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<securitiesClassTitle>Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share</securitiesClassTitle>
<eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>06/30/2025</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
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<issuerName>SIM Acquisition Corp. I</issuerName>
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<com:street1>78 SW 7th Street</com:street1>
<com:street2>Suite 500</com:street2>
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<com:stateOrCountry>FL</com:stateOrCountry>
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<comments>* Based on 23,000,000 Shares outstanding as of May 14, 2025, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2025.</comments>
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<filingPersonName>Westchester Capital Management, LLC ("Westchester"), a Delaware limited liability company

Westchester, a registered investment adviser, serves as sub-advisor to each of The Merger Fund ("MF"), The Merger Fund VL ("MF VL"), Virtus Westchester Credit Event Fund ("CEF") and JNL Multi-Manager Alternative Fund ("JARB", together with MF, MF VL and CEF, the "Funds").  The Funds directly hold Ordinary Shares of the Company for the benefit of the investors in those Funds.  Mr. Roy Behren and Mr. Michael T. Shannon each serve as Co-Presidents of Westchester.</filingPersonName>
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100 Summit Lake Drive, Valhalla, NY 10595</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
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<certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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<reportingPersonName>Westchester Capital Management, LLC</reportingPersonName>
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<signature>/s/ CaSaundra Wu</signature>
<title>CaSaundra Wu, Chief Compliance Officer</title>
<date>08/14/2025</date>
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