilution as a consequence of, among other transactions, the issuance of shares and securities exercisable into shares of the Post-Closing Company as consideration in the business combination. Having a minority share position may reduce the influence that CCIX’s current stockholders have on the management of CCIX.

As illustrated by the post-closing ownership levels outlined under the sections titled “Questions and Answers About the Business Combination – What equity stake will current CCIX shareholders and PlusAI stockholders hold in the Post-Closing Company immediately after the consummation of the business combination?” and “Dilution”, the Current CCIX public shareholders will experience dilution as a consequence of the Transactions.

Having a minority ownership interest in the Post-Closing Company may reduce the influence that CCIX’s public stockholders have on the management of the Post-Closing Company. See the subsection entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Business Combination Proposal — General — Impact of the Business Combination on Our Public Float” and the section entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” for more information.

The Post-Closing Company’s actual financial information and results of operations may differ materially from the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information included in this proxy statement/prospectus.

CCIX and Plus currently operate as separate companies and have had no prior history as a combined entity. CCIX’s and Plus’s operations have not previously been managed on a combined basis. This proxy statement/prospectus includes unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements for the Post-Closing Company. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of loss of the Post-Closing Company combines the historical audited results of operations of CCIX and Plus.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are presented for illustrative purposes only, are based on certain assumptions, address a hypothetical situation and reflect limited historical financial data. Therefore, the unaud