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Item 1A. Risk Factors

2024-08-09 compared with 2024-05-20 · 270 added, 5 removed, 2 unchanged (99% of the section changed)

Risk Factors.

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks described in our Annual

Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024, as amended by Amendment Number 1 to Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 3, 2024 (the “ Annual Report ”).

Any of these factors could result in a

significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the

SEC on April 1, 2024, as amended by Amendment Number 1 to Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 3, 2024 (the “ Annual Report ”).

Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on

our results of operations or financial condition.

Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations.

date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report filed with the SEC.

Other than as disclosed below, as of the date of this

Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report filed with the SEC.

Risks Related to TMTG’s Business

In connection with the preparation of its financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, Private TMTG identified material weaknesses

in its internal control over financial reporting, and TMTG may identify additional material weaknesses in its previously issued financial statements that, in the future, may cause TMTG to fail to meet its reporting obligations or result in

material misstatements of its financial statements.

As a privately-held company, Private TMTG was not required to evaluate its internal control over financial reporting in a manner that meets the standards of publicly traded

companies required by Section 404(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

As a public company, TMTG will be required to provide management’s attestation on internal control over financial reporting.

If TMTG is unable to establish or maintain appropriate

internal control over financial reporting or implement these additional requirements in a timely manner or with adequate compliance, it could result in material misstatements in our consolidated financial statements, failure to meet our reporting

obligations on a timely basis, increases in compliance costs, and subject us to adverse regulatory consequences, all of which may adversely affect investor confidence in TMTG and the value of our common stock.

Private TMTG historically had limited accounting and financial reporting personnel and other resources with which to address its internal controls and procedures.

In connection with

the preparation of its financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, Private TMTG’s management identified a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting.

A “material weakness” is a deficiency,

or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of an entity’s financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

following material weaknesses were identified:

TMTG did not maintain a sufficient complement of personnel with accounting knowledge, experience and training to appropriately analyze, record and disclose accounting matters to provide reasonable assurance

of preventing material misstatements;

TMTG did not perform risk assessment procedures on internal controls to detect financial reporting risks in a timely manner, and also lacked documentation on policies and procedures that are critical to the

accomplishment of financial reporting objectives.

TMTG is committed to remediating the material weaknesses described above and continuing remediation efforts during 2024.

TMTG is implementing several remediation measures including,

but not limited to hiring additional accounting staff with the requisite background and knowledge, engaging third parties to assist in complying with the accounting and financial reporting requirements related to significant and complex

transactions as well as adding personnel to assist TMTG with formalizing its business processes, accounting policies and internal control documentation, strengthening supervisory reviews by our Management Team, and evaluating the effectiveness of

its internal controls in accordance with the framework established by Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

TMTG’s efforts are ongoing, TMTG plans to continue to take additional steps to remediate the material weaknesses, improve its financial reporting systems, and implement new policies, procedures, and controls;

however, TMTG cannot guarantee those

measures will prevent or detect material weaknesses in the future.

Although TMTG intends to continue with its remediation efforts mentioned above, all identified material weaknesses continue to exist as of the date of this prospectus and we cannot

provide any assurance that TMTG, or its independent registered accounting firm, will not identify new material weaknesses in TMTG’s internal controls over financial reporting in the future.

While we are undertaking efforts to remediate these

material weaknesses, the material weaknesses will not be considered remediated until our remediation plan has been fully implemented, the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time, and we have concluded through testing, that the

newly implemented and enhanced controls are designed and operating effectively.

We are working to remediate the material weaknesses as efficiently and effectively as possible but expect that full remediation could potentially go beyond December 31,

At this time, we cannot provide an estimate of costs expected to be incurred in connection with implementing this remediation plan;

however, these remediation measures will be time consuming, incur significant costs, and place significant

demands on our financial and operational resources.

If TMTG identifies any new material weaknesses in the future, any such newly identified material weakness could limit its ability to prevent or detect a misstatement of its accounts

or disclosures that could result in a material misstatement of its annual or interim financial statements.

In addition, to the extent there are future disagreements with or required changes to TMTG’s auditors, TMTG’s ability to prepare and timely

comply with its reporting obligations may be significantly impaired.

In any of these occurrences were to materialize, TMTG may be unable to maintain compliance with securities law requirements and applicable stock exchange listing requirements

regarding timely filing of periodic reports, investors may lose confidence in our financial reporting and the price of our securities may decline as a result.

TMTG cannot assure you that any measures it has taken or may take in the future will be

sufficient to remediate the existing material weaknesses, avoid potential future material weaknesses or disagreements with its auditors.

Risks Related to President Donald J.

President Donald J.

Trump is the subject of numerous legal proceedings, the scope and scale of which are unprecedented for a former President of the

United States and current candidate for that office.

An adverse outcome in one or more of the ongoing legal proceedings in which President Donald J.

Trump is involved could negatively impact TMTG and its Truth Social platform.

On September 21, 2022, the Attorney General of the State of New York—who pledged to pursue President Donald J.

Trump even before taking office—launched a civil suit against

President Donald J.

Trump and affiliated individuals and entities.

Included among these affiliated entities was The Trump Organization.

Trump, Jr., who is a TMTG director, is the Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization.

suit alleged business fraud relating to misrepresentations in the preparation of President Donald J.

Trump’s annual statements of financial condition in the years 2011 through 2021.

President Donald J.

Trump had previously been held in civil

contempt in April 2022 for failing to comply with a subpoena for documents during the course of the New York Attorney General’s investigation related to these charges.

In June 2023, a New York appeals court narrowed the fraud case, the trial for

which commenced in October 2023 and closing oral arguments were concluded on January 11, 2024.

New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, in a Decision and Order dated February 16, 2024, held President Donald J.

Trump and defendants liable

under the following five causes of action.

Specifically, (i) for repeatedly and persistently falsifying business records, thus violating Executive Law § 63(12) and New York Penal Law 175.05;

(ii) for conspiracy to falsify business records;

for repeatedly and persistently issuing false financial statements, thus violating Executive Law § 63(12) and New York Penal Law 175.45;

(iv) for repeatedly and persistently committing insurance fraud in violation of Executive Law § 63(12) and New

York Penal Law 176.05;

and (v) for conspiracy to commit insurance fraud.

The court ordered President Donald J.

Trump and defendants to pay approximately $354,868,768 in aggregate disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, including $168,040,168 with

pre-judgment interest from March 4, 2019;

$126,828,600, with pre-judgment interest from May 11, 2022, and $60,000,000, with pre-judgment interest from June 26, 2023.

The trial court enjoined President Donald J.

Trump, among others, from serving as

an officer or director of any New York corporation or other legal entity in New York for a period of three years, and from applying for loans from any financial institution chartered by or registered with the New York Department of Financial

Services for a period of three years.

However, the foregoing injunctions were subsequently stayed pending appeal.

In its February 16, 2024 ruling, the court ordered Judge Barbara Jones (ret.) to continue in her role as an Independent Monitor, tasked with overseeing the Trump Organization’s

financial disclosures to any third parties and any transfer or other dissipation of assets, for a period of no less than three years following the ruling.

In addition to the continued monitorship, the court also ordered that an Independent Director

of Compliance be installed at the Trump Organization, who will be responsible for ensuring good financial and accounting practices, will establish internal written protocols for financial reporting, and will also approve any financial disclosures

to third parties in advance of submission.

On March 30, 2023, the Manhattan District Attorney indicted President Donald J.

Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree under the New York State Penal

Law, in connection with a so-called “hush money” payment made before the 2016 presidential election.

On May 30, 2024, President Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts.

Sentencing has been postponed until at least September 18, 2024 following a

Supreme Court decision regarding presidential immunity.

On May 9, 2023, a jury found President Donald J.

Trump liable for both battery and defamation against E.

Jean Carroll, and Ms.

Carroll was awarded $5 million in total damages for

both claims (the latter of which arose from a 2022 post by President Donald J.

Trump on Truth Social).

The jury also determined that Ms.

Carroll did not prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that President Donald J.

Trump raped her.

19, 2023, a federal district court judge denied President Donald J.

Trump’s request for a new trial and/or reduction in damages.

President Donald J.

Trump appealed, and a panel of the U.S.

Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on October 23, 2023.

On January 26, 2024, following a second civil trial in the U.S.

District Court for the Southern District of New York, Ms.

Carroll was awarded an additional $83.3 million in connection with statements made by President Donald J.

Trump in 2019.

February 7, 2024, the judge denied President Donald J.

Trump’s motion for a mistrial.

An appeal is pending.

President Donald J.

Trump’s countersuit against Ms.

Carroll for defamation was dismissed on August 7, 2023.

On June 8, 2023, President Donald J.

Trump was indicted by a special counsel appointed by the U.S.

Attorney General on 37 federal charges, including willful retention of national

defense information related to documents seized during an FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago in August 2022.

On July 15, 2024, a judge in the U.S.

District Court for the Southern District of Florida dismissed the superseding indictment based on a finding that

the special counsel’s appointment violated the Appointments Clause of the U.S.

Constitution.

The court also found the special counsel’s use of a permanent indefinite appropriation violated the Appropriations Clause.

On July 15, 2024, the special

counsel filed a notice of appeal of the district court’s dismissal.

On August 1, 2023, President Donald J.

Trump was indicted by the special counsel on four (4) additional federal charges—conspiracy to violate rights, conspiracy to defraud the

government, and one count each of obstructing an official proceeding and conspiring to do so—in connection with the 2020 election and events related to the certification thereof on January 6, 2021.

President Donald J.

Trump pleaded not guilty, and

moved to dismiss the indictment based on presidential immunity.

On July 1, 2024, , the U.S.

Supreme Court held that the President is entitled to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for acts within his conclusive and preclusive

constitutional authority, and at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts.

Supreme Court determined that President Trump was absolute immune from prosecution for certain conduct alleged in the indictment, but

remanded the case to the U.S.

District Court for the District of Columbia for further proceedings consistent with its opinion.

On August 14, 2023, President Donald J.

Trump and 18 co-defendants were indicted on state racketeering charges brought by the district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia in

connection with the aftermath of the 2020 election.

In September and October 2023, four of President Donald J.

Trump’s co-defendants pleaded guilty.

President Donald J.

Trump pleaded not guilty.

In November 2023, the prosecutor requested an August

5, 2024 trial date.

On January 25, 2024, President Donald J.

Trump filed a motion to join a co-defendant’s motion to dismiss the grand jury indictment and disqualify the district attorney.

On March 13, 2024, the judge dismissed three counts against

President Trump.

On March 15, 2024, the judge declined to disqualify the district attorney, provided that a special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship left the case.

President Donald J.

Trump and several of his co-defendants have

filed an appeal and are continuing to seek the district attorney’s disqualification.

The Georgia Court of Appeals has scheduled oral argument of the appeal for December 5, 2024, and no trial date for President Donald J.

Trump has been set.

The foregoing does not purport to be an exhaustive list of legal proceedings in which President Donald J.

Trump is or has been involved.

In June 2016, USA Today published an

analysis of litigation involving President Donald J.

Trump, which found that over the previous three decades President Donald J.

Trump and his businesses had been involved in at least 3,500 legal cases in U.S.

federal and state courts.

approximately 3,500 suits, President Donald J.

Trump or one of his companies were plaintiffs in 1,900;

defendants in 1,450;

and bankruptcy, third party, or other in 150.

President Donald J.

Trump was named personally in at least 169 suits in

federal court.

Over 150 other cases were in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (covering Broward County, Florida) since 1983.

In the 1,300 cases where the record establishes the outcome, President Donald J.

Trump settled 175 times,

lost 38, won 450, and had another 137 cases end with some other outcome.

In the other 500 cases, judges dismissed plaintiffs’ claims against President Donald J.

However, you should not rely on or infer any trends based on the disposition of

such prior cases against President Donald J.

Trump as no assurance can be given regarding the results of the pending legal proceedings.

Although TMTG is not a party to any of the above-referenced matters, TMTG cannot predict what effect, if any, an adverse outcome to such matters, or even their continued existence,

may have on President Donald J.

Trump’s personal reputation and TMTG’s business or prospects.

If TMTG encounters issues with the rollout and implementation of its streaming content plans, TMTG may delay or decide not to fully implement the service, which may affect

TMTG’s growth strategy and operation.

TMTG plans to roll out its streaming content in three phases:

Introduce Truth Social’s content CDN for streaming live TV to the Truth Social app for Android, iOS, and Web.

stand-alone Truth Social over-the-top streaming apps for phones, tablets, and other devices.

Release Truth Social streaming apps for home TV.

As part of the roll out of its own CDN, TMTG expects to obtain data center services and

purchase e-servers and related equipment for the project.

On July 3, 2024, TMTG;

and JedTec entered into the Asset Acquisition Agreement, as well as ancillary agreements, relating to streaming technology.

The transaction closed

on August 9, 2024.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Recent Developments—WCT Asset Acquisition.”

TMTG expects to fully launch Phase 1 by the end of 2024.

On August 7, 2024, TMTG announced that TV streaming had become available via all three modalities.

Beta versions of Phases 2 and 3 are expected to follow

shortly after the launch of the beta version of Phase 1.

On August 7, 2024, TMTG announced that TV streaming had become available on the Truth Social app via all three modalities.

TMTG anticipates starting to generate revenue from this

technology during 2025, contingent upon the successful implementation of all three phases.

The foregoing timeline and revenue generation expectations are preliminary and depend on several factors, including TMTG’s ability to economically launch its CDN technology.

may depend on TMTG’s ability to develop, negotiate improved licensing terms for, or acquire CDN technology, integrate such technology, successfully complete beta testing, and list the relevant apps on leading app stores.

Any delays or challenges in

these areas could materially affect the timeline and/or implementation of the CDN technology.

If TMTG is unable to address these challenges effectively, it could result in significant delays, increased costs, and the inability to meet revenue

timeline expectations.

Any of these risks may lead to TMTG deciding to cease the implementation of the rollout of TMTG’s streaming content and CDN technology altogether, which would have a material adverse effect on TMTG’s growth strategy and may

result in a material adverse effect on the results and operations of TMTG.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

(a) [During the quarter ended June 30, 2024, there were no unregistered sales of our securities that were not reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K.] 6

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not Applicable.

Other Information.

adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading agreement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading agreement” (in each case defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

TMTG, please confirm there were no unregistered sales of TMTG’s securities that were not reported in a Current Report on

Form 8-K during the period from April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024.

Description of Exhibit

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 20, 2021, as amended on May 11, 2022, August 8, 2023, and September 29, 2023 by and among Digital World Acquisition Corp., DWAC Merger Sub Inc.

and Trump Media & Technology Group

(incorporated by reference to Annex A to the proxy statement/prospectus which is part of Amendment No.

6 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed by Digital World Acquisition Corp.

on February 14, 2024).

Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.

(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.

(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Post-Effective Amendment No.

2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed by Digital World Acquisition Corp.

March 5, 2024).

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith

† Certain of the exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5).

The Registrant agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted

exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request.

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

TRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORP.

August 9, 2024

/s/ Devin Nunes

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

August 9, 2024

/s/ Phillip Juhan

Phillip Juhan

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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Item 1A. Risk Factors