Current Report · Items 5.07, 9.01 · 8-K
Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. The annual shareholder meeting (the “Meeting”) of Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc. (the “Fund”) was held on May 20, 2026, to consider and vote on the election of four members of the Board of Directors of the Fund (Roger V. Smith, Robert J. Hutter, Scott C. Taylor and Maurice C.…
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Item 5.07Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to Vote
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual shareholder meeting (the “Meeting”) of Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc. (the “Fund”) was held on May 20, 2026, to consider and vote on the election of four members of the Board of Directors of the Fund (Roger V. Smith, Robert J. Hutter, Scott C. Taylor and Maurice C. Werdegar) and the ratification of the appointment of
Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2026.
On April 6, 2026, the record date for the Meeting, there were 100,000 shares of Common
Stock, $0.001 par value (“Shares”) of the Fund outstanding and entitled to vote. 100% of the Shares are owned by the Fund’s sole shareholder, Venture Lending & Leasing IX, LLC (the “LLC”), the members of which (“Members”) have pass-through
voting rights such that the LLC, as the sole shareholder of the Fund, may take no action as shareholder of the Fund without first securing the approval of the Members. The election of each of the nominated directors required the prior approval of
the holders of at least a plurality of the outstanding shares of membership interest of the LLC (the “LLC Shares”) and ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm for the
fiscal year ending on December 31, 2026 required the prior approval of at least a majority of the outstanding LLC Shares.
The voting results are as follows:
Proposal 1 FOR ABSTAIN
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Shares regarding the election of each of the four aforementioned members of the Board of Directors of the Fund. 403,966.72 —
Percentage out of 460,000.00 total outstanding LLC Shares. 87.82 % — %
Proposal 2 FOR ABSTAIN AGAINST
Shares regarding the ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Fund’s independent 403,966.72 — —
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
Percentage out of 460,000.00 total outstanding LLC Shares. 87.82 % — % — %
Consequently, the LLC cast 100% of the Shares in favor of approval of both of the proposals presented at the Meeting.