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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Wang May (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CEPTON, INC 399 W. TRIMBLE RD (Street) SAN JOSE CA 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 Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/07/2025
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) 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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/07/2025		D		17,692	D	$3.17(1)	0	D
Common Stock	01/07/2025		D		10,000	D	$3.17(2)	0	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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Disposed of in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 29, 2024 (the "Merger Agreement"), entered into by and among the Issuer, KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. ("Parent") and Project Camaro Merger Sub, Inc. ("Merger Sub"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger") on January 7, 2025 (the "Effective Time"). At the Effective Time, each share of Common Stock that was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than certain exceptions) was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive $3.17 in cash, without interest.

2. Represents restricted stock units ("RSUs") that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not vested, which, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, were cancelled, and converted into the right to receive (without interest) an amount in cash, less any withholding taxes, determined by multiplying (i) $3.17 by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock underlying such RSU award immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided that receipt of the cash consideration for unvested RSUs will remain subject to the vesting conditions applicable to such RSU prior to the Effective Time.

Remarks:

	/s/ May Wang	01/07/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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