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Entity Registrant Name Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.    
Document Type 10-K/A    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31    
Entity Public Float     $ 297.6
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Amendment Description Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 2 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Form 10-K/A”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 28, 2024, as amended on May 30, 2024 (the “Original Filing”).This Form 10-K/A is being filed to correct an administrative error in the tables entitled “Summary Compensation Table – Fiscal 2023” and “Director Compensation Table – Fiscal 2023” included in Part III, Item 11 “Executive Compensation” in the Original Filing. Specifically, the values of equity awards granted to the named executive officers and non-employee directors reported in each table did not reflect the fair value of each award determined as of the grant date under applicable accounting rules as required for these disclosures.The amended “Summary Compensation Table – Fiscal 2023” and “Director Compensation Table – Fiscal 2023” tables are set forth below. The information for Jonathan Maroko, the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, has not been included as he is not a named executive officer pursuant to Item 402(m)(2) of Regulation S-K.Summary Compensation Table — Fiscal 2023The following table sets forth certain information concerning compensation paid to the named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and, to the extent required by the SEC executive compensation disclosure rules, 2022. Name and Principal Position  Year   Salary ($)(1)   Bonus ($)(2)   Stock Awards ($)(3)   Option Awards ($)(3)   Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)   All Other Compensation ($)(4)   Total ($)  Matthias Aydt   2023    348,250    5,000    —    —    —    —    353,250  Global Chief Executive Officer                                                                                   Xuefeng Chen    2023    725,207    50,000    900,202    99,110    —    80,272    1,854,791  Former Global Chief Executive Officer   2022    487,500    500,000    —    —    —    —    987,500                                            Yun Han    2023    390,000    325,000    —    —    —    —    715,000  Former Chief Accounting Officer and Former Interim Chief Financial Officer   2022    73,976    200,000    912,815    —    —    —    1,186,791                                            Chui Tin Mok    2023    433,250    5,000    —    —    —    —    438,250  Global Executive Vice President and Global Head of User Ecosystem   2022    500,000    —    20,904    76    —    —    520,904                                            YT Jia    2023    390,750    50,000    —    —    —    —    440,750  Chief Product and User Ecosystem Officer                                         (1) The annualized base salaries for the named executive officers at the beginning of fiscal 2023 were as follows: Mr. Aydt $400,000; Mr. Chen, $900,000; Ms. Han, $400,000; Mr. Mok, $500,000; and Mr. Jia, $450,000. In connection with Mr. Chen’s resignation as Global Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Chen’s annual base salary was reduced to $750,000 effective September 29, 2023. In October 2023, Messrs. Chen, Mok, Aydt and Jia agreed to a temporary salary reduction through November 2023 to an annualized minimum wage of $66,000. In December 2023, as part of the Company’s cost cutting initiatives, the base salaries of all named executive officers, other than Mr. Chen, were reduced by 30%, and Mr. Chen’s salary was reduced by approximately 50%. (2) The amounts reported in this column for each executive represent cash signing and retention bonuses.     (3) The amounts reported in these columns reflect the grant date fair value of time-based RSUs, time-based stock option awards and PSU awards, as applicable, granted to the named executive officers during 2023 and 2022 and are accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For the assumptions used to value these awards, see Note 12 (Stock-Based Compensation) in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2023 filed with the SEC on May 28, 2024 (or the corresponding note in the annual report for prior years).     (4) The amount reported in this column for Mr. Chen includes a housing allowance of $64,000 and $16,272 for the payment of accrued paid time off and other benefits. Director Compensation Table — Fiscal 2023The following table sets forth certain information concerning compensation paid to each of FF’s non-employee directors during 2023. Mr. Aydt, Mr. Mok and Mr. Xuefeng Chen served in 2023 as directors and employees of FF; however, they did not receive any additional compensation for their service on the Board during 2023. Please see the “– Summary Compensation Table — Fiscal 2023” for the compensation received by Mr. Chen and Mr. Aydt during 2023. Name  Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)   Stock Awards ($)(3)   Option Awards ($)   Total ($)  Chad Chen   144,267    136,147    —    280,414  Li Han(1)(2)   27,603    74,000    —    101,603  Adam (Xin) He(2)   257,708    90,253    —    347,961  Lev Peker   14,712    41,918    —    56,630  Jie Sheng(1)   134,606    114,476    —    249,082  Ke Sun(2)   78,013    50,735    —    128,748  (1)Mr. Peker and Ms. Han were appointed to the Board effective August 4, 2023 and March 13, 2023, respectively. (2)Mr. He resigned from the Board effective July 31, 2023. Ms. Sun resigned from the Board effective October 10, 2023. Ms. Han resigned from the Board effective June 9, 2024. (3)The amounts reported in this column reflect the grant date fair value of time-based RSUs granted to the director during 2023 and are accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For the assumptions used to value these awards, see Note 12 (Stock-Based Compensation) in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on May 28, 2024. As of December 31, 2023, the non-employee directors held the following number of outstanding and unvested RSUs: Mr. Chad Chen – 14,493; Ms. Han – 14,493; Mr. Peker – 10,125; and Mr. Sheng – 14,493. As required by Rule 12b-15 under the Exchange Act, new certifications by the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are filed herewith as exhibits to this Form 10-K/A pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act. As no financial statements have been included in this Form 10-K/A and this Form 10-K/A does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4, and 5 of the certifications have been omitted. Additionally, because this Amendment does not include financial statements, the Company is not including certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.Except as described above, this Form 10-K/A does not amend, update or change any other items or disclosures contained in the Original Filing, and accordingly, this Form 10-K/A does not reflect or purport to reflect any information or events occurring after the original filing date of the Original Filing or modify or update those disclosures affected by subsequent events. Accordingly, this Form 10-K/A should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing and the Company’s other filings with the SEC.    
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