| 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*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IX Acquisition Corp. [ IXAQ ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 10/12/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 05/09/2023 | C | 4,002,121 | D | (3) | 4,002,121 | D(4) | |||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Class B Ordinary Shares | (1) | 10/12/2021 | J(2) | 1,747,879 | (1) | (1) | Class A Ordinary Shares | 1,747,879 | $0.00 | 4,002,121 | D(4) | ||||
| Class B Ordinary Shares | (3) | 05/09/2023 | C | 4,002,121 | (1) | (1) | Class A Ordinary Shares | 4,002,121 | $0.00(1) | 0 | D(4) | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share ("Class B Shares"), of IX Acquisition Corp. ("Issuer") are convertible for the Issuer's Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share ("Class A Shares"), on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment pursuant to certain anti-dilution rights, for no consideration, and have no expiration date. |
| 2. On October 12, 2021, in connection with the Issuer's initial public offering, Sponsor transferred an aggregate of 1,747,879 Class B Shares to certain anchor investors who purchased units in the Issuer's initial public offering. Such Class B Shares were transferred at the same per share price initially paid by Sponsor for such shares. |
| 3. In accordance with the Issuer's amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as amended, Sponsor elected to convert its Class B Shares into Class A Shares on a one-for-one basis for no consideration. |
| 4. The securities are held directly by Sponsor. Sponsor is controlled by its manager, IX Acquisition Sponsor Manager, LLC ("Sponsor Manager"). Voting and investment decisions with respect to the securities held by Sponsor have been delegated to the three officers of Sponsor Manager, Noah Aptekar, Karen Bach and Edward Tsun-Wei Chen, and decisions of the officers are made by majority consent. Under the so-called "rule of three," because voting and dispositive decisions are made by a majority of the officers of Sponsor Manager, none of the officers of Sponsor Manager is deemed to be a beneficial owner of the securities reported herein. |
| /s/ Noah Aptekar, Officer of IX Acquisition Sponsor Manager, LLC, Manager of IX Acquisition Sponsor, LLC | 05/11/2023 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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