IX Acquisition Corp.

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. The Simple Agreement for Future Equity On March 29, 2024, IX Acquisition Corp. (“Parent”), a Cayman Islands exempted company, entered into a Merger Agreement, by and among Parent, AKOM Merger Sub Inc., a Nevada corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and AERKOMM Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) (as it may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this subsection of the Current Report on Form 8-K, but not otherwise defined herein, have the meanings given to them in the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company was obligated to enter into simple agreements for future equity (the “ SAFE Agreements ”) with certain investors providing for investments in shares of the Company’s Common Stock in a private placement in an aggregate amount of not less than $15,000,000 (such investments in the aggregate, the “ SAFE Investment ”). Previously, the Parent and the Company entered into SAFE Agreements on August 12, 2024, December 4, 2024, June 9, 2025, July 23, 2025, September 5, 2025 and October 23, 2025 for an aggregate of $8,997,200. On July 20, 2026, Parent and the Company entered into a new SAFE Agreement (the “SAFE Note Agreement No. 6”), and on August 6, 2026, Parent and the Company entered into another SAFE Agreement (the “SAFE Note Agreement No. 7”). As a result, as of the date that this Current Report on Form 8-K has been filed, SAFE Agreements for an aggregate of $13,000,000 have been entered into. The SAFE Agreements will automatically convert upon the Closing of the Merger at $11.50 per share of Parent Common Stock. If the SAFE Agreements automatically convert upon the Closing of the Merger, in addition to 1,130,435 of Parent Common Stock, the SAFE Agreements are also convertible into an additional 94% of the number of shares of Parent Common Stock, or 1,062,609 shares to be held in escrow subject to the same Milestone Events outlined in the Merger Agreement under the Incentive Merger Consideration (the “ Incentive Shares ”) section.