Churchill Capital Corp IX Ordinary Shares (CCIX) Form 4 Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman / Michael Stuart Klein ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

Klein Michael Stuart

(Last) (First) (Middle)

640 FIFTH AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman [ CCIX U ]

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

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
See Remarks

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/06/2024

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

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

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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Ordinary Shares	05/06/2024		P		725,000(1)	A	$10	725,000(1)	I	See footnote(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Klein Michael Stuart

(Last) (First) (Middle)

640 FIFTH AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Churchill Sponsor IX LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

640 FIFTH AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

M. Klein Associates, Inc.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

640 FIFTH AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares underlying units (each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-quarter of one warrant, each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share) directly held by Churchill Sponsor IX LLC (the "Sponsor"), and which were acquired pursuant to a Private Placement Units Purchase Agreement by and between the Sponsor and Churchill Capital Corp IX (the "Issuer"). Does not include 7,187,500 Class B ordinary shares, which shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of the Issuer's initial business combination on a one-for-one basis, or at any time prior to the Issuer's initial business combination, at the option of the holder, subject to adjustment as described under the heading "Description of Securities--Founder Shares" in the Issuer's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-278192).

2. Michael Klein, the Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Issuer, is the controlling shareholder of M. Klein Associates, Inc., which is the managing member of the Sponsor and has voting and investment discretion with respect to the securities held by the Sponsor. As such, Mr. Klein may be deemed to possess beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by the Sponsor. Mr. Klein disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported securities other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein, directly or indirectly.

Remarks:

Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors

	/s/ Michael Klein	05/08/2024
	M. Klein Associates, Inc., By: /s/ Jay Taragin, Name: Jay Taragin, Title: Authorized Person	05/08/2024
	Churchill Sponsor IX LLC, By: M. Klein Associates, Inc., its manager, By: /s/ Jay Taragin, Name: Jay Taragin, Title: Authorized Person:	05/08/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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