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Cyngn Inc. Announces Closing of $9.0 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-The-Market Under Nasdaq Rules

Cyngn today announced the closing of a $9.0 million registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules.

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MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 31, 2024. Cyngn Inc. (the "Company" or "Cyngn") (Nasdaq: CYN), a developer of AI-powered autonomous driving software solutions for industrial applications, today announced the closing of its previously announced  registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 15,000,000 shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) at a purchase price of $0.60 per share (or $0.5999 for each pre-funded warrant).

The gross proceeds to the Company from the offering were $9.0 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company.  The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with its existing cash, for general corporate purposes and working capital.

Aegis Capital Corp. acted as Exclusive Placement Agent for the offering. Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP acted as counsel to the Company. Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.  acted as counsel to Aegis Capital Corp.

The common stock (and pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) were issued in a registered direct offering pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3, as amended (File No. 333-271567), previously filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), and declared effective by the SEC on June 13, 2023. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus describing the terms of the proposed registered direct offering was filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC's website located at www.sec.gov/edgar. Electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained, when available, by contacting Aegis Capital Corp., Attention: Syndicate Department, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 27th floor, New York, NY 10105, by email at syndicate@aegiscap.com, or by telephone at +1 (212) 813-1010.

Interested parties should read in their entirety the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the other documents that the Company has filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in such prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, which provide more information about the Company and such offering.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Cyngn

Cyngn builds and deploys Autonomous DriveMod Tuggers for industrial organizations. The Company addresses significant challenges facing industrial operations today, including labor shortages and costly safety incidents.

The Autonomous DriveMod Tugger automates the repetitive material handling routes that keep manufacturing and warehouse floors running, without high upfront costs or infrastructure installation, and targets a typical payback period of less than two years.

Through EasyLaunch™, the Company's deployment program, customers can put one tugger on a single route for one monthly payment, with no capital expenditure and no long-term commitment.

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Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any statement that is not historical in nature is a forward-looking statement and may be identified by the use of words and phrases such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "will," "will likely result," "will continue," "plans to," "potential," "promising," and similar expressions. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including the risk factors described from time to time in the Company's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including, without limitation the risk factors discussed in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 26, 2026. Readers are cautioned that it is not possible to predict or identify all the risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect future results. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially from those projected. Cyngn undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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