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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):
November 13, 2023
IX ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands |
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001-40878 |
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98-1586922 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(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)
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act:
Title of each class |
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Trading Symbol(s) |
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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 |
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IXAQU |
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The Nasdaq Stock Exchange LLC |
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share |
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IXAQ |
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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 |
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IXAQW |
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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 November 13, 2023, IX Acquisition
Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (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 November 12, 2023 for an additional month to September 12, 2023. The Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum
and Articles of Association (the “Articles”) provides the Company with 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 eighth 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 eighth Extension. The Sponsor will deposit $160,000
into the Company’s trust account in connection with the eighth Extension by November 13, 2023.
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.
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IX ACQUISITION CORP. |
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By: |
/s/ Noah Aptekar |
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Name: |
Noah Aptekar |
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Title: |
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |
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Dated: November 13, 2023 |
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Exhibit 99.1
IX Acquisition Corp. Announces
Eighth Extension of Deadline to Complete Initial
Business Combination
New York, NY, November 13, 2023 -- IX Acquisition
Corp. (Nasdaq: IXAQ) (the “Company”) announced today that its board of directors (the “Board”) has decided to
extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination (the “Deadline Date”) from November 12,
2023 for an additional month, to December 12, 2023. This is the eighth of twelve potential one-month extensions of the Deadline Date available
to the Company pursuant to its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. IX Acquisition Sponsor LLC will deposit $160,000
into the Company’s trust account in connection with this extension by November 13, 2023.
About IX Acquisition Corp.
IX Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company
formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business
combination with one or more businesses. For more information, please visit https://www.ixacq.com.
Contacts
For investor and media inquiries:
contact@ixacq.com
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