Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

[●],
2021

 

Freedom Acquisition I Corp.

14 Wall Street, 20th
Floor

New York, NY 10005

 

	Re:	Initial Public Offering

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter (this “Letter
Agreement”) is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting
Agreement”) entered into by and between Freedom Acquisition I Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”),
and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative (the “Representative”) of the several underwriters
(each, an “Underwriter” and collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to
an underwritten initial public offering (the “Public Offering”), of up to 28,750,000 of the Company’s
units (including up to 3,750,000 units that may be purchased to cover over-allotments, if any) (the “Units”),
each comprised of one of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A
Ordinary Shares”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant (each, a “Warrant”)
entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment
as described in the Prospectus (as defined below). The Units will be sold in the Public Offering pursuant to a registration statement
on Form S-1 and prospectus (the “Prospectus”) filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”) and the Company has applied to have the Units listed on the New York Stock
Exchange. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 14 hereof.

 

In order to induce the Company
and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement and to proceed with the Public Offering, to induce the LVS III SPE
XLIII LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “PIMCO Investor”), and Freedom Acquisition LLC, a Cayman
Islands limited liability company (the “Freedom I Consortium”), to invest in Freedom Acquisition I LLC,
a Cayman Islands limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the Sponsor, the PIMCO Investor, the Freedom I Consortium
(together with the PIMCO Investor, the “Investors”) and the undersigned individuals, each of whom is,
or will be, a member of the Company’s board of directors and/or management team (each of the undersigned individuals, an
“Insider” and collectively, the “Insiders”), hereby agrees with the Company
as follows:

 

		1.	It is acknowledged and agreed that
                                         the Company shall not enter into a definitive agreement regarding a proposed Business
                                         Combination without the prior written consent of the Sponsor and the PIMCO Investor.

 

		2.	The Sponsor and each Insider agrees
                                         with the Company that if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a proposed Business
                                         Combination, then in connection with such proposed Business Combination, it, he or she
                                         shall (i) vote any Ordinary Shares (as defined below) owned by it, him or her in
                                         favor of any proposed Business Combination and (ii) not redeem any Ordinary Shares
                                         owned by it, him or her in connection with such shareholder approval. If the Company
                                         seeks to consummate a proposed Business Combination by engaging in a tender offer, the
                                         Sponsor and each Insider agrees that it, he or she will not sell or tender any Ordinary
                                         Shares owned by it, him or her in connection therewith.

 

		3.	The Sponsor and each Insider hereby agrees with the Company that in the event that the Company fails to consummate a Business
Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering, or such later period approved by the Company’s shareholders
in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (as it may be amended from time
to time, the “Charter”), the Sponsor and each Insider shall take all reasonable steps to cause the Company
to (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more
than ten (10) business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the Class A Ordinary Shares sold as part of the Units in the Public
Offering (the “Offering Shares”), at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount
then on deposit in the Trust Account (as defined below), including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (less
taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Offering Shares,
which redemption will completely extinguish all Public Shareholders’ (as defined below) rights as shareholders (including
the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such
redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve
and liquidate, subject, in each case, to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors
and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law. The Sponsor and each Insider agrees to not propose any amendment
to the Charter (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with its
initial business combination or to redeem 100% of the Offering Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within
the required time period set forth in the Charter or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’
rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity, unless the Company provides its Public Shareholders with the opportunity to
redeem their Offering Shares upon approval of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate
amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously
released to the Company to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of
then outstanding Offering Shares.

  

     

     

    

 

The Sponsor and each
Insider acknowledges that it, he or she has no right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust
Account or any other asset of the Company as a result of any liquidation of the Company with respect to the Founder Shares held
by it, him or her. The Sponsor and each Insider hereby further waives, with respect to any Ordinary Shares held by it, him or
her, if any, any redemption rights it, he or she may have in connection with (a) the consummation of a Business Combination,
including, without limitation, any such rights available in the context of a shareholder vote to approve such Business Combination,
or (b) a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Charter (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s
obligation to allow redemption in connection with its initial business combination or to redeem 100% of the Offering Shares if
the Company has not consummated a Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Charter or (B) with respect to
any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity or in the context
of a tender offer made by the Company to purchase Offering Shares (although the Sponsor and the Insiders shall be entitled to
redemption and liquidation rights with respect to any Offering Shares it or they hold if the Company fails to consummate a Business
Combination within the time period set forth in the Charter).

 

		4.	The undersigned acknowledges and
                                         agrees that prior to entering into a definitive agreement for a Business Combination
                                         with a target business that is affiliated with the undersigned or any other Insiders
                                         of the Company or their affiliates, such transaction must be approved by a majority of
                                         the Company’s disinterested independent directors and the Company must obtain an
                                         opinion from an independent investment banking firm or an independent valuation or appraisal
                                         firm that such Business Combination is fair to the Company from a financial point of
                                         view.

 

		5.	During the period commencing on
                                         the effective date of the Underwriting Agreement and ending 180 days after such date,
                                         the Sponsor and each Insider shall not, without the prior written consent of the Representative,
                                         (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any
                                         option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly,
                                         or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent
                                         position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
                                         as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations
                                         of the Commission promulgated thereunder, with respect to, any Units, Ordinary Shares
                                         (including, but not limited to, Founder Shares), Warrants or any securities convertible
                                         into, or exercisable, or exchangeable for, Ordinary Shares (but excluding Units and Ordinary
                                         Shares purchased in the Public Offering or thereafter) owned by it, him or her, (ii) enter
                                         into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any
                                         of the economic consequences of ownership of any Units, Ordinary Shares (including, but
                                         not limited to, Founder Shares), Warrants or any securities convertible into, or exercisable,
                                         or exchangeable for, Ordinary Shares owned by it, him or her, whether any such transaction
                                         is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly
                                         announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii).
                                         The provisions of this paragraph will not apply if the release or waiver is effected
                                         solely to permit a transfer not for consideration and the transferee has agreed in writing
                                         to be bound by the same terms described in this Letter Agreement to the extent and for
                                         the duration that such terms remain in effect at the time of the transfer.

 

		6.	In the event of the liquidation
                                         of the Trust Account upon the failure of the Company to consummate its initial Business
                                         Combination within the time period set forth in the Charter, the Sponsor (the “Indemnitor”),
                                         which for purposes of clarification shall not extend to any other shareholders, members
                                         or managers of the Sponsor, or any of the other undersigned, agrees to indemnify and
                                         hold harmless the Company against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
                                         whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all legal or other expenses reasonably
                                         incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, whether pending
                                         or threatened) to which the Company may become subject as a result of any claim by (i) any
                                         third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company or (ii) any prospective
                                         target business with which the Company has entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality
                                         or other similar agreement or Business Combination agreement (a “Target”);
                                         provided, however, that such indemnification of the Company by the Indemnitor
                                         (x) shall apply only to the extent necessary to ensure that such claims by a third
                                         party or a Target do not reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the
                                         lesser of (i) $10.00 per Offering Share and (ii) the actual amount per Offering
                                         Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account,
                                         if less than $10.00 per Offering Share is then held in the Trust Account due to reductions
                                         in the value of the trust assets, in each case, less taxes payable, (y) shall not
                                         apply to any claims by a third party or a Target which executed a waiver of any and all
                                         rights to the monies held in the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable)
                                         and (z) shall not apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the
                                         Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
                                         Act of 1933, as amended. In the event that any such executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable
                                         against such third party, the Indemnitor shall not be responsible to the extent of any
                                         liability for such third party claims. The Indemnitor shall have the right to defend
                                         against any such claim with counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the Company
                                         if, within 15 days following written receipt of notice of the claim to the Indemnitor,
                                         the Indemnitor notifies the Company in writing that it shall undertake such defense.

 

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		7.	To the extent that the Underwriters
                                         do not exercise their over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 3,750,000
                                         Units within 45 days from the date of the Prospectus (and as further described in the
                                         Prospectus), the Sponsor agrees to forfeit, at no cost, a number of Founder Shares equal to 937,500 multiplied
                                         by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is 3,750,000 minus the number of Units
                                         purchased by the Underwriters upon the exercise of their over-allotment option, and (ii) the
                                         denominator of which is 3,750,000. The forfeiture will be adjusted to the extent that
                                         the over-allotment option is not exercised in full by the Underwriters so that the Founder
                                         Shares will represent an aggregate of 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding
                                         Ordinary Shares after the Public Offering (not
                                         including Class A Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrants or Private Placement Warrants
                                         (as defined below)). The Initial Shareholders further agree that to the extent that the
                                         size of the Public Offering is increased or decreased, the Company will purchase or sell
                                         Units or effect a share repurchase or share capitalization, as applicable, immediately
                                         prior to the consummation of the Public Offering in such amount as to maintain the number
                                         of Founder Shares at 20% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares upon the consummation
                                         of the Public Offering. In connection with such increase or decrease in the size of the
                                         Public Offering, then (A) the references to 3,750,000 in the numerator and denominator
                                         of the formula in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be changed to a number equal
                                         to 15% of the number of Class A Ordinary Shares included in the Units issued in the Public
                                         Offering and (B) the reference to 937,500 in the formula set forth in the first
                                         sentence of this paragraph shall be adjusted to such number of Founder Shares that the
                                         Sponsor would have to surrender to the Company in order for the number of Founder Shares
                                         to be equal to an aggregate of 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Ordinary
                                         Shares after the Public Offering (not including Class A Ordinary Shares underlying
                                         the Warrants or Private Placement Warrants).

 

		8.	The Sponsor and each Insider hereby
                                         agrees and acknowledges that: (i) the Underwriters and the Company would be irreparably
                                         injured in the event of a breach by such Sponsor or an Insider of its, his or her obligations
                                         under paragraphs 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9(a), 9(b) and 12, as applicable, of this Letter Agreement,
                                         (ii) monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy for such breach and (iii) the
                                         non-breaching party shall be entitled to injunctive relief, in addition to any other
                                         remedy that such party may have in law or in equity, in the event of such breach. The
                                         Investors shall also be entitled to seek injunctive relief, in addition to any other
                                         remedy that such parties may have in law or in equity, in the event of a breach under
                                         this Letter Agreement.

 

		9.	(a) The Sponsor and each Insider
                                         agrees that it, he or she shall not Transfer any Founder Shares (or any Class A
                                         Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion thereof) until the earlier of (A) one year
                                         after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination and (B) subsequent
                                         to the Business Combination, (x) if the closing price of the Class A Ordinary
                                         Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share
                                         capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading
                                         days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Company’s
                                         initial Business Combination or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation,
                                         merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s
                                         shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A Ordinary Shares for cash,
                                         securities or other property (the “Founder Shares Lock-up Period”).

 

(b) The Sponsor and
each Insider agrees that it, he or she shall not Transfer any Private Placement Warrants (or any Class A Ordinary Shares
underlying the Private Placement Warrants), until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination (the “Private
Placement Warrants Lock-up Period”, together with the Founder Shares Lock-up Period, the “Lock-up Periods”).

 

(c) Notwithstanding
the provisions set forth in paragraphs 9(a) and (b), Transfers of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and the Class A
Ordinary Shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants or the Founder Shares and that are held by the Sponsor, any Insider
or any of their permitted transferees (that have complied with this paragraph 9(c)), are permitted (a) to the Company’s
officers or directors, any affiliate or family member of any of the Company’s officers or directors, any affiliate of the
Sponsor or to any members of the Sponsor or any affiliates of such members and funds and accounts advised by such members; (b) in
the case of an individual, by gift to a member of such individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which
is a member of such individual’s immediate family, an affiliate of such individual or to a charitable organization; (c) in
the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of such individual; (d) in the case of
an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (e) by private sales or transfers made in connection with
any forward purchase agreement or similar arrangement or in connection with the consummation of an initial Business Combination
at prices no greater than the price at which the securities were originally purchased; (f) in the event of the Company’s
liquidation prior to the completion of an initial Business Combination; (g) by virtue of the laws of the Cayman Islands or
the Sponsor’s limited liability company agreement upon dissolution of the Sponsor; or (h) in the event of the Company’s
liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having
the right to exchange their Class A Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the Company’s
completion of an initial Business Combination; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (a) through (e)
or (g), these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement with the Company agreeing to be bound by the transfer
restrictions herein and the other restrictions contained in this Agreement (including provisions relating to voting, the Trust
Account and liquidating distributions).

 

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		10.	Prior to the consummation of the
                                         initial Business Combination, each of the PIMCO Investor and the Freedom I Consortium
                                         shall have the right to appoint one representative to the board of directors of the Company
                                         and two observers of the board of directors of the Company commencing on the effective
                                         date of the registration statement on Form S-1 related to the Public Offering until the
                                         earlier to occur of (i) any Business Combination and (ii) either the Freedom I Consortium
                                         or the PIMCO Investor transferring or disposing of any of their membership interests
                                         in the Sponsor, other than to an affiliate of such investor. The Freedom I Consortium
                                         shall have the right to nominate three independent directors for election to the board
                                         of directors of the Company, with such candidates subject to the approval of the PIMCO
                                         Investor (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld). The Sponsor agrees to vote
                                         the Founder Shares in favor of (a) each of the Freedom I Consortium’s and the PIMCO
                                         Investor’s appointees to the board of directors when each of the Freedom I Consortium
                                         and the PIMCO Investor’s appointees are up for election and (b) the independent
                                         director nominees designated by the Freedom I Consortium and approved by the PIMCO Investor
                                         when each of such nominees is up for election. Any changes to the identity of the Freedom
                                         I Consortium’s or the PIMCO Investor’s appointees to the board of directors
                                         shall be subject to the approval of the PIMCO Investor or the Freedom I Consortium, as
                                         applicable (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

 

		11.	Each of the Insiders who is or
                                         is nominated to be a director or officer of the Company agrees to serve in such capacity
                                         until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of an initial Business Combination,
                                         the liquidation of the Company, or his or her removal, death or incapacity. The Sponsor
                                         and each Insider represents and warrants that it, he or she has never been suspended
                                         or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities exchange or association
                                         or had a securities or commodities license or registration denied, suspended or revoked.
                                         Each Insider’s biographical information furnished to the Company (including any
                                         such information included in the Prospectus) is true and accurate in all material respects
                                         and does not omit any material information with respect to the Insider’s background.
                                         Each Insider’s questionnaire furnished to the Company is true and accurate in all
                                         respects. The Sponsor and each Insider represents and warrants that: it, he or she is
                                         not subject to or a respondent in any legal action for, any injunction, cease-and-desist
                                         order or order or stipulation to desist or refrain from any act or practice relating
                                         to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction; it, he or she has never been convicted
                                         of, or pleaded guilty to, any crime (i) involving fraud, (ii) relating to any
                                         financial transaction or handling of funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining
                                         to any dealings in any securities and it, he or she is not currently a defendant in any
                                         such criminal proceeding.

 

		12.	The Company agrees that, except as disclosed in the Prospectus, neither the Sponsor nor any Insider or employee, nor any affiliate
of the Sponsor or any Insider or employee of the Company, shall receive from the Company any finder’s fee, reimbursement,
consulting fee, non-cash payments, monies in respect of any repayment of a loan or other compensation prior to, or in connection
with any services rendered in order to effectuate, the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination (regardless
of the type of transaction that it is), other than the following, none of which will be made from the proceeds held in the Trust
Account prior to the completion of the initial Business Combination: repayment of a loan and advances up to an aggregate of $300,000
made to the Company by the Sponsor; payment to the Sponsor for certain office space, utilities, secretarial and administrative
support services provided to the Company and other expenses and obligations of the Sponsor as may be reasonably required by the
Company for a total up to $10,000 per month; payment of approximately $412,500 for salaries annually to certain employees
for their services prior to the consummation of an initial Business Combination; reimbursement for any reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses related to identifying, investigating, negotiating and completing an initial Business Combination; and repayment of loans,
if any, and on such terms as to be determined by the Company from time to time, made by the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor
or any of the Company’s officers or directors to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business
Combination, provided, that, if the Company does not consummate an initial Business Combination, a portion of the working capital
held outside the Trust Account may be used by the Company to repay such loaned amounts so long as no proceeds from the Trust Account
are used for such repayment. Up to $2,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant at
the option of the lender. Such warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability
and exercise period.

  

		13.	The Company, the Sponsor, each
                                         Investor and each Insider represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, that it,
                                         he or she has full right and power, without violating any agreement to which it, he or
                                         she is bound (including, without limitation, any non-competition or non-solicitation
                                         agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter into this Letter Agreement
                                         and, as applicable, to serve as an officer and/or director on the board of directors
                                         of the Company and hereby consents to being named in the Prospectus as an officer and/or
                                         director of the Company.

 

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		14.	As used herein, (i) “Business
                                         Combination” shall mean a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share
                                         purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, involving the Company and one
                                         or more businesses; (ii) “Ordinary Shares” shall mean the Class A
                                         Ordinary Shares and Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B
                                         Ordinary Shares”); (iii) “Founder Shares” shall
                                         mean the 7,187,500 Class B Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding (up to 937,500
                                         of which are subject to complete or partial forfeiture by the Sponsor if the over-allotment
                                         option is not exercised in full by the Underwriters); (iv) “Initial Shareholders”
                                         shall mean the Sponsor and any Insider that holds Founder Shares; (v) “Private
                                         Placement Warrants” shall mean the 5,000,000 warrants (or 5,500,000 warrants
                                         if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) that the Sponsor has agreed to purchase
                                         for an aggregate purchase price of $7,500,000 (or $8,250,000 if the over-allotment option
                                         is exercised in full), or $1.50 per warrant, in a private placement that shall occur
                                         simultaneously with the consummation of the Public Offering; (vi) “Public
                                         Shareholders” shall mean the holders of securities issued in the Public
                                         Offering; (vii) “Trust Account” shall mean the trust account
                                         into which a portion of the net proceeds of the Public Offering and the sale of the Private
                                         Placement Warrants shall be deposited; and (viii) “Transfer”
                                         shall mean the (a) sale of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate,
                                         pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose
                                         of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position
                                         or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning
                                         of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
                                         promulgated thereunder with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or
                                         other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic
                                         consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled
                                         by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement
                                         of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b).

 

		15.	The Company will maintain an insurance
                                         policy or policies providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance,
                                         and each Insider shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its
                                         or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available pursuant to such policy
                                         or policies for any of the Company’s directors or officers.

 

		16.	The Company shall not, without
                                         the prior consent of each of the Investors, (i) include the name of the Investors or
                                         any of their respective affiliates in any disclosure, marketing materials, tombstones
                                         and other usages in connection with the Public Offering, otherwise related to the activities
                                         of the Company, or in connection with the initial Business Combination or thereafter;
                                         (ii) amend any term of the Company’s constitutive documents; (iii) amend any term
                                         of the Founder Shares, including, but not limited to, the economic terms or terms regarding
                                         transferability; (iv) amend any term of the Private Placement Warrants, including, but
                                         not limited to, economic terms or terms regarding transferability; (v) amend any terms
                                         of the Trust Account; (vi) appoint any director, officer or advisor of the Company; or
                                         (vii) approve an annual budget or incur expenses or other obligations that, in the aggregate,
                                         exceed any approved budget by more than $100,000.

 

		17.	This Letter Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter
hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral,
to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby. This Letter Agreement
may not be changed, amended, modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except
by a written instrument executed by (i) each Insider that is the subject of any such change, amendment, modification or waiver,
(ii) the Sponsor, (iii) the Company and (iv) the PIMCO Investor.

  

		18.	No party hereto may assign either
                                         this Letter Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without
                                         the prior written consent of the other parties, except that any of the Investors may
                                         assign its rights, interests and obligations hereunder to any affiliate of such Investor.
                                         Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual
                                         and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee.
                                         This Letter Agreement shall be binding on the Company, the Sponsor, the Investors and
                                         each Insider and their respective successors, heirs and assigns and permitted transferees.

 

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		19.	Except as provided for in paragraph
                                         8, nothing in this Letter Agreement shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any
                                         person or corporation other than the parties hereto any right, remedy or claim under
                                         or by reason of this Letter Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise
                                         or agreement hereof. Except as provided for in paragraph 8, all covenants, conditions,
                                         stipulations, promises and agreements contained in this Letter Agreement shall be for
                                         the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors, heirs, personal
                                         representatives and assigns and permitted transferees.

 

		20.	This Letter Agreement may be executed
                                         in any number of original, facsimile or other electronic counterparts and each of such
                                         counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts
                                         shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

		21.	This Letter Agreement shall be
                                         deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof
                                         shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Letter Agreement or of any other
                                         term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term
                                         or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Letter
                                         Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision
                                         as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

 

		22.	This Letter Agreement shall be
                                         governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New
                                         York. The parties hereto (i) all agree that any action, proceeding, claim or dispute
                                         arising out of, or relating in any way to, this Letter Agreement shall be brought and
                                         enforced in the courts of New York City, in the State of New York, and irrevocably submit
                                         to such jurisdiction and venue, which jurisdiction and venue shall be exclusive and (ii) waive
                                         any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and venue or that such courts represent
                                         an inconvenient forum.

 

		23.	Any notice, consent or request
                                         to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Letter Agreement
                                         shall be in writing and shall be sent by express mail or similar private courier service,
                                         by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery or facsimile or e-mail
                                         transmission.

 

		24.	This Letter Agreement shall terminate
                                         on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the Lock-up Periods and (ii) the liquidation
                                         of the Company; provided, however, that this Letter Agreement shall earlier terminate
                                         in the event that the Public Offering is not consummated and closed by [●], 2021;
                                         provided further that paragraph 6 of this Letter Agreement shall survive such liquidation.

 

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        Sincerely,

         

        FREEDOM ACQUISITION I LLC

	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	By	

         

         

	 	 	 	Name:  	 
	 	 	 	Title: 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 
	 	 	 	Name:  	 
	 	 	 	Title:    	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 
	 	 	 	Name:  	 
	 	 	 	Title:    	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 
	 	 	 	Name: 	 
	 	 	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 
	 	 	 	Name: 	 
	 	 	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 
	 	 	 	Name: 	 
	 	 	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 
	 	 	 	Name: 	 
	 	 	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 

 

	Acknowledged and Agreed:	 
	 	 
	FREEDOM ACQUISITION I CORP.	 
	 	 	 
	By:	 	 
	 	 Name:	 	 
	 	 Title:	 	 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]Exhibit 10.2

 

 

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT

 

This Investment Management
Trust Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made effective as of [●], 2021 by and between Freedom Acquisition
I Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, a New York corporation (the “Trustee”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company’s
registration statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-[●] (the “Registration Statement”) and prospectus
(the “Prospectus”) for the initial public offering (the “Offering”) of the
Company’s units (the “Units”), each of which consists of one Class A ordinary share, par value
$0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant, has been declared
effective as of the date hereof by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission;

 

WHEREAS, the Company
has entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities
LLC, as representative (the “Representative”) of the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”)
named therein;

 

WHEREAS,
as described in the Prospectus, $250,000,000 of the gross proceeds of the Offering and sale of the Private Placement Warrants (as
defined in the Underwriting Agreement) (or $287,500,000 if the Underwriters’ over-allotment
option is exercised in full) will be delivered to the Trustee to be deposited and held in a segregated trust account located at
all times in the United States (the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of the Company and the holders of
the Ordinary Shares included in the Units issued in the Offering as hereinafter provided (the amount to be delivered to the Trustee
(and any interest subsequently earned thereon) is referred to herein as the “Property,” the shareholders
for whose benefit the Trustee shall hold the Property will be referred to as the “Public Shareholders,”
and the Public Shareholders and the Company will be referred to together as the “Beneficiaries”); 

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to
the Underwriting Agreement, a portion of the Property equal to $8,750,000, or $10,062,500 if the Underwriters’ over-allotment
option is exercised in full, is attributable to deferred underwriting discounts and commissions that will be payable by the Company
to the Underwriters upon and concurrently with the consummation of the Business Combination (as defined below) (the “Deferred
Discount”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Company
and the Trustee desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which the Trustee shall hold
the Property.

 

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS
AGREED:

 

1.       Agreements
and Covenants of Trustee. The Trustee hereby agrees and covenants to:

 

(a)       Hold
the Property in trust for the Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in the Trust Account established by
the Trustee in the United States at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (or at another U.S. chartered commercial bank with consolidated
assets of $100 billion or more) and at a brokerage institution selected by the Trustee that is reasonably satisfactory to the Company;

 

(b)       Manage,
supervise and administer the Trust Account subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

(c)       In
a timely manner, upon the written instruction of the Company, invest and reinvest the Property solely in United States government
securities within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, having a maturity of 185 days
or less, or in money market funds meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(1), (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 promulgated
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (or any successor rule), which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury
obligations, as determined by the Company; it being understood that the Trust Account will earn no interest while account funds
are uninvested awaiting the Company’s instructions hereunder and the Trustee may earn bank credits or other consideration;

 

     

     

    

 

(d)       Collect
and receive, when due, all interest or other income arising from the Property, which shall become part of the “Property,”
as such term is used herein;  

 

(e)       Promptly
notify the Company and the Representative of all communications received by the Trustee with respect to any Property requiring
action by the Company;

 

(f)       Supply
any necessary information or documents as may be requested by the Company (or its authorized agents) in connection with the Company’s
preparation of the tax returns relating to assets held in the Trust Account;

 

(g)       Participate
in any plan or proceeding for protecting or enforcing any right or interest arising from the Property if, as and when instructed
by the Company to do so;

 

(h)       Render
to the Company monthly written statements of the activities of, and amounts in, the Trust Account reflecting all receipts and disbursements
of the Trust Account;

 

(i)       Commence
liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after (x) receipt of, and only in accordance with the terms of, a letter
from the Company (“Termination Letter”) in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either
Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable, signed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer, President, Executive Vice President, Vice President, Secretary or Chairman of the board of directors of the Company (the
“Board”) or other authorized officer of the Company, and, in the case of Exhibit A, acknowledged
and agreed to by the Representative, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust
Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (less taxes payable and, in the case of Exhibit B,
less up to $100,000 of interest income to pay dissolution expenses), only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents
referred to therein, or (y) upon the date which is the later of (1) 24 months after the closing of the Offering and (2) such later
date as may be approved by the Company’s shareholders in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association if a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee prior to such date, in which case the
Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit
B and the Property in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (less taxes payable
and up to $100,000 of interest income to pay dissolution expenses), shall be distributed to the Public Shareholders of record as
of such date;

 

(j)       Upon
written request from the Company, which may be given from time to time in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto
as Exhibit C (a “Tax Payment Withdrawal Instruction”), withdraw from the Trust Account and distribute
to the Company the amount of interest earned on the Property requested by the Company to cover any tax obligation owed by the Company
as a result of assets of the Company or interest or other income earned on the Property, which amount shall be delivered directly
to the Company by electronic funds transfer or other method of prompt payment, and the Company shall forward such payment to the
relevant taxing authority so long as there is no reduction in the principal amount per share initially deposited in the Trust Account;
provided, however, that to the extent there is not sufficient cash in the Trust Account to pay such tax obligation,
the Trustee shall liquidate such assets held in the Trust Account as shall be designated by the Company in writing to make such
distribution (it being acknowledged and agreed that any such amount in excess of interest income earned on the Property shall not
be payable from the Trust Account). The written request of the Company referenced above shall constitute presumptive evidence that
the Company is entitled to said funds, and the Trustee shall have no responsibility to look beyond said request;

 

(k)       Upon
written request from the Company, which may be given from time to time in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto
as Exhibit D (a “Shareholder Redemption Withdrawal Instruction”), the Trustee shall distribute
to the Public Shareholders on behalf of the Company the amount requested by the Company to be used to redeem Ordinary Shares from
Public Shareholders properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended
and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to
allow redemption in connection with its initial business combination or to redeem 100% of the Ordinary Shares included in the Units
sold in the Offering (the “public shares”) if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination
within such time as is described in the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association or (B) with
respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity. The
written request of the Company referenced above shall constitute presumptive evidence that the Company is entitled to distribute
said funds, and the Trustee shall have no responsibility to look beyond said request; and

 

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(l)       Not
make any withdrawals or distributions from the Trust Account other than pursuant to Section 1(i), (j) or (k)
above.

 

2.       Agreements
and Covenants of the Company. The Company hereby agrees and covenants to:

 

(a)       Give
all instructions to the Trustee hereunder in writing, signed by the Company’s Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Financial Officer, President, Executive Vice President, Vice President or Secretary. In addition, except with respect to
its duties under Sections 1(i), 1(j) and 1(k) hereof, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on, and shall
be protected in relying on, any verbal or telephonic advice or instruction which it, in good faith and with reasonable care, believes
to be given by any one of the persons authorized above to give written instructions, provided that the Company shall promptly confirm
such instructions in writing;

 

(b)       Subject
to Section 4 hereof, hold the Trustee harmless and indemnify the Trustee from and against any and all expenses, including
reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, or losses suffered by the Trustee in connection with any action taken by it hereunder
and in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding brought against the Trustee involving any claim, or in connection with
any claim or demand, which in any way arises out of or relates to this Agreement, the services of the Trustee hereunder, or the
Property or any interest earned on the Property, except for expenses and losses resulting from the Trustee’s gross negligence,
fraud or willful misconduct. Promptly after the receipt by the Trustee of notice of demand or claim or the commencement of any
action, suit or proceeding, pursuant to which the Trustee intends to seek indemnification under this Section 2(b),
it shall notify the Company in writing of such claim (hereinafter referred to as the “Indemnified Claim”).
The Trustee shall have the right to conduct and manage the defense against such Indemnified Claim; provided that
the Trustee shall obtain the consent of the Company with respect to the selection of counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. The Trustee may not agree to settle any Indemnified Claim without the prior written consent of the Company, which such
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company may participate in such action with its own counsel;

 

(c)       Pay
the Trustee the fees set forth on Schedule A hereto, including an initial acceptance fee, annual administration fee, and
transaction processing fee which fees shall be subject to modification by the parties from time to time. It is expressly understood
that the Property shall not be used to pay such fees unless and until it is distributed to the Company pursuant to Sections
1(i) through 1(j) hereof. The Company shall pay the Trustee the initial acceptance fee and the first annual administration
fee at the consummation of the Offering. The Company shall not be responsible for any other fees or charges of the Trustee except
as set forth in this Section 2(c), Schedule A and as may be provided in Section 2(b) hereof;

 

(d)       In
connection with any vote of the Company’s shareholders regarding a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase,
reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”),
provide to the Trustee an affidavit or certificate of the inspector of elections for the shareholder meeting verifying the vote
of such shareholders regarding such Business Combination;

 

(e)       Provide
the Representative with a copy of any Termination Letter(s) and/or any other correspondence that is sent to the Trustee with respect
to any proposed withdrawal from the Trust Account promptly after it issues the same;

 

(f)       Unless
otherwise agreed between the Company and the Representative, ensure that any Instruction Letter (as defined in Exhibit A)
delivered in connection with a Termination Letter in the form of Exhibit A expressly provides that the Deferred Discount
is paid directly to the account or accounts directed by the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters prior to any transfer
of the funds held in the Trust Account to the Company or any other person;

 

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(g)       Instruct
the Trustee to make only those distributions that are permitted under this Agreement, and refrain from instructing the Trustee
to make any distributions that are not permitted under this Agreement; and

 

(h)       Within
four (4) business days after the Underwriters exercise the over-allotment option (or any unexercised portion thereof) or such over-allotment
option expires, provide the Trustee with a notice in writing of the total amount of the Deferred Discount.

 

3.       Limitations
of Liability. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability to:

 

(a)       Imply
obligations, perform duties, inquire or otherwise be subject to the provisions of any agreement or document other than this
Agreement and that which is expressly set forth herein;

 

(b)       Take
any action with respect to the Property, other than as directed in Section 1 hereof, and the Trustee shall have no liability
to any third party except for liability arising out of the Trustee’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct;

 

(c)       Institute
any proceeding for the collection of any principal and income arising from, or institute, appear in or defend any proceeding of
any kind with respect to, any of the Property unless and until it shall have received instructions from the Company given as provided
herein to do so and the Company shall have advanced or guaranteed to it funds sufficient to pay any expenses incident thereto;

 

(d)       Refund
any depreciation in principal of any Property;

 

(e)       Assume
that the authority of any person designated by the Company to give instructions hereunder shall not be continuing unless provided
otherwise in such designation, or unless the Company shall have delivered a written revocation of such authority to the Trustee;

 

(f)       The
other parties hereto or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted by it, or any action suffered by it to be taken or omitted,
in good faith and in the Trustee’s best judgment, except for the Trustee’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct.
The Trustee may rely conclusively and shall be protected in acting upon any order, notice, demand, certificate, opinion or advice
of counsel (including counsel chosen by the Trustee, which counsel may be the Company’s counsel), statement, instrument,
report or other paper or document (not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also
as to the truth and acceptability of any information therein contained) which the Trustee believes, in good faith and with reasonable
care, to be genuine and to be signed or presented by the proper person or persons. The Trustee shall not be bound by any notice
or demand, or any waiver, modification, termination or rescission of this Agreement or any of the terms hereof, unless evidenced
by a written instrument delivered to the Trustee, signed by the proper party or parties and, if the duties or rights of the Trustee
are affected, unless it shall give its prior written consent thereto;

 

(g)       Verify
the accuracy of the information contained in the Registration Statement;

 

(h)       Provide
any assurance that any Business Combination entered into by the Company or any other action taken by the Company is as contemplated
by the Registration Statement;

 

(i)       File
information returns with respect to the Trust Account with any local, state or federal taxing authority or provide periodic written
statements to the Company documenting the taxes payable by the Company, if any, relating to any interest income earned on the Property;

 

(j)       Prepare,
execute and file tax reports, income or other tax returns and pay any taxes with respect to any income generated by, and activities
relating to, the Trust Account, regardless of whether such tax is payable by the Trust Account or the Company, including, but not
limited to, tax obligations, except pursuant to Section 1(j) hereof; or

 

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(k)       Verify
calculations, qualify or otherwise approve the Company’s written requests for distributions pursuant to Sections 1(i),
1(j) or 1(k) hereof.

 

4.       Trust
Account Waiver. The Trustee has no right of set-off or any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”)
to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account, and hereby irrevocably waives any Claim to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account
that it may have now or in the future. In the event the Trustee has any Claim against the Company under this Agreement, including,
without limitation, under Section 2(b) or Section 2(c) hereof, the Trustee shall pursue such
Claim solely against the Company and its assets outside the Trust Account and not against the Property or any monies in the Trust
Account.

 

5.       Termination.
This Agreement shall terminate as follows:

 

(a)       If
the Trustee gives written notice to the Company that it desires to resign under this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable
efforts to locate a successor trustee, pending which the Trustee shall continue to act in accordance with this Agreement. At such
time that the Company notifies the Trustee that a successor trustee has been appointed and has agreed to become subject to the
terms of this Agreement, the Trustee shall transfer the management of the Trust Account to the successor trustee, including but
not limited to the transfer of copies of the reports and statements relating to the Trust Account, whereupon this Agreement shall
terminate; provided, however, that in the event that the Company does not locate a successor trustee within
ninety (90) days of receipt of the resignation notice from the Trustee, the Trustee may submit an application to have the Property
deposited with any court in the State of New York or with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
and upon such deposit, the Trustee shall be immune from any liability whatsoever; or

 

(b)       At
such time that the Trustee has completed the liquidation of the Trust Account and its obligations in accordance with the provisions
of Section 1(i) hereof and distributed the Property in accordance with the provisions of the Termination Letter, this Agreement
shall terminate except with respect to Section 2(b).

 

6.       Miscellaneous.

 

(a)       The
Company and the Trustee each acknowledge that the Trustee will follow the security procedures set forth below with respect to funds
transferred from the Trust Account. The Company and the Trustee will each restrict access to confidential information relating
to such security procedures to authorized persons. Each party must notify the other party immediately if it has reason to believe
unauthorized persons may have obtained access to such confidential information, or of any change in its authorized personnel. In
executing funds transfers, the Trustee shall rely upon all information supplied to it by the Company, including, account names,
account numbers, and all other identifying information relating to a Beneficiary, Beneficiary’s bank or intermediary bank.
Except for any liability arising out of the Trustee’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct, the Trustee shall not
be liable for any loss, liability or expense resulting from any error in the information or transmission of the funds.

 

(b)       This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

(c)       This
Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Except
for Section 1(i), 1(j) and 1(k) hereof (which sections may not be modified, amended or deleted without
the affirmative vote of holders of sixty-five percent (65%) of the votes cast of the then outstanding Ordinary Shares and Class
B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, voting together as a single class; provided that no such
amendment will affect any Public Shareholder who has properly elected to redeem his or her Ordinary Shares in connection with a
shareholder vote to amend this Agreement (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption
in connection with its initial business combination or to redeem 100% of the public shares if the Company does not complete its
initial Business Combination within the time frame specified in the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business
Combination activity), this Agreement or any provision hereof may only be changed, amended or modified (other than to correct a
typographical error) by a writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

 

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(d)       The
parties hereto consent to the jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court located in the City of New York, State of New
York, for purposes of resolving any disputes hereunder. AS TO ANY CLAIM, CROSS-CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM IN ANY WAY RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

(e)       Any
notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be sent by express mail or similar private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery
or by electronic mail:

 

	 	if to the Trustee, to:
	 	 
	 	Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
	 	1 State Street, 30th Floor
	 	New York, New York 10004
	 	Attn: Francis Wolf & Celeste Gonzalez
	 	
        Email: fwolf@continentalstock.com

        Email: cgonzalez@continentalstock.com

	 	 
	 	if to the Company, to:
	 	 
	 	
        Freedom Acquisition I Corp.

        14 Wall Street, 20th Floor

        New York, NY 10005

	 	Attn: Adam Gishen
	 	 
	 	in each case, with copies to:
	 	 
	 	Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
	 	450 Lexington Avenue
	 	New York, NY 10017
	 	
        Attn: Deanna L. Kirkpatrick, Esq.

        Pedro J. Bermeo,
Esq.

	 	
        Email: deanna.kirkpatrick@davispolk.com

        pedro.bermeo@davispolk.com

	 	 
	 	 and
	 	 
	 	
        J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

        383 Madison Avenue

        New York, NY 10179

        Attn: Equity Syndicate Desk

        Fax: (212) 622-8358

	 	 
	 	and
	 	 
	 	
        Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& Flom LLP

        300 South Grand Avenue, Suite
3400

        Los Angeles, CA 90071

        Attn: Gregg A. Noel, Esq.

        Email: gregg.noel@skadden.com

	 	 

 

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(f)       Each
of the Company and the Trustee hereby represents that it has the full right and power and has been duly authorized to enter into
this Agreement and to perform its respective obligations as contemplated hereunder. The Trustee acknowledges and agrees that it
shall not make any claims or proceed against the Trust Account, including by way of set-off, and shall not be entitled to any funds
in the Trust Account under any circumstance.

 

(g)       This
Agreement is the joint product of the Trustee and the Company and each provision hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation,
negotiation and agreement of such parties and shall not be construed for or against any party hereto.

 

(h)       This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts
shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of a signed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic
transmission shall constitute valid and sufficient delivery thereof.

 

(i)       Each
of the Company and the Trustee hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters is a third-party
beneficiary of this Agreement.

 

(j)       Except
as specified herein, no party to this Agreement may assign its rights or delegate its obligations hereunder to any other person
or entity.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties have duly executed this Investment Management Trust Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

	 	CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
	 	 
	 	By:	  
	 	 	Name:	 
	 	 	Title:	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	FREEDOM ACQUISITION I CORP.
	 	 
	 	By:	  
	 	 	Name:	 
	 	 	Title:	 

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Investment Management
Trust Agreement]

 

     

     

    

 

SCHEDULE A

 

	Fee Item	 	Time and method of payment	 	Amount	 
	Initial set-up fee.	 	Initial closing of Offering by wire transfer.	 	$	3,500.00	 
	Trustee administration fee	 	Payable annually. First year fee payable, at initial closing of Offering by wire transfer, thereafter by wire transfer or check.	 	$	10,000.00	 
	Transaction processing fee for disbursements to Company under Section 1	 	Billed to Company following disbursement made to Company under Section 1	 	$	250.00	 
	Paying Agent services as required pursuant to Section 1(i) and 1(k)	 	Billed to Company upon delivery of service pursuant to Section 1(i) and 1(k)	 	 	Prevailing rates	 

  

 

     

     

    

 

EXHIBIT A

 

[Letterhead of Company]

 

[Insert date]

 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Francis Wolf & Celeste Gonzalez

 

	 	Re:	Trust Account - Termination Letter

 

Dear Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:

 

Pursuant to Section
1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Freedom Acquisition I Corp. (the “Company”)
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Trustee”), dated as of __________, 2021 (the “Trust
Agreement”), this is to advise you that the Company has entered into an agreement with ___________ (the “Target
Business”) to consummate a business combination with the Target Business (the “Business Combination”)
on or about [insert date]. The Company shall notify you at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the actual date
(or such shorter period as you may agree) of the consummation of the Business Combination (the “Consummation Date”).
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.

 

In accordance with
the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to commence to liquidate all of the assets of the Trust Account, and
to transfer the proceeds to a segregated account held by you on behalf of the Beneficiaries to the effect that, on the Consummation
Date, all of the funds held in the Trust Account will be immediately available for transfer to the account or accounts that the
Company shall direct on the Consummation Date (including as directed to it by the Representative on behalf of the Underwriters
(with respect to the Deferred Discount)).

 

On the Consummation
Date (i) counsel for the Company shall deliver to you written notification that the Business Combination has been consummated,
or will be consummated substantially concurrently with your transfer of funds to the accounts as directed by the Company (the “Notification”),
and (ii) the Company shall deliver to you (a) a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Co-Executive
Chairman or Vice Chairman, which verifies that the Business Combination has been approved by a vote of the Company’s shareholders,
if a vote is held and (b) a joint written instruction signed by the Company and the Representative with respect to the transfer
of the funds held in the Trust Account, including payment of amounts owed to public shareholders who have properly exercised their
redemption rights and payment of the Deferred Discount directly to the account or accounts directed by the Representative from
the Trust Account (the “Instruction Letter”). You are hereby directed and authorized to transfer the
funds held in the Trust Account immediately upon your receipt of the Notification and the Instruction Letter, in accordance with
the terms of the Instruction Letter. In the event that certain deposits held in the Trust Account may not be liquidated by the
Consummation Date without penalty, you will notify the Company in writing of the same and the Company shall direct you as to whether
such funds should remain in the Trust Account and be distributed after the Consummation Date to the Company. Upon the distribution
of all the funds, net of any payments necessary for reasonable unreimbursed expenses related to liquidating the Trust Account,
your obligations under the Trust Agreement shall be terminated.

 

In the event that the
Business Combination is not consummated on the Consummation Date described in the notice thereof and we have not notified you on
or before the original Consummation Date of a new Consummation Date, then upon receipt by the Trustee of written instructions from
the Company, the funds held in the Trust Account shall be reinvested as provided in Section 1(c) of the Trust Agreement on the
business day immediately following the Consummation Date as set forth in such notice as soon thereafter as possible.

 

     

     

    

 

	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 	Freedom Acquisition I Corp.
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:	 
	 	 	Title:	 
	 	 

 

	Agreed and acknowledged by:	 
	 	 
	J.P. Morgan Securities LLC	 
	 	 
	By:	 	 
	 	Name:	 	 
	 	Title:	 	 
	 	 	 

     

     

    

 

EXHIBIT B

 

[Letterhead of Company]

 

[Insert date]

 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Francis Wolf & Celeste Gonzalez

 

	 	Re:	Trust Account  - Termination Letter

  

Dear Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:

 

Pursuant to Section
1(i) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Freedom Acquisition I Corp. (the “Company”)
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of _________, 2021
(the “Trust Agreement”), this is to advise you that the Company has been unable to effect a business
combination with a Target Business (the “Business Combination”) within the time frame specified in the
Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, as described in the Company’s Prospectus relating
to the Offering. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.

 

In accordance with
the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to liquidate all of the assets in the Trust Account and to transfer the
total proceeds into a segregated account held by you on behalf of the Beneficiaries to await distribution to the Public Shareholders.
The Company has selected __________1
as the effective date for the purpose of determining when the Public Shareholders will be entitled to receive their share of the
liquidation proceeds. You agree to be the Paying Agent of record and, in your separate capacity as Paying Agent, agree to distribute
said funds directly to the Company’s Public Shareholders in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement and the Amended
and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company. Upon the distribution of all the funds, net of any payments
necessary for reasonable unreimbursed expenses related to liquidating the Trust Account, your obligations under the Trust Agreement
shall be terminated, except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement.

 

	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 	Freedom Acquisition I Corp.
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:	 
	 	 	Title:	 
	
        cc: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
	 
	 	 

 ___________________

 

1 24 months from the closing of the Offering, or
at a later date, if extended.

 

     

     

    

 

EXHIBIT C

 

[Letterhead of Company]

 

[Insert date]

 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Francis Wolf & Celeste Gonzalez

 

	 	Re:	Trust Account  -Tax Payment Withdrawal Instruction

 

Dear Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:

 

Pursuant to Section
1(j) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Freedom Acquisition I Corp. (the “Company”)
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”), dated as of ________, 2021 (the
“Trust Agreement”), the Company hereby requests that you deliver to the Company $_______   of
the interest income earned on the Property as of the date hereof. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.

 

The Company needs such
funds to pay for the tax obligations as set forth on the attached tax return or tax statement. In accordance with the terms of
the Trust Agreement, you are hereby directed and authorized to transfer (via wire transfer) such funds promptly upon your receipt
of this letter to the Company’s operating account at:

 

[WIRE INSTRUCTION INFORMATION]

 

	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 	Freedom Acquisition I Corp.
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:	 
	 	 	Title:	 
	 	 
	 	 
	cc:     J.P. Morgan Securities LLC	 

  

 

     

     

    

 

EXHIBIT D

 

[Letterhead of Company]

 

[Insert date]

 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company

1 State Street, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10004

Attn: Francis Wolf & Celeste Gonzalez

 

	 	Re:	Trust Account  - Shareholder Redemption Withdrawal Instruction

 

Dear Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:

 

Pursuant to Section
1(k) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Freedom Acquisition I Corp. (the “Company”)
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”),
dated as of _____, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”), the Company hereby
requests that you deliver to the redeeming Public Shareholders of the Company $____ of the principal and interest income earned
on the Property as of the date hereof to a segregated account held by you on behalf of the Beneficiaries for distribution to the
Public Shareholders who have requested redemption of their Ordinary Shares. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement.

 

The Company needs such funds to pay its
Public Shareholders who have properly elected to have their Ordinary Shares redeemed by the Company in connection with a shareholder
vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow
redemption in connection with its initial business combination or to redeem 100% of its public shares if the Company has not consummated
an initial Business Combination within such time as is described in the Company’s amended
and restated memorandum and articles of association or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’
rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity. As such, you are hereby directed and authorized to transfer (via wire transfer)
such funds promptly upon your receipt of this letter.

 

	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 	Freedom Acquisition I Corp.
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:	 
	 	 	Title:	 
	 	 
	 	 
	cc:    J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

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