Liquidity and Capital Resources and Going Concern

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Liquidity and Capital Resources and Going Concern [Abstract]

Liquidity and Capital Resources and Going Concern

2. Liquidity and Capital Resources and Going Concern

The Company has evaluated whether there are certain conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are issued. Based on its recurring losses from operations since inception and continued cash outflows from operating activities (all as described below), the Company has concluded that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year from the date that these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were issued.

The Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Accordingly, the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes the Company will continue as a going concern and that contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.

The Company has and will continue to devote substantial effort and, to the extent available, capital resources, to strategic planning, engineering, design, and development of its electric vehicle platform, development of vehicle models, finalizing the build out of the FF ieFactory California manufacturing facility, and capital raising. The Company incurred cumulative losses from operations, negative cash flows from operating activities, and has an accumulated deficit of $4,006.7 million, an unrestricted cash balance of $0.4 million and a negative working capital position of $175.2 million, excluding restricted cash, as of March 31, 2024. During 2023, the Company delivered its first vehicles but expects to continue generating significant operating losses for the foreseeable future. The Company has funded its operations and capital needs primarily through the issuance of related party notes payable and notes payable (see Note 7, Notes Payable and Note 8, Related Party Transactions), convertible notes, and the sale of common stock.

Pursuant to the Secured SPA, the Unsecured SPA, the Unsecured Streeterville SPA, the FFVV Joinder, and the Senyun Joinder (collectively the “SPA Commitments”) (see Note 7, Notes Payable and Note 8, Related Party Transactions), the Company obtained commitments from several investors. At March 31, 2024, the SPA Commitments totaled $554.5 million, of which $343.2 million was funded, $211.3 million remained to be funded, and $93.6 million in principal was outstanding. At March 31, 2024, Optional Commitments under the SPA Commitments totaled $366.0 million, of which $40.6 million was funded, $325.4 million remained to be funded, and $3.0 million was outstanding. The remaining amounts to be funded as of March 31, 2024, are subject to the achievement of delivery milestones, satisfaction of closing conditions, resolution of disputes with investors, and satisfaction or waiver of other conditions, including for a portion of such financing an effective registration statement for the shares underlying the applicable notes.

The Company may be unable to satisfy the closing conditions under the SPA Commitments or obtain additional incremental convertible senior secured note purchasers under the SPA Commitments or other debt or equity financing in a timely manner, on acceptable terms, or at all.

On November 11, 2022, the Company entered into a three-year Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (the “SEPA”) with YA II PN LTD. (“Yorkville”). Under terms of the SEPA, the Company may, at its option, issue and sell from time to time up to $200.0 million (which can be increased up to $350.0 million in the aggregate under the Company’s option) of Class A Common Stock to an affiliate of Yorkville Advisors, subject to certain limitations. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had the right to issue and sell up to an additional $192.5 million, or $342.5 million if the Company exercises its option under the SEPA, of Class A Common Stock under the SEPA.

In addition, on September 26, 2023, the Company entered into a sales agreement with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, B. Riley Securities, Inc., A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, Wedbush Securities Inc. and Maxim Group LLC, as sales agents, to sell shares of Class A Common Stock, from time to time, with aggregate gross sales proceeds of up to $90.0 million pursuant to the Registration Statement as an “at-the-market” offering under the Securities Act (the “ATM Program”). The ATM Program has been the primary source of liquidity for the Company since September 2023. Under applicable SEC rules and regulations, because FF failed to timely file its Form 10-K and this Form 10-Q, it is not S-3 eligible and cannot access the ATM Program.

The Company’s ability to issue and sell additional shares of common stock or warrants under the SEPA is constrained by the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company must consider shares issuable under convertible debt, warrants or other obligations with equity rights. In addition, equity issuances can potentially trigger provisions

under the SPA Commitments that increase the number of shares to be issued upon conversion and reduce the strike price of related warrants. This could result in FF having inadequate authorized shares to meet its outstanding commitments.

The Company projects that it will require substantial additional funds to continue operations and support production of the FF 91. If the Company is unable to find additional sources of capital, the Company will not have sufficient resources to fund its outstanding obligations and continue operations and the Company will likely have to file for bankruptcy protection and its assets will likely be liquidated. The Company’s equity holders would likely not receive any recovery at all in a bankruptcy scenario.

The Company continues to explore various funding and financing alternatives to fund its ongoing operations and to ramp up production. The particular funding and financing mechanisms, terms, timing, and amounts depend on the Company’s assessment of opportunities available in the marketplace and the circumstances of the business at the relevant time. However, there have been delays in securing additional funding commitments, which have exacerbated supply chain pressures, among other things. If the Company’s ongoing capital raising efforts are unsuccessful or significantly delayed, or if the Company experiences prolonged material adverse trends in its business, production will be delayed or decreased, and actual use of cash, production volume and revenue for 2024 will vary from the Company’s previously disclosed forecasts, and such variances may be material. While the Company is actively engaged in negotiations with potential financing sources, it may be unable to raise additional capital on terms acceptable to it or at all. In addition to the risk that the Company’s assumptions and analyses may prove incorrect, the projections may underestimate the professional fees and other costs to be incurred related to the pursuit of various financing options currently being considered and ongoing legal risks. Capital needs to fund development of the Company’s remaining product portfolio will highly depend on the market success and profitability of the FF 91 and the Company’s ability to accurately estimate and control costs. Apart from the FF 91 series, substantial additional capital would be required to fund operations, research, development, and design efforts for future vehicles.

As of and since March 31, 2024, the Company was and has been in default on the SPA Commitments and the Company is presenting the related notes as current. Since April 2023, the Company has been in default on, and since January 1, 2024, it has been in breach of, its debt agreement with Chongqing Leshi Small Loan Co., Ltd., a related party, with an outstanding principal balance of $7.6 million and interest payable of $17.4 million as of March 31, 2024.