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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2023

Registration No. 333-     

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp.*

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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445 Park Avenue, 9th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Telephone: (212) 745-1086

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Dr. Jiong Ma

Chief Executive Officer

Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp.

445 Park Avenue, 9th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Telephone: (212) 745-1086

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective and on completion of the business combination described in the enclosed proxy statement/prospectus.

If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box. ☐

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)             ☐

Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)   ☐

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

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PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED APRIL 7, 2023

PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF

CHAVANT CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

PROSPECTUS FOR

23,927,767 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK AND

6,000,000 WARRANTS TO PURCHASE SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF

CHAVANT CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. (AFTER ITS DOMESTICATION AS A CORPORATION

INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND RENAMING

AS MOBIX LABS, INC. IN CONNECTION WITH THE DOMESTICATION)

Dear Shareholders of Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp.:

On November 15, 2022, Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Chavant”), CLAY Merger Sub II, Inc., a Delaware corporation and newly formed, wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Chavant (“Merger Sub”), and Mobix Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Mobix Labs”), entered into a business combination agreement (as it may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”). If the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby are adopted and approved by Chavant’s shareholders, the Transaction (as defined below) between Chavant and Mobix Labs will occur in two steps. On the business day immediately prior to consummation of the Transaction (the “Closing”), Chavant will de-register as an exempted company incorporated in Cayman Islands and transfer by way of continuation to the State of Delaware, where it will then immediately domesticate as a Delaware corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Domestication”). Subsequently, at the Closing, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Mobix Labs, with Mobix Labs surviving the merger as a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Chavant (the “Merger” and, collectively with the Domestication and other transactions described in the Business Combination Agreement, the “Transaction”). Upon the Closing, Chavant will be renamed Mobix Labs, Inc. (“New Mobix Labs”), and Mobix Labs will be renamed Mobix Labs Operations, Inc.

In connection with the Domestication, Chavant will issue (i) one share of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), in exchange for and on conversion of each ordinary share of Chavant (“Ordinary Share”) outstanding immediately prior to the Domestication and (ii) one warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock in exchange for and on conversion of each warrant for one Ordinary Share outstanding immediately prior to the Domestication.

The Certificate of Incorporation for Chavant following the Domestication will authorize two classes of common stock, the Class A Common Stock and the Class B common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Class B Common Stock” and, collectively with the Class A Common Stock, “Common Stock”). Holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share, while holders of Class B Common Stock are entitled to ten votes per share, and all such holders will vote together as a single class except as otherwise required by applicable law. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock at the option of the holder, upon transfer or in certain specified circumstances and will automatically convert on the seventh anniversary of the Closing.

In connection with the Closing, based on the per share exchange ratio defined in the Business Combination Agreement, (1) each outstanding share of common stock of Mobix Labs will be converted into the right to receive shares of Class A Common Stock; (2) each share of preferred stock of Mobix Labs, which includes Series A Preferred Stock and Founders Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing, will be converted into the right to receive shares of Class B Common Stock; (3) each outstanding stock option of Mobix Labs that is an in-the-money vested option will be converted into the right to receive shares of Class A Common Stock on a net settlement basis; (4) each stock option of Mobix Labs that is not an in-the-money vested option (“Other Mobix Labs Options”) will be assumed by Chavant and converted into an option to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock (collectively, the “Assumed Options”); (5) each outstanding unvested restricted stock unit (“RSU”) of Mobix Labs will be assumed by Chavant and converted into an RSU covering shares of Class A Common Stock (collectively, the “Assumed RSUs”); and (6) each outstanding warrant and convertible instrument of Mobix Labs, including Simple Agreement for Further Equity Notes (“SAFEs”) and promissory notes that are convertible into Mobix Labs common stock or preferred stock, will be converted into the right to receive shares of Class A Common Stock.

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The aggregate transaction consideration to be paid at the Closing will be (i) an aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock equal to $235 million, divided by $10.00, plus (ii) additional shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued in exchange for equity securities issued by Mobix Labs in private placements for cash after March 26, 2023 to finance the ongoing business operations of Mobix Labs or to pay transaction expenses. The estimated maximum number of such additional shares that may be issued is 2,500,000, and this estimate is provided solely for the purpose of registering a maximum amount of shares of Class A Common Stock under the registration statement on Form S-4 of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part in light of the fact that the Business Combination Agreement does not cap the number of such shares that may be issuable. The aggregate transaction consideration will be allocated among the holders of outstanding shares of common stock, preferred stock, options, RSUs, warrants and convertible instruments, including SAFEs and promissory notes of Mobix Labs immediately prior to the Closing (including in the form of Assumed Options or Assumed RSUs, as applicable) pro rata based on (a) the number of shares of Mobix Labs common stock that are either held by or issuable to a Mobix Labs equityholder pursuant to the terms of the preferred stock, options, RSUs, warrants or convertible instruments held by the Mobix Labs equityholders immediately prior to the Closing, and (b) the per share exchange ratio defined in the Business Combination Agreement. In addition to the consideration to be paid at the Closing, certain holders of outstanding shares of common stock, preferred stock and options (including both the in-the-money vested options and the Other Mobix Labs Options) of Mobix Labs (the “Earnout Recipients”) will be entitled to receive an additional aggregate 3.5 million shares of Class A Common Stock issuable as earnout shares (the “Earnout Shares”) based on the achievement of trading price targets following the Closing and subject to the terms provided in the Business Combination Agreement.

Based on the number of outstanding shares of Mobix Labs common stock, preferred stock, the number of shares of Mobix Labs common stock underlying the Mobix Labs in-the-money vested options and the warrants and the aggregate amount of Mobix Labs convertible instruments, including SAFEs and promissory notes, outstanding, in each case as of March 31, 2023, the total numbers of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock expected to be issued in connection with the Closing are approximately 17,837,914 and 2,267,310, respectively. The holders of outstanding shares of common stock, preferred stock, in-the-money vested options, warrants and convertible instruments of Mobix Labs immediately prior to the Closing are expected to hold in the aggregate approximately 75.3% of the issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, which collectively represent 87.4% of the combined voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, immediately upon the consummation of the Transaction, excluding the impact of the issuance of Class A Common Stock as Earnout Shares or Make-Whole Shares (as defined below), as well as additional shares of Class A Common Stock that may become outstanding in the future as a result of the exercise of Chavant’s warrants, the exercise of any warrants convertible from the promissory notes issued by Chavant evidencing the outstanding working capital loans, or any issuance pursuant to the Mobix Labs, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan or the Mobix Labs, Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the exercise of the Assumed Options or the vesting of the Assumed RSUs (collectively, the “Potential Additional Issuances”). Upon the consummation of the Transaction, we expect that the holders of Class B Common Stock, comprised mostly of Mobix Labs’ founders, directors and officers, will own approximately 48.9% of the combined voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of New Mobix Labs and that such holders of Class B Common Stock may exert significant influence on any actions of New Mobix Labs which require stockholder approval.

See the section entitled “The Transaction” on page 144 of this proxy statement/prospectus for further information on the consideration being paid to the equityholders of Mobix Labs in the Transaction.

Assuming no Chavant shareholders exercise redemption rights with respect to their Ordinary Shares in connection with the Transaction, the holders of Ordinary Shares issued in Chavant’s initial public offering and the Initial Shareholders (as defined herein) (which holders are Chavant’s sponsor, Chavant Capital Partners LLC (the “Sponsor”), the directors or officers of Chavant and certain designees of the Representatives (as defined herein)) are expected to hold in the aggregate approximately 3.6% and 8.4%, respectively, of the issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock (assuming no redemptions by the Public Shareholders), which represent 1.8% and 4.3%, respectively, of the combined voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, immediately upon the consummation of the Transaction, excluding the impact of the Potential Additional Issuances.

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Chavant entered into a subscription agreement (the “PIPE Subscription Agreement”) with an accredited investor (the “PIPE Investor”), pursuant to which the PIPE Investor agreed to purchase 3,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at a price of $10.00 per share for an aggregate amount of $30 million, substantially concurrently with the closing of the Transaction, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the PIPE Subscription Agreement. Pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreement, Chavant agreed to file a registration statement registering the resale of the shares of Class A Common Stock acquired by the PIPE Investor (the “PIPE Resale Registration Statement”) within 45 days of Closing.

Pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreement, Chavant agreed to issue additional shares of Class A Common Stock to the PIPE Investor in the event that the volume weighted average price per share of the Class A Common Stock during the 30-day period (the “Adjustment Period”) commencing on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the PIPE Resale Registration Statement is

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declared effective (the “Adjustment Period VWAP”) is less than $10.00 per share. In such case, the PIPE Investor will be entitled to receive a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued to the PIPE Investor at the closing of the subscription and held by the PIPE Investor through the end of the Adjustment Period multiplied by (y) a fraction, (A) the numerator of which is $10.00 minus the Adjustment Period VWAP and (B) the denominator of which is the Adjustment Period VWAP (the “Make-Whole Shares”). In the event that the Adjustment Period VWAP is less than $7.00, the Adjustment Period VWAP will be deemed to be $7.00.

Chavant’s Units, Ordinary Shares and Warrants are currently listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market, under the symbols “CLAYU,” “CLAY,” and “CLAYW,” respectively. Chavant intends to apply to continue the listing of the shares of Class A Common Stock and warrants of New Mobix Labs on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “[                ]” and “[            ]”, respectively, upon the Closing. New Mobix Labs will not have units traded upon the consummation of the Transaction, at which time each unit will separate into its component Class A Common Stock and Warrant. On [ ], 2023, the trading date immediately prior to the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, the Units, Ordinary Shares and Public Warrants closed at $[            ], $[              ] and $[             ], respectively.

Chavant is holding an extraordinary general meeting in lieu of an annual general meeting in order to obtain the shareholder approval necessary to complete the Transaction. At the Chavant extraordinary general meeting, which will be held on [            ], 2023, at [            ], Eastern Time, unless postponed or adjourned to a later date, Chavant will ask its shareholders to adopt the Business Combination Agreement, thereby approving the Transaction, including the Domestication, and approve the other proposals described in this proxy statement/prospectus. The physical location of the meeting is at the offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP located at 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017, United States of America.

As described in this proxy statement/prospectus, certain holders of a requisite number of the outstanding shares of Mobix Labs common stock and Mobix Labs preferred stock have delivered written consents sufficient to approve and adopt the Business Combination Agreement and the Transaction. Therefore, no additional approval or vote from any holders of any class or series of stock of Mobix Labs will be necessary to approve the Transaction.

After careful consideration, the Chavant board of directors has unanimously approved the Business Combination Agreement and the Transaction, has determined that it is advisable to consummate the Transaction and has approved the other proposals described in this proxy statement/prospectus. The Chavant board of directors recommends that its shareholders vote “FOR” the proposals described in this proxy statement/prospectus.

More information about Chavant, Mobix Labs and the Transaction is contained in this proxy statement/prospectus. Chavant urges you to read this proxy statement/prospectus, including the financial statements and annexes and other documents referred to herein, carefully and in their entirety. IN PARTICULAR, YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE MATTERS DISCUSSED UNDER “RISK FACTORS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 58 OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS.

If you have any questions or need assistance voting your shares, please call Chavant’s proxy solicitor, Morrow Sodali LLC, at +1 (800) 662-5200 (toll-free); banks and brokers can call collect at +1 (203) 658-9400.

On behalf of the Chavant board of directors, I thank you for your support and look forward to the successful completion of the Transaction.

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This proxy statement/prospectus is dated [                ], 2023 and is first being mailed to the shareholders of Chavant on or about that date.

NEITHER THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS OR ANY OF THE SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED IN THE TRANSACTION, PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR FAIRNESS OF THE TRANSACTION OR RELATED TRANSACTIONS OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp.

445 Park Avenue, 9th Floor

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(212) 745-1086

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

IN LIEU OF 2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TO BE HELD ON [                      ], 2023

To the Shareholders of Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp.:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an extraordinary general meeting in lieu of the 2023 annual general meeting (the “Special Meeting”) of Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company,” “Chavant,” “we,” “us” or “our”), will be held at [          ], Eastern Time, on [           ], 2023, or at such other time and on such other date at which the meeting may be adjourned or postponed, via live webcast. You may access the Special Meeting at:

Live Webcast:

https://www.cstproxy.com/chavantcapital/sm2023

The meeting may be attended virtually online via the Internet, and for purposes of the current amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of Chavant (the “Existing Charter”), the physical location of the meeting is at the offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP located at 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017, United States of America. If you plan on attending in person please email list-ChavantSpecialMeeting@lists.stblaw.com at least one day prior to the Special Meeting.

Telephone:

Within the U.S. and Canada: +1 800-450-7155 (toll-free)

Outside of the U.S. and Canada: +1 857-999-9155 (standard rates apply)

Passcode: 6364653#

You will need the 12-digit meeting control number that is printed on your proxy card to enter the Special Meeting via live webcast. The Company recommends that you log in at least 15 minutes before the Special Meeting to ensure you are logged in when the Special Meeting starts.

The sole purpose of the Special Meeting is to consider and vote on the following proposals (“Proposals”):

“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that the Company’s entry into the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2022, as amended by Amendment No.1 to the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2023 (copies of which are attached to the proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A-1 and Annex A-2, respectively), and as further amended or otherwise modified from time to time, by and among the Company, CLAY Merger Sub II, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Mobix Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the transactions contemplated thereby be confirmed, ratified and approved in all respects.”

“RESOLVED, as a special resolution, that the Company be de-registered as an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands pursuant to Article 47 of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company and the Cayman Islands Companies Act (As Revised) and be transferred by way of continuation to the State of Delaware and domesticate as a corporation in the State of Delaware.”

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“RESOLVED, as a special resolution, that, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company (forms of which are annexed to the proxy statement/prospectus as Annex B-1 and Annex C), be approved as the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, respectively, of the Company, in each case to be effective upon the effectiveness of the Domestication, and that the certificate of amendment of certificate of incorporation (the form of which is annexed to the proxy statement/prospectus as Annex B-3) be approved to be filed and effective immediately following the effectiveness of the Merger.”

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“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to eliminate various provisions in the Existing Charter applicable only to special purpose acquisition companies.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to increase the authorized share capital from 201,000,000 shares, consisting of (a) 200,000,000 ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and (b) 1,000,000 preference shares, par value $0.0001 per share, to authorized capital stock of [ ] shares, consisting of three classes: (i) [ ] shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share, (ii) [ ] shares of Class B Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share, and (iii) [  ] shares of Preferred Stock, $0.00001 par value per share.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to provide that the holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share, while the holders of Class B Common Stock are entitled to ten votes per share, and all such holders will vote together as a single class except as otherwise required by applicable law.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to provide that so long as any shares of Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, the holders of Class B Common Stock, voting as a separate class, shall be entitled to nominate and elect up to three members of the board of directors of New Mobix Labs (each, a “Class B Director”), remove any Class B Director, and fill any vacancy caused by the death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other cause of any Class B Director.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to provide that, except for those directors, if any, elected by the holders of any series of preferred stock then outstanding pursuant to the Proposed Charter, for so long as the Board is classified, any director or the entire Board may be removed only for cause, and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote, voting together as a single class.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to provide that, in addition to any affirmative vote required by applicable law and/or the Proposed Charter, the vote of at least 66²∕₃% of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding shares of capital stock is required to amend certain provisions of the Proposed Charter.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to provide that, in addition to any affirmative vote required by applicable law and/or the Proposed Charter, the vote of at least 66²∕₃% of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding shares of capital stock is required to amend the Proposed Bylaws.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to provide that the stockholders may not take action by written consent but may only take action at annual or special meetings of stockholders; provided, however, that, any action to be taken at any meeting of the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock, voting as a separate class, may be taken by written consent.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to remove the renunciation of the corporate opportunity doctrine in the Existing Charter.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction over any such action or proceeding, then another state or federal court located within the State of Delaware) shall be the exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or employee of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (c) any civil action to interpret, apply or enforce any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended, (d) any civil action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of the provisions of the Proposed Charter or the Proposed Bylaws or (e) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in all cases to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that the

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foregoing will not apply to any causes of action arising under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to change the Company’s corporate name to ‘Mobix Labs, Inc.’”

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“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, for purposes of complying with applicable listing rules of The Nasdaq Capital Market, that the issuance in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement and the PIPE Subscription Agreement of up to 23,500,000 shares of Common Stock to certain Mobix Labs equityholders to be allocated between shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock plus up to 2,500,000 additional shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued in exchange for Post-March 26 Financing Securities, up to 3,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued as Earnout Shares to certain Mobix Labs equityholders, and up to 4,285,714 shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued to the PIPE Investor, including up to 1,285,714 Make-Whole Shares, be confirmed, ratified and approved in all respects.”

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“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that the Mobix Labs, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, the form of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex D, be effective upon the consummation of the Transaction, be and is hereby approved and adopted.”

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“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that the Mobix Labs, Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the form of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E, be effective upon the consummation of the Transaction, be and is hereby approved and adopted.”

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“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, to elect Fabrizio Battaglia, Kurt Busch and William Carpou to serve as the initial Class I directors until the first annual meeting of the New Mobix Labs stockholders following the Closing, David Aldrich, Frederick Goerner and Keyvan Samini to serve as the initial Class II directors until the second annual meeting of the New Mobix Labs stockholders following the Closing, and Dr. Jiong Ma and James Peterson to serve as the initial Class III directors until the third annual meeting of the New Mobix Labs stockholders following the Closing, or until each of their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.”

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“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that the adjournment of the extraordinary general meeting to a later date or dates to be determined by the chairman of the extraordinary general meeting, if necessary, either (x) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies and if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Special Meeting, there are insufficient votes to approve the Condition Precedent Proposals or (y) to permit withdrawals by Public Shareholders of their elections to redeem their Public Shares or to enable the Sponsor, Chavant’s directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates to undertake share purchases or other transactions for the purpose of limiting the number of Public Shares electing to redeem, in each case be confirmed, ratified and approved in all respects.”

The Transaction Proposal, the Advisory Governance Proposals, the Nasdaq Proposal, the Director Election Proposal, the Equity Incentive Plan Proposal, the Employee Stock Purchase Plan Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal must be approved by an ordinary resolution as a matter of Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Chavant ordinary shares, who, being present in person (including virtually), or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting. The Advisory Governance Proposals are voted upon on a non-binding advisory basis only. The Domestication Proposal and the Organizational Documents Proposal require the approval of a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of at least two-thirds of the Chavant ordinary shares who, being present in person (including virtually) or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting. The approval of each Condition Precedent Proposal is conditioned on the approval of all of the other Condition Precedent Proposals. If any of the Condition Precedent Proposals fails to receive the required approval by the Chavant shareholders at the Special Meeting, the Transaction will not be completed.

In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor (the ordinary shares initially purchased by Sponsor in connection with the initial public offering, the “Founder Shares”) and the director and officer holders of Chavant entered into a sponsor letter agreement (the “Sponsor Letter Agreement”) with Chavant and Mobix Labs, pursuant to which, among other things, the Sponsor and the directors and officers of Chavant agreed to vote all of their Chavant ordinary shares and Warrants in favor of the Transaction, the Condition Precedent Proposals and all the other proposals the parties deem necessary or desirable to effect the Transaction. In addition, in connection with Chavant’s initial public offering, the initial holders of ordinary shares and Warrants of Chavant, including the Sponsor, the directors and officers of Chavant, and the permitted designees of Roth Capital Partners, LLC and Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC, which were representatives of the underwriters in the initial public offering (collectively with the Sponsor and the officers and directors, the “Initial Shareholders”), entered into a letter agreement with Chavant, pursuant to which they agreed to vote all their Chavant ordinary shares in favor of the Transaction. Chavant expects that the Initial Shareholders will vote their shares in favor of all of the Proposals being presented at the Special Meeting. As of March 31, 2023, the Initial Shareholders currently collectively own approximately 70.0% of the outstanding Chavant ordinary shares.

Each of these Proposals is more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, which we encourage you to read carefully and in its entirety before voting. Only holders of Chavant ordinary shares entered in the register of members of Chavant at the close of business on [             ], 2023 are entitled to notice of the Special Meeting and to vote and have their votes counted at the Special Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. As of the record date, there were [             ] Chavant ordinary shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote.

YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE YOUR SHARES PROMPTLY.

Whether or not you plan to participate in the virtual Special Meeting, please complete, date, sign and return the enclosed proxy card without delay, or submit your proxy through the internet or by telephone as promptly as possible in order to ensure your representation at the Special Meeting no later than the time appointed for the Special Meeting or adjourned meeting. Voting by proxy will not prevent you from voting your Chavant ordinary shares online if you subsequently choose to participate in the virtual Special Meeting. Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other agent and you wish to vote at the Special Meeting, you must obtain a proxy issued in your name from that record. Only shareholders entered in the register of members of Chavant at the close of business on the record date may vote at the Special Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. If you fail to return your proxy card or fail to instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote, and do not participate in the virtual Special Meeting, your shares will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at, and the number of votes voted at, the Special Meeting.

You may revoke a proxy at any time before it is voted at the Special Meeting by executing and returning a proxy card dated later than the previous one, by participating in the Special Meeting and casting your vote by hand or by ballot (as applicable) or by submitting a written revocation to Morrow Sodali LLC, toll-free: (800) 662-5200, collect: (203) 658-9400, email: CLAY.info@investor.morrowsodali.com, that is received by the proxy solicitor before we take the vote at the Special Meeting. If you hold your shares through a bank or brokerage firm, you should follow the instructions of your bank or brokerage firm regarding revocation of proxies.

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The Chavant board of directors unanimously recommends that Chavant shareholders vote “FOR” approval of each of the Proposals. When you consider the Chavant board of directors’ recommendation of these Proposals, you should keep in mind that Chavant’s directors and officers have interests in the Transaction that may conflict or differ from your interests as a shareholder. See the section titled “Proposal No. 1 — The Transaction Proposal — Interests of Certain Persons in the Transaction.”

On behalf of the Chavant board of directors, I thank you for your support and we look forward to the successful consummation of the Transaction.

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If you return your signed proxy without an indication of how you wish to vote, your shares will be voted in favor of each of the Proposals.

All holders (the “Public Shareholders”) of Chavant’s Ordinary Shares issued in the Chavant IPO (as defined herein) (the “Public Shares”) have the right to have their Public Shares redeemed for cash in connection with the proposed Transaction. Public Shareholders are not required to affirmatively vote for or against the Transaction Proposal, to vote on the Transaction Proposal at all, or to be holders of record on the record date in order to have their shares redeemed for cash. This means that any Public Shareholder holding Public Shares may exercise redemption rights regardless of whether they are even entitled to vote on the Transaction Proposal.

To exercise redemption rights, holders of Public Shares must tender their shares to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, Chavant’s transfer agent, no later than two (2) business days prior to the Special Meeting. You may tender your shares by either delivering your share certificate to the transfer agent or by delivering your shares electronically using the Depository Trust Company’s Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian System. If the Transaction is not completed, then these shares will not be redeemed for cash. If you hold the shares in street name, you will need to instruct your bank or broker to withdraw the shares from your account in order to exercise your redemption rights. See “Extraordinary General Meeting — Redemption Rights” in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus for more specific instructions.

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ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS

This document, which forms part of a registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Chavant (File No. 333-[                  ]), constitutes a prospectus of Chavant under Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the securities to be issued if the Transaction described below is consummated. This document also constitutes a notice of meeting and a proxy statement under Section 14(a) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended with respect to the Special Meeting in lieu of the 2023 annual general meeting of Chavant shareholders at which shareholders of Chavant will be asked to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the Transaction by the approval and adoption of the Business Combination Agreement, among other matters. This document does not serve as a prospectus for the shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock that the Consenting Mobix Labs Stockholders will receive in the Transaction.

ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

We are a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Our chief executive officer, Dr. Jiong Ma, acts as our U.S. agent for service of process designated under the federal securities laws at the address of the office space we use from our Sponsor at 445 Park Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10022. However, some of our directors reside outside of the United States, and it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process on those directors within the United States.

Our corporate affairs will be governed by our Existing Charter, the Cayman Islands Companies Act, and the common law of the Cayman Islands prior to the Domestication. The rights of shareholders to take action against the directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the Cayman Islands Companies Act and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands, as well as from English common law, the decisions of whose courts are considered persuasive authority but are not binding on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States, and some states, such as Delaware, have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholder derivative action in a federal court of the United States.

The Cayman Islands courts are also unlikely:

We have been advised by Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP, our Cayman Islands legal counsel, that there is no statutory recognition in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, although the courts of the Cayman Islands will in certain circumstances recognize and enforce a non-penal judgment of a foreign court and treat it as a cause of action in itself which may be sued upon as a debt at common law so that no retrial of the issues would be necessary, provided that: (i) the U.S. court issuing the judgment had jurisdiction in the matter and the company either submitted to such jurisdiction or was resident or carrying on business within such jurisdiction and was duly served with process; (ii) the judgment given by the U.S. court was not in respect of penalties, taxes, fines or similar fiscal or revenue obligations of the company; (iii) in obtaining judgment there was no fraud on the part of the person in whose favor judgment was given or on the part of the court; (iv) recognition or enforcement of the judgment would not be contrary to public policy in the Cayman Islands; and (v) the proceedings pursuant to which judgment was obtained were not contrary to natural justice. In appropriate circumstances, a Cayman Islands court may give effect in the Cayman Islands to other kinds of final foreign judgments such as declaratory orders, orders for performance of contracts and injunctions.

As a result of all of the above, Public Shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by management, members of the board of directors or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a U.S. company.

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FREQUENTLY USED TERMS

Definitions

In this document:

“2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan” means the Mobix Labs, Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E.

“2023 Equity Incentive Plan” means the Mobix Labs, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex D.

“Adjournment Proposal” means the proposal to be considered at the Special Meeting to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary, (x) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for the approval of the Condition Precedent Proposals or (y) to permit withdrawals by Public Shareholders of their elections to redeem their Public Shares or to enable the Sponsor, Chavant’s directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates to undertake share purchases or other transactions for the purpose of limiting the number of Public Shares electing to redeem.

“Adjustment Period VWAP” means the volume weighted average price per share of the Class A Common Stock during the 30-day period commencing on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the PIPE Resale Registration Statement is declared effective.

“Advisory Governance Proposals” means the separate non-binding sub-proposals with respect to important governance provisions in the Proposed Charter to take effect upon the Closing Date if the Organizational Documents Proposal is approved.

“Aggregate Transaction Consideration” means a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (a) the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the assumed value of Mobix Labs in an amount equal to $235 million by (ii) $10.00 plus (b) a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to (i) the Per Share Exchange Ratio multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Post-March 26 Financing Securities plus (c) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock comprising the Earnout Shares.

“Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement” means an Amended and Restated Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement, to be entered into at the Closing, by and among New Mobix Labs, the Sponsor, the Representatives and their designees, certain equityholders of Chavant and certain equityholders of Mobix Labs.

“Amendment No. 1” means Amendment No. 1 to the Business Combination Agreement, dated April 7, 2023, by and among Chavant, Merger Sub and Mobix Labs.

“AOC” means active optical cables.

“Board” means Chavant’s board of directors or New Mobix Labs’ board of directors, as the context suggests.

“Broker Non-Vote” means the failure of a Chavant shareholder, who holds his or her shares in “street name” through a broker or other nominee, to give voting instructions to such broker or other nominee.

“Business Combination Agreement” means the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 1 and as may be further amended and/or restated from time to time, by and among Chavant, Merger Sub and Mobix Labs.

“Cayman Islands Companies Act” means the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands as the same may be amended from time to time.

“CFIUS” means the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

“Chavant” means Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company, and following the Domestication, a Delaware corporation.

“Chavant IPO” or “IPO” means Chavant’s initial public offering of units, consummated on July 19, 2021.

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“Chavant Promissory Notes” means the unsecured promissory notes evidencing the Working Capital Loans, which notes may be repaid upon completion of a Transaction, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of notes may be converted upon completion of a Transaction into Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Warrant.

“Class A Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of Chavant following the Domestication, and of New Mobix Labs following the Transaction. Holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share, and all holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock will vote together as a single class except as otherwise required by applicable law.

“Class B Common Stock” means the Class B Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of Chavant following the Domestication, and of New Mobix Labs following the Transaction. Holders of Class B Common Stock are entitled to ten votes per share, and all holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock will vote together as a single class except as otherwise required by applicable law. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock at the option of the holder, upon transfer or in certain specified circumstances and will automatically convert on the seventh anniversary of the Closing.

“Class B Directors” means the three members of the board of directors that the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of Class B Common Stock then outstanding will be entitled to elect for so long as any shares of Class B Common Stock remain outstanding.

“Closing” means the consummation of the Transaction.

“Closing Available Cash” means an amount of cash equal to (a) the amount of cash available to be released from the Trust Account immediately prior to the Closing (after giving effect to payments to redeeming Public Shareholders pursuant to the exercise of their redemption rights), plus (b) the amount of cash proceeds (i) actually received by Chavant or Mobix Labs as of immediately prior to the Closing and/or (ii) committed prior to the Closing Date to be funded to Chavant or Mobix Labs, in each case, pursuant to any financing arrangement net of (iii) the amount of cash required to be transferred to, retained by or held in escrow for the benefit of the counterparty to any such financing arrangement; provided, however, that, for purposes of clause (b) of this definition of “Closing Available Cash,” a maximum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall count towards the total amount of Closing Available Cash if funded or to be funded pursuant to any financing arrangement that is an equity line of credit, regardless of the total amount available under such equity line of credit, plus (c) the amount of cash and cash equivalents (other than excluded cash) of Chavant immediately prior to the Closing that is held in an account of Chavant outside the Trust Account.

“Closing Date” means the date upon which the Closing actually occurs.

“Closing Transaction Consideration” means the Aggregate Transaction Consideration minus the Earnout Shares.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Combination Period” means the period by which the Company must complete the Transaction, this being by July 22, 2023.

“Common Stock” means shares of the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock, collectively.

“Company,” “our,” “we” or “us” refers, prior to the Transaction, to Chavant, as the context suggests, and, following the Transaction, to New Mobix Labs, unless otherwise indicated in this proxy statement/prospectus.

“Condition Precedent Proposals” means the Transaction Proposal, the Domestication Proposal, the Organizational Documents Proposal, the Equity Incentive Plan Proposal and the Nasdaq Proposal.

“Consenting Mobix Labs Stockholders” means Mobix Labs stockholders that are signatories to the Written Consent and Written Consent to Amendment No. 1.

“DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended.

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“Director Election Proposal” means the proposal to be considered at the Special Meeting to elect Fabrizio Battaglia, Kurt Busch and William Carpou to serve as the initial Class I directors until the first annual meeting of the New Mobix Labs stockholders following the Closing, David Aldrich, Frederick Goerner and Keyvan Samini to serve as the initial Class II directors until the second annual meeting of the New Mobix Labs stockholders following the Closing, and Dr. Jiong Ma and James Peterson to serve as the initial Class III directors until the third annual meeting of the New Mobix Labs stockholders following the Closing, or until each of their respective successors is duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.

“dollars” or “$” means U.S. dollars.

“Domesticated Warrant” means that, following the Domestication, a warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock issued by Chavant.

“Domestication” means the de-registration of Chavant as a Cayman Islands exempted company and transfer by way of continuation to the State of Delaware and domestication of Chavant into a Delaware corporation, with the Ordinary Shares becoming shares of Class A Common Stock of the Delaware corporation under the applicable provisions of the Cayman Islands Companies Act and the DGCL; the term includes all matters and necessary or ancillary changes in order to effect such Domestication, including the adoption of the Proposed Charter (substantially in the form attached hereto at Annex B-1) consistent with the DGCL and changing the registered office of Chavant.

“Domestication Effective Time” means the date and time of the effectiveness of the Domestication.

“Domestication Proposal” means the proposal to be considered at the Special Meeting to approve the Domestication.

“Earnout Recipients” means certain holders of Mobix Labs Common Stock, Mobix Labs Preferred Stock and Mobix Labs Options, in accordance with the Payment Spreadsheet.

“Earnout Shares” means the potential issuance of an aggregate of 3,500,000 additional shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement.

“Effective Time” means the time at which the Merger becomes effective.

“EMI Solutions” means EMI Solutions, Inc.

“Employee Stock Purchase Plan Proposal” means the proposal to be considered at the Special Meeting to approve the 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

“Equity Incentive Plan Proposal” means the proposal to be considered at the Special Meeting to approve the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Existing Charter” means Chavant’s current Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

“Financing Arrangement” means (a) the PIPE Private Placement, (b) any other private placements after the date of the Business Combination Agreement of Ordinary Shares or convertible debt securities that are convertible into Ordinary Shares, (c) any equity line of credit or other similar financing arrangement and (d) any private placement or placements pursuant to subscription agreements entered into by Mobix Labs and certain accredited investors to offer and sell Mobix Labs’ securities; provided, that, in each case, the terms of any Financing Arrangement that closes or is otherwise consummated or irrevocably committed prior to or concurrently with the Closing shall be either (i) a private placement of Ordinary Shares on terms no less favorable to Mobix Labs than those contained in the PIPE Subscription Agreement (which terms shall be deemed to be mutually agreed by Chavant and Mobix Labs) or (ii) otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing by Chavant and Mobix Labs.

“First Extension Amendment” means the amendment to Chavant’s charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination from July 22, 2022 to January 22, 2023, which was approved at the extraordinary general meeting on July 14, 2022.

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“Founder Shares” means the Ordinary Shares initially purchased by the Sponsor in a private placement prior to the Chavant IPO, a portion of which were subsequently transferred to certain holders in connection with the Chavant IPO, and the shares of Class A Common Stock that will be issued upon the automatic conversion of the Ordinary Shares at the time of the Domestication.

“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.

“Initial Shareholders” means Sponsor, the directors and officers of Chavant and certain designees of the Representatives.

“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

“JOBS Act” means the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended.

“Key Mobix Labs Stockholders” means holders of Mobix Labs Capital Stock collectively representing at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Mobix Labs Common Stock and Mobix Labs Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class.

“Make-Whole Shares” means additional shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued to the PIPE Investor after the filing of the registration statement registering the resale of shares of Class A Common Stock acquired by the PIPE Investor upon satisfaction of certain conditions in the PIPE Subscription Agreement.

“Merger” means the merging of Merger Sub with and into Mobix Labs, with Mobix Labs surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Chavant.

“Merger Sub” means CLAY Merger Sub II, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

“Mobix Labs” or “Mobix” means Mobix Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

“Mobix Labs Board” means the board of directors of Mobix Labs.

“Mobix Labs Capital Stock” means Mobix Labs Common Stock and/or Mobix Labs Preferred Stock.

“Mobix Labs Charter” means the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Mobix Labs filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 5, 2021, as such may have been amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

“Mobix Labs Common Stock” means shares of common stock, par value of $0.00001, of Mobix Labs.

“Mobix Labs Convertible Instrument” means outstanding SAFEs or promissory notes of Mobix Labs prior to the Closing which are convertible in accordance with their terms for Mobix Labs Common Stock or Mobix Labs Preferred Stock.

“Mobix Labs Equity Incentive Plans” means, collectively, the Mobix Labs, Inc. 2022 Incentive Compensation Plan, the Mobix Labs, Inc. 2020 Key Employee Equity Incentive Plan and the Mobix Labs, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as they may have been amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

“Mobix Labs Founders Preferred Stock” means the shares of preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of Mobix Labs designated as “Founders Preferred Stock” in the Mobix Labs Charter.

“Mobix Labs Options” means all outstanding options to purchase shares of Mobix Labs Common Stock, whether or not exercisable and whether or not vested, immediately prior to the Closing under any Mobix Labs Equity Incentive Plan.

“Mobix Labs Preferred Stock” means the Mobix Labs Founders Preferred Stock and Mobix Labs Series A Preferred Stock.

“Mobix Labs Requisite Approval” means the vote of the holders of at least a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of the Mobix Labs Capital Stock, including the Mobix Labs Common Stock and the Mobix Labs Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class (with the holders of Mobix Labs Preferred Stock being entitled to the number of votes per share specified in the Mobix Labs Charter).

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“Mobix Labs RSUs” means all outstanding restricted stock units relating to shares of Mobix Labs Common Stock immediately prior to the Closing under any Mobix Labs Equity Incentive Plan.

“Mobix Labs Series A Preferred Stock” means the shares of preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of Mobix Labs designated as “Series A Preferred Stock” in the Mobix Labs Charter.

“Mobix Labs Stockholder” means a holder of shares of Mobix Labs Common Stock and/or Mobix Labs Preferred Stock.

“Mobix Labs Warrants” means all warrants to purchase shares of Mobix Labs Common Stock outstanding prior to the Closing.

“Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Capital Market.

“Nasdaq Proposal” means the proposal to be considered at the Special Meeting to approve, for purposes of complying with applicable Nasdaq listing rules, the issuance by Chavant of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock to equity holders of Mobix Labs and the PIPE Investor.

“New Mobix Labs” means the Company after completion of the Transaction.

“New Mobix Labs Board” means the board of directors of New Mobix Labs, which is anticipated to be composed of three directors in Class I (expected to be Fabrizio Battaglia, Kurt Busch and William Carpou), three directors in Class II (expected to be David Aldrich, Frederick Goerner and Keyvan Samini) and two directors in Class III (expected to be Dr. Jiong Ma and James Peterson), with James Peterson acting as Executive Chairman, with Chavant’s current chief executive officer, Dr. Jiong Ma, acting as a director and with the holders of the Class B Common Stock entitled to elect up to three members of the New Mobix Labs Board so long as any shares of Class B Common Stock remain outstanding (expected to be Keyvan Samini, Fabrizio Battaglia and James Peterson).

“Ordinary Shares” means at any prior to the Domestication Effective Time, ordinary shares, par value $0.0001, of Chavant.

“Organizational Documents Proposal” means the proposal to be considered at the Special Meeting to approve and adopt the Proposed Charter and Amendment and the Proposed Bylaws.

“Other Mobix Labs Options” means Mobix Labs Options that are not in-the-money vested options.

“Payment Spreadsheet” means the schedule setting forth (A) the calculation of Closing Transaction Consideration (including the number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock which will constitute the Closing Transaction Consideration), (B) the allocation of the Closing Transaction Consideration among (1) the holders of Mobix Labs Common Stock, (2) the holders of Mobix Labs Series A Preferred Stock, (3) the holders of Mobix Labs Founders Preferred Stock, (4) the holders of in-the-money vested Mobix Labs Options, (5) the holders of Mobix Labs Warrants and (6) the holders of Mobix Labs Convertible Instruments, (C) the calculation of the portion of Closing Transaction Consideration payable to (1) each holder of Mobix Labs Common Stock, (2) each holder of Mobix Labs Series A Preferred Stock, (3) each holder of Mobix Labs Founders Preferred Stock and (4) each holder of in-the-money vested Mobix Labs Options, (5) each holder of Mobix Labs Warrants and (6) each holder of Mobix Labs Convertible Instruments, (D) the allocation of the Earnout Shares (as defined below) among the Mobix Labs Stockholders and Mobix Labs Options holders and (E) the calculation of the portion of the Earnout Shares payable to each such recipient.

“PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

“Per Share Exchange Ratio” means the number obtained by dividing 23,500,000 by the fully diluted number of shares of Mobix Labs immediately prior to the Effective Time, which reflects the aggregate number of shares of Mobix Labs Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, the aggregate number of shares of Mobix Labs Common Stock into which the shares of Mobix Labs Preferred Stock could be converted (without regard to whether such shares of Mobix Labs Preferred Stock may then be converted in accordance with the Mobix Labs Charter), the aggregate number of shares of Mobix Labs Common Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options and warrants to purchase Mobix Labs Common Stock and Mobix Labs Convertible Instruments that convert into Mobix Labs Common Stock or shares of Mobix Labs Preferred Stock, and the aggregate number of shares of Mobix Labs Common Stock issuable upon vesting and settlement of outstanding Mobix Labs RSUs, which fully diluted number excludes the shares of Post-March 26 Financing Securities.

“PFIC” means passive foreign investment company.

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“PIPE Investor” means the subscriber that agreed to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock, substantially concurrently with the Closing, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the PIPE Subscription Agreement.

“PIPE Private Placement” means the private placement of Class A Common Stock pursuant to which the PIPE Investor, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the PIPE Subscription Agreement, will purchase 3,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock for a purchase price of $10.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $30,000,000, and will be entitled to receive Make-Whole Shares.

“PIPE Resale Registration Statement” means a registration statement that Chavant has agreed to file to register the resale of the shares of Class A Common Stock acquired by the PIPE Investor within 45 days of Closing pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreement.

“PIPE Subscription Agreement” means the PIPE Subscription Agreement, dated November 15, 2022, entered into between Chavant and the PIPE Investor in connection with the Private Placement, which is included as Exhibit 10.8 to the registration statement on Form S-4 of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part.

“Post-Closing RSUs” means restricted stock units covering up to 5,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock that may be granted on the first, second and third anniversaries of the Closing Date to certain directors and officers of Mobix Labs in the event that such director or officer continues to be employed with or provide services to Mobix Labs on each such date in accordance with their employment or service agreements with Mobix Labs. Each of these RSUs will vest on the first anniversary of the applicable grant date, subject to the recipient’s continuous service to New Mobix Labs through the applicable grant dates and vesting dates.

“Post-March 26 Financing Securities” means any shares of (i) Mobix Labs Common Stock, or (ii) Mobix Labs Common Stock issuable upon exercise or conversion of Mobix Labs Warrants, Mobix Labs Convertible Instruments or convertible debt, in each case, where such Mobix Labs securities were issued for cash and in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement, and as a result of, or in connection with, any private placement entered into by Mobix Labs after March 26, 2023.

“Preferred Stock” means the preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of Chavant following the Domestication, and of New Mobix Labs following the Transaction.

“Private Warrants” means the warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares purchased in a private placement in connection with the Chavant IPO, which will be converted into warrants to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock at the Domestication Effective Time.

“Proposal” means each of the proposals Chavant will ask its shareholders to vote in favor of at the Special Meeting.

“Proposed Amendment” means the Certificate of Amendment of the Company which, if approved, would take effect upon the Closing, a form of which is attached hereto as Annex B-3.

“Proposed Bylaws” mean the proposed bylaws of the Company to be in effect following the Transaction, a form of which is attached hereto as Annex C.

“Proposed Charter” means the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company which, if approved, would take effect upon the Domestication, a form of which is attached hereto as Annex B-1.

“Proposed Charter and Amendment” means, collectively, the Proposed Charter and the Proposed Amendment.

“Proposed Organizational Documents” means, collectively, the Proposed Charter and Amendment and the Proposed Bylaws.

“Public Shares” means the Ordinary Shares issued as part of the Units sold in the Chavant IPO, which will be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock at the Domestication Effective Time.

“Public Shareholders” means holders of Public Shares, whether acquired in the Chavant IPO or acquired in the secondary market.

“Public Warrants” means the warrants included in the Units sold in Chavant’s IPO, each of which is exercisable for one Ordinary Share, in accordance with its terms, which will be converted into warrants to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock at the Domestication Effective Time.

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“Representatives” means Roth Capital Partners, LLC and Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC, which acted as representatives of the underwriters in the Chavant IPO.

“Representative Warrants” means 605,668 Private Warrants issued to the designees of the Representatives.

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Second Extension” or “Chavant Extension” means the extension of the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination from January 22, 2023 to July 22, 2023, which extension has been approved by Chavant’s shareholders.

“Second Extension Amendment” means an amendment to Chavant’s charter to extend the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination from January 22, 2023 to July 22, 2023, which was approved at the extraordinary general meeting on January 6, 2023.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Special Meeting” means the extraordinary general meeting of Chavant that is the subject of this proxy statement/prospectus.

“Sponsor” means Chavant Capital Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Sponsor Letter Agreement” means that certain Sponsor Letter Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2022, by and among Mobix Labs, Chavant, Sponsor and certain director and officer holders of Chavant, which is filed as Exhibit 10.7 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

“Transaction” means the Domestication, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.

“Transaction Proposal” means the proposal to be considered at the Special Meeting to approve the Transaction.

“Trust Account” means the trust account that holds a portion of the proceeds of the Chavant IPO and the concurrent sale of the Private Warrants.

“U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of Chavant’s securities who or that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes: (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; (ii) a corporation (or other entity that is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is created or organized (or treated as created or organized) in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia; (iii) an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or (iv) a trust if (1) a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) it has a valid election in place to be treated as a United States person.

“Units” means at any time prior to the Domestication Effective Time, one Ordinary Share and three-quarters of one Warrant.

“VWAP” means, for any security as of any date(s), the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg through its “HP” function (set to weighted average) or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:01 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date(s) on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date(s) shall be the fair market value per share on such date(s) as reasonably determined in good faith by a majority of the disinterested independent directors of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of New Mobix Labs at such time. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar events during such period.

“Warrant Agreement” means that certain warrant agreement, dated July 19, 2021, by and between Chavant and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

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“Warrants” means (a) at any time prior to the Domestication Effective Time, warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares as contemplated under the Warrant Agreement, with each whole warrant exercisable for one Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50, and (b) from and after the Domestication Effective Time, warrants to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock as contemplated under the Warrant Agreement,

as amended pursuant to an amendment to be effective as of the Domestication Effective Time, with each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50.

“Working Capital Loans” means non-interest bearing loans which made by the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors to Chavant as may be required for Chavant’s working capital needs, which loans are evidenced by the Chavant Promissory Notes.

“Written Consent” means the irrevocable stockholder written consent in lieu of a meeting containing the requisite vote by the Mobix Labs Stockholders (including the Key Mobix Labs Stockholders) in favor of the approval and adoption of the Business Combination Agreement, the Transaction and all other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement. The Written Consent was delivered to Chavant on November 15, 2022.

“Written Consent to Amendment No. 1” means the irrevocable stockholder written consent in lieu of a meeting containing the requisite vote by the Mobix Labs Stockholders (including the Key Mobix Labs Stockholders) dated April 6, 2023, thereby adopting and approving Amendment No. 1. The Written Consent to Amendment No. 1 was delivered to Chavant on April 7, 2023.

“Written Consents” means the Written Consent and the Written Consent to Amendment No. 1.

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MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA

Within this proxy statement/prospectus, Mobix Labs references information and statistics regarding the wireless and connectivity industries. Mobix Labs has obtained this information and statistics from various independent third-party sources, including independent industry publications, reports by market research firms and other independent sources, including:

Some data and other information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus are also based on management’s estimates and calculations, which are derived from Mobix Labs’ review and interpretation of internal surveys and independent sources. Data regarding the industries in which Mobix Labs competes and its market position and market share within these industries are inherently imprecise and are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties beyond our control, but Mobix Labs believes they generally indicate size, position and market share within such industries. While Mobix Labs believes such information is reliable, Mobix Labs has not independently verified any third-party information. While Mobix Labs believes its internal company research and estimates are reliable, such research and estimates have not been verified by any independent source. In addition, assumptions and estimates of Mobix Labs and Mobix Labs’ industries’ future performance are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors. These and other factors could cause Mobix Labs’ future performance to differ materially from our assumptions and estimates. As a result, you should be aware that market, ranking and other similar industry data included in this proxy statement/prospectus, and estimates and beliefs based on that data, may not be reliable. Neither Mobix Labs, Mobix Labs Stockholders, Chavant or Chavant’s shareholders can guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any such information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus.

TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES AND SERVICE MARKS

Mobix Labs uses certain trademarks, trade names and service marks in connection with the operation of its business, including “Mobix Labs,” “Mobixell,” “True5G” and “Shaping Tomorrow’s Connectivity”. Other trademarks, trade names and service marks appearing in this proxy statement/prospectus are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, in some cases, the trademarks, trade names and service marks referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus are listed without the applicable ®, ™ and SM symbols.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SPECIAL MEETING AND THE RELATED PROPOSALS

The following questions and answers briefly address some commonly asked questions about the proposals to be presented at the Special Meeting, including with respect to the proposed Transaction. The following questions and answers may not include all the information that is important to Chavant shareholders. Shareholders are urged to read carefully this entire proxy statement/prospectus, including the financial statements and annexes attached hereto and the other documents referred to herein.

Q.Why am I receiving this proxy statement/prospectus?

There currently are 2,856,042 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, consisting of 856,042 Public Shares and 2,000,000 Founder Shares. In addition, there currently are 9,400,000 Warrants issued and outstanding, consisting of 6,000,000 Public Warrants and 3,400,000 Private Warrants. Each whole Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Warrants will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of a business combination, and expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, five years after the completion of a business combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. Under Chavant’s Existing Charter, Chavant must provide all Public Shareholders with the opportunity to have their Public Shares redeemed for cash upon the consummation of Chavant’s initial business combination in conjunction with a shareholder vote.

This proxy statement/prospectus is being sent to Chavant shareholders who owned Ordinary Shares at the close of business on the record date for the Special Meeting and are therefore entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. This proxy statement/prospectus and its annexes contain important information about the proposed Transaction and the Proposals to be acted upon at the Special Meeting. You should read this proxy statement/prospectus and its annexes carefully and in their entirety. This document also constitutes a prospectus of Chavant with respect to the Class A Common Stock issuable in connection with the Transaction. However, this document does not serve as a prospectus for the shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock that the Consenting Mobix Labs Stockholders will receive in the Transaction.

See “Chavant’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the remainder of this proxy statement/prospectus for additional information about Chavant’s Ordinary Shares, Warrants and financial condition, including with respect to events occurring after the last balance sheet date of the consolidated financial statements of Chavant included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

Q.Why is Chavant proposing the Transaction Proposal?

Chavant received $80,000,000 in net proceeds from the sale of the Units in the Chavant IPO and sale of the Private Warrants, which was placed into the Trust Account immediately following the Chavant IPO. At an extraordinary general meeting held on July 14, 2022, Chavant shareholders were asked to approve a proposal to amend Chavant’s charter (the “First Extension Amendment”) to extend the date by which Chavant must consummate an initial business combination from July 22, 2022 to January 22, 2023. The proposal was approved and certain Chavant shareholders holding 7,046,967 Ordinary Shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, $70,573,278 (approximately $10.01 per share) was deducted from the Trust Account to pay such holders. In connection with the First Extension Amendment, Chavant agreed to deposit $31,450 (at a rate of $0.033 per non-redeeming Public Share) for each subsequent monthly period needed by Chavant to complete a business combination by January 22, 2023.

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At a second extraordinary general meeting on January 6, 2023, Chavant shareholders were asked to approve a further extension of the date by which Chavant must consummate an initial business combination (the “Second Extension Amendment”) from January 22, 2023 to July 22, 2023. The proposal was approved, and certain Chavant shareholders holding 96,991 Ordinary Shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, $1,004,600 (approximately $10.36 per share) was deducted from the Trust Account to pay such holders. In connection with the Second Extension Amendment, Chavant agreed to deposit $42,802 (at a rate of $0.05 per non-redeeming Public Share) for each subsequent monthly period needed by Chavant to complete a business combination by July 22, 2023. Following the redemptions of the Public Shares described above, the 2,000,000 Founder Shares that remain outstanding represented 70% of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares.

As of March 31, 2023, the Trust Account had a total balance of approximately $9,092,522. In accordance with Chavant’s Existing Charter, the funds held in the Trust Account will be released upon the consummation of the Transaction. See the question entitled “What happens to the funds held in the Trust Account upon the consummation of the Transaction?”

Chavant’s Board has unanimously approved the Transaction and is recommending the Transaction to Chavant’s shareholders for a variety of reasons. Please see the section titled “The Transaction — Chavant’s Board of Directors’ Reasons for the Approval of the Transaction” for additional information.

Q.Why is Chavant proposing the Domestication?

The approval of the Domestication Proposal is a condition to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement. The approval of the Domestication Proposal requires a special resolution under Cayman Islands law, being the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Ordinary Shares who, being present and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, vote at the Special Meeting. Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes, while considered present for the purposes of establishing a quorum, will not count as a vote cast at the Special Meeting.

Q.What amendments will be made to the current organizational documents of Chavant?

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Accordingly, in addition to voting on the Transaction, Chavant’s shareholders also are being asked to consider and vote upon a proposal to approve the Domestication and replace Chavant’s Existing Charter under Cayman Islands law with the Proposed Organizational Documents under the DGCL, which differ from the Existing Charter in several material respects, including those described below:

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Q.How will the Domestication affect my Chavant securities?

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Chavant does not expect to have significant cumulative earnings and profits, if any, on the date of the Domestication. As discussed more fully under “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations,” Chavant believes that it is likely classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In such case, notwithstanding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Domestication discussed above, proposed Treasury Regulations under Section 1291(f) of the Code (which have a retroactive effective date), if finalized in their current form, generally would require a U.S. Holder to recognize gain on the exchange of Ordinary Shares or Warrants for Class A Common Stock or Warrants pursuant to the Domestication. Any such gain would be taxable income with no corresponding receipt of cash in the Domestication. The tax on any such gain would be imposed at the rate applicable to ordinary income and an interest charge would apply based on a complex set of rules. In addition, the proposed Treasury Regulations provide coordinating rules with other sections of the Code, including Section 367(b), which affect the manner in which the rules under such other sections apply to transfers of PFIC stock. However, it is difficult to predict whether, in what form, and with what effective date, final Treasury Regulations under Section 1291(f) of the Code may be adopted and how any such Treasury Regulations would apply. Importantly, however, U.S. Holders that make or have made certain elections discussed further under “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” with respect to their Ordinary Shares generally are not subject to the same gain recognition rules under the currently proposed Treasury Regulations under Section 1291(f) of the Code. Currently, there are no elections available that apply to the Warrants, and the application of the PFIC rules to the Warrants is unclear. For a more complete discussion of the potential application of the PFIC rules to U.S. Holders as a result of the Domestication, see the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

Each U.S. Holder of Ordinary Shares or Warrants is urged to consult its own tax advisor concerning the application of the PFIC rules, including the proposed Treasury Regulations, to the exchange of Ordinary Shares and Warrants for Class A Common Stock and Warrants pursuant to the Domestication.

Additionally, the Domestication may cause non-U.S. Holders to become subject to U.S. federal income withholding taxes on any amounts treated as dividends paid in respect of such non-U.S. Holder’s Class A Common Stock after the Domestication.

The tax consequences of the Domestication are complex and will depend on a holder’s particular circumstances. All holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences to them of the Domestication, including the applicability and effect of U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax laws. For a more complete discussion of the U.S. federal income tax considerations of the Domestication, see the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that the Company’s entry into the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2022 , as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2023 (copies of which are attached to the proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A-1 and Annex A-2, respectively), and as further amended or otherwise modified from time to time, by and among the Company, CLAY Merger Sub II, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Mobix Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the transactions contemplated thereby be confirmed, ratified and approved in all respects.”

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“RESOLVED, as a special resolution, that the Company be de-registered as an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands pursuant to Article 47 of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company and the Cayman Islands Companies Act (As Revised) and be transferred by way of continuation to the State of Delaware and domesticate as a corporation in the State of Delaware.”

“RESOLVED, as a special resolution, that, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company (forms of which are annexed to the proxy statement/prospectus as Annex B-1 and Annex C), be approved as the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, respectively, of the Company, in each case to be effective upon the effectiveness of the Domestication, and that the certificate of amendment of certificate of incorporation (the form of which is annexed to the proxy statement/prospectus as Annex B-3) be approved to be filed and effective immediately following the effectiveness of the Merger.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to eliminate various provisions in the Existing Charter applicable only to special purpose acquisition companies.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to increase the authorized share capital from 201,000,000 shares, consisting of (a) 200,000,000 ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and (b) 1,000,000 preference shares, par value $0.0001 per share, to authorized capital stock of [ ] shares, consisting of three classes: (i) [ ] shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share, (ii) [ ] shares of Class B Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share, and (iii) [ ] shares of Preferred Stock, $0.00001 par value per share.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to provide that the holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share, while the holders of Class B Common Stock are entitled to ten votes per share, and all such holders will vote together as a single class except as otherwise required by applicable law.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to provide that so long as any shares of Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, the holders of Class B Common Stock, voting as a separate class, shall be entitled to nominate and elect up to three members of the board of directors of New Mobix Labs (each, a “Class B Director”), remove any Class B Director, and fill any vacancy caused by the death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other cause of any Class B Director.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to provide that, except for those directors, if any, elected by the holders of any series of preferred stock then outstanding pursuant to the Proposed Charter, for so long as the Board is classified, any director or the entire Board may be removed only for cause, and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote, voting together as a single class.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to provide that, in addition to any affirmative vote required by applicable law and/or the Proposed Charter, the vote of at least 66²∕₃% of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding shares of capital stock is required to amend certain provisions of the Proposed Charter.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to provide that, in addition to any affirmative vote required by applicable law and/or the Proposed Charter, the vote of at least 66²∕₃% of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding shares of capital stock is required to amend the Proposed Bylaws.”

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“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to provide that, the stockholders may not take action by written consent but may only take action at annual or special meetings of stockholders; provided, however, that, any action to be taken at any meeting of the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock, voting as a separate class, may be taken by written consent.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to remove the renunciation of the corporate opportunity doctrine in the Existing Charter.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction over any such action or proceeding, then another state or federal court located within the State of Delaware) shall be the exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or employee of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (c) any civil action to interpret, apply or enforce any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended, (d) any civil action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of the provisions of the Proposed Charter or the Proposed Bylaws or (e) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in all cases to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that the foregoing will not apply to any causes of action arising under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.”

“RESOLVED, on a non-binding advisory basis, to change the Company’s corporate name to ‘Mobix Labs, Inc.’”

“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, for purposes of complying with applicable listing rules of The Nasdaq Capital Market, that the issuance in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement and the PIPE Subscription Agreement of up to 23,500,000 shares of Common Stock to certain Mobix Labs equityholders to be allocated between shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock plus up to 2,500,000 additional shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued in exchange for Post-March 26 Financing Securities, up to 3,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued as Earnout Shares to certain Mobix Labs equityholders, and up to 4,285,714 shares of Class A

Common Stock to be issued to the PIPE Investor, including up to 1,285,714 Make-Whole Shares, be confirmed, ratified and approved in all respects.”

“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that the Mobix Labs, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, the form of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex D, be effective upon the consummation of the Transaction, be and is hereby approved and adopted.”

“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that the Mobix Labs, Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the form of which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E, be effective upon the consummation of the Transaction, be and is hereby approved and adopted.”

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“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, to elect Fabrizio Battaglia, Kurt Busch and William Carpou to serve as the initial Class I directors until the first annual meeting of the New Mobix Labs stockholders following the Closing, David Aldrich, Frederick Goerner and Keyvan Samini to serve as the initial Class II directors until the second annual meeting of the New Mobix Labs stockholders following the Closing, and Dr. Jiong Ma and James Peterson to serve as the initial Class III directors until the third annual meeting of the New Mobix Labs stockholders following the Closing, or until each of their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.”

“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that the adjournment of the extraordinary general meeting to a later date or dates to be determined by the chairman of the extraordinary general meeting, if necessary, either (x) to permit further solicitation and vote of proxies and if, based upon the tabulated vote at the time of the Special Meeting, there are insufficient votes to approve the Condition Precedent Proposals or (y) to permit withdrawals by Public Shareholders of their elections to redeem their Public Shares or to enable the Sponsor, Chavant’s directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates to undertake share purchases or other transactions for the purpose of limiting the number of Public Shares electing to redeem, in each case be confirmed, ratified and approved in all respects.”

The existence of financial and personal interests of Chavant’s directors and officers may result in conflicts of interest, including a conflict between what may be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and what may be best for a director’s or officer’s personal interests when determining to recommend that shareholders vote for the proposals. These conflicts of interest include, among other things, that if we do not consummate an initial business combination by July 22, 2023, we may be forced to liquidate, and the 1,580,813 Founder Shares and 2,794,332 Private Warrants owned by our Sponsor, and 1,706,031 Founder Shares beneficially owned by our directors and officers, would be worthless. See the sections entitled “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus — Interests of Certain Persons in the Transaction” for more information.

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A.At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger:

Additionally, effective as of the Effective Time:

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The “Per Share Exchange Ratio” is the number obtained by dividing 23,500,000 by the fully diluted number of shares of Mobix Labs immediately prior to the Effective Time, which reflects the aggregate number of shares of Mobix Labs Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, the aggregate number of shares of Mobix Labs Common Stock into which the shares of Mobix Labs Preferred Stock could be converted (without regard to whether such shares of Mobix Labs Preferred Stock may then be converted in accordance with the Mobix Labs Charter), the aggregate number of shares of Mobix Labs Common Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options and warrants to purchase Mobix Labs Common Stock and Mobix Labs Convertible Instruments that convert into Mobix Labs Common Stock or shares of Mobix Labs Preferred Stock, and the aggregate number of shares of Mobix Labs Common Stock issuable upon vesting and settlement of outstanding Mobix Labs RSUs, which fully diluted number excludes the shares of Post-March 26 Financing Securities. “Closing Transaction Consideration” means the Aggregate Transaction Consideration minus the Earnout Shares. “Aggregate Transaction Consideration” means a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (a) the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the assumed value of Mobix Labs in an amount equal to $235 million by (ii) $10.00 plus (b) a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to (i) the Per Share Exchange Ratio multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Post-March 26 Financing Securities plus (c) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock comprising the Earnout Shares. The estimated maximum number of additional shares that may be issued in exchange for the Post-Closing March 26 Financing Securities is 2,500,000, and this estimate is provided solely for the purpose of registering a maximum amount of shares under the registration statement on Form S-4 of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part.

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date of this proxy statement/prospectus, the Units, Public Shares and Public Warrants closed at $[                     ], $[                     ] and $[                     ], respectively.

If a Public Shareholder exercises its redemption rights, such exercise will not result in the loss of any Public Warrants that it may hold. We cannot predict the ultimate value of the Warrants following the consummation of the Transaction, but assuming that all 856,042 Ordinary Shares held by our Public Shareholders were redeemed (maximum redemption scenario), the 6,000,000 retained outstanding Public Warrants would have an aggregate value of $[                 ], based on the price per Public Warrant of $[                     ] on [                     ], 2023, the most recent practicable date prior to the date of this proxy statement/prospectus. In addition, on [                  ], 2023, the most recent practicable date prior to the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, the price per Ordinary Share closed at $[                 ]. If the Class A Common Stock is trading above the exercise price of $11.50 per warrant, the warrants are considered to be “in the money” and are therefore more likely to be exercised by the holders thereof (when they become exercisable). This in turn increases the risk to the non-redeeming Public Shareholders that the warrants will be exercised, which would result in immediate dilution to the non-redeeming Public Shareholders.

The tables below illustrate the anticipated relative ownership of Public Shareholders, the Initial Shareholders (being the Sponsor, the directors and officers of Chavant and the Representatives’ designees) and Mobix Labs equityholders upon completion of the Transaction without and after giving effect to the additional dilution that may be caused by the issuance of Earnout Shares, the issuance of the Make-Whole Shares, the exercise of the outstanding Public Warrants or Private Warrants, the extension of Working Capital Loans under the Chavant Promissory Notes and the exercise of any Warrants convertible from the Working Capital Loans, any issuance upon the exercise of the Assumed Options or the vesting of the Assumed RSUs or pursuant to the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan or the 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan under a no redemption scenario and a maximum redemption scenario. In the no redemption scenario as described below in the sensitivity table, the residual equity value owned by the non-redeeming Public Shareholders is assumed to be the deemed value of $10.00 per share and the implied total equity value of New Mobix Labs following the Transaction, assuming no dilution from any additional dilution sources described in the table below, would be $259.6 million. As a result of the redemption amount in the maximum redemption scenario as described below in the sensitivity table, the implied total equity value of New Mobix Labs following the Transaction, assuming no dilution from any additional dilution sources described in the table below, would be $250.3 million in the maximum redemption scenario. These amounts are based solely on an assumed value of $10.00 per share and do not reflect a third-party valuation nor a prediction of the future value of the Mobix Labs Common Stock. Additionally, the sensitivity table below sets forth the potential additional dilutive impact of each of the additional dilution sources in each redemption scenario, as described further in Notes 10 through 17 below. Stockholders will experience additional dilution to the extent New Mobix Labs issues any such additional shares after the Closing.

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shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued in exchange. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock at the option of the holder, upon transfer or in certain specified circumstances and will automatically convert on the seventh anniversary of the Closing. This row excludes the Earnout Shares.

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included in the row titled “Total Shares Outstanding Excluding Earnout Shares, Make-Whole Shares, Convertible Notes and Warrants” plus (ii) the Earnout Shares set forth in the applicable column.

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The numbers of shares and percentage interests set forth in the tables above are based on a number of assumptions described in the footnotes to the tables and that neither Chavant nor Mobix Labs issues any additional equity securities prior to the Transaction. If the actual facts differ from our assumptions, the numbers of shares and percentage interests set forth above will be different.

Q.   Will Chavant obtain new financing in connection with the Transaction?

Pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreement, Chavant agreed to issue the Make-Whole Shares to the PIPE Investor in the event that the Adjustment Period VWAP is less than $10.00 per share (as adjusted for any stock split, reverse stock split or similar adjustment following the Closing). In such case, the PIPE Investor will be entitled to receive a number of Make-Whole Shares equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued to the PIPE Investor at the closing of the subscription and held by the PIPE Investor through the end of a 30-day period that begins on the date that is 30 days after the effective date of the PIPE Resale Registration Statement multiplied by (y) a fraction, (A) the numerator of which is $10.00 (as adjusted for any stock split, reverse stock split or similar adjustment following the Closing) minus the Adjustment Period VWAP and (B) the denominator of which is the Adjustment Period VWAP. In the event that the Adjustment Period VWAP is less than $7.00, the Adjustment Period VWAP will be deemed to be $7.00.

For more information about the PIPE Subscription Agreement, see the section entitled “Certain Agreements Related to the Transaction — PIPE Subscription Agreement.”

In addition, in connection with the Transaction and subject to the terms in the Business Combination Agreement, both Chavant and Mobix Labs have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct and complete additional Financing Arrangements, including private placements of securities of Chavant and Mobix Labs or similar financing arrangements.

Q.   Who will be the officers and directors of the Company if the Transaction is consummated?

Immediately following the consummation of the Transaction, Chavant expects that the current senior management of Mobix Labs will comprise the senior management of New Mobix Labs.

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See “Management of New Mobix Labs After the Transaction” for additional information.

Q.What conditions must be satisfied to complete the Transaction?

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To the extent any such purchases by the Sponsor, Chavant’s directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates are made in situations in which the tender offer rules restrictions on purchases apply, Chavant will disclose in a Current Report on Form 8-K prior to the Special Meeting the following: (i) the number of Public Shares purchased outside of the redemption offer, along with the purchase price(s) for such Public Shares; (ii) the purpose of any such purchases; (iii) the impact, if any, of the purchases on the likelihood that the Condition Precedent Proposals will be approved; (iv) the identities of the securityholders who sold to the Sponsor, Chavant’s directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates (if not purchased on the open market) or the nature of the securityholders (e.g., 5% security holders) who sold such Public Shares; and (v) the number of Public Shares for which Chavant has received redemption requests pursuant to its redemption offer.

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The purpose of such share purchases and other transactions would be to increase the likelihood of (i) otherwise limiting the number of Public Shares electing to redeem and (ii) Chavant’s net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(l) of the Exchange Act) being at least $5,000,001. Because we will redeem any applicable Public Shares and calculate our net tangible assets after giving effect to the Transaction, including the receipt of the proceeds of the PIPE Private Placement, we do not expect our net tangible assets at the closing to be less than this threshold.

If such transactions are effected, the consequence could be to cause the Condition Precedent Proposals to be approved in circumstances where such approval could not otherwise occur. Consistent with guidance of the SEC, purchases of shares by the persons described above would not be permitted to be voted for the Condition Precedent Proposals at the Special Meeting and could decrease the chances that the Condition Precedent Proposals would be approved. In addition, if such purchases are made, the public “float” of Chavant’s securities and the number of beneficial holders of Chavant’s securities may be reduced, possibly making it difficult to maintain or obtain the quotation, listing or trading of Chavant’s securities on a national securities exchange.

Chavant hereby represents that any public shares purchased by the Sponsor, its directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates in situations in which the tender offer rules restrictions on purchases would apply would not be voted in favor of approving the Condition Precedent Proposals.

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In addition, with respect to the members of management of Mobix Labs who have been nominated to serve on the New Mobix Labs Board in connection with the Transaction, you should review the information set forth under “Mobix Labs’ Executive Compensation” and “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management of New Mobix Labs.”

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described above in valuing Mobix Labs’ business and assuming the risk that Chavant’s Board may not have properly valued such business.

Any request for redemption, once made by a holder of Public Shares, may be withdrawn at any time prior to the time the vote is taken with respect to the Transaction Proposal at the Special Meeting. If you deliver your shares for redemption to Chavant’s transfer agent and later decide prior to the Special Meeting not to elect redemption, you may request that Chavant’s transfer agent return the shares (physically or electronically). You may make such request by contacting Chavant’s transfer agent at the address listed under the question “Who can help answer my questions?” below.

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Any written demand of redemption rights must be received by Chavant’s transfer agent at least two (2) business days prior to the vote taken on the Transaction Proposal at the Special Meeting. No demand for redemption will be honored unless the holder’s shares (and share certificates (if any) and other redemption forms) have been tendered or delivered (either physically or electronically) to the transfer agent.

If you are a holder of Public Shares (including through the ownership of Units) and you exercise your redemption rights, it will not result in the loss of any Warrants that you may hold (including those contained in any Units you hold). Your Warrants will become exercisable to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for a purchase price of $11.50 beginning 30 days after consummation of the Transaction.

Additionally, because the Domestication will occur immediately prior to the redemption of any Public Shareholder, U.S. Holders exercising redemption rights will be subject to the potential tax consequences of Section 367 of the Code as well as potential tax consequences of the U.S. federal income tax rules relating to PFICs. The tax consequences of Section 367 of the Code and the PFIC rules are discussed more fully below under “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

All holders considering exercising redemption rights are urged to consult their tax advisor on the tax consequences to them of an exercise of redemption rights, including the applicability and effect of U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax laws.

Q.   If I hold Units, can I exercise redemption rights with respect to my Units?

Q.   What happens to the funds held in the Trust Account upon the consummation of the Transaction?

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Chavant’s Existing Charter does not provide a specified maximum redemption threshold, except that in no event will we redeem our Public Shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. Because we will redeem any applicable Public Shares and calculate our net tangible assets after giving effect to the Transaction, including the receipt of the proceeds of the PIPE Private Placement, we do not expect our net tangible assets at the closing to be less than this threshold.

A.There are certain circumstances under which the Business Combination Agreement may be terminated.

See the section entitled “The Business Combination Agreement — Termination” for information regarding the parties’ specific termination rights for additional information.

If, as a result of the termination of the Business Combination Agreement or otherwise, Chavant is unable to complete a business combination by July 22, 2023 or obtain the approval of Chavant shareholders to extend the timeline for Chavant to consummate an initial business combination, Chavant’s Existing Charter provides that Chavant will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem all of the outstanding Public Shares, at a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (less taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of Chavant’s remaining shareholders and Chavant’s board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to Chavant’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. See the sections entitled “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Chavant and the Transaction — We may not be able to consummate an initial business combination by July 22, 2023, in which case we would cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, and we would redeem our Public Shares and liquidate” and “— Our shareholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against us to the extent of distributions received by them upon redemption of their shares.” The Initial Shareholders have waived any right to any liquidation distribution with respect to their Ordinary Shares.

In the event of liquidation, there will be no distribution with respect to outstanding Warrants. Accordingly, the Warrants will expire worthless.

For a description of the conditions to the completion of the Transaction, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Transaction Proposal — The Business Combination Agreement — Conditions to Closing.”

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Voting by Mail.  By signing the proxy card and returning it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope, you are authorizing the individuals named on the proxy card to vote your Ordinary Shares at the Special Meeting in the manner you indicate. Chavant encourages you to sign and return the proxy card even if you plan to attend the Special Meeting so that your shares will be voted if you are unable to attend the Special Meeting. If you receive more than one proxy card, it is an indication that your shares are held in multiple accounts. Please sign and return all proxy cards to ensure that all of your shares are voted. Votes submitted by mail must be received by [                  ] Eastern Time on [                      ], 2023.

Voting at the Special Meeting via the Virtual Meeting Platform.  If you are a holder of record of our shares, you may vote in person online at the Special Meeting or by submitting a proxy for the Special Meeting. You may access the Special Meeting online at https://www.cstproxy.com/chavantcapital/sm2023. You will need the 12-digit meeting control number that is printed on your proxy card to enter the Special Meeting via live webcast. Whether or not you plan to attend the Special Meeting in person online, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. You may submit your proxy by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the accompanying pre-addressed postage paid envelope. You may still attend the Special Meeting and vote in person online if you have already voted by proxy.

If you do not have your 12-digit meeting control number, contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company at +1 917-262-2373 or e-mail Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company at proxy@continentalstock.com. Please note that you will not be able to physically attend the Special Meeting in person but may attend the Special Meeting in person online by following the instructions below.

You can pre-register to attend the Special Meeting in person online. Enter the URL address into your browser, and enter your 12-digit meeting control number, name and email address. Once you pre-register you can vote or enter questions in the chat box. Prior to or at the start of the Special Meeting you will need to re-log in using your 12-digit meeting control number and will also be prompted to enter your 12-digit meeting control number if you vote in person online during the Special Meeting. The Company recommends that you log in at least 15 minutes before the Special Meeting to ensure you are logged in when the Special Meeting starts. For additional information, please see the section entitled “Extraordinary General Meeting.”

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As of the record date for the Special Meeting, [                ] Ordinary Shares would be required to achieve a quorum.

Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy (or your broker, bank or other nominee submits one on your behalf) or if you vote in person (which would include presence at a virtual meeting) at the Special Meeting. The holders of a majority of the outstanding and issued shares (being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorized representative or proxy) shall be a quorum. If there is no quorum, a majority of the shares represented by shareholders present at the Special Meeting or by proxy may authorize adjournment of the Special Meeting to another date.

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Q.Who will solicit and pay the cost of soliciting proxies?

Morrow Sodali LLC

333 Ludlow Street, 5th Floor, South Tower

Stamford, CT 06902

Tel: +1 (800) 662-5200 (toll-free) or

+1 (203) 658-9400 (banks and brokers can call collect)

Email: CLAY.info@investor.morrowsodali.com

You may also contact Chavant at:

Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp.

445 Park Avenue, 9th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Secretary

To obtain timely delivery, Chavant’s shareholders and warrant holders must request the materials no later than five business days prior to the Special Meeting.

You may also obtain additional information about Chavant from documents filed with the SEC by following the instructions in the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”

If you intend to seek redemption of your Public Shares, you will need to send a letter demanding redemption and deliver your stock (either physically or electronically) to Chavant’s transfer agent prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the second business day prior to the Special Meeting. If you have questions regarding the certification of your position or delivery of your stock, please contact:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

One State Street Plaza, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10004

Attention: Mark Zimkind

E-mail: mzimkind@continentalstock.com

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SUMMARY OF THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS

This summary highlights selected information from this proxy statement/prospectus and does not contain all of the information that is important to you. To better understand the Transaction and the proposals to be considered at the Special Meeting, you should read this proxy statement/prospectus carefully and in its entirety, including the annexes. See also the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”

Parties to the Transaction

Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp.

Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company organized for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, or reorganization or engaging in any other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.

The Ordinary Shares, Warrants, and Units, each consisting of one Ordinary Share and three-quarters of one Warrant, are traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbols “CLAY,” “CLAYW,” and “CLAYU,” respectively. In connection with the Domestication, Chavant will issue (i) one share of Class A Common Stock in exchange for and on conversion of each Ordinary Share outstanding immediately prior to the Domestication and (ii) one warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock in exchange for and on conversion of each Warrant exercisable for one Ordinary Share outstanding immediately prior to the Domestication; and will also file the Proposed Charter to, among other things, authorize two classes of common stock, the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock. In connection with the Closing, Chavant will file the Proposed Amendment to change the Company’s name to “Mobix Labs, Inc.” Chavant intends to apply to continue the listing of the shares of Class A Common Stock and warrants of New Mobix Labs on Nasdaq under the symbols “[                     ]” and “[                    ] WS,” respectively, upon the Closing. All outstanding Units will automatically separate into the component securities immediately prior to the Closing and, as a result, will no longer trade as a separate security.

The mailing address of Chavant’s principal executive office is at 445 Park Avenue, 9th Floor New York, NY 10022, and its telephone number is (212) 745-1086.

Mobix Labs, Inc.

Based in Irvine, California, Mobix Labs is a fabless semiconductor company developing disruptive wireless and connectivity solutions for next generation communication systems, including C-Band and mmWave 5G and high bandwidth cable applications. Its True5G integrated circuits currently in development are designed to deliver significant advantages in performance, efficiency, size and cost. Its True Xero AOCs, which have been in production for several years and were acquired in the Cosemi acquisition, are designed to meet customer needs for high-quality AOC solutions at an affordable price. These innovative technologies are designed for large and rapidly growing markets where there are increasing demands for higher performance communication systems which utilize an expanding mix of both wireless and connectivity technologies.

The mailing address of Mobix Labs’ principal executive office is 15420 Laguna Canyon Rd Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92618, and its telephone number is (949) 808-8888.

The Business Combination Agreement

On November 15, 2022, Chavant, Merger Sub, and Mobix Labs, entered into a Business Combination Agreement, which was amended by Amendment No.1 as of April 7, 2023. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, among other things, Chavant will be de-registered in the Cayman Islands and be registered by way of continuation as a corporation in the State of Delaware, following which Merger Sub will merge with and into Mobix Labs, with Mobix Labs surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned direct

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subsidiary of Chavant. Upon closing of the Transaction, the combined company will be named Mobix Labs, Inc. The following diagram depicts the organizational structure of New Mobix Labs following the Transaction.

Aggregate Transaction Consideration

Under the Business Combination Agreement, the “Aggregate Transaction Consideration” to be paid at the Closing will be a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (a) the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the assumed value of Mobix Labs of $235 million by (ii) $10.00 plus (b) a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to (i) the Per Share Exchange Ratio multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Post-March 26 Financing Securities plus (c) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock comprising the Earnout Shares. The estimated maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued in exchange for Post-March 26 Financing Securities is 2,500,000, and this estimate is provided solely for the purpose of registering a maximum amount of shares of Class A Common Stock under the registration statement on Form S-4 of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part in light of the fact that the Business Combination Agreement does not cap the number of such shares that may be issuable. The Aggregate Transaction Consideration will be issued to holders of Mobix Labs securities as described under “— Conversion of Securities of Mobix Labs” below.

Structure of the Transaction

The Transaction is structured as a reverse triangular merger, which includes, among others, the following steps:

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Conversion of Securities of Mobix Labs

At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger:

The “Per Share Exchange Ratio” is the number obtained by dividing 23,500,000 by the fully diluted number of shares of Mobix Labs immediately prior to the Effective Time, which reflects the aggregate number of shares of Mobix Labs Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, the aggregate number of shares of Mobix Labs Common Stock into which the shares of Mobix Labs Preferred Stock could be converted (without regard to whether such shares of Mobix Labs Preferred Stock may then be converted in accordance with the Mobix Labs Charter), the aggregate number of shares of Mobix Labs Common Stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options and warrants to purchase Mobix Labs Common Stock and Mobix Labs Convertible Instruments that convert into Mobix Labs Common Stock or shares of Mobix Labs Preferred Stock, and the aggregate number of shares of Mobix Labs Common Stock issuable upon vesting and settlement of outstanding Mobix Labs RSUs, which fully diluted number excludes the shares of Post-March 26 Financing Securities. “Closing Transaction Consideration” means the Aggregate Transaction Consideration minus the Earnout Shares. “Aggregate Transaction Consideration” means a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (a) the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the assumed value of Mobix Labs in an amount equal to $235 million by (ii) $10.00 plus (b) a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to (i) the Per Share Exchange Ratio multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Post-March 26 Financing Securities plus (c) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock comprising the Earnout Shares.

Additionally, effective as of the Effective Time:

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Additionally, the Business Combination Agreement also provides for a seven-year “Earnout Period,” commencing on the date that is the one year anniversary of the Closing Date, pursuant to which up to 1.75 million shares of Class A Common Stock will be distributed to the Mobix Labs Stockholders and the holders of in-the-money vested Mobix Labs Options and Mobix Labs Options that are not in-the-money vested Mobix Labs Options (the “Earnout Recipients”) if the VWAP of the Class A Common Stock exceeds $12.50 for any twenty trading days within a period of 30 consecutive trading days during the Earnout Period and an additional 1.75 million shares of Class A Common Stock will be distributed to the Earnout Recipients if the VWAP of the Class A Common Stock exceeds $15.00 for any twenty trading days within a period of 30 consecutive trading days during the Earnout Period (such shares of Class A Common Stock issuable under the circumstances described in this paragraph, collectively, the “Earnout Shares”).

Pursuant to the Proposed Charter of New Mobix Labs to be effective after the Closing, (i) the holders of Class A Common Stock and the holders of Class B Common Stock will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of Mobix Labs, (ii) each holder of outstanding Class A Common Stock will be entitled to one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock held by such holder and (iii) each holder of outstanding Class B Common Stock will be entitled to ten votes for each share of Class B Common Stock held by such holder.

Conditions to Closing

The obligations of the parties to consummate the Transaction are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain customary conditions to closing, including, among other things: (i) the expiration or termination of all applicable waiting periods (or any extension thereof) under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”), (ii) Chavant having at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets after giving effect to the PIPE Private Placement in accordance with the terms of the PIPE Subscription Agreement and following the exercise by Public Shareholders of their redemption rights, (iii) approval by the required shareholders of Chavant of the Business Combination Agreement and the Transaction, (iv) the absence of any law enacted or order issued or threatened in writing by a governmental authority having the effect of restricting or making the Transaction illegal or otherwise prohibiting, restricting or making illegal the consummation of the Transaction, (v) shareholder approval of the Chavant to extend the time period for it to consummate a business combination from January 22, 2023 to July 22, 2023 (the “Chavant Extension”), which shareholder approval has been obtained, (vi) the performance or compliance in all material respects by the parties with all of the agreements and covenants required to be performed by such party under the Transaction Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date, (vii) the resignation of certain officers and directors of Chavant and Mobix Labs and (viii) the execution and delivery of the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement.

The obligations of Chavant to consummate the Transaction are also subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain additional conditions, including (i) the absence of any material adverse effect, or any change or effect that, individually or in the aggregate would result in a material adverse effect with respect to Mobix Labs and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since the date of the Business Combination Agreement or would prevent, materially delay or materially impede the performance by Mobix Labs of its obligations under the Business Combination Agreement or the consummation of the Merger and other transactions contemplated under the Business Combination Agreement, (ii) delivery of the audited balance sheet of Mobix Labs as of September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2022, and the related audited statements of operations of Mobix Labs for such years, each audited in accordance with the auditing standards of the PCAOB, together with an unqualified audit report thereon from Mobix Labs’ independent registered public accounting firm (collectively, the “PCAOB Audited Financial Statements”) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Chavant, including together with an unqualified audit report from the independent registered public accounting firm of Mobix Labs, and (iii) that there shall not be pending, or threatened in writing, any litigation related to the Business Combination Agreement or the Transaction, or otherwise alleging a breach of fiduciary duty by or other malfeasance of an officer or director of Mobix Labs, brought by or on behalf of any Mobix Labs Stockholder against Mobix Labs, Chavant or any of their directors or officers (a “Mobix Labs Stockholder Litigation”).

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The obligations of Mobix Labs to consummate the Transaction are also subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain additional conditions, including (i) approval for the listing on Nasdaq of the shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Transaction and (ii) the Closing Available Cash shall not be less than $50.0 million (with a maximum of $10.0 million attributed to any equity line of credit and a minimum of $30.0 million attributed to the PIPE Subscription Agreement or similar agreements, and reduced by an amount equal to $5.0 million less any amount that is funded on or before the Closing Date, or irrevocably committed to be funded on or before the Closing Date, by the directors, officers and current Mobix Labs Stockholders and their respective affiliates, associates and family members (which $5.0 million reduction will not occur due to the funding of amounts in excess of $5.0 million before the Closing Date)).

Termination

The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated by Chavant and/or Mobix Labs under certain circumstances at any time prior to the Closing, notwithstanding any requisite approval and adoption of the Business Combination Agreement and the Transaction by the Mobix Labs Stockholders or Chavant, including, among others, (i) by Chavant or Mobix Labs if the Closing has not occurred on or before July 22, 2023 and (ii) by Chavant if any Mobix Labs Stockholder Litigation is commenced or threatened in writing by a Mobix Labs Stockholder at any time prior to the Effective Time.

There was also a condition that would have permitted Chavant to terminate the Transaction if Mobix Labs’ PCAOB Audited Financial Statements were not delivered to Chavant, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Chavant, on or before December 15, 2022. However, Chavant’s right to terminate the Business Combination Agreement was required to be exercised before the date of the initial public filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. Chavant determined not to exercise this right and has effectively waived this right to termination upon the initial public filing of this Registration Statement.

For more information, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Transaction Proposal — The Business Combination Agreement — Termination” and “— Effect of Termination.”

Regulatory Approvals Required for the Transaction

The Transaction is not subject to any additional regulatory requirement or approval, except for (i) filings with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies and Secretary of State of the State of Delaware necessary to effectuate the Domestication, the Merger and the Proposed Amendment and (ii) filings required with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements applicable to Chavant, and the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including the requirement to file the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part and to disseminate it to Chavant shareholders.

Amendments to the Charter

Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, in connection with the Domestication, Chavant’s Existing Charter will be amended and restated to:

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For more information about the Proposed Charter, see the sections entitled “Proposal No. 3 — The Organizational Documents Proposal” and “Proposal No. 4 — The Advisory Governance Proposals.” For a description of the securities of New Mobix Labs, see “Description of New Mobix Labs’ Securities.”

Certain Agreements Related to the Business Combination Agreement

Sponsor Letter Agreement

Concurrently and in connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor and the directors and officers of Chavant (together with the Sponsor, the “SPAC Parties”) entered into the Sponsor Letter Agreement with Chavant and Mobix Labs, pursuant to which the SPAC Parties agreed to, among other things, (a) vote, or cause to be voted, all Ordinary Shares and Warrants held by the SPAC Parties in favor of adopting the Business Combination Agreement and the Transaction; (b) vote against any merger, purchase of all or substantially all of any person’s assets or other business combination transaction (other than the

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Business Combination Agreement in connection with the Transaction) or any proposal, action or agreement that would reasonably be expected to impede, frustrate or prevent the Transaction, or violate certain provisions of the Business Combination Agreement; (c) not elect to redeem or otherwise tender or submit for redemption its Ordinary Shares in connection with the Transaction; (d) not transfer or deposit into a voting trust, or enter into a voting agreement or any similar agreement, or grant a proxy or power of attorney, with respect to the Ordinary Shares held by the SPAC Party, or enter into any agreement inconsistent with or that would restrict performance of such SPAC Party’s obligations under the Sponsor Letter Agreement; and (e) cause any securities of Chavant that a SPAC Party purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership in after the execution of the Sponsor Letter Agreement to be subject to the terms and conditions of the Sponsor Letter Agreement.

PIPE Subscription Agreement

Concurrently and in connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Chavant entered into the PIPE Subscription Agreement with the PIPE Investor, ACE SO4 Holdings Limited, pursuant to which the PIPE Investor has agreed to purchase 3,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at a price of $10.00 per share for an aggregate amount of $30.0 million, substantially concurrently with the closing of the Transaction, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the PIPE Subscription Agreement. Pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreement, Chavant has agreed to file the PIPE Resale Registration Statement within 45 days of Closing.

Pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreement, Chavant agreed to issue the Make-Whole Shares to the PIPE Investor in the event that the volume weighted average price per share of the Class A Common Stock during the 30-day period (the “Adjustment Period”) commencing on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the PIPE Resale Registration Statement is declared effective (the “Adjustment Period VWAP”) is less than $10.00 per share. In such case, the PIPE Investor will be entitled to receive a number of Make-Whole Shares equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued to the PIPE Investor at the closing of the subscription and held by the PIPE Investor through the end of the Adjustment Period multiplied by (y) a fraction, (A) the numerator of which is $10.00 minus the Adjustment Period VWAP and (B) the denominator of which is the Adjustment Period VWAP. In the event that the Adjustment Period VWAP is less than $7.00, the Adjustment Period VWAP will be deemed to be $7.00.

In addition, the PIPE Investor agreed that it will not exercise voting rights relating to the Class A Common Stock representing a 10% or greater voting interest in New Mobix Labs on any matter subject to a vote of holders of common shares and agreed that it will not obtain or exercise, as a result of its investment in New Mobix Labs, (i) “control,” as such term is defined under applicable regulations within the jurisdiction of CFIUS, of New Mobix Labs or its subsidiaries, (ii) access to any “material non-public technical information,” within the meaning of such regulations, in the possession of New Mobix Labs and its subsidiaries, (iii) the right to appoint any board member or board observer to the New Mobix Labs Board or its subsidiaries or (iv) any involvement in any “substantive decision-making,” within the meaning of such regulations, related to New Mobix Labs or its subsidiaries.

Amended and Restated Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement

In connection with the consummation of the Transaction, an Amended and Restated Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement will be entered into by New Mobix Labs, the Sponsor, the Representatives and their designees, certain equityholders of Chavant (collectively with the Sponsor, the “Founder Equityholders”) and certain equityholders of Mobix Labs (the “Legacy Mobix Labs Holders” and, together with the Founder Equityholders and certain other holders, the “Holders”).

Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement, New Mobix Labs will be obligated, within 45 days of the consummation of the Transaction, to file a registration statement to register the resale of certain securities of New Mobix Labs held by the Holders and to use reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practical after the initial filing of the registration statement. The Amended and Restated Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement will also provide the Holders with “piggy-back” registration rights, subject to certain requirements and customary conditions.

Subject to certain exceptions, the Amended and Restated Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement further provides the Founder Equityholders and Legacy Mobix Labs Holders shall not transfer their Common Stock until (a) with respect to 50% of such shares, for a period ending on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date and the date on which the VWAP of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of the Transaction or (b) with respect to the remaining 50% of such shares, for a period ending on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date and the date on which the VWAP of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $15.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits,

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stock capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period following the consummation of the Transaction.

Ownership of New Mobix Labs After the Closing

As a result of the Transaction and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and the PIPE Subscription Agreement, the amount of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding will increase by approximately 729.6% to approximately 23,693,956 shares, and the amount of shares of Common Stock (including both Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock) will increase by approximately 809.0% to approximately 25,961,266 shares (in each case, assuming that no Ordinary Shares are redeemed and no Post-March 26 Financing Securities exist as of the Closing). Additional shares of New Mobix Labs’ Class A Common Stock may become outstanding in the future as a result of the existence of any Post-March 26 Financing Securities as of the Closing, any issuance of the Earnout Shares, any issuance of the Make-Whole Shares, the exercise of the Warrants, the conversion of the Chavant Promissory Notes into Warrants, any issuance upon the exercise of the Assumed Options or the vesting of the Assumed RSUs or pursuant to the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan or the 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The issuance and sale of any such shares in the public market could adversely impact the market price of the New Mobix Labs’ Class A Common Stock even if the business is doing well.

Please see the section entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” for further information.

Upon the consummation of the Transaction, we expect that the holders of Class B Common Stock, comprising mostly Mobix Labs’ founders, directors and officers, will own approximately 48.9% of the combined voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of New Mobix Labs and may exert significant influence on the corporate actions of New Mobix Labs which require stockholder approval.

Chavant’s Extraordinary General Meeting

The Transaction and the Proposals presented above will be acted upon at the Special Meeting. This proxy statement/prospectus is being sent to Chavant shareholders who owned Ordinary Shares at the close of business on the record date for the Special Meeting and are therefore entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. You should read this proxy statement/prospectus and its annexes carefully and in their entirety. See “Questions and Answers About the Special Meeting and the Related Proposals” above and “Extraordinary General Meeting” below for information regarding the Special Meeting.

Recommendation of the Chavant Board of Directors and Reasons of the Transaction

The Board believes that the Transaction Proposal and the other proposals to be presented at the Special Meeting are in the best interest of Chavant’s shareholders and unanimously recommends that our shareholders vote “FOR” the Transaction Proposal, “FOR” the Domestication Proposal, “FOR” the Organizational Documents Proposal, “FOR” the Advisory Governance Proposals, “FOR” the Nasdaq Proposal, “FOR” the Equity Incentive Plan Proposal, “FOR” the Employee Stock Purchase Plan Proposal, “FOR” each of the director nominees put forth in the Director Election Proposal, and “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal, if presented to the Special Meeting. See “Proposal No. 1 — The Transaction Proposal —  The Transaction — Recommendation of the Chavant Board of Directors” and “Proposal No. 1 — The Transaction Proposal — The Transaction — Chavant’s Board of Directors’ Reasons for the Approval of the Transaction.”

Reasons for the Approval of the Transaction

After consideration, Chavant’s Board recommends that Chavant shareholders vote “FOR” each Proposal being submitted to a vote of the Chavant shareholders at the Special Meeting.

For a description of Chavant’s Board’s reasons for the approval of the Transaction and the recommendation of Chavant’s Board, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1 — The Transaction Proposal —  The Transaction — Chavant’s Board of Directors’ Reasons for the Approval of the Transaction.”

Redemption Rights

Public Shareholders may seek to redeem their Public Shares, regardless of how they vote or do not vote in relation to the proposed Transaction, for a per share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account calculated as of

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two business days prior to the consummation of the Transaction, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (including interest earned and not previously released to Chavant to pay its taxes), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares. If a holder properly seeks redemption as described in this section and the Transaction is consummated, the holder will no longer own these shares following the Transaction. However, Chavant will not redeem any Public Shares to the extent that such redemption would cause Chavant’s net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 upon the consummation of the Transaction. Because we will redeem any applicable Public Shares and calculate our net tangible assets after giving effect to the Transaction, including the receipt of the proceeds of the PIPE Private Placement, we do not expect our net tangible assets at the closing to be less than this threshold. For illustrative purposes, the closing price of Ordinary Shares on [                    ], 2023 was $[                    ] per share. The amount held in our Trust Account was approximately $9,092,522 as of March 31, 2023, and assuming the deposit of an additional $0.05 per non-redeeming Public Share per month through July 22, 2023 pursuant to the terms of the Second Extension, the implied redemption value is $10.82 per Public Share (before giving effect to any accrued interest after March 31, 2023).

If a Public Shareholder exercises its redemption rights, then it will be exchanging its redeemed Public Shares for cash and will no longer own those Public Shares. You will be entitled to receive cash for your Public Shares only if you properly exercise your right to redeem the Public Shares you hold and deliver your Public Shares (either physically or electronically) to the transfer agent, prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on [                    ], 2023 (two business days prior to the vote at the Special Meeting), and the Transaction is consummated. See the section entitled “Extraordinary General Meeting — Redemption Rights” for the procedures to be followed if you wish to redeem your Public Shares for cash.

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations for Holders of Ordinary Shares

For a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax consequences of exercising your redemption rights, see the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

The Sponsor and Chavant’s Directors and Officers Have Financial Interests in the Transaction

Chavant’s Board and executive officers may have interests in the Transaction that are different from, in addition to or in conflict with your interests as a Chavant shareholder. These interests include, among other things, the interests described below.

Our Sponsor has waived (i) its right to redeem any of its Founder Shares in connection with the Transaction as well as (ii) its rights to any liquidation distributions from the Trust Account with respect thereto if we fail to complete the Transaction within the required period. In addition, the beneficial ownership of the Sponsor, which is managed by Chavant Capital Partners Manager LLC (of which Dr. Ma is its sole member), of an aggregate of 1,580,813 Founder Shares and 2,794,332 Private Warrants, which (i) will convert into an aggregate amount of 1,580,813 shares of Class A Common Stock and 2,794,332 Warrants to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock, respectively, in connection with the Transaction, (ii) would have an estimated value at the time of the Transaction of approximately $[                ] and $[                ], respectively, based on the closing price of $[                 ] per Public Share and $[                ] per Public Warrant on Nasdaq on [                ], 2023 and (iii) would become worthless if we do not complete an initial business combination by July 22, 2023. As a result of the nominal price paid for the Founder Shares, the Sponsor can earn a positive rate of return on its investment, even if other shareholders experience a negative rate of return following the consummation of the Transaction.

The beneficial ownership of certain of our directors and executive officers, including (i) André-Jacques Auberton-Hervé, Chavant’s Chairman, of an aggregate of 27,826 Founder Shares; (ii) Michael Lee, Chavant’s chief financial officer, of an aggregate of 24,348 Founder Shares; (iii) Karen Kerr, Chavant’s director, of an aggregate of 24,348 Founder Shares; (iv) Bernhard Stapp, Chavant’s director, of an aggregate of 24,348 Founder Shares; and (v) Patrick J. Ennis, Chavant’s director, of an aggregate of 24,348 Founder Shares, which shares would become worthless if we do not complete an initial business combination by July 22, 2023, as our directors and officers have waived any right to redemption with respect to these shares. As a result of the nominal price paid for the Founder Shares, these directors and officers can earn a positive rate of return on their investment, even if other shareholders experience a negative rate of return following the consummation of the Transaction.

The Sponsor has also made, and may make additional, working capital loans prior to the Closing of the Transaction, up to $1,500,000 of which are convertible into Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Warrant at the option of the lender, which may not be repaid if the Transaction is not completed. Funds were, and are expected to be, provided to the Sponsor for purposes of the working capital loans by the Chairman of the Board or an entity affiliated with him and by an existing investor in the Sponsor and/or persons affiliated with such investor. As of March 31, 2023, Chavant had issued outstanding promissory notes to the Sponsor of $1,150,000, all of which would be convertible into Warrants at the option of the Sponsor, and had drawn down $962,000 under such working capital

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loans. These Warrants would have an estimated value at the time of the Transaction of $[                ], based on the closing price of $[                ] per Public Warrant on Nasdaq on [               ], 2023.

In addition, the Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to Chavant if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to Chavant, or a prospective target business with which Chavant has entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or Business Combination Agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.00 per Public Share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, less taxes payable, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of our initial public offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

The Sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on Chavant’s behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations but will not receive reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses to the extent such expenses exceed the amount not required to be retained in the Trust Account, unless a business combination is consummated. As of March 31, 2023, Chavant had unpaid reimbursable expenses to the Sponsor, officers and directors of approximately $11,025. In addition, none of Chavant’s officers or directors has received any cash compensation for services rendered to Chavant, except for the amounts that we pay, and have paid, New Highland, LLC, of which Chavant’s chief financial officer is the managing member, for consulting services, as described in “Information About Chavant — Executive Officers and Director Compensation.” In addition, all of the current members of the Board are expected to continue to serve as directors at least through the date of the general meeting to vote on a proposed business combination and may even continue to serve following any potential business combination and receive compensation thereafter. In particular, Dr. Ma, Chavant’s chief executive officer and a director, is expected to serve on the New Mobix Labs Board, if the Transaction is consummated. You should also be aware of the continued indemnification of current directors and officers of Chavant and the continuation of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance following the consummation of the Transaction.

Appraisal Rights and Dissenters’ Rights

Holders of Ordinary Shares or, following the Domestication, shares of Class A Common Stock converted from the Ordinary Shares, do not have appraisal rights or dissenters’ rights in connection with the Transaction under the Cayman Islands Companies Act or the DGCL.

Emerging Growth Company

Chavant is, and following the Transaction, New Mobix Labs will be an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. Chavant has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, Chavant, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of Chavant’s financial statements with certain other public companies difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of: (i) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the closing of the Chavant IPO, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, or (c) in

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which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our common equity that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of its most recently completed second fiscal quarter; and (ii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.

Smaller Reporting Company

Additionally, Chavant is, and following the Transaction, New Mobix Labs will be a “smaller reporting company,” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (i) the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $250 million as of the last business day of our second fiscal quarter, or (ii) our annual revenue exceeded $100 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our second fiscal quarter.

Risk Factor Summary

In addition to the other information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus, including the matters addressed under the heading “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” you should carefully consider all of the risks and uncertainties described in the section of this proxy statement/prospectus captioned “Risk Factors” immediately following this Summary. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Risks Related to Mobix Labs’ Business and Industry

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Risks Related to the Domestication

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Risks Related to Chavant and the Transaction

Risks Related to Ownership of Class A Common Stock Following the Transaction

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SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF MOBIX LABS

The selected historical statements of operations data of Mobix Labs for the years ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and the historical balance sheet data as of September 30, 2022 and 2021 are derived from Mobix Labs’ audited financial statements included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

The selected historical statements of operations data of Mobix Labs for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 and the historical balance sheet data as of December 31, 2022 are derived from Mobix Labs’ unaudited condensed financial statements included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. In the opinion of Mobix Labs’ management, the unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments necessary to state fairly Mobix Labs’ financial position as of December 31, 2022 and its results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Mobix Labs’ historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in the future. The information below is only a summary and should be read in conjunction with the sections entitled “Mobix Labs Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Mobix Labs’ financial statements, and the notes related thereto, which are included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

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(1)Working capital is defined as total current assets less total current liabilities.

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SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF CHAVANT

The selected historical statement of operations data of Chavant for the period from March 19, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2022 and the historical balance sheet data as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 are derived from Chavant’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

Chavant’s historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in the future. As explained elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, the financial information contained in this section relates to Chavant, prior to and without giving pro forma effect to the impact of the Transaction, and as a result, the results reflected in this section may not be indicative of the results of New Mobix Labs going forward. The information below is only a summary and should be read in conjunction with “Chavant’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the Chavant financial statements, and the notes related thereto, which are included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.