UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of ~~the~~The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~September~~May 820, ~~2025~~2026

Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

MARYLAND	814-01253	82-2040715
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

104 La Mesa Drive, Suite 102, Portola Valley, CA 94028

(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 234-4300

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report): N/A

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A	N/A	N/A

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Item 15.0207 ~~Termination~~Submission of Matters to a ~~Material~~Vote ~~Definitive~~of ~~Agreement~~Security Holders.

AsThe ~~previously~~annual ~~disclosed,~~shareholder onmeeting ~~December~~(the ~~20,~~“Meeting”) ~~2018,~~of Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc. (the “Fund”) ~~and~~was ~~Venture~~held ~~Lending~~on &May 20, ~~Leasing IX~~2026, ~~LLC~~to ~~(the “Parent”)~~consider ~~entered~~and ~~into~~vote aon ~~syndicated loan agreement (~~the ~~“Loan~~election ~~and~~of ~~Security~~four ~~Agreement”)~~members ~~led~~of bythe ~~MUFG~~Board ~~Union~~of ~~Bank,~~Directors ~~N.A.,~~of ~~Wells~~the ~~Fargo~~Fund ~~Securities,~~(Roger ~~LLC,~~V. ~~Wells Fargo Bank~~Smith, NRobert J.A. ~~and ING Capital~~Hutter, ~~LLC,~~Scott ~~with~~C. ~~participation~~Taylor ~~from~~and ~~Zions~~Maurice ~~Bancorporation, N~~C.A. ~~(FKA ZB, N.A.~~Werdegar) ~~DBA~~and ~~California~~the ~~Bank~~ratification &of ~~Trust,~~the ~~Bank,~~appointment ~~Leumi~~of Deloitte ~~USA,~~& ~~Umpqua~~Touche ~~Bank,~~LLP ~~HSBC~~as ~~Bank~~the ~~USA,~~Fund’s ~~N.A,~~independent ~~and~~registered ~~First~~public ~~Bank,~~accounting ~~that~~firm ~~established~~for athe ~~secured~~fiscal ~~revolving~~year ~~loan~~ending ~~facility~~on ~~in an initial amount of up to $200~~December 31,~~000,000~~ 2026.

On ~~March 18~~April 6, ~~2021~~2026, the ~~Fund~~record date for the Meeting, ~~along~~there ~~with~~were 100,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value (“Shares”) of the ~~Parent~~Fund outstanding and entitled to vote. 100% of the Shares are owned by the Fund’s sole shareholder, Venture Lending & Leasing IX ~~Holdings~~, ~~Inc.~~LLC (the “~~VLL~~LLC”), ~~Holdings~~the members of which (“Members”) ~~acting~~have pass-through voting rights such that the LLC, as ~~guarantors~~the sole shareholder of the ~~facility~~ Fund, ~~entered~~may ~~into~~take anno ~~Amendment~~action toas shareholder of the ~~Loan~~Fund ~~and~~without ~~Security~~first ~~Agreement~~securing ~~with~~the ~~lenders~~approval ~~named~~of ~~therein~~the ~~that~~Members. The ~~(i)~~election ~~increased~~of each of the ~~size~~nominated directors required the prior approval of the holders of at least a plurality of the ~~facility~~outstanding toshares ~~$350,000,000,~~of membership interest of the LLC (iithe “LLC Shares”) ~~extended~~and ratification of the ~~term~~appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the ~~facility,~~Fund’s ~~and~~independent ~~(iii)~~registered ~~established~~public aaccounting ~~benchmark~~firm ~~replacement~~for the ~~guideline~~ fiscal ~~(as~~year soending ~~amended~~on December 31, 2026 required the ~~“Amended~~prior ~~and~~approval ~~Restated~~of ~~Loan~~at ~~and~~least ~~Security~~a ~~Agreement”)~~majority of the outstanding LLC Shares.

OnThe ~~May~~voting ~~17,~~results ~~2022,~~are ~~the Fund, along with the Parent and VLL Holdings, acting~~ as guarantors, entered into a First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “First Amendment”) with lenders named therein. The First Amendment provides for, among other modifications (i) an increase in the size of the facility to $400,000,000, (ii) replacement of the interest rate benchmark from LIBOR to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), and (iii) conversion of an existing LIBOR Market Index Rate Loan with an aggregate balance of $270,000,000 to a Daily Simple SOFR Rate Loan.follows:

On October 26, 2023, the Fund entered into a Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Third Amendment”) with lenders named therein. The Third Amendment provides for, among other modifications (i) a decrease in the size of the facility to $185,000,000 with a scheduled reduction in commitments on a quarterly basis by an amount equal to 10% (subject to adjustment), (ii) an increase in the margin paid on SOFR Rate Loans (as defined in the Third Amendment) and Reference Rate Loans (as defined in the Third Amendment), and (iii) an extension of the term of the facility to March 31, 2026.

Proposal 1	FOR	ABSTAIN
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 registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.	403,966.72	—	—
Percentage out of 460,000.00 total outstanding LLC Shares.	87.82 %	— %	— %

~~From 2023 through 2025~~Consequently, the ~~Fund~~LLC ~~reduced~~cast ~~the~~100% ~~credit~~of ~~facility~~the Shares in ~~the~~favor ~~ordinary~~of ~~course~~approval of ~~business~~both toof ~~reflect~~ the ~~liquidity~~proposals ~~requirements~~presented ofat the ~~Fund~~Meeting.

On September 8, 2025, the Fund paid off the remaining $6,500,000 outstanding debt under the facility and notified the lenders of its intention to permanently reduce its aggregate commitments to zero, terminating the debt facility effective September 8, 2025.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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.

VENTURE LENDING & LEASING IX, INC.
(Registrant)
By:	/s/ Jared S. Thear
	Jared S. Thear
	Chief Financial Officer
Date:	September 12, 2025

VENTURE LENDING & LEASING IX, INC.

(Registrant)

By:	/s/ Jared S. Thear
Jared S. Thear
Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 26, 2026

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