SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

Xu Hull

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CEPTON, INC 399 W. TRIMBLE RD

(Street)

SAN JOSE

95131

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cepton, Inc. [ CPTN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chief Financial Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/03/2022

4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock⁽¹⁾	05/03/2022		A		560,000	A	$0	560,000	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Performance Stock Units⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	05/03/2022		A		56,000		⁽²⁾	02/11/2025	Common Stock	56,000	$0	56,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Issuer awarded the Reporting Person 560,000 time-based restricted stock units ("RSUs"), each of which represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. 220,000 of the RSUs will vest on May 20, 2023, 220,000 of the RSUs will vest on May 20, 2024 and 120,000 RSUs will vest on May 20, 2025, in each case subject to early termination and adjustment as provided in the applicable award agreement.

2. The Issuer awarded the Reporting Person 56,000 performance-based stock units ("PSUs"), each of which represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. The award will vest as to 30,000 of the PSUs if, at the close of regular trading for 20 trading days out of any period of 30 consecutive trading days, either (i) the Issuer's closing stock price (in regular trading) exceeds $15.00 per share or (ii) the Issuer's market capitalization exceeds $2.1 billion; and will vest as to the remaining 26,000 PSUs if, at the close of regular trading for 20 trading days out of any period of 30 consecutive trading days, either (i) the Issuer's closing stock price (in regular trading) exceeds $17.50 per share or (ii) the Issuer's market capitalization exceeds $2.5 billion, provided in each case that the applicable stock price or market capitalization goal must be achieved no later than February 10, 2025 for the applicable tranche to vest, and provided further that the vesting of each tranche is subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment with the Issuer through the day on which the applicable goal is achieved.

	/s/ Jinying (Jenny) Chen, Attorney-in-Fact for Hull Xu	05/05/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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