| 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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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Cyngn, Inc. [ CYN ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/22/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 10/22/2021 | C | 8,038,585 | A | (1) | 8,038,585 | I | See footnotes(2) | ||
| Common Stock | 10/22/2021 | C | 692,418 | A | (1) | 8,731,003 | I | See footnotes(2) | ||
| Common Stock | 10/22/2021 | C | 217,622 | A | (1) | 8,948,625 | I | See footnotes(2) | ||
| Common Stock | 10/22/2021 | C | 290,162 | A | (1) | 290,162 | I | See footnotes(3) | ||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Series A Preferred Stock | (1) | 10/22/2021 | C | 8,038,585 | (1) | (1) | Common Stock | 8,038,585 | $0.00 | 0 | I | See footnotes(2) | |||
| Series B Preferred Stock | (1) | 10/22/2021 | C | 692,418 | (1) | (1) | Common Stock | 692,418 | $0.00 | 0 | I | See footnotes(2) | |||
| Series C Preferred Stock | (1) | 10/22/2021 | C | 217,622 | (1) | (1) | Common Stock | 217,622 | $0.00 | 0 | I | See footnotes(2) | |||
| Series C Preferred Stock | (1) | 10/22/2021 | C | 290,162 | (1) | (1) | Common Stock | 290,162 | $0.00 | 0 | I | See footnotes(3) | |||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. All Series of convertible Preferred Stock automatically converted into shares of the Company's Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis, without payment or further consideration, immediately prior to the consummation of the Company's initial public offering. |
| 2. The shares are held by Benchmark Capital Partners VII, L.P. ("BCP VII"), for itself and as nominee for Benchmark Founders' Fund VII, L.P. ("BFF VII") and Benchmark Founders' Fund VII-B, L.P. ("BFF VII-B"). Benchmark Capital Management Co. VII, L.L.C. ("BCMC VII"), the general partner of each of BCP VII, BFF VII and BFF VII-B, may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over such shares. Matthew R. Cohler, Bruce W. Dunlevie, Peter H. Fenton, J. William Gurley, Kevin R. Harvey, Mitchell H. Lasky (a member of the Issuer's board of directors) and Steven M. Spurlock, the managing members of BCMC VII, may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these shares beneficially held by such entities. Each such person and entity disclaims the existence of a "group" and disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities, except to the extent of such person's or entity's pecuniary interest in such securities. |
| 3. The shares are held by Benchmark Capital Partners VI, L.P. ("BCP VI"), for itself and as nominee for Benchmark Founders' Fund VI, L.P. ("BFF VI"), Benchmark Founders' Fund VI-B, L.P. ("BFF VI-B") and related persons. Benchmark Capital Management Co. VI, L.L.C. ("BCMC VI"), the general partner of each of BCP VI, BFF VI and BFF VI-B, may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power over such shares. Alexandre Balkanski, Matthew R. Cohler, Bruce W. Dunlevie, Peter H. Fenton, J. William Gurley, Kevin R. Harvey, Robert C. Kagle, Mitchell H. Lasky (a member of the Issuer's board of directors) and Steven M. Spurlock, the managing members of BCMC VI, may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these shares beneficially held by such entities. Each such person and entity disclaims the existence of a "group" and disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities, except to the extent of such person or entity's pecuniary interest in such securities. |
| Remarks: |
| This report is one of three reports, each on a separate Form 4, but relating to the same holdings being filed by entities affiliated with Benchmark and their applicable members. |
| /s/ An-Yen Hu, by power of attorney for Steven M. Spurlock | 10/22/2021 | |
| /s/ An-Yen Hu, by power of attorney for Alexandre Balkanski | 10/22/2021 | |
| /s/ An-Yen Hu, by power of attorney for Bruce W. Dunlevie | 10/22/2021 | |
| /s/ An-Yen Hu, by power of attorney for Peter H. Fenton | 10/22/2021 | |
| /s/ An-Yen Hu, by power of attorney for J. William Gurley | 10/22/2021 | |
| /s/ An-Yen Hu, by power of attorney for Kevin R. Harvey | 10/22/2021 | |
| /s/ An-Yen Hu, by power of attorney for Robert C. Kagle | 10/22/2021 | |
| /s/ An-Yen Hu, by power of attorney for Matt Cohler | 10/22/2021 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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