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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

The following summary of the material terms of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.’s (f/k/a Property Solutions Acquisition Corp. or “PSAC”)), a holding company incorporated in the State of Delaware (“FF,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”) securities is not intended to be a complete summary of the rights and preferences of such securities, and is qualified by reference to our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”), our Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) and the warrant-related documents described herein, which are exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. We urge to you reach each of the Charter, the Bylaws and the warrant-related documents described herein in their entirety for a complete description of the rights and preferences of our securities.

General

The Charter authorizes the issuances of 750,000,000 shares of Class A common stock (the “Class A Common Stock”), 75,000,000 shares of Class B common stock (the “Class B Common Stock”) and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).

As of April 30, 2022, there were outstanding 238,275,864 shares of Class A Common Stock and 64,000,588 shares of Class B Common Stock, no shares of Preferred Stock outstanding, 22,977,568 public warrants (the “Public Warrants), 674,551 private warrants (the Private Warrants), 3,874,166 warrants issued in a private placement to certain institutional investors pursuant to a note purchase agreement (the “ATW NPA Warrants”) and 670,092 Ares NPA Warrants (as defined below).

Common Stock

The holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders until the occurrence of a Qualifying Equity Market Capitalization, following which holders of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to ten votes per share and shall continue to be entitled to ten votes per share regardless of whether the Qualifying Equity Market Capitalization shall continue to exist or not thereafter.

A “Qualifying Equity Market Capitalization” means FF, at the end of any 20 consecutive trading days, has a volume weighted average total equity market capitalization of at least $20 billion as determined by multiplying the average closing sale price per share of Class A Common Stock on the NASDAQ (or such other securities exchange on which PSAC’s securities are then listed for trading) at the time of determination by the then total number of issued shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and other shares of FF.

Shares of Class B Common Stock have the right to convert into shares of Class A Common Stock at any time at the rate of one share of Class A Common Stock for each share of Class B Common Stock. Class A Common Stock does not have the right to convert into Class B Common Stock.

There is no cumulative voting with respect to the election of directors, with the result that the holders of more than 50% of the voting power represented by shares of Common Stock voted for the election of directors can elect all of the directors.

Holders of Common Stock do not have any conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights and there are be no sinking fund or redemption provisions applicable to the Common Stock.

Preferred Stock

The Charter authorizes the issuance of 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock with such designations, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by FF’s board of directors. FF’s board of directors are empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue the Preferred Stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of Common Stock; provided that any issuance of Preferred Stock with more than one vote per share will require the prior approval of




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the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock. In addition, the Preferred Stock could be utilized as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of FF.

Description of Warrants

Public Warrants and Private Warrants

As of May April 30, 2022, FF has Public Warrants outstanding to purchase an aggregate of 22,977,568 shares of Class A Common Stock and Private Warrants outstanding to purchase an aggregate of 674,551 shares of Class A Common Stock. References in this “—Public Warrants and Private Warrants” subsection to “Warrant” or “Warrants” refer only to the Public Warrants and Private Warrants. Each outstanding whole Warrant represents the right to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing on the later of 30 days after the consummation of a Business Combination and 12 months from the closing of the initial public offering.

No Warrants will be exercisable for cash unless there is an effective and current registration statement covering the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and a current prospectus relating to such shares of Class A Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration statement covering the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not effective within a specified period following the consummation of the Business Combination, Warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when FF shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise Warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, provided that such exemption is available. If that exemption, or another exemption, is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their Warrants on a cashless basis. In the event of such cashless exercise, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering the Warrants for that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the Warrants and the “fair market value” (defined below) by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” for this purpose will mean the average reported last sale price of the shares of Class A Common Stock for the five trading days ending on the trading day prior to the date of exercise. The Warrants will expire on the fifth anniversary of completion of the Business Combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

The Private Warrants, as well as any Warrants underlying additional units issued to the PSAC Sponsor or PSAC’s officers, directors or their affiliates in payment of working capital loans, are identical to the Warrants underlying the units offered in the initial public offering except that such Warrants will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option, and will not be redeemable by FF, in each case so long as they are still held by the PSAC Sponsor or its permitted transferees.

FF may call the Warrants for redemption (excluding the Private Warrants and any Warrants underlying additional units issued to the PSAC Sponsor, PSAC’s officers, directors or their affiliates in payment of working capital loans made to PSAC), in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per Warrant,
at any time while the Warrants are exercisable;
upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each Warrant holder;
if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the shares of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations), for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period commencing at any time after the Warrants become exercisable and ending on the third business day prior to the notice of redemption to Warrant holders; and




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if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the shares underlying such Warrants.

The right to exercise will be forfeited unless the Warrants are exercised prior to the date specified in the notice of redemption. On and after the redemption date, a record holder of a Warrant will have no further rights except to receive the redemption price for such holder’s Warrant upon surrender of such Warrant.

If FF calls the Warrants for redemption as described above, its management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis.” In such event, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering the Warrants for that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the Warrants and the “fair market value” (defined below) by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the shares of Class A Common Stock for the five trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of Warrants.

The exercise price and number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of the Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, extraordinary dividend or FF’s recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the Warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of shares of Class A Common Stock at a price below their respective exercise prices.

The Warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the Warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the Warrant agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the Warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price, by certified or official bank check payable to us, for the number of Warrants being exercised. The Warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and any voting rights until they exercise their Warrants and receive shares of Class A Common Stock. After the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.

Warrant holders may elect to be subject to a restriction on the exercise of their Warrants such that an electing Warrant holder would not be able to exercise their Warrants to the extent that, after giving effect to such exercise, such holder would beneficially own in excess of 9.8% of the shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding.

No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Warrants. If, upon exercise of the Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, FF will, upon exercise, round up to the nearest whole number the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued to the Warrant holder.

NPA Warrants and Notes

From September 2020 through June 2021, in connection with the issuance of certain Notes (defined below), FF issued warrants to purchase up to 2,687,083 shares of Class A Common Stock (the “ATW NPA Existing Warrants”) to FF Ventures SPV IX LLC, FF Venturas SPV X LLC, FF Aventuras SPV XI LLC and FF Adventures SPV XVIII LLC (collectively, the “ATW Warrant Holders”), entities affiliated with ATW Partners, LLC, pursuant to the terms of the NPA. Each ATW NPA Existing Warrant entitles the ATW Warrant Holder, at any time on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) the date that is seven years following the initial issuance date of such ATW NPA Existing Warrant, to purchase a certain number of shares of Class A Common Stock at a price per share of $10.00, subject to adjustment. The ATW NPA Existing Warrant exercise price is subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments upon (among other triggering events) the occurrence of a change of control transaction and certain dilutive transactions, including subsequent equity sales, share dividends and splits occurring following the issuance of the applicable ATW NPA Existing Warrant. The ATW Warrant Holders may also exercise the ATW NPA Existing Warrants on a cashless (or “net exercise”) basis. Any adjustments to the ATW NPA Existing Warrant exercise price are capped such that the ATW New Warrant Holders are not entitled to exercise the ATW NPA




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Existing Warrants to the extent such exercise would result in the ATW Warrant Holders holding shares in excess of 4.99% of the fully diluted capitalization of FF.

On June 9, 2021, pursuant to the Notes Purchase Agreement (the “NPA”), FF issued a promissory note (the “ATW June 8% Note”) in favor of FF Adventures SPV XVIII LLC, a third party investment firm affiliated with ATW Partners, LLC, for an aggregate principal amount of $20.0 million, receiving net proceeds of $18.4 million, inclusive of an 8% original issue discount. The promissory note matures on December 9, 2022, subject to the right of FF Adventures SPV XVIII LLC to extend the maturity date to December 9, 2023. The promissory note bears interest at 0% per annum through and including December 9, 2022. In the event that FF Adventures SPV XVIII LLC extends the maturity date, the promissory note bears interest at 10% per annum from December 10, 2022 until December 9, 2023. At the election of the holder of the ATW June 8% Note, the principal amount converts into that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to 130% of the outstanding principal amount divided by the applicable conversion price. As of May 9, 2022, the promissory note is currently convertible into 2,600,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. The conversion to shares shall not include any portion of the promissory note that would cause the total converted share amount to be in excess of 4.99% of the fully diluted capitalization of FF. The conversion price is subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments upon (among other triggering events) the occurrence of a change of control transaction and certain dilutive transactions, including subsequent equity issuances, share dividends and splits occurring following the issuance of the promissory note. Pursuant to the NPA, upon purchasing the ATW June 8% Note, FF Adventures SPV XVIII LLC became entitled to purchase FF, at its option, at any time during the twelve (12) month period commencing July 21, 2021, an additional promissory note (the “ATW Optional 8% Note”) for an aggregate principal amount of up to $20.0 million with an original issue discount of 8%. At the election of the holder of the ATW 8% Optional Note, the principal amount would be convertible into that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to 130% of the outstanding principal amount divided by the applicable conversion price. In addition, pursuant to the NPA, if FF Adventures SPV XVIII LLC elected to purchase the ATW Optional 8% Note, it would be entitled to receive from FF a warrant (the “ATW Optional 8% Warrant”) to purchase that number of shares of Class A Common Stock of FF equal to 37.5% of the principal amount of the ATW Optional 8% Note divided by the applicable exercise price. As of May 9, 2022, if FF Adventures elected to purchase an ATW Optional 8% Note with an aggregate principal amount of $20.0 million, (i) such ATW Optional 8% Note would be convertible into 2,600,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) the related ATW Optional 8% Warrant would be exercisable into 750,000 shares of Class A Common Stock.

On June 9, 2021, pursuant to the NPA, FF issued a promissory note (the “ATW June 13% Note”, and together with the ATW June 8% Note, the “ATW June Notes”) in favor of FF Adventures SPV XVIII LLC, a third party investment firm affiliated with ATW Partners, LLC, for an aggregate principal amount of $20.0 million, receiving net proceeds of $17.4 million, inclusive of a 13% original issue discount. The promissory note matures on December 9, 2022, subject to the right of FF Adventures SPV XVIII LLC to extend the maturity date to December 9, 2023. The promissory note bears interest at 0% per annum through and including December 9, 2022. In the event that FF Adventures SPV XVIII LLC extends the maturity date, the promissory note bears interest at 10% per annum from December 10, 2022 until December 9, 2023. At the election of the holder of the ATW June 13% Note, the principal amount is convertible into that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount divided by the applicable conversion price. As of May 9, 2022, the promissory note is currently convertible into 2,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. The conversion to shares shall not include any portion of the promissory note that would cause the total converted share amount to be in excess of 4.99% of the fully diluted capitalization of FF. The conversion price is subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments upon (among other triggering events) the occurrence of a change of control transaction and certain dilutive transactions, including subsequent equity issuances, share dividends and splits occurring following the issuance of the promissory note. Pursuant to the NPA, upon purchasing the ATW June 13% Note, FF Adventures SPV XVIII LLC became entitled to purchase from FF, at its option, at any time during the twelve (12) month period commencing July 21, 2021, an additional promissory note (the “ATW Optional 13% Note”, and together with the ATW 8% Optional Note, the “ATW Optional Notes”) for an aggregate principal amount of up to $20.0 million with an original issue discount of 13%. At the election of holder of the ATW Optional 13% Note, the principal amount would be convertible into that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount divided by the applicable conversion price. In addition, pursuant to the NPA, if FF Adventures SPV XVIII LLC elected to purchase the ATW Optional 13% Note, it would be entitled to receive from FF a warrant (the “ATW Optional 13% Warrant”, and together with the ATW Optional 8% Warrant, the “ATW Optional Warrants”) to purchase that number of shares of Class A Common Stock of FF equal to 37.5% of the principal amount of the ATW Optional 13% Note divided by the applicable exercise price. As of May 9, 2022, if FF Adventures elected to




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purchase an ATW Optional 13% Note with an aggregate principal amount of $20.0 million, (i) such ATW Optional 13% Note would be convertible into 2,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) the related ATW Optional 13% Warrant would be exercisable into 750,000 shares of Class A Common Stock.

On August 5, 2021, pursuant to the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2020 (as amended from time to time, the “Second A&R NPA”), among certain subsidiaries of FF and guarantors party thereto, U.S. Bank National Association, as the Notes agent, Birch Lake Fund Management, LP, as the collateral agent, and the Note purchasers party thereto, and related forms of notes and warrants issued thereunder, FF issued Ares Capital Corporation a warrant to purchase 633,008 shares of Class A Common Stock for an exercise price equal to $10.00 per share. The warrant shall terminate at the close of business on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the grant date.

On August 5, 2021, pursuant to the Second A&R NPA, FF issued Ares Centre Street Partnership, L.P. a warrant to purchase 15,964 shares of Class A Common Stock for an exercise price equal to $10.00 per share. The warrant shall terminate at the close of business on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the grant date.

On August 5, 2021, pursuant to the Second A&R NPA, FF issued Ares Direct Finance I LP a warrant to purchase 7,883 shares of Class A Common Stock for an exercise price equal to $10.00 per share. The warrant shall terminate at the close of business on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the grant date.

On August 5, 2021, pursuant to the Second A&R NPA, FF issued Ares Credit Strategies Insurance Dedicated Fund Series Interests of the SALI Multi-Series Fund, L.P. a warrant to purchase 13,237 shares of Class A Common Stock for an exercise price equal to $10.00 per share. The warrant shall terminate at the close of business on the sixth (6th) anniversary of the grant date.

On August 10, 2021, in connection with the issuance of certain notes payable issued to ATW Partners, LLC (the “Notes”), FF issued warrants to purchase up to 2,687,083 shares of Class A Common Stock (the “ATW NPA Warrants”) to FF Ventures SPV IX LLC, FF Venturas SPV X LLC and FF Aventuras SPV XI LLC (collectively, the “ATW Warrant Holders”), entities affiliated with ATW Partners, LLC, pursuant to the terms of the Second A&R NPA. Each ATW NPA Warrants entitles the ATW Warrant Holders, at any time on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on June 9, 2028, to purchase a certain number of shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share, subject to adjustment. The ATW NPA Warrants exercise price is subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments upon (among other triggering events) the occurrence of a change of control transaction and certain dilutive transactions, including subsequent equity sales, share dividends and splits occurring following the issuance of the applicable ATW NPA Warrants. The ATW Warrant Holders may also exercise the ATW NPA Warrants on a cashless (or “net exercise”) basis. Any adjustments to the ATW NPA Warrants exercise price are capped such that the ATW Warrant Holders are not entitled to exercise the ATW NPA Warrants to the extent such exercise would result in the ATW Warrant Holders holding shares in excess of 4.99% of the fully diluted capitalization of FF.

On August 10, 2021, pursuant to the Second A&R NPA, FF issued a note payable to FF Ventures SPV IX LLC, a third-party investment firm affiliated with ATW Partners, LLC, for an aggregate principal amount of $15.7 million. The note payable matures on February 10, 2023 and bears interest at 0% per annum. At the election of the holder of the note, the principal amount is convertible into that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to 130% of the outstanding principal amount divided by the applicable conversion price. The promissory note is currently convertible into 2,036,666 shares of Class A Common Stock. The conversion price is subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments upon (among other triggering events) the occurrence of a change of control transaction and certain dilutive transactions, including subsequent equity issuances, share dividends and splits occurring following the issuance of the promissory note.

On August 10, 2021, pursuant to the Second A&R NPA, FF issued a promissory note payable to FF Venturas SPV X LLC, a third-party investment firm affiliated with ATW Partners, LLC, for an aggregate principal amount of $11.3 million. The note payable matures on February 10, 2023 and bears interest at 0% per annum. At the election of the holder of the note, the principal amount is convertible into that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to 130% of the outstanding principal amount divided by the applicable conversion price. The promissory note is currently convertible into 1,462,500 shares of Class A Common Stock. The conversion price is subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments upon (among other triggering events) the occurrence of a change of




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control transaction and certain dilutive transactions, including subsequent equity issuances, share dividends and splits occurring following the issuance of the promissory note.

On August 10, 2021, pursuant to the Second A&R NPA, FF issued a promissory note payable to FF Aventuras SPV XI LLC, a third-party investment firm affiliated with ATW Partners, LLC, for an aggregate principal amount of $7.0 million. The note payable matures on February 10, 2023 and bears interest at 0% per annum. At the election of the holder of the note, the principal amount is convertible into that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to 130% of the outstanding principal amount divided by the applicable conversion price. The promissory note is currently convertible into 910,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. The conversion price is subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments upon (among other triggering events) the occurrence of a change of control transaction and certain dilutive transactions, including subsequent equity issuances, share dividends and splits occurring following the issuance of the promissory note.

Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions of Delaware Law

Under the Charter, FF has certain anti-takeover provisions in place as follows:

Special Meeting of Stockholders

The Bylaws provide that special meetings of stockholders may be called only by (i) the chairperson of the board of directors, (ii) the chief executive officer or (iii) a majority vote of FF’s board of directors.

Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations

The Bylaws provide that stockholders seeking to bring business before FF’s special meeting of stockholders, or to nominate candidates for election as directors at FF’s special meeting of stockholders, must provide timely notice of their intent in writing subject to certain exceptions for FF Top board designees under the Shareholder Agreement. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice will need to be received by FF secretary at FF’s principal executive offices not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the open of business on the 120th day prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding special meeting of stockholders. Pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, proposals seeking inclusion in FF’s annual proxy statement must comply with the notice periods contained therein. The Bylaws also specify certain requirements as to the form and content of a stockholders’ meeting. These provisions may preclude FF stockholders from bringing matters before the special meeting of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at FF’s special meeting of stockholders.

Authorized but Unissued Shares

FF’s authorized but unissued Common Stock and Preferred Stock will be available for future issuances without stockholder approval and could be utilized for a variety of corporate purposes, including future offerings to raise additional capital, acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved Common Stock and Preferred Stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of FF by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.

Exclusive Forum Selection

The Charter requires, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that derivative actions brought in FF’s name, actions against directors, officers and employees for breach of fiduciary duty and other similar actions may be brought only in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware and, if brought outside of Delaware, the stockholder bringing the suit will be deemed to have consented to service of process on such stockholder’s counsel except any action (A) as to which the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery within ten days following such determination), (B) which is vested in the exclusive jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Court of Chancery or (C) for which the Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction. The Charter also requires that the federal district courts of the United States of America be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising




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under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of Common Stock shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the forum provisions in the Charter.

This choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with FF or any of FF’s directors, officers, other employees or stockholders, which may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims. FF cannot be certain that a court will decide that this provision is either applicable or enforceable, and if a court were to find the choice of forum provision contained in the Charter to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, FF may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could harm FF’s business, operating results and financial condition.

The Charter provides that the exclusive forum provision will be applicable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers

The Charter provides that directors and officers will be indemnified by FF to the fullest extent authorized by Delaware law as it now exists or may in the future be amended.

The Bylaws also permit FF to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director or employee for any liability arising out of his or her actions, regardless of whether Delaware law would permit indemnification. FF has purchased a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that insures FF’s directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in some circumstances and insures FF against its obligations to indemnify the directors and officers.

These provisions may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against FF’s directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit FF and FF stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent FF pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. We believe that these provisions, the insurance and the indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced directors and officers.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to FF’s directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, FF has been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.