Faraday Future Announces Appointment of New Independent Auditor

- Mazars USA LLP Appointed as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm -

GARDENA, Calif.--()--Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (“Faraday Future” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FFIE), a California-based global shared intelligent electric mobility ecosystem company, today announced the appointment of Mazars USA LLP (“Mazars”) as its independent auditor. Mazars succeeds PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, which was the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm until August 23, 2022.

Mazars USA LLP is an independent member firm of Mazars Group, an international audit, tax, and advisory organization operating in over 90 countries. The appointment is effective October 28, 2022, and the appointment of Mazars is expected to be submitted for stockholder ratification at the next stockholder meeting.

“I am pleased to welcome Mazars as our new independent auditor. My team and I look forward to working closely with them as we build a world-class accounting and finance organization within Faraday Future,” said Yun Han, Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer.

Users can preorder an FF 91 Futurist via the FF Intelligent App or through our website (English): https://www.ff.com/us/preorder/ or (Chinese): https://www.ff.com/cn/preorder/

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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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Contacts

Investors (English): ir@faradayfuture.com
Investors (Chinese): cn-ir@faradayfuture.com
Media: john.schilling@ff.com
Media: tim.gilman@ff.com

Contacts

Investors (English): ir@faradayfuture.com
Investors (Chinese): cn-ir@faradayfuture.com
Media: john.schilling@ff.com
Media: tim.gilman@ff.com