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FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC.

For the period ended Jul 31, 2024. Filed Jul 5, 2024.

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Jul 31, 2024 · Filed Jul 5, 2024

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Reasons for Reverse Stock Split Proposal

Reasons for the Reverse Stock Split Proposal

The purpose of the Reverse Stock Split is to increase the market price of the Class A Common Stock in order to mitigate the risk of the Class A Common Stock being delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market. Nasdaq has several continued listing criteria that companies must satisfy in order to remain listed on the exchange. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) requires that companies maintain a closing bid price that is greater than or equal to $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive trading days (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”).

On December 28, 2023, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq stating that the Company has failed to maintain a minimum bid price of at least $1.00 per share for the prior 30-consecutive-trading-day period from November 9, 2023 to December 27, 2023. Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company was initially provided 180 calendar days from receipt of the notice from Nasdaq to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. On April 18, 2024, FF received a letter from Nasdaq indicating that FF was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) as FF had not yet filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. On April 24, 2024, FF received an additional letter from Nasdaq indicating that FF was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A)(iii), as FF’s Class A Common Stock had a closing bid price of $0.10 or less for ten consecutive trading days (the “Low Priced Stocks Rule”). The letter indicated that, as a result of non-compliance with both the Low Priced Stocks Rule and the requirement to file the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, the Nasdaq staff had determined to delist FF’s securities from The Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Delisting Determination”). Further, on May 21, 2024, FF received an additional letter from Nasdaq indicating that FF is now delinquent in filing its Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024, and as such, the delinquency serves as an additional basis for delisting FF’s securities from The Nasdaq Capital Market.

On May 1, 2024, FF requested a hearing to appeal the Delisting Determination, which stayed the suspension of FF’s securities for 15 days. FF also requested an extended stay of the suspension pending such hearing with Nasdaq’s Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), which Nasdaq granted on May 28, 2024. On June 13, 2024, a hearing was held with the Panel at which FF requested an extension of the period to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement to August 30, 2024 and to cure the delinquency in filing the Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024 (the “Q1 10-Q”) to July 31, 2024. On May 28, 2024, FF filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (as amended on May 30, 2024 and June 24, 2024).

On June 26, 2024, the Panel granted the Company’s request for extension subject to the Company filing the Q1 10-Q on or before July 31, 2024, timely filing the Form 10-Q for the period ending on June 30, 2024, and demonstrating compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement on or before August 31, 2024.

The Board believes that effecting the Reverse Stock Split would, among other things, help FF to (1) increase the per share price of the Class A Common Stock, (2) maintain the listing of the Class A Common Stock on Nasdaq, and (3) potentially improve the marketability and liquidity of the Class A Common Stock.

Increase the Per-Share Price of our Common Stock. The primary purpose for effecting the Reverse Stock Split, should the Board choose to effect it, would be to increase the per share price of the Class A Common Stock. In determining to seek authorization for the Reverse Stock Split Proposal, the Board considered that, by combining a number of pre-split shares into one share of common stock, the market price of a post-split share is generally greater than the market price of a pre-split share. However, we cannot assure you that the Reverse Stock Split will increase the per share price of the Class A Common Stock or that any such increase will be proportional to the Reverse Stock Split ratio (see “— Certain Risks Associated with the Reverse Stock Split”).

Maintain Listing on Nasdaq. The Board has considered the potential harm to the Company and its stockholders should Nasdaq delist the Class A Common Stock from The Nasdaq Capital Market. Delisting the Class A Common Stock could adversely affect the liquidity of the Class A Common Stock because alternatives, such as the OTC Bulletin Board, OTC Markets, and the Pink Sheets, are generally considered to be less efficient markets. An investor likely would find it less convenient to sell, or to obtain accurate quotations in seeking to buy, the Class A Common Stock on an over-the-counter market. Many investors likely would not buy or sell the Class A Common Stock due to difficulty in accessing over-the-counter markets, policies preventing them from trading in securities not listed on a national exchange or other reasons. The Board believes that the Reverse Stock Split is an effective means for the Company to maintain compliance with the rules of Nasdaq and to avoid, or at least mitigate, the likely adverse consequences of the Class A Common Stock being delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market by producing the immediate effect of increasing the bid price of the Class A Common Stock.

Potentially Improve the Marketability and Liquidity of the Class A Common Stock. The Board believes that continued listing on Nasdaq provides overall credibility to an investment in the Class A Common Stock, given the stringent listing and disclosure requirements of Nasdaq. In addition, the Board believes that the increased market price of the Class A Common Stock expected as a result of implementing a Reverse Stock Split could improve the marketability and liquidity of the Class A Common Stock and encourage interest and trading in the Class A Common Stock by mitigating the negative effects of certain practices and policies:

Stock Price Requirements: Many brokerage firms have internal policies and practices that have the effect of discouraging individual brokers from recommending lower-priced securities to their clients. Many institutional investors have policies prohibiting them from holding lower-priced stocks in their portfolios, which reduces the number of potential purchasers of the Class A Common Stock. Investment funds may also be reluctant to invest in lower-priced stocks.

Stock Price Volatility: A higher stock price may increase the acceptability of the Class A Common Stock to a number of long-term investors who may not find the Class A Common Stock attractive at its current prices due to the trading volatility often associated with stocks below certain prices. Moreover, the analysts at many brokerage firms do not monitor the trading activity or otherwise provide coverage of lower-priced stocks.

Transaction Costs: Investors may be dissuaded from purchasing stocks below certain prices because brokers’ commissions, as a percentage of the total transaction value, can be higher for lower-priced stocks.

Access to Capital Markets: If the Class A Common Stock is delisted from Nasdaq, investor demand for additional shares of the Class A Common Stock could be limited, thereby preventing us from accessing the public equity markets.

We believe that the Reverse Stock Split, if effected, could increase analyst and broker interest in the Class A Common Stock by avoiding these policies and practices. Increasing visibility of the Class A Common Stock among a larger pool of potential investors could result in higher trading volumes. We also believe that the Reverse Stock Split may make the Class A Common Stock a more attractive and cost-effective investment for many investors, which could enhance the liquidity of the Class A Common Stock for our stockholders. These increases in visibility and liquidity could also help facilitate future financings and give management more flexibility to focus on executing our business strategy, which includes the strategic management of authorized capital for business purposes.

Accordingly, for these and other reasons discussed herein, we believe that being able to effect the Reverse Stock Split is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

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