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.
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 September 30, 2022, we had net income of $3,404,845, which consisted of unrealized gain on change in fair value of warrant
liability of $1,787,000, investment income of $1,427,369 on our amounts held in the Trust Account, legal fee discount of $681,811,
and foreign currency exchange gain of $1,477, offset by $486,312 of operating costs consisting mostly of general and administrative
expenses and change in the fair value of convertible notes of $6,500.
For the nine months
ended September 30, 2022, we had net income of $6,726,111, which consisted of unrealized gain on change in fair value of warrant
liability of $6,552,334 and investment income of $2,022,207 on our amounts held in the Trust Account, legal fee discount of
$681,811, offset by $2,508,476 of operating costs consisting mostly of general and administrative expenses, change in the fair value
of convertible notes of $2,300, and foreign currency exchange loss of $19,465.
For the three months ended
September 30, 2021, we had a net income of $5,784,507, which consisted of $6,105,583 of change in the fair value of warrant liabilities,
interest income on marketable securities held in Trust account of $32,591, offset by foreign currency exchange loss of $183 and operating
costs consisting mostly of general and administrative expenses of $353,484.
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For the nine months ended
September 30, 2021, we had a net income of $6,371,821, which consisted of $7,892,583 of change in the fair value of warrant liabilities,
interest income on marketable securities held in Trust account of $77,833, offset by foreign currency exchange loss of $764 and operating
costs consisting mostly of general and administrative expenses of $1,022,553.
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 September 30, 2022, the change in fair value of the Warrants was a decrease in the liability of $14,147,084.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2022,
we had cash outside the Trust Account of $169,558 in its operating bank accounts, $347,127,888 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 $2,793,048. As of September 30, 2022, none of the amount in the Trust Account was available to be withdrawn as described above.
We have issued two unsecured
promissory notes (the “Notes”) in the amount of up to $1,000,000 to our sponsor. The Notes were issued as of April 1, 2022
and June 6, 2022, both of which were issued for $500,000. The proceeds of the Notes, 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 Notes bear no interest and are
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 Notes may be accelerated. Prior
to our first payment of all or any portion of the principal balance of the Notes in cash, our sponsor has the option to convert all, but
not less than all, of the principal balance of the Notes into private placement warrants (the “Conversion Warrants”), each
warrant exercisable for one of our ordinary share 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 Notes was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had drawn a total of $1,000,000 on the two Notes.
We 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 us funds, from time to time in whatever amounts it deems reasonable in its sole discretion,
to meet our working capital needs. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional financing, however. Moreover, we
may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our business combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant
number of its public shares upon consummation of its business combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt
in connection with such business combination. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would only complete such financing
simultaneously with the completion of its business combination.
If we are 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. We cannot provide
any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
Going Concern
In connection with our 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, we have 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, we will have a mandatory liquidation and subsequent
dissolution. Although we intend to consummate a business combination on or before March 2, 2023, and may seek an extension, it is uncertain
that we 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 our ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets
or liabilities should we 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. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Company incurred $0 and $30,000 expenses in connection with
such services. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Company incurred $0 and $69,667 expenses in connection
with such services.
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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 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 unaudited condensed 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.
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 September 30, 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 sheets.
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 (Loss) 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 and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 because the Warrants are contingently exercisable,
and the contingencies have not yet been met. As a result, diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share is the same as basic net income
(loss) 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 September 30, 2022
and December 31, 2021, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
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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