Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)

File No. 333-262668

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 12

(to prospectus dated May 11, 2022)

 

 

CEPTON, INC.

138,431,899 Shares of Common Stock
5,175,000 Warrants to Purchase Shares of Common Stock
13,800,000 Shares of Common Stock Underlying Warrants

 

This prospectus supplement is being filed to update and supplement the information contained in the prospectus dated May 11, 2022 (as supplemented prior to the date hereof, the “Prospectus”), related to the offer and sale from time to time by the Selling Securityholders of up to 138,431,899 shares of our common stock, 5,175,000 warrants to purchase shares of common stock and 5,175,000 shares of common stock that are issuable upon the exercise of the warrants, consisting of:

 

	●	up to 122,903,551 Consideration Shares;
	●	up to 5,265,848 Option Shares;
	●	up to 5,950,000 PIPE Shares;
	●	up to 4,312,500 Founder Shares;
	●	up to 5,175,000 Private Placement Warrants; and
	●	5,175,000 Private Warrant Shares.

 

The Prospectus also relates to the issuance by us of up to 13,800,000 Warrant Shares comprised of 8,625,000 Public Warrant Shares and 5,175,000 Private Warrant Shares.

 

On January 11, 2023, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Current Report”). Accordingly, we have attached the Current Report to this prospectus supplement to update and supplement the Prospectus with the information contained in the Current Report.

 

This prospectus supplement updates and supplements the information in the Prospectus and is not complete without, and may not be delivered or utilized except in combination with, the Prospectus, including any amendments or supplements thereto. This prospectus supplement should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and if there is any inconsistency between the information in the Prospectus and this prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement. Terms used in this prospectus supplement but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Prospectus.

 

Our common stock and Public Warrants are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “CPTN” and “CPTNW,” respectively. As of January 11, 2023, the closing price of our common stock and warrants was $1.17 and $0.127, respectively.

 

We are an “emerging growth company” under applicable federal securities laws and will be subject to reduced public company reporting requirements.

 

INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES RISKS THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THE “RISK FACTORS” SECTION BEGINNING ON PAGE 10 OF THE PROSPECTUS AND PART II, ITEM 1A OF OUR QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the securities to be issued under the Prospectus or this prospectus supplement or determined if the Prospectus or this prospectus supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus supplement is January 11, 2023.

 

 

 

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): January 11, 2023

 

CEPTON, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		001-39959		27-2447291
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

399 West Trimble Road

San Jose, CA 95131

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 408-459-7579

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of Each Class:		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered:
Common stock, par value $0.00001 per share		CPTN		The Nasdaq Capital Market
Redeemable warrants, exercisable for common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment		CPTNW		The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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).

 

Emerging growth company ☒

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Cepton, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) on January 11, 2023. At the Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the following proposals, which are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on December 8, 2022. The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a stockholder vote at the Special Meeting are as follows:

 

Proposal No. 1: In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635, approval of the issuance of 100,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), to Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (the “Investor”), in accordance with the terms of the Investment Agreement, dated October 27, 2022, by and between the Company and the Investor and the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock upon conversion thereof pursuant to the Certificate of Designations of the Preferred Stock (the “Transaction Proposal”).

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
124,411,825		158,050		25,539		583,248

 

The Company did not present Proposal No. 2 (approval of a proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or time, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there were not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the Transaction Proposal) at the Special Meeting.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On January 11, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the voting results of the Special Meeting. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated January 11, 2023.
104.1		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.

 

	CEPTON, INC.
Date: January 11, 2023
	By:	/s/ Jun Pei
	Name:	Jun Pei
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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