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
December 10, 2024
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
53 Davies Street, W1K 5JH
United Kingdom | | N/A |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +44 (0) (203) 908-0450
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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 Market LLC |
| Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share | | IXAQ | | The Nasdaq Stock Market 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 Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On December 10, 2024, IX Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) received a notice from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Hearings (“Panel”) acknowledging that the Company had withdrawn its appeal of the October 7, 2024 delist determination issued by the Nasdaq Listings Qualifications Staff (“Nasdaq”).
Accordingly, trading in the Company’s securities was suspended at the open of trading on December 12, 2024. Nasdaq will file a Form 25 Notification of Delisting with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. When the Company’s securities are delisted from Nasdaq, its securities are expected to trade over-the-counter The delisting and commencement of trading over-the-counter does not affect the Company’s previously announced business combination agreement with AERKOMM Inc., as both parties continue to work to effectuate the completion of the transaction. The combined company applied for up-listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market in connection with the completion of the business combination.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
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.
Dated: December 16, 2024
| IX ACQUISITION CORP. |
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| By: | /s/ Noah Aptekar | |
| Name: | Noah Aptekar | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
