美国加州洛杉矶（2022年8月29日）— 总部位于美国加州的全球共享智能电动出行生态系统公司Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIE) ("FF", “Faraday Future” 或"公司") 今天 就即将举行的股东特别会议（the “Special Meeting” 或 “特别会议”），向美国证券交易委员会（“SEC”）提交了一份修订的初步委托书（the “Preliminary Proxy” 或 “初步委托书”）。 该初步委托书披露了关于特别会议的重要信息，并纠正了FF Global Partners LLC（"FF Global"）、Pacific Technology Holding LLC和FF Top Holding LLC（"FF Top"）（统称为 “FFGP Entities” 或 “FFGP实体”）在最近提交的初步委托书中的一些不准确和具有误导性的陈述的记录。目前，举行特别会议的日期暂未确定。
您可以点击链接查看Faraday Future提交的初步委托书全文：FF Preliminary Proxy
FFGP实体在其代理声明中错误陈述了许多事实，包括对FF Top在与Faraday Future签订的股东协议（the “Shareholder Agreement” 或 “股东协议”）中的权利进行了曲解。您可以点击这里查看Faraday Future对FFGP代理声明的回应信件，其中，FFGP实体的错误性陈述包括但不限于以下内容：
FFGP称：— Faraday Future董事会(the “Board”)特别委员会（“Special Committee” 或 “特别委员会”）是针对2021年10月7日J Capital发布的做空报告而成立的。
事实则是：特别委员会是于2021年10月3日，即J Capital做空报告发布的四天前，由董事会的独立董事表决成立的。成立该委员会是为了解决包括FF Global的代表和潜在投资者在内的人士关于贾跃亭（"YT"）先生在公司角色的关切。J Capital发布的做空报告中提出的指控后来亦被纳入调查范围。
FFGP称：FFGP Entities为特别委员会的调查提供了便利。
事实则是：FF Global鼓励员工不要与特别委员会的律师交谈，且未按特别委员会的要求提供相关文件，并对特别委员会提出的问题提供了许多一般性的、无助与调查的回答。
FFGP称：FF Global称Brian K. Krolicki先生要求以700,000美元换取他的辞职。
事实则是：Faraday Future公司员工、非独立董事会成员、当时也是FF Global执行委员会成员的Matthias Aydt先生已承认向Brian K. Krolicki先生转达，如果Krolicki先生从董事会辞职，FF Global将向Krolicki先生支付最高700,000美元的费用，作为公司支付的离职金。
FFGP称：特别委员会的调查缺乏透明度和独立性，且成本巨大，速度缓慢。此外，特别委员应对公司目前的财务状况负责。
事实则是：监督调查的特别委员会由公司独立董事会成员组成。本次调查过程中，特别委员会合计进行了42次访谈，并审查了超过60万份文件。尽管某些FF员工与其他与FF Global有关联的个人缺乏与特别委员会的合作，但特别委员会依旧在四个月的时间内完成了本次调查。特别委员会向董事会提交了详细的调查结果，并建议采取惩戒和其他补救措施。 董事会随后批准了特别委员会的建议，并通过了特别委员会建议的惩戒和其他补救措施。
FFGP称：FF Top错误地描述了其在股东协议下的权利，且FF Top在提交其代理声明的过程中违反了该协议。 FF Top一再声称，它"有权在任何时候，以任何理由或无理由，将其提名的董事会成员（FF Top Designees）从董事会中移除"。
事实则是：FF Top在两个方面违反了股东协议，以招揽公司股东投票支持罢免Krolicki先生。首先，FF Top违反了其不在公司第二次年度股东大会前罢免其提名的董事会成员的协议。 在股东协议中，FF Top承诺，Krolicki先生将在公司第二次年度股东大会前作为FF Top提名的董事会成员之一，且在此期间不会罢免Krolicki先生的董事职务。其次，FF Top承诺采取 "所有必要的行动"，使Krolicki先生和其他自2021年7月起成为董事会成员的人员在公司即将举行的2022年第一次年度股东大会上被选入董事会。
FF Top必须遵守其在股东协议下对公司的合同义务。
鉴于FF Top的不当行为，公司及其董事会正在考虑所有可能的补救措施。 公司保留其权利，包括禁止FF Top继续违反股东协议的权利，以及追究FF Top违反股东协议和对股东的错误陈述所造成的任何及所有损失的权利。
公司董事会以5票赞成、3票反对、1票弃权的表决结果批准了要求召开特别会议的决议。董事会对免除BRIAN K. KROLICKI先生的公司董事职务的提案不作任何建议。
公司管理层以及董事会将竭尽全力，以实现向消费者交付FF旗舰电动车FF 91的主要目标。
FF的旗舰电动车FF 91将是市场上第一款高端、高性能的极智科技奢华电动车，并将重新定义用户的驾乘体验。FF 91 Futurist电动车预计在2022年第四季度推出。
ABOUT FARADAY FUTURE
Faraday Future is a class defining luxury electric vehicle company. The Company has pioneered numerous innovations relating to its products, technology, business model, and user ecosystem since inception in 2014. Faraday Future aims to perpetually improve the way people move by creating a forward-thinking mobility ecosystem that integrates clean energy, AI, the Internet and new usership models. Faraday Future’s first flagship product is the FF 91 Futurist.
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