UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 9, 2023
IX ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | | 001-40878 | | 98-1586922 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
53 Davies Street, London, W1K 5JH
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code +44 (0) (203) 908-0450
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which
registered |
| Units, each consisting of Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, and one-half of one redeemable warrant | | IXAQU | | The Nasdaq Stock Exchange LLC |
| Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share | | IXAQ | | The Nasdaq Stock Exchange LLC |
| Redeemable warrants, each warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | | IXAQW | | The Nasdaq Stock Exchange LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company x
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 8.01. Other Events
On June 9, 2023, IX Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its board of directors (the “Board”) has elected to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination (the “Deadline Date”) from June 12, 2023 for an additional month to July 12, 2023. The Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Articles”) provides the Company the right to extend the Deadline Date twelve times for an additional one month each time (each, an “Extension”), from April 12, 2023, the initial Deadline Date, to up to April 12, 2024. In connection with the third Extension, the Board delivered IX Acquisition Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) a written request to draw down $160,000 under its previously-disclosed promissory note for the third Extension. On or before June 12, 2023, the Sponsor will deposit $160,000 into the Company’s trust account in connection with the third Extension.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | IX ACQUISITION CORP. |
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| | By: | /s/ Noah Aptekar |
| | | Name: | Noah Aptekar |
| | | Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |
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| Dated: June 12, 2023 | | |
