Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman
Cash in trust
$310M
$310,264,509
Trust per share
$10.79
Redemption value
IPO
May 2024
$288M raised
Combination deadline
May 6, 2026
Deadline passed
Filings on record
121
Latest Sep 4, 2026
Business combination
- Target
- Not disclosed in an indexed filing
- Announced
- Jun 5, 2025
Overview
Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in Cayman Islands and registered with the SEC under CIK 0002006291. It completed its initial public offering in May 2024, raising $288M in gross proceeds. The vehicle is sponsored by Churchill Capital through Churchill Sponsor IX LLC. The mandate targets generalist. Definitive business-combination agreement signed, closing pending.
“we intend to focus our search for an initial business combination in a single industry.”
Reading the filings
Arithmetic on what Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman has disclosed, written the way a desk would read it. These are observations, not a rating. Nothing here scores the vehicle or implies a view on it.
Trust versus the $10 unit
The trust holds $10.79 per public share, 7.9% above the $10.00 the units were sold at. That spread is accrued interest on the trust and, where the charter provides for it, sponsor contributions paid in to buy more time. It is the floor a public shareholder can redeem at, not a valuation of the business.
Time on the clock
The stated combination deadline of May 6, 2026 has passed without a closing in our filing record. Either an extension was approved that we have not yet indexed, or the vehicle is in wind-down. Check the latest proxy statement.
Warrant coverage
Each unit carried one-quarter warrant per unit. Warrants are dilution deferred: they cost the holder nothing until exercised, and they overhang the post-combination share count. Thinner coverage is generally a sign of a stronger book at pricing.
Sponsor record
Churchill Capital has launched 12 vehicles. Of the 8 that have resolved, 7 closed a combination and 1 liquidated, a 87.5% completion rate. A sponsor's record is not a forecast, but it does tell you whether the team has taken a deal across the line before.
Underwriting
Citigroup led the offering. It has been named on 170 SPAC IPOs, book-running 114 of them, and 53.6% of its resolved vehicles closed a deal. The syndicate has no control over whether a sponsor finds a target, but the quality of the book at pricing shapes who ends up holding the units.
From listing to the date Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman must close a deal, extend again, or return the trust. The marker is today.
Filings per month since the first one. A vehicle that has gone quiet with a deadline ahead is a different proposition from one that is still working.
121 filings in all. 6 in the last three months, against a busiest month of 15.
Scores
Recomputed 2d agoThree readings of Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman, each an unweighted mean of the components shown beneath it, and each component a percentile against every live SPAC rather than an absolute we invented. They describe the setup, not the merit. How they are built
Edge
ModerateHow much does the structure protect a holder right now?
45/100
- Trust accretion83
$10.79 per share
- Runway12
-170 days
- Sponsor record39
87.5%
Edge reads the setup, not the business. A vehicle can score well on protection and still be a poor place to leave money once a deal closes.
FOMO
LowHow much attention is this vehicle attracting right now?
12/100
- Filing activity0
0 in 30 days
- News coverage0
0 stories in 30 days
- Deal freshness35
announced 505 days ago
Attention is not quality. FOMO rises on news volume and on the market paying above trust, both of which have preceded plenty of disappointments.
Potential
ElevatedHow likely is this vehicle to complete a combination, and at what scale?
68/100
- Sponsor record39
87.5%
- Lead bank record27
53.6%
- Bank franchise97
170 SPAC mandates
- Trust scale92
$310M
- Stage85
definitive agreement signed
Potential is about execution, not about the target. It says nothing about whether the eventual deal is worth owning, because the target is usually unknown when the score is computed.
These are derived measures, not ratings of investment merit. They carry no view on the target, no price target and no recommendation, and a high score is not a reason to buy anything.
News on Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman
Last 90 daysNothing in the last 90 days that names this vehicle. We attribute a story only when the release carries the ticker or the registered name, so an empty section means no press release or wire story matched — not that nothing was published. The filings below are the primary record either way.
SEC filing history
Free tier: filings older than 24 hours- SCHEDULE 13G/A
Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001104659-26-105287
- SCHEDULE 13G/A
Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001688382-26-000024
- SCHEDULE 13G
Beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001905106-26-000124
- SCHEDULE 13G/A
Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001628280-26-053585
- 25-NSE
Notification of delisting
Accession 0001354457-26-000732
- 8-K
Other events
Items 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001193125-26-303455
- 10-Q
Quarterly report
Accession 0001193125-26-226645
- SCHEDULE 13G/A
Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001688382-26-000009
- SCHEDULE 13G/A
Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0000886982-26-000174
- SCHEDULE 13G
Beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001628280-26-032346
- RW
Registration withdrawal request
Accession 0001193125-26-170339
- 8-K
Termination of a material definitive agreement
Item 1.02 · Accession 0001193125-26-165149
- 425
Business-combination communication
Accession 0001193125-26-146042
- 425
Business-combination communication
Accession 0001193125-26-145971
- 425
Business-combination communication
Accession 0001193125-26-144321
- 424B3
Prospectus supplement
Accession 0001193125-26-142368
- EFFECT
Notice of effectiveness
Accession 9999999995-26-001063
- POS AM
POS AM
Accession 0001193125-26-134966
- 424B3
Prospectus supplement
Accession 0001193125-26-041958
- DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting material
Accession 0001193125-26-041956
- 425
Business-combination communication
Accession 0001193125-26-041953
- 8-K
Regulation FD disclosure; Other events
Items 7.01, 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001193125-26-041945
- 10-K
Annual report
Accession 0001193125-26-039696
- 425
Business-combination communication
Accession 0001193125-26-025163
- 425
Business-combination communication
Accession 0001193125-26-024897
- DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting material
Accession 0001193125-26-024880
- 8-K
Regulation FD disclosure; Other events
Items 7.01, 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001193125-26-024862
- 424B3
Prospectus supplement
Accession 0001193125-26-024844
- 425
Business-combination communication
Accession 0001193125-26-023114
- 425
Business-combination communication
Accession 0001193125-26-022587
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Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman: questions answered
What is Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman?
Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in Cayman Islands and registered with the SEC under CIK 0002006291. It completed its initial public offering in May 2024, raising $288M in gross proceeds. The vehicle is sponsored by Churchill Capital through Churchill Sponsor IX LLC. The mandate targets generalist. Definitive business-combination agreement signed, closing pending.
How much does Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman hold in trust?
Approximately $310,264,509, or about $10.79 per public share, as at the most recent filing on record. Trust balances move: shareholders redeem at extension votes and at the combination vote, and sponsors pay contributions in to extend. Treat the figure as a point-in-time disclosure, not a running balance.
When must Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman complete a merger?
By May 6, 2026. If no combination closes by then the sponsor must seek a further extension or wind the vehicle up and return the trust.
What happens if Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman does not find a target in time?
The charter requires the vehicle to redeem 100% of the public shares and return the trust, pro rata, to public shareholders. That is the mechanism working as designed rather than a default. Founder shares and warrants are worthless in that outcome, which is why the sponsor's incentive is to get a deal done or to buy more time. Across the market, deadline lapsed without a deal; trust returned to public shareholders.
Can I redeem shares in Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman, and at what price?
Public shareholders may elect to redeem in connection with a combination vote and at each extension vote, at the pro-rata trust value on the relevant record date, most recently disclosed at about $10.79 per share. Redemption is a right attached to the public shares only; warrants and rights carry no claim on the trust. The mechanics and the deadline for electing are set out in the proxy statement for the vote in question.
Is the trust value the same as the share price for Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman?
No. Trust per share is a disclosed, contractual figure: what a redeeming holder receives. The market price is whatever the shares change hands at, which can sit above the trust when a deal is well received or below it when the market doubts one will close. We do not have a current quote for this vehicle, so no spread is shown.
How much dilution do Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman's founder shares and warrants create?
Each unit also carried one-quarter warrant per unit, which is dilution deferred until exercise. Both are disclosed in the prospectus and both survive into the combined company, which is why a de-SPAC at $10 is not economically the same as an IPO at $10.
Who sponsors Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman, and what is their track record?
Churchill Sponsor IX LLC is the sponsor entity, part of the Churchill Capital franchise. That franchise has launched 12 vehicles in total, of which 7 closed a combination and 1 liquidated, a 87.5% completion rate on resolved vehicles. Named principals: Michael Klein.
Which banks underwrote the Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman IPO?
Citigroup, B. Riley Securities, Ladenburg Thalmann. Citigroup was credited as book-running manager on the cover. Syndicate membership and role are read from the prospectus cover and the underwriting section.
Is Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman a good investment?
That is not a question this site answers. Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman is covered here as reference data: what the company filed, when it filed it, and what the numbers in those filings say. The Edge, FOMO and Potential scores on this page are derived measures with a published formula, not ratings of investment merit: they describe the setup, and every component is shown so you can take them apart. We publish no price targets and no recommendations, and nothing here should be read as advice. The figures are a starting point for your own work, and each one carries the accession number of the filing it came from.
Where does this Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman data come from?
Filings Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman submitted to the SEC under CIK 0002006291: the registration statement and final prospectus for the structure, quarterly and annual reports for the trust, current reports and proxy statements for deals, votes and extensions. Trust economics are taken from the registrant's own XBRL tags rather than parsed from prose, which is why they are exact. Every filing in the history above is listed with its accession number, which identifies the document uniquely on EDGAR; Pro accounts open it directly from the row.
Compiled by the SPACListing research desk
Last reconciled Oct 26, 2026
Every figure on this page is read from documents the registrants filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, principally the IPO prospectus (Form 424B4), quarterly and annual reports, current reports and proxy statements, the registrant's own XBRL tags for trust economics. Nothing is sourced from press coverage, from the companies themselves, or from a third-party aggregator. Where a filing does not disclose something, the field is left blank rather than estimated.
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