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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549
 FORM 10-Q
 (Mark One)x
    
    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECT ION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 For the quarterly period ended
    
    September 30, 2007
 or
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    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the transition period from ____________________________________ to ____________________________________
 Commission File Number:
    
    001-33217
 Freedom Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
  Delaware
    
    20-5009693(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
    
    (IRS Employer Identification Number)
 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 41st Floor
New York, New York 10036
 (212) 380-2230
 
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  o Large accelerated filer
    
    o Accelerated filer
    
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TABLE OF CONTENTS  PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATIONITEM 1. Financial Statements.UNAUDITED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETSUNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONSUNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSNotes to Condensed Financial StatementsITEM. 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.OverviewBusiness Combination with GLG PartnersOff-Balance Sheet ArrangementsLiquidity and Capital ResourcesITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures.PART II  OTHER INFORMATIONITEM 1. Legal Proceedings.ITEM 1A. Risk Factors.ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.ITEM 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of the Security Holders.ITEM 5. Other Information.ITEM 6. Exhibits.SIGNATURESEx-31.1 Section 302 Certificate of CEOEx-32.1 Section 906 Certification of CEO    Table of Contents  Forward-Looking Statements
 This report, and the information incorporated by reference in it, include forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Our
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our expectations,
hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that
refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances,
including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words anticipates,
believe, continue, could, estimate, expect, intend, may, might, plan, possible,
potential, predict, project, should, would and similar expressions may identify
forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not
forward-looking.
 The forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this report are based
on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects
on us and speak only as of the date of such statement. There can be no assurance that future
developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements
involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other
assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to, those factors described under the heading Risk Factors and the following:
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    our ability to complete a combination with one or more target businesses, including the
acquisition of GLG Partners Limited;
    
    our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our management or
directors following a business combination;
    
    our potential inability to obtain additional financing to complete the acquisition of
GLG;
    
    our limited pool of prospective target businesses, including if the acquisition fails to
close;
    
    the change in control of Freedom once the acquisition is consummated;
    
    public securities limited liquidity and trading;
    
    the delisting of our securities from the American Stock Exchange or an inability to have
our securities listed on the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or
another exchange following the consummation of the acquisition;
    
    use of proceeds not in trust or available to us from interest income on the trust
account balance; or
    
    financial performance.
 Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our
assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in
these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as may be required under applicable law.
 References in this report to we, us or our company refer to Freedom Acquisition
Holdings, Inc. References to public stockholders refer to purchasers of our securities by
persons other than our founders in, or subsequent to, our initial public offering.
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PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 ITEM 1. Financial Statements.
 FREEDOM ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, INC.
(a corporation in the development stage)
 
 UNAUDITED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 September 30,
    
    
    December 31,2007
    
    
    2006ASSETSCurrent assetsCash
    
    $
    1,779,467
    
    
    $
    599,369Prepaid expenses
    
    
    21,284
    
    
    
    Total current assets
    
    
    1,800,751
    
    
    
    599,369Other assetsDeferred tax assets
    
    
    190,598
    
    
    
    Deferred transaction costs
    
    
    3,572,219
    
    
    
    Cash held in trust account
    
    
    519,141,551
    
    
    
    466,707,382Total assets
    
    $
    524,705,119
    
    
    $
    467,306,751LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITYCurrent liabilitiesAccrued expenses
    
    $
    1,785,287
    
    
    $
    250Accrued offering costs
    
    
    
    
    
    
    250,483Income taxes payable
    
    
    
    
    
    
    127,355Franchise tax payable
    
    
    67,605
    
    
    
    93,575Notes payable, founding stockholders
    
    
    
    
    
    
    250,000Total current liabilities
    
    
    1,852,892
    
    
    
    721,663Long-term liabilitiesDeferred underwriters fee
    
    
    17,952,000
    
    
    
    16,320,000Common stock, subject to possible redemption, 10,554,720, and 9,595,200
shares at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, at
redemption value
    
    
    102,572,088
    
    
    
    93,247,353Deferred interest income related to common stock subject to possible
redemption
    
    
    1,309,255
    
    
    
    Total Liabilities
    
    $
    123,686,235
    
    
    $
    110,289,016Stockholders equityPreferred stock, $.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issuedCommon stock, $.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 64,800,003
shares issued and outstanding (including 10,554,720 shares subject to
possible redemption) at September 30, 2007 and 60,000,003 shares issued
and outstanding (including 9,595,200 shares subject to possible
redemption) at December 31, 2006
    
    
    6,480
    
    
    
    6,000Additional paid-in capital
    
    
    392,126,827
    
    
    
    356,842,491Income accumulated during the development stage
    
    
    8,885,577
    
    
    
    169,244Total
stockholders equity
    
    $
    401,018,884
    
    
    $
    357,017,735Total
liabilities and
stockholders equity
    
    $
    524,705,119
    
    
    $
    467,306,751
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FREEDOM ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, INC.
(a corporation in the development stage)
 
 UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
 Period from
    
    
    Period fromFor the Three
    
    
    For the Nine
    
    
    June 8, 2006
    
    
    June 8, 2006Months Ended
    
    
    Months Ended
    
    
    (inception) to
    
    
    (inception) toSeptember 30, 2007
    
    
    September 30, 2007
    
    
    September 30, 2006
    
    
    September 30, 2007Interest income
    
    $
    6,490,513
    
    
    $
    19,242,126
    
    
    $
    2,371
    
    
    $
    19,632,700Formation and operating costs
    
    
    191,046
    
    
    
    553,507
    
    
    
    250
    
    
    
    647,482Income before provision for income taxes
    
    
    6,299,467
    
    
    
    18,688,619
    
    
    
    2,121
    
    
    
    18,985,218Provision for income taxes
    
    
    3,148,723
    
    
    
    8,663,031
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    8,790,386Net income
    
    
    3,150,744
    
    
    
    10,025,588
    
    
    
    2,121
    
    
    
    10,194,832Interest income related to common stock
subject to possible redemption
    
    
    473,589
    
    
    
    (1,309,255
    )
    
    
    
    
    
    
    (1,309,255
    )Net income allocable to common stockholders
not subject to possible redemption
    
    $
    3,624,333
    
    
    $
    8,716,333
    
    
    $
    2,121
    
    
    $
    8,885,577Weighted average shares outstanding, basic
    
    
    64,800,003
    
    
    
    64,395,607
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    42,162,842Net income per common share, basic
    
    $
    .05
    
    
    $
    .16
    
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    .24Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted
    
    
    83,067,305
    
    
    
    82,542,046
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    52,645,741Net income per common share, diluted
    
    $
    .04
    
    
    $
    .12
    
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    .19
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FREEDOM ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, INC.
(a corporation in the development stage)
 
 UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
 Period from
    
    
    Period fromFor the Nine
    
    
    June 8, 2006
    
    
    June 8, 2006Months Ended
    
    
    (inception) to
    
    
    (inception) toSeptember 30, 2007
    
    
    September 30, 2006
    
    
    September 30, 2007Cash Flows from Operating ActivitiesNet income
    
    $
    10,025,588
    
    
    $
    2,121
    
    
    $
    10,194,832Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities:Deferred tax benefit
    
    
    (190,598
    )
    
    
    
    
    
    
    (190,598
    )Changes in operating assets and liabilitiesIncrease in prepaid expenses
    
    
    (21,284
    )
    
    
    
    
    
    
    (21,284
    )Decrease in income taxes payable
    
    
    (127,355
    )
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Increase (decrease) in franchise tax payable
    
    
    (25,970
    )
    
    
    
    
    
    
    67,605Increase in deferred offering costs
    
    
    
    
    
    
    (50,000
    )
    
    
    Increase in accrued expenses
    
    
    96,641
    
    
    
    250
    
    
    
    96,891Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    
    
    9,757,022
    
    
    
    (47,629
    )
    
    
    10,147,446Net Cash
Flows from Investing ActivitiesPayments for deferred transaction costs
    
    
    (1,883,823
    )
    
    
    
    
    
    
    (1,883,823
    )Cash held in trust account
    
    
    (52,434,169
    )
    
    
    
    
    
    
    (519,141,551
    )Net cash used in investing activities
    
    
    (54,317,992
    )
    
    
    
    
    
    
    (521,025,374
    )Cash Flows from Financing ActivitiesProceeds from notes payable, stockholders
    
    
    
    
    
    
    250,000
    
    
    
    250,000Proceeds from issuance of founders units
    
    
    
    
    
    
    25,000
    
    
    
    25,000Gross proceeds of public offering
    
    
    48,000,000
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    528,000,000Proceeds from issuance of sponsors warrants in private
placement
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    4,500,000Principal payments made on notes payable, stockholders
    
    
    (250,000
    )
    
    
    
    
    
    
    (250,000
    )Payments for underwriters discount and offering costs
    
    
    (2,008,932
    )
    
    
    
    
    
    
    (19,867,605
    )Net cash provided by financing activities
    
    
    45,741,068
    
    
    
    275,000
    
    
    
    512,657,395Net increase in cash
    
    
    1,180,098
    
    
    
    227,371
    
    
    
    1,779,467Cash at beginning of the period
    
    
    599,369
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Cash at end of the period
    
    $
    1,779,467
    
    
    $
    227,371
    
    
    $
    1,779,467Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:Cash paid for income taxes
    
    $
    8,980,984
    
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    8,980,984Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing
activities:Accrual of deferred transaction costs
    
    $
    1,688,396
    
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    1,688,396Deferred underwriters fees
    
    $
    1,632,000
    
    
    
    
    
    
    $
    17,952,000
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Freedom Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
(a corporation in the development stage)
 
 Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
 NOTE ADESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 Accounting and Reporting By Development Stage
Enterprises, st
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NOTE BINITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING AND OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION EXERCISE
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NOTE CSUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 Net income per common share:
 Earnings Per Share,
 Deferred transaction costs:
  Use of estimates:
  Income tax:
 Accounting for Income Taxes,
 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes  an
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements:
  NOTE DCOMMITMENT
  NOTE ERELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
    NOTE FPURCHASE AGREEMENT
  NOTE
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
    
    $1.0 billion, to be allocated between cash and loan notes if certain equity holders
elect to receive such notes in lieu of all or a portion of the cash consideration to such
person;
    
    230,000,000 shares of Common Stock and Common Stock equivalents, which include:
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    138,095,007 shares of Common Stock;
    
    58,904,993 exchangeable Class B ordinary shares of its subsidiary, FA Sub 2 Limited,
which are exchangeable for 58,904,993 shares of Common Stock; and
    
    33,000,000 ordinary shares of its subsidiary, FA Sub 1 Limited, which are subject to
certain put rights to the Company and call rights by the Company, payable upon exercise
by delivery of 33,000,000 shares of Common Stock; and
    
    58,904,993 shares of the Companys Series A voting preferred stock, which carry only
voting rights and nominal economic rights.
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ITEM. 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
 Overview
    
 Business Combination with GLG Partners
   
    
    $1.0 billion, to be allocated between cash and loan notes if certain equity holders
elect to receive such notes in lieu of all or a portion of the cash consideration to such
person;
    
    230,000,000 shares of our common stock and common stock equivalents, which include:
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    138,095,007 shares of our common stock;
    
    58,904,993 exchangeable Class B ordinary shares of our subsidiary, FA Sub 2 Limited,
which are exchangeable for 58,904,993 shares of our common stock; and
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
    
    33,000,000 ordinary shares of our subsidiary, FA Sub 1 Limited, which are subject to
certain put rights to us and call rights by us, payable upon exercise by delivery of
33,000,000 shares of our common stock; and
    
    58,904,993 shares of our Series A voting preferred stock, which carry only voting
rights and nominal economic rights.
   
 Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
  
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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
  
 ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures.
 (a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
  (b) Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
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PART II  OTHER INFORMATION
 
 ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings.
  
 ITEM
1A. Risk Factors.
  
 ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
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Use of Proceeds from Initial Public Offering
     
    
    payment of estimated taxes incurred as a result of interest income earned on funds
currently held in the trust account;
    
    payment of premiums associated with our directors and officers liability insurance;
    
    expenses for due diligence and investigation of prospective target businesses;
    
    legal and accounting fees relating to our SEC reporting obligations and general
corporate matters; and
    
    miscellaneous expenses.
  
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ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of the Security Holders.
  
 ITEM 5. Other Information.
  
 ITEM 6. Exhibits.
 ExhibitNumber
    
    Description3.1
    
    Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (1)3.2
    
    Bylaws (1)4.1
    
    Specimen Unit Certificate (1)4.2
    
    Specimen Common Stock Certificate (1)4.3
    
    Warrant Agreement dated July 20, 2006 between Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant (1)4.4
    
    Specimen Public Warrant Certificate (included in Exhibit 4.3)4.5
    
    Specimen Private Warrant Certificate (included in Exhibit 4.3)4.6
    
    First Amendment dated as of November 9, 2006 to Warrant Agreement
between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant
(2)4.7
    
    Second Amendment dated as of November 29, 2006 to Warrant Agreement
between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant
(3)4.8
    
    Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement dated as of December 21, 2006
between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant
(6)10.1
    
    Registration Rights Agreement among the Registrant and the Founders
dated December 21, 2006 (6)10.2
    
    Founders Units Subscription Agreement dated as of July 20, 2006
among the Registrant and Berggruen Holdings (1)10.3
    
    Founders Units Subscription Agreement dated as of July 20, 2006
among the Registrant and Marlin Equities (1)10.4
    
    Founders Units Subscription Agreement dated as of July 20, 2006
among the Registrant and James N. Hauslein (1)10.5
    
    Founders Units Subscription Agreement dated as of July 20, 2006
among the Registrant and William P. Lauder (1)10.6
    
    Founders Units Subscription Agreement dated as of July 20, 2006
among the Registrant and Herbert A. Morey (1)10.7
    
    Sponsors Warrant and Co-Investment Units Subscription Agreement
dated as of July 20, 2006 among the Registrant and Berggruen Holdings
(1)10.8
    
    Sponsors Warrant and Co-Investment Units Subscription Agreement
dated as of July 20, 2006 among the Registrant and Marlin Equities
(1)10.10
    
    Letter Agreement dated as of July 20, 2006 among the Registrant,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Berggruen Holdings (1)10.11
    
    Letter Agreement dated as of July 20, 2006 among the Registrant,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Marlin Equities (1)10.12
    
    Letter Agreement dated as of July 20, 2006 among the Registrant,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Nicolas Berggruen (1)10.13
    
    Letter Agreement dated as of July 20, 2006 among the Registrant,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Martin E. Franklin (1)
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ExhibitNumber
    
    Description10.14
    
    Letter Agreement dated as of July 20, 2006 among the Registrant,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and James N. Hauslein (1)10.15
    
    Letter Agreement dated as of July 20, 2006 among the Registrant,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and William P. Lauder (1)10.16
    
    Letter Agreement dated as of July 20, 2006 among the Registrant,
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Herbert A. Morey (1)10.17
    
    Form of Letter Agreement among the Registrant and Berggruen Holdings,
Inc. Providing office space to the Registrant (1)10.18
    
    Promissory Note, dated June 14, 2006, issued to Berggruen Holdings (1)10.19
    
    Promissory Note, dated June 14, 2006, issued to Marlin Equities (1)10.20
    
    Amended Letter Agreement dated as of November 30, 2006 among the
Registrant, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Berggruen Holdings (3)10.21
    
    Amended Letter Agreement dated as of November 30, 2006 among the
Registrant, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Marlin Equities (3)10.22
    
    Amended Letter Agreement dated as of November 30, 2006 among the
Registrant, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Nicolas Berggruen (3)10.23
    
    Amended Letter Agreement dated as of November 30, 2006 among the
Registrant, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Martin E. Franklin (3)10.24
    
    Amended Letter Agreement dated as of November 30, 2006 among the
Registrant, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and James N. Hauslein (3)10.25
    
    Amended Letter Agreement dated as of November 30, 2006 among the
Registrant, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and William P. Lauder (3)10.26
    
    Amended Letter Agreement dated as of November 30, 2006 among the
Registrant, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Herbert A. Morey (3)10.27
    
    Form of Berggruen Holdings Employee Letter Agreement (3)10.28
    
    Second Amended Letter Agreement dated as of December 15, 2006 among
the Registrant, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Berggruen Holdings
(4)10.29
    
    Second Amended Letter Agreement dated as of December 15, 2006 among
the Registrant, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Marlin Equities (4)10.30
    
    Second Amended Letter Agreement dated as of December 15, 2006 among
the Registrant, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Nicolas Berggruen
(4)10.31
    
    Second Amended Letter Agreement dated as of December 15, 2006 among
the Registrant, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Martin E. Franklin
(4)10.32
    
    Investment Management Trust Agreement by and between the Registrant
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (5)10.33
    
    Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2007, among Freedom
Acquisition Holdings, Inc., FA Sub 1 Limited, FA Sub 2 Limited, FA
Sub 3 Limited, Jared Bluestein, as buyers representative, Noam
Gottesman, as sellers representative, Lehman (Cayman Islands) Ltd,
Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange, Emmanuel Roman, Jonathan Green,
Leslie J. Schreyer, in his capacity as trustee of the Gottesman GLG
Trust, Jeffery A. Robbins, in his capacity as trustee of the Roman
GLG Trust, G&S Trustees Limited, in its capacity as trustee of the
Lagrange GLG Trust, Abacus (C.I.) Limited, in its capacity as trustee
of the Green GLG Trust, Lavender Heights Capital LP, Ogier Fiduciary
Services (Cayman) Limited, as trustee of the Green Hill Trust, Sage
Summit LP and Ogier Fiduciary Services (Cayman) Limited, as trustee
of the Blue Hill Trust. (7)31.1
    
    Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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ExhibitNumber
    
    Description32.1
    
    Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.99.1
    
    Form of Charter of Audit Committee (1)99.2
    
    Form of Charter of Governance and Nominating Committee (1)99.3
    
    Form of Charter of Compensation Committee (1)
 
 (1)
    
    Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with the Registration Statement
on Form S-1 (File No. 333-136248) with the SEC on August 2, 2006.(2)
    
    Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-136248) filed with the SEC on November 13,
2006.(3)
    
    Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with Amendment No. 3 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-136248) filed with the SEC on November 30,
2006.(4)
    
    Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with Amendment No. 4 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-136248) filed with the SEC on December 18,
2006.(5)
    
    Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with the Registrants Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 29, 2006.(6)
    
    Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with the Registrants Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 27, 2007.(7)
    
    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrants Current Report on Form
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SIGNATURES
  October 19, 2007
    FREEDOM ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, INC./s/ Nicolas BerggruenBy:
    Nicolas BerggruenTitle: President and Chief Executive Officer 18