Company: CCIXW
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-309933
Chunk: 437

Company: Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 437
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 director. The CCIX Board has determined that each of Mr. Murphy, Mr. Sherman and Mr. Lapping is an independent director under applicable SEC and Nasdaq rules. Our independent directors have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present.

Number and Terms of Office of Officers and Directors

The CCIX Board consists of four members. The CCIX Board is divided into three classes with only one class of directors being elected in each year and each class (except for those directors appointed prior to our first annual meeting of shareholders) serving a three-year term. The term of office of the first class of directors, consisting of Mr. Sherman, will expire at our first annual general meeting. The term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Mr. Lapping and Mr. Murphy, will expire at the second annual general meeting. The term of office of the third class of directors, consisting of Mr. Klein, will expire at the third annual general meeting. CCIX will not hold an annual meeting of shareholders until after it consummates its initial business combination.

Holders of the CCIX Class B Ordinary Shares have the right to appoint and remove all directors of the CCIX Board prior to consummation of the CCIX initial business combination and holders of the CCIX public shares will not have the right to vote on the appointment or removal of directors during such time. These provisions of the CCIX current articles of association may only be amended if approved by a special resolution passed by at least 90% (or, where such amendment is proposed in respect of the consummation of the CCIX initial business

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combination, two-thirds) of the CCIX Ordinary Shares voting at the applicable general meeting, voting together as a single class.

CCIX’s officers are appointed by the CCIX Board and serve at the discretion of the CCIX Board, rather than for specific terms of office. The CCIX Board is authorized to appoint persons to the offices set forth in the CCIX current articles of association as it deems appropriate. The current CCIX current articles of association provide that CCIX’s officers may consist of any Chairman or Co-Chairman of the CCIX Board, a Vice Chairman of the CCIX Board, a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Financial Officer, a Secretary, a Treasurer, Vice Presidents, one or more assistant Vice Presidents, one or more assistant Treasurers, one or more assistant Secretaries and such other officers as may be determined by CCIX