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): July 31, 2005
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ATEL Capital Equipment Fund IX, LLC
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California 000-50210 94-3375584
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
600 California Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, California 94108-2733
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 989-8800
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N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
(b) and (d) As of July 31, 2005, Donald Carpenter, the registrant's principal
accounting officer, resigned as controller of ATEL Capital Group and its
affiliates, including ATEL Financial Services, LLC, the managing member of the
registrant, and has thereby resigned as the registrant's principal accounting
officer. Paritosh K. Choksi, executive vice president, chief financial officer
and chief operating officer of ATEL Capital Group, ATEL Financial Services, LLC
and their affiliates, has assumed the office of principal accounting officer of
the registrant effective July 31, 2005.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: August 1, 2005
ATEL Capital Equipment Fund IX, LLC
By ATEL Financial Services, LLC,
Manager of Registrant
By: /s/ PARITOSH K. CHOKSI
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Paritosh K. Choksi, Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating
Officer