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 our 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. Our sponsor
is Freedom Acquisition I LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company.
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.
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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.
Recent Developments
We
have issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Note”) in the amount of up to $500,000 to our sponsor. The proceeds of the
Note, which may be drawn down from time to time until we consummate our initial business combination, will be used for general working
capital purposes. The Note bears no interest and is payable in full upon the earlier to occur of (i) twenty-four (24) months from the
closing of our initial public offering (or such later date as may be extended in accordance with the terms of our amended and restated
memorandum and articles of association) or (ii) the consummation of our business combination. A failure to pay the principal within five
business days of the date specified above or the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action shall be deemed an event
of default, in which case the Note may be accelerated. Prior to our first payment of all or any portion of the principal balance of the
Note in cash, our sponsor has the option to convert all, but not less than all, of the principal balance of the Note into private placement
warrants (the “Conversion Warrants”), each warrant exercisable for one ordinary share of the Company at an exercise price
of $1.50 per share. The terms of the Conversion Warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. Our sponsor shall be entitled
to certain registration rights relating to the Conversion Warrants. The issuance of the Note was made pursuant to the exemption from registration
contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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 March 31, 2022, we had net income of $1,295,281, which consisted of unrealized gain on change in fair value of
warrant liability of $2,382,667 and investment income of $109,863 on our amounts held in the Trust Account, offset by $1,198,082 of operating
costs consisting mostly of general and administrative expenses and foreign currency exchange gain of $833.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2021, we had a net income of $3,384,112, which consisted of unrealized gain on change in fair value of
warrant liability of $4,169,666 and investment income of $10,352 on our amounts held in the Trust Account, offset by $220,628 of operating
costs consisting mostly of general and administrative expenses 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 statements 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’
deficit, to an expense in the statements of operations in the amount of $575,278 based on a relative fair value basis. For the period
from the Initial Public Offering to March 31, 2022, the change in fair value of the Warrants was a decrease in the liability of approximately
$9,381,750.
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Liquidity and Capital
Resources
As
of March 31, 2022, the Company had cash outside the Trust Account of $78,404 in its operating bank accounts, $345,215,544 in marketable
securities held in the Trust Account to be used for a business combination, or to repurchase or redeem its stock in connection therewith,
and a working capital deficit of $2,662,168. As of March 31, 2022, none of the amount in the Trust Account was available to be withdrawn
as described above.
The
Company may raise additional capital through loans or additional investments from the sponsor or an affiliate of the sponsor or certain
of its directors and officers. The sponsor may, but is not obligated to, lend the Company funds, from time to time in whatever amounts
it deems reasonable in its sole discretion, to meet the Company’s working capital needs. There can be no assurance that the Company
will be able to obtain additional financing, however. Moreover, the Company may need to obtain additional financing either to complete
its business combination or because the Company becomes obligated to redeem a significant number of its public shares upon consummation
of its business combination, in which case the Company may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such business
combination. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, the Company would only complete such financing simultaneously with
the completion of its business combination.
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 a potential transaction 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.
Going Concern
In
connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
Topic 205-40 Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
the Company has until March 2, 2023 (absent any extensions of such period with shareholder approval) to consummate a business combination.
If a business combination is not consummated by this date, or its shareholders have not approved an extension, there will be a mandatory
liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company. Although the Company intends to consummate a business combination on or before
March 2, 2023, and may seek an extension, it is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a business combination, or obtain
an extension, by this time. This, as well as its liquidity condition, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue
as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate
after March 2, 2023.
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 we complete 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 financial statements, which have been prepared
in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these 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 10-K filed by us with
the SEC on April 13, 2022.
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Class A Ordinary
Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
We
account for our 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 our control)
are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Class A ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ deficit. Our Class
A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of
uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 34,500,000 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible
redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of our balance sheet.
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
account for our 14,891,667 Warrants issued in connection with our Initial Public Offering (8,625,000) and Private Placement (6,266,667)
as derivative warrant liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40. Accordingly, we recognize the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair
value and adjust the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to re-measurement at each balance
sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in our statements 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 Public Warrants was
initially estimated using Monte Carlo simulations. After the Public Warrants were separately traded, the measurement of the Public Warrants
used an observable market quote in an active market.
Net Income per Ordinary Share
We
have two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Earnings and losses are shared
pro rata between the two classes of shares. The 14,891,667 potential ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants were excluded
from diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021 because the Warrants are contingently exercisable,
and the contingencies have not yet been met. As a result, diluted net income per ordinary share is the same as basic net income per ordinary share for the periods.
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Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In
August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06,
Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s
Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”) to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates
the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies
the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard
also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s
own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all
convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 is effective January 1, 2024 and should be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis, with
early adoption permitted beginning on January 1, 2021. The guidance was adopted starting January 1, 2022. Adoption of the ASU did not
impact our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Management
does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect
on our unaudited condensed financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of March 31, 2022 and
December 31, 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.
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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