Company: CCIXW
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-309933
Chunk: 975

Company: Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 975
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 not being filed, and (c) PubCo has a bona fide business purpose for not making such public disclosure.

## “Affiliate” of any particular Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person, where “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person whether through the ownership of voting securities, its capacity as a sole or managing member or otherwise; provided, that no Party shall be deemed an Affiliate of PubCo or any of its subsidiaries for purposes of this A&R Registration Rights Agreement.

## “Automatic Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act.

## “Beneficially Own” has the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

## “Board” means the board of directors of PubCo.

## “Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks are required or authorized to close in the State of New York.

## “Closing” has the meaning given to such term in the Merger Agreement.

## “Closing Date” has the meaning given to such term in the Merger Agreement.

## “Closing Date Lock-Up Shares” means the Equity Securities of PubCo held by the Holders as of the Closing Date, including Common Stock and Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any warrants, options or other rights.

## “Common Stock” means shares of the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of PubCo, and shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of PubCo, including (i) any shares of such Class A common stock or Class B common stock issuable upon the exercise of any warrant or other right to acquire shares of such Class A common stock or Class B common stock and (ii) any Equity Securities of PubCo that may be issued or distributed or be issuable with respect to such Class A common stock or Class B common stock by way of conversion, dividend, stock split or other distribution, merger, consolidation, exchange, recapitalization or reclassification or similar transaction.

## “Company” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

## “Company Shareholders” means each undersigned party not identified as an “Insider” or “Sponsor” on the signature pages or Joinders attached hereto.
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