Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.

Greetings. Welcome to Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. If anyone should require operator assistance during the conference, please press star zero on your telephone keypad. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce John Schilling, Global Director of Communications and Public Relations. Thank you. You may begin.

Welcome, everyone, to Faraday Futures' third quarter 2024 earnings. My name is John Schilling, Faraday Futures' Global Director of Communications and Public Relations, and I am joined by Faraday Futures' recently appointed CFO, Cody Mecca, our Global Chief Executive Officer, Matthias Eit, and Max Ma, Head of Product and Mobility Ecosystem and Head of Corporate Strategy here at FF. Today we will be sharing details from our third quarter 2024 results. The press release as well as today's presentation will be available on the investor relations section of our website at investors.ff.com. A replay of this call will also be posted there later this evening. Please note that on this call, we will be making forward-looking statements based on current expectations and assumptions, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements reflect our views only as of today, should not be relied upon as representative of views as of any subsequent date, and we undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements in light of new information or future events. These statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. For further discussion of the material risk, and other important factors that could affect our financial results, please refer to our filings with the SEC. With that, I'll turn the call over to Faraday Futures Global CEO, Matthias Eid.

Thank you, John. And thank you, everyone, for joining our earnings call. Let me outline the key areas I'll cover in today's discussion. First, I'll review our organizational transformations. Second, I'll discuss our corporate initiatives and operational progress, including our FF912.0 deliveries. Third, I'll provide details on the launch of our recently announced FX brand and market strategy, which plays into our FF dual brand strategy. Finally, I'll update you on our international expansion, particularly our progress in the Middle East. During the third quarter, we continued our transformation from a project-driven organization to an operation-driven organization with heavy emphasis on cost optimization, quality improvements, and operational efficiency. Notably, we made significant progress in our strategic roadmap while achieving a significant reduction in operating expenses. We believe this cost discipline combined with our strategic shift positions as well for our next phase of development. To help support this next phase of growth, we have strengthened our leadership team with several key appointments. Cody Mecca recently was promoted to chief financial officer, replacing Jonathan Morocco, who remains on us as a consultant. Aaron Ma was elevated to acting head of EV R&D, and Tim Mock was appointed head of FF UAE where he is leading our business development and strategic financing efforts in the region. Now, let me share some key developments from the quarter. In terms of corporate progress, we successfully completed several important initiatives. First, on the financing front, we secured $30 million in new financing commitments from investors across the Middle East, United States, and Asia. This included 7.5 million US dollar in previously funded amounts and 22.5 million US dollar in new investments. Notably, this financing included participation from master investment group led by Sheikh Abdullah al-Kasimi of Ras Al Khaimah. The net proceeds we received were approximately 28.5 million US dollar Of this amount, 20 million USD was received in Q3 and 8.5 million was received after September 30 and prior to today. In addition, I am pleased to report that we regained full Nasdaq listing requirements compliance, completed our previously announced reverse stock split and increased our authorized share count to support potential future growth opportunities. We also successfully worked with our existing node holders to restructure certain convertible nodes with the goal of reducing future cache obligations. The operational front, we delivered two FF91 2.0 vehicles during the third quarter, including one to Weigau, our head of global communication and community sales. Our other delivery was to Born Leaders Entertainment, expanding our B2B initiatives and developed co-creation of the program. This brings our total deliveries to 14 vehicles to date. We have implemented several manufacturing improvements including bringing certain vehicle body and interior component production in-house, which has reduced interior costs by half. Our FFIE factory California continues to demonstrate its potential as a cornerstone of our manufacturing strategy. We continue to enhance our product quality. A manufacturing-related warranty improvement process was put in place. There is a comprehensive synergy between factory quality and PDI resulting in a comprehensive CCA audit. Our first inspection customer craftsmanship audit score has seen improvement of 25%. We have made continued efforts to improve the FF91's software, AI and human-machine interaction with recent multiple software improvements that include expanded voice controls, improved route guidance, and improved display interface updates, to name a few, all created in the effort to make the lives of our users more connected, more engaging, and more effortless. A significant milestone this quarter was the announcement of our second brand, Faraday X or FX, which took place at our global automotive industry bridge launch event on September 19th. This initiative represents our planned return to a dual brand strategy with FX being developed to target mass market segments. We envision two initial models, the FX5, which we are planning to position in the $20,000 to $30,000 range, and the FX6, which we expect to offer between $30,000 and $50,000. Subject to secure necessary funding and approvals, we intend to offer both range-extended AI EV and battery electric AI EV powertrain options. We believe the market opportunity for range-extended AI EVs is particularly compelling in the United States, where charging infrastructure continues to develop. Based on our analysis of market data, while the US EV penetration rate remains below 20%, We have observed that range-extended AIVs have shown strong adoption in other markets, particularly in addressing range anxiety concerns. We believe this represents a potential opportunity for our planned FX product lineup. Our global automotive industry bridge strategy aims to leverage existing technologies and potential manufacturing synergies between our premium and mass market segments. Thus far, we have entered into preliminary agreements with four OEMs, including two strategic framework agreements and two MOUs, though these discussions remain subject to final documentation and various conditions. Turning to our Middle East expansion, we have made great progress in establishing our presence in the region. We recently announced a co-investment agreement with Master Investment Group, led by Sheikh Abdullah Al-Qassimi, to establish our future regional headquarters in Ras al-Khaimah. To our Ras al-Khaimah-based entity, Faraday Future Middle East Free Zone LLC, we have signed agreements with the Ras al-Khaimah Economic Zone, RAKES, for both current operations and a nearly completed 108,000 square foot facility. Earlier this year, we established a sales entity in Dubai, marking a key milestone in our expansion. This entry into the Middle East supports our third pole strategy, complementing our dual home markets of the US and China. Looking ahead, we are focused on three key areas, strengthening our core operations, advancing our dual brand strategy, and pursuing strategic partnerships that support our growth objectives We believe our engineering capabilities combined with our planned dual brand approach and the potential international partnerships position us to address both the premium and mass market segments of the evolving AI EV market. I now want to turn it over to Max Ma for an important update on our FX strategy.

Hello and thank you for joining us today. and Max Ma, head of product and mobility ecosystem and head of corporate strategy. I just returned from China after completing this business trip for the FX strategy to China, and I can't wait to share it with everyone. We achieved all the set objectives for this trip, kicked off the internal Next Step meeting on Monday, and will provide further updates as we reach our new milestone in the near future. Sheikh Abdullah al-Qasimi, our Middle East investor, also held in-depth discussions with AFEX partners in China. We have already initiated the activities to achieve first milestones, according to our production program, for the first vehicle model, which targets to roll off the line by the end of 2025, subject to securing the necessary funding. The project is currently in the first phase of vehicle development, with related work underway to achieve the first phase milestones. FF has begun hiring for key positions for the second brand, Fairdex. Job openings for FX include production planning director, quality planning director, head of FX vehicle engineering, and head of FX EV R&D. I'll now turn it over to Cody Mecca for a review of our financial results.

Thank you, Max. Great to hear things are progressing steadily on our FX brand and strategy. hello to everyone on the call. I'll start with our third quarter financial performance, discuss our balance sheet, and close with comments on our capital raising efforts. As Matthias noted, I am pleased to report that Faraday has been successful in its efforts to reduce costs. During the third quarter of 2024, Our operating expenses declined 92.6% to 3.8 million compared to 50.9 million in the prior year's quarter. This reduction reflects our ongoing cost control initiatives, as well as a non-recurring gain of 14.9 million from the settlement of previously accrued research and development costs. However, Even adjusting for that gain, operating expenses would have still declined 63.2% from the prior year period. Third quarter loss from operations improved to 25.2 million compared to a loss of 66.4 million in the prior year quarter. Our loss before income taxes was $77.7 million compared to $78 million in the prior year quarter. Turning to the balance sheet, as of September 30, 2024, our preliminary financial position included total assets of $449 million, total liabilities of $292.3 million, and book value of We ended the quarter with $7.3 million in cash. During the first nine months of 2024, our financing activities provided net proceeds of $55.7 million. Looking ahead, we will continue to look for opportunities to improve operational efficiencies and reduce costs while maintaining disciplined investment in our strategic growth initiatives. We continue to explore various financing alternatives, including non-dilutive options, to support our operational needs and growth initiatives. While access to capital continues to be a key consideration for our production plants, we believe Our streamlined cost structure positions us to utilize any new capital more efficiently. With that, I will hand it back to Matthias.

Thank you, Koti. Let me provide you with a look ahead for the company. Our main focus remains on stabilizing and strengthening our operation, continuing to attract strategic investors, maintain and grow FF912.0 production and develop the FX brand and products moving into 2025. Our main goal is to achieve profitability and become self-funding in the shortest possible time. To be able to achieve a higher market penetration in the future, we are exploring multiple avenues and scenarios. Our dual brand strategy is allowing us to leverage our high-value traditional FF brand with four Chinese OEMs, providing the potential to gain economies of scale. We have already entered into two strategic framework agreements and two memoranda of understanding, and we are working toward finalizing definitive agreements with each. Importantly, FF has submitted FX trademark registrations in both China, and U.S. Since our 919 event, we have had over 200,000 views on live streaming, received over 70 questions in our Q&A section, and garnered over 2 million impressions across our social media platforms. After the 919 launch event, Max Ma, our head of global strategy and product, along with investor Sheikh Abdullah al-Qasimi, engage in-depth discussions with potential fx partners in china achieving positive progress fx has already launched a vehicle development project for the target models with the first vehicle potentially rolling off the line by the end of 2025 subject to our securing the necessary funding The project is currently in the first phase of vehicle development with related work set to begin to complete the first phase milestones of this vehicle project. Additionally, we would like to address questions regarding last week's S1 filing. This filing primarily corresponds to our $30 million convertible notes financing round in September 2024. Of the total 29.7 million shares registered in the S1, the 25.3 million shares registered in the S1 covering shares issuable upon conversion of the notes is based on conversion floor price of $1.048 per share. The number of shares actually issued is independent of the number of shares being registered. The actual conversion price is variable and linked to the market price. For example, if the conversion price were $2 per share and the full $30 million USD in convertible debt were converted at this price, approximately 15 million shares would be issued. These shares would then be added to our total shares outstanding. For more information please check our recent S1 disclosure. EFF appreciates the trust shown by investors and would like to thank them for their loyal and ongoing support. Thank you for your time and interest in Faraday Future, and I look forward to providing you with further updates as significant events unfold. Thank you, everyone.

Thank you. This will conclude today's conference. You may disconnect your lines at this time, and thank you for your participation.