Company: GCTS
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form Type: S-3
Source: 0000950170-25-048684
Chunk: 20

Company: GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-01
Form: S-3
Chunk 20
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 way through the depository’s settlement system in accordance with the depository rules and will be settled in same day funds.

We will issue securities in certificated form in exchange for global securities (subject, in the case of the third bullet point, to the procedures of the depository) if:

the depository notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a depository for the global securities or ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act of 1934, and a successor depository is not appointed by us within 90 days of the notice;

an event of default under the instrument governing the debt securities has occurred and is continuing; or

we determine that the debt securities will no longer be represented by the global securities.

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DESCRIPTIONOF RIGHTS</div>

As specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may issue rights to purchase the securities offered in this prospectus to our existing stockholders, and such rights may or may not be issued for consideration. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any such rights. The description in the prospectus supplement will not purport to be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the documents pursuant to which such rights will be issued.

### DESCRIPTIONOF UNITS
As may be specified in an accompanying prospectus supplement, we may issue units consisting of one or more of our securities registered hereby. An accompanying prospectus supplement will describe:

the terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances the securities comprising the units may be traded separately;

a description of the terms of any unit agreement governing the units; and

a description of the provisions for the payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units.

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PLAN OFDISTRIBUTION</div>

We may offer and sell the securities under this prospectus from time to time in one or more of the following ways:

through agents;

to dealers;

to underwriters;

directly to other purchasers or investors; or

through a combination of any of these methods of sale.

The distribution of the securities may be made from time to time in one or more transactions, either:

at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed;

at market prices prevailing at the time of sale;

at prices related to prevailing market prices;

at prices determined by an auction process; or

at negotiated prices.

Through Agents

We and the agents designated by us may solicit offers to purchase securities. Agents that