IX Acquisition Corp 8-K, filed Aug 11, 2023
IX Acquisition Corp. (IXAQF)
About this 8-K
IX Acquisition Corp filed this 8-K on August 11, 2023, reporting on events of August 9, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On August 9, 2023, IX Acquisition Corp. (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 August 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 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 fifth 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 fifth Extension. On or before August 12, 2023, the Sponsor will deposit $160,000 into the Company’s trust account in connection with the fifth Extension.
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
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated August 9, 2023. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
| IX ACQUISITION CORP. | |||
| By: | /s/ Noah Aptekar | ||
| Name: | Noah Aptekar | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | ||
| Dated: August 11, 2023 | |||
Exhibit 99.1
IX Acquisition Corp. Announces
Fifth Extension of Deadline to Complete Initial Business Combination
New York, NY, August 9, 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 August 12, 2023 for an additional month, to September 12, 2023. This is the fifth 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. The Company further announced that on or before August 12, 2023, IX Acquisition Sponsor LLC will deposit $160,000 into the Company’s trust account in connection with this extension.
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.
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