SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ARALIS JAMES (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MOBIX LABS, INC. 15420 LAGUNA CANYON RD SUITE 100 (Street) IRVINE CA 92618 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/21/2023	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp. [ MOBX ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Technology Officer	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	28,993(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option	05/18/2023(2)	04/04/2032	Class A Common Stock	16,112	$6.84	D
Stock Option	(3)	04/04/2032	Class A Common Stock	183	$6.84	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Received in connection with the business combination (the "Business Combination") by and between Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp., CLAY Merger Sub II, Inc. and Mobix Labs, Inc. in accordance with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement dated as of November 15, 2022, as amended, which closed on December 21, 2023 ("Closing Date"). At the Closing Date, the Reporting Person acquired these shares in exchange for the same number of equity interests of Mobix Labs, Inc. held immediately prior to the Closing, which were automatically converted into a number of shares of Class A Common Stock.

2. Received in the Business Combination in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 16,112 shares of Mobix Labs, Inc. at $6.84 per share that was granted on May 18, 2022. The option vests equally over three years on each monthly anniversary of May 18, 2023.

3. Received in the Business Combination in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 183 shares of Mobix Labs, Inc. at $6.84 per share that was granted on May 18, 2022. The option vests upon a change of control.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24, Power of Attorney, attached

	/s/ Laurie L. Green, Attorney-in-Fact for James Aralis	12/26/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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