UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

IX Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands (State of incorporation or organization)	98-1586922 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Arch 124 Salamanca Street London SE1 7HX United Kingdom (Address of Principal Executive Offices)	N/A (Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class to be so registered	Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. x

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ¨

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ¨

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: 333-259567

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: N/A

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The securities to be registered hereby are the units, Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares of IX Acquisition Corp. (the “Registrant”). The description of the units, Class A ordinary shares and warrants set forth under the heading “Description of Securities” in the Registrant’s prospectus forming a part of its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-259567), originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 16, 2021, as thereafter amended and supplemented from time to time (the “Registration Statement”), to which this Form 8-A relates is incorporated by reference herein. Any form of prospectus or prospectus supplement to the Registration Statement that includes such descriptions and that are subsequently filed are hereby also incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2.  Exhibits.

Pursuant to the instructions for Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed, because no other securities of the registrant are registered on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

	IX ACQUISITION CORP.
Date: October 5, 2021	By:	/s/ Karen Bach
		Name:	Karen Bach
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer