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): 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).

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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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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Cepton, Inc. Stockholders Approve Issuance of Preferred Stock
For Koito Manufacturing’s $100 Million Investment

SAN JOSE, CA, January 11, 2023 – Cepton, Inc. (“Cepton”) (Nasdaq: CPTN), a Silicon Valley innovator and leader in high performance lidar solutions, announced today that its stockholders voted to approve the issuance of 100,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) to Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (“Koito”) (TSE: 7276) for $100 million (the “Investment”), in accordance with the terms of the Investment Agreement, dated October 27, 2022, by and between Cepton and Koito.

The proposal to issue the Preferred Stock was approved by stockholders voting at Cepton’s special meeting of shareholders held virtually on January 11, 2023. The Investment is expected to close on January 19, 2023.

The final voting results for the special meeting will be included in a Form 8-K to be filed by Cepton with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “objective,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target,” “milestone,” “designed to,” “proposed” or other similar expressions that predict or imply future events, trends, terms and/or conditions or that are not statements of historical matters. Cepton cautions readers of this press release that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond Cepton’s control, that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the anticipated close date of the Investment. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Cepton’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements. Cepton undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

About Cepton

Cepton is a Silicon Valley innovator of lidar-based solutions for automotive (ADAS/AV), smart cities, smart spaces, and smart industrial applications. With its patented lidar technology, Cepton aims to take lidar mainstream and achieve a balanced approach to performance, cost and reliability, while enabling scalable and intelligent 3D perception solutions across industries.

Cepton has been awarded a significant ADAS lidar series production award with Koito on the General Motors business. Cepton is also engaged with all Top 10 global OEMs.

Founded in 2016 and led by industry veterans with decades of collective experience across a wide range of advanced lidar and imaging technologies, Cepton is focused on the mass market commercialization of high performance, high quality lidar solutions. Cepton is headquartered in San Jose, CA and has a center of excellence facility in Troy, MI to provide local support to automotive customers in the Metro Detroit area. Cepton also has a presence in Germany, Canada, Japan, India and China to serve a fast-growing global customer base. For more information, visit www.cepton.com and follow Cepton on Twitter and LinkedIn.

About Koito

Under the corporate message, “Lighting for Your Safety”, Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Koito) has been marking a history of leadership in automotive lighting since its establishment in 1915. Today, the Koito Group consists of 31 companies located in 13 countries worldwide and provides products and services to customers all over the world, through the global network led by five major regions (Japan, Americas, Europe, China, and Asia). Its products, recognized for its high quality and advanced technology, are widely used by automotive makers worldwide. The company is responding to the future transformation of mobility through the development of next-generation lighting technologies and related equipment, control systems, and environmentally friendly products, materials, and production methods. For more information, please visit www.koito.co.jp/english.

Contacts

Cepton, Inc. Contacts

Investors: InvestorRelations@cepton.com

Media: Faithy Li, media@cepton.com

Koito Manufacturing Contacts

Public Relations Department, kouhou@koito.co.jp

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