Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-269674
PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 1
(To the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus dated June 30, 2023)
PROXY STATEMENT FOR
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF
FREEDOM ACQUISITION I CORP.
(A CAYMAN ISLANDS EXEMPTED COMPANY)
PROSPECTUS FOR
28,636,236 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AND
14,891,667 WARRANTS OF
FREEDOM ACQUISITION I CORP.
(AFTER ITS DOMESTICATION AS A CORPORATION INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF
DELAWARE, WHICH WILL BE RENAMED COMPLETE SOLARIA, INC. IN CONNECTION WITH THE DOMESTICATION DESCRIBED HEREIN)
This proxy statement/prospectus supplement (this Supplement) supplements the proxy statement/prospectus dated June 30,
2023 (the proxy statement/prospectus) that was mailed by Freedom Acquisition I Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (FACT), to its shareholders on or about June 30, 2023 in connection with the proposed
business combination among FACT, Jupiter Merger Sub I Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of FACT (First Merger Sub), Jupiter Merger Sub II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of FACT (Second Merger Sub), Complete Solaria, Inc. (f/k/a Complete Solar Holding Corporation), a Delaware corporation (Complete Solaria), and The Solaria Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a
wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Complete Solaria (Solaria). The purpose of this Supplement is to supplement the proxy statement/prospectus with certain information as indicated herein. Capitalized terms used in this Supplement
and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the proxy statement/prospectus.
This Supplement is not complete without
the proxy statement/prospectus. This Supplement should be read in conjunction with the proxy statement/prospectus, which in turn should be read in its entirety, and this Supplement is qualified by reference thereto, except to the extent that the
information in this Supplement updates or supersedes the information contained in the proxy statement/prospectus.
The proxy
statement/prospectus provides shareholders of FACT with detailed information about the Business Combination and other matters to be considered at the Special Meeting. We encourage you to read the entire proxy statement/prospectus, including the
Annexes and other documents referred to therein, carefully and in their entirety. You should also carefully consider the risk factors described in the section titled
Risk Factors
beginning on page 69 of the proxy statement/prospectus.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR FAIRNESS OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION OR RELATED TRANSACTIONS OR PASSED
UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE IN THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
This Supplement is dated July 10, 2023.