Gores Holdings IX 8K Announces the Separate Trading of its Class A Common Stock and Jennifer Kwon Chou

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): March 1, 2022

GORES HOLDINGS IX, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-41215	86-1593799
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


6260 Lookout Road Boulder, CO		80301
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(303) 531-3100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Title of each class	Trading Symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-third of one warrant	GHIXU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	GHIX	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	GHIXW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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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).

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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 March 1, 2022, Gores Holdings IX, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing that the holders of the Company’s units (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the Class A common stock and warrants included in the Units commencing on March 4, 2022. Those Units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “GHIXU,” and each of the Class A common stock and warrants that are separated will trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbols “GHIX” and “GHIXW,” respectively.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:


Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibits

99.1		Press Release dated March 1, 2022.

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.


		Gores Holdings IX, Inc.

Date: March 1, 2022	By:	/s/ Andrew McBride
	Name:	Andrew McBride
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

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