0001140361-21-025635.txt : 20210726 0001140361-21-025635.hdr.sgml : 20210726 20210726172942 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-21-025635 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20210726 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20210726 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210726 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001717310 IRS NUMBER: 822040715 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 814-01253 FILM NUMBER: 211115093 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 104 LA MESA DRIVE, SUITE 102 CITY: PORTOLA VALLEY STATE: CA ZIP: 94028 BUSINESS PHONE: 6502344300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 104 LA MESA DRIVE, SUITE 102 CITY: PORTOLA VALLEY STATE: CA ZIP: 94028 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Venture Lending & Leasing Fund IX, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20170918 8-K 1 brhc10027253_8k.htm 8-K
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): July 26, 2021

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:

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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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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The Board of Directors has appointed Jared S. Thear as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of Venture Lending & Leasing IX, Inc. (the “Fund”), effective as of July 26, 2021.

Mr. Thear’s appointment was not made pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between Mr. Thear and any other person. Mr. Thear does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. In addition, there are no family relationships between Mr. Thear and any of the Fund’s executive officers or directors required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Thear’s biographical information is set forth below:

Jared S. Thear, CPA, 43, worked at Deloitte & Touche in San Francisco, California from 2001 to 2021. During his time at Deloitte, Mr. Thear held various leadership roles.

From 2014 to 2021 he led Deloitte’s Northwest region Asset Management practice for the audit function. He has over twenty-one years of professional experience serving private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, financial technology companies, broker dealers, fund of funds, registered investment companies, registered investment advisors, business development companies, and depository institutions.

Mr. Thear also served as Deloitte’s Bay Area Accounting, Research and Advisory Leader from 2019 to 2021. This role allowed him to interact with portfolio companies that were investee entities to venture or private equity clients across the firm’s practice.

Mr. Thear led Deloitte’s national venture capital strategy initiative from 2020 to 2021. Mr. Thear has deep experience as an alternative investment subject matter specialist for the valuation of level three assets.

He graduated from the Ohio State University majoring in both accounting and finance. He currently holds an active CPA license, and is a member of the AICPA.

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/ Maurice C. Werdegar
  
By:
/s/ Bruce K. Levin
  
 
Maurice C. Werdegar
  
Bruce K. Levin
  
 
Chief Executive Officer
  
Vice President of Finance
  
           
Date:
July 26, 2021
  
Date:
July 26, 2021