Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Item 2. Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
References to the “Company,”
“our,” “us” or “we” refer to Freedom Acquisition I Corp. The following discussion and analysis of
the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial
statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set
forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and
projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions
about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future
results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can
identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,”
“estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,”
“potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” or the negative of such
terms or other similar expressions. Such statements include, but are not limited to, possible business combinations and the financing
thereof, and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q. Factors that might cause
or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
filings.
Overview
We are a blank check
company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on December 23, 2020 for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange,
asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”).
Our Sponsor is Freedom Acquisition I LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (“Sponsor”).
The registration statement
for our initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) became effective on February 25, 2021. On March 2, 2021,
we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 34,500,000 units, which included the exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase
an additional 4,500,000 units at the Initial Public Offering price to cover over-allotments (the “Units”, and, with respect
to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units, the “Public Shares” and, with respect to the one-fourth of one redeemable
warrant included in the Units, the “Public Warrants”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $345.0 million, and
incurring offering costs of approximately $19.18 million, inclusive of approximately $12.08 million in deferred underwriting commissions.
Simultaneously with the
closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 6,266,667 warrants (each,
a “Private Placement Warrant” and collectively, the “Private Placement Warrants” and, together with the Public
Warrants, the “Warrants”), at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant with the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of
approximately $9.4 million.
Upon the closing of the
Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, approximately $345.0 million ($10.00 per Unit) of the net proceeds of the Initial Public
Offering and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement were placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”), located in
the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and invested only in United States “government
securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money
market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S.
government treasury obligations, as determined by us, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the
distribution of the Trust Account as described below.
If we have not completed
a Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, or March 2, 2023 (the “Combination Period”),
we 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 the 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 and not previously released to us to pay our income taxes,
if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses) divided by the number of the 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 the remaining
shareholders and the board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to
provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions
with respect to our outstanding Warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to consummate a Business Combination within the Combination
Period.
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Results of Operations
and Known Trends or Future Events
We have neither engaged in any operations nor
generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for
our Initial Public Offering and identifying a target company for our initial Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating
revenues until after completion of our initial Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on
cash and cash equivalents held in the Trust Account. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting,
accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.
For the three months
ended June 30, 2021, we had a net loss of $2,796,798, which consisted of $448,441 of operating costs consisting mostly of general and
administrative expenses, foreign currency exchange loss of $581 and unrealized loss on change in fair value of warrant liability of $2,382,666,
offset by investment income of $34,890 on our amounts held in the Trust Account.
For the six months
ended June 30, 2021, we had a net income of $587,134, which consisted of unrealized gain on change in fair value of warrant
liability of $1,787,000 and investment income of $45,242 on our amounts held in the Trust Account, offset by $669,069 of operating
costs consisting mostly of general and administrative expenses, foreign currency exchange loss of $581 and offering expenses related
to warrant issuance of $575,278.
We classify the Warrants
issued in connection with our Initial Public Offering and Private Placement as liabilities at their fair value and adjust the warrant
instruments to fair value at each reporting period. These liabilities are subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date until exercised,
and any change in fair value is recognized in our statement of operations. As part of the reclassification to warrant liability, we reclassed
a portion of the offering costs associated with the Initial Public Offering originally charged to shareholders’ equity, to an expense
in the statement of operations in the amount of $575,278 based on a relative fair value basis. For the three months ended June 30, 2021,
the change in fair value of the Warrants was an increase in the liability of $2,382,666. For the period from the Initial Public Offering
to June 30, 2021, the change in fair value of the Warrants was a decrease in the liability of approximately $1,787,000.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
As of June 30, 2021,
we had cash outside the Trust Account of $602,848 available for working capital needs. All remaining cash held in the Trust Account are
generally unavailable for the Company’s use, prior to an initial Business Combination, and is restricted for use either in a Business
Combination or to redeem ordinary shares. As of June 30, 2021, none of the amount in the Trust Account was available to be withdrawn as
described above.
Through June 30, 2021,
the Company’s liquidity needs were satisfied through receipt of $25,000 from the sale of the founder shares, and the remaining net
proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Warrants.
The Company anticipates
that the $602,848 outside of the Trust Account as of June 30, 2021, will be sufficient to allow the Company to operate for at least the
next twelve (12) months, assuming that a Business Combination is not consummated during that time. Until consummation of our Business
Combination, the Company will be using the funds not held in the Trust Account, and any additional Working Capital Loans (as defined in
Note 5 to our financial statements) from the initial shareholders, the Company’s officers and directors, or their respective affiliates
(which is described in Note 5 to our financial statements), for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing
business due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective
target businesses, reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, selecting the target business
to acquire and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
The Company does not
believe it will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating its business. However, if the
Company’s estimates of the costs of undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination is less than the actual
amount necessary to do so, the Company may have insufficient funds available to operate its business prior to the Business Combination.
Moreover, the Company will need to raise additional capital through loans from its sponsor, officers, directors, or third parties. None
of the sponsor, officers or directors are under any obligation to advance funds to, or to invest in, the Company. If the Company is unable
to raise additional capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily
be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of its business plan, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot
provide any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
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We classify the Warrants
issued in connection with our Initial Public Offering and Private Placement as liabilities at their fair value and adjust the warrant
instruments to fair value at each reporting period. These liabilities are subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date until exercised,
and any change in fair value is recognized in our statement of operations.
Contractual Obligations
We do not have any long-term
debt obligations, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations or long-term liabilities other than described
below.
We have an agreement
to pay the Sponsor a total of up to $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support services.
We began incurring these fees on February 25, 2021 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of
the Business Combination and our liquidation.
We have an agreement
to pay the underwriters of our Initial Public Offering a deferred fee of $12,075,000 in the aggregate, which will become payable to them
from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms
of the underwriting agreement.
Critical Accounting
Policies
This management’s
discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our unaudited condensed financial statements,
which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these unaudited condensed financial statements requires us to
make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities in our financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related
to fair value of financial instruments and accrued expenses. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events and
various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments
about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these
estimates under different assumptions or conditions. There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies as discussed
in the Form 8-K and the final prospectus filed by us with the SEC on March 9, 2021 and March 1, 2021, respectively, except for Amendment
No. 1 on Form 8-K/A filed by the Company on May 28, 2021 to amend and restate the Company’s audited balance sheet to reflect the
classification of the Company’s Warrants as a liability, in accordance with the SEC’s Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting
Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”) dated April 12, 2021 (the “SEC
Statement”).
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible
Redemption
The Company accounts
for its Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing
Liabilities from Equity.” Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument
and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that
are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s
control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Class A ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity.
The Company’s Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s
control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2021, 31,353,617 shares of Class A ordinary
shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity
section of the Company’s balance sheet.
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Derivative Warrant
Liabilities
We do not use derivative instruments to hedge
exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. We evaluate all of our financial instruments, including issued share purchase
Warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480
and ASC 815-15. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or
as equity, is reassessed at the end of each reporting period.
We issued an aggregate of 14,891,667 Warrants
in connection with our Initial Public Offering and Private Placement, which are recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with
ASC 815-40. Accordingly, we recognize the Warrants as liabilities at fair value and adjust the instruments to fair value at each reporting
period. The liabilities are subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized
in the Company’s statement of operations. The fair value of the Private Placement Warrants has been estimated using Monte Carlo
simulations at each measurement date. The fair value of the the Public Warrants was initially estimated using Monte Carlo simulations.
After the Public Warrants were separately traded, the measurement of the Public Warrants will use an observable market quote in an active
market.
Net Income (Loss) per Ordinary Share
The Company complies
with accounting and disclosure requirements ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” The Company’s statements of operations
include a presentation of income (loss) per share for Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in a manner similar to the
two-class method of income (loss) per share. Net income per ordinary share, basic and diluted, for redeemable Class A ordinary share
is calculated by dividing the interest income earned on the Trust Account, by the weighted average number of redeemable Class A ordinary
shares outstanding since original issuance. Net income (loss) per ordinary share, basic and diluted, for non-redeemable ordinary
shares is calculated by dividing the net income (loss), adjusted for income attributable to redeemable Class A ordinary shares, by
the weighted average number of non-redeemable ordinary shares outstanding for the periods. Non-redeemable ordinary
shares include the Founder Shares as these ordinary shares do not have any redemption features and do not participate in the income earned
on the Trust Account.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
Our management does not
believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the
accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of June 30, 2021,
we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
JOBS Act
The Jumpstart Our Business
Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for
qualifying public companies. We qualify as an “emerging growth company” and under the JOBS Act are allowed to comply with
new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay
the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the
relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As a result, the unaudited condensed
financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company
effective dates.
Additionally, we are
in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to
certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an “emerging growth company,” we choose to rely on such exemptions we
may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over
financial reporting pursuant to Section 404, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth
public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted
by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about
the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items
such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee
compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our Initial Public Offering or until
we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk
We are a smaller reporting
company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required
under this item.
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