Maurice Clark Werdegar Form 3 Venture Lending & Leasing IX / Maurice Clark Werdegar ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Werdegar Maurice Clark

(Last) (First) (Middle)

104 LA MESA DR., STE. 102

(Street)

PORTOLA VALLEY CA 94028

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/02/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc. [ N/A ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
President & CEO of the Issuer / See Remarks

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Shares	109	I	membership interest (through an IRA) in sole shareholder of the Issuer
Common Shares	43	I	See Footnote(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. membership interest in investment adviser to the Issuer; membership interest in sole shareholder of the Issuer

Remarks:

membership interest in/control person of Investment Adviser to the Issuer; membership interest in sole shareholder of the Issuer.

	/s/ Maurice C. Werdegar	02/04/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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