Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. 10-Q

Item 1. Financial Statements ​ DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. BALANCE SHEET September 30, 2021 (unaudited) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ASSETS ​ ​ Current assets ​ ​ ​ Cash ​ $ 1,494,632 Total Current Assets ​ ​ 1,494,632 ​ ​ ​ Cash Held in Trust Account ​ ​ 293,250,902 TOTAL ASSETS ​ $ 294,745,534 ​ ​ ​ ​ LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT ​ Current liabilities ​ ​ ​ Accrued offering costs ​ $ 54,075 Due to related party ​ ​ 11,000 Franchise tax payable ​ ​ 149,042 Total Current Liabilities ​ ​ 214,117 ​ ​ ​ Deferred underwriter fee payable ​ 10,062,500 TOTAL LIABILITIES ​ ​ 10,276,617 ​ ​ Commitments and Contingencies ​ Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, $ 0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 28,750,000 shares outstanding, at redemption value ​ ​ 293,250,000 ​ ​ ​ ​ Stockholders' Deficit ​ Preferred stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding ​ — Class A common stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 1,277,234 issued and outstanding , excluding 28,750,000 shares subject to redemption ​ ​ 127 Class B common stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 7,187,500 issued and outstanding ​ 719 Additional paid-in capital ​ — Accumulated deficit ​ ( 8,781,929 ) Total Stockholders' Deficit ​ ( 8,781,083 ) TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT ​ $ 294,745,534 ​ The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements. ​ 1 Table of Contents DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended ​ ​ September 30, ​ September 30, ​ 2021 ​ 2021 Formation and operating costs ​ $ 11,030 ​ $ 12,255 Franchise tax expense ​ ​ 149,042 ​ ​ 149,042 Loss from operation costs ​ ​ ( 160,072 ) ​ ​ ( 161,297 ) Other income and expenses: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Interest earned on cash held in Trust Account ​ ​ 902 ​ ​ 902 Net loss ​ $ ( 159,170 ) ​ $ ( 160,395 ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A common stock ​ ​ 7,259,331 ​ ​ 2,428,673 Basic and diluted net income per Class A common stock ​ $ ( 0.01 ) ​ $ ( 0.02 ) Weighted average shares outstanding of Class B common stock ​ ​ 7,187,500 ​ ​ 7,187,500 Basic and diluted net income per Class B common stock ​ $ ( 0.01 ) ​ $ ( 0.02 ) ​ The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements. ​ 2 Table of Contents DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. STATEMENT OF CHANGES STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Class A ​ Class B ​ Additional ​ ​ ​ ​ Total ​ ​ Common Stock ​ Common Stock ​ Paid-In ​ Accumulated ​ Stockholders’ ​ Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital Deficit Deficit Balance – December 31, 2020 ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — Issuance of Class B common stock to sponsor (1) (2) ​ — ​ $ — ​ $ 7,187,500 ​ $ 719 ​ $ 24,281 ​ $ — ​ $ 25,000 Net loss ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ( 485 ) ​ ​ ( 485 ) Balance – March 31, 2021 ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ 7,187,500 ​ ​ 719 ​ ​ 24,281 ​ ​ ( 485 ) ​ ​ 24,515 Net loss ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ ( 740 ) ​ ​ ( 740 ) Balance – June 30, 2021 (unaudited) ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ 7,187,500 ​ ​ 719 ​ ​ 24,281 ​ ​ ( 1,225 ) ​ ​ 23,775 Net loss ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ ( 159,170 ) ​ ​ ( 159,170 ) Class A common stock accretion to redemption value ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ ( 12,796,508 ) ​ ​ ( 7,184,020 ) ​ ​ ( 19,980,528 ) Issuance of Class A common stock to investor ​ 1,133,484 ​ ​ 113 ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ 11,334,727 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 11,334,840 Issuance of Class A common stock to representative ​ 143,750 ​ ​ 14 ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ 1,437,500 ​ ​ ( 1,437,514 ) ​ ​ — Balance – September 30, 2021 (unaudited) ​ 1,277,234 ​ $ 127 ​ ​ 7,187,500 ​ $ 719 ​ $ — ​ $ ( 8,781,929 ) ​ ​ ( 8,781,083 ) (1) The shares and the associated amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect the three -for-one stock split on July 1, 2021. (2) On September 2, 2021, the Sponsor surrendered an aggregate of 1,437,500 shares of Class B common stock for no consideration, resulting in an aggregate of 7,187,500 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding. All shares and associated amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect the surrender of these shares (see Note 7). The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements. ​ 3 Table of Contents DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Nine Months Ended ​ ​ September 30, ​ ​ 2021 Cash flows from operating activities: ​ ​ Net loss ​ $ ( 160,395 ) Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: ​ ​ Interest earned on cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account ​ ​ ( 902 ) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: ​ ​ ​ Accrued expenses ​ ​ 54,075 Due to related party ​ ​ 11,000 Franchise tax payable ​ ​ 149,042 Net cash provided by operating activities ​ 52,820 ​ ​ ​ ​ Cash flows from investing activities: ​ ​ Investment of cash in Trust Account ​ ​ ( 293,250,000 ) Net cash used in investing activities ​ ​ ( 293,250,000 ) ​ ​ ​ Cash flows from financing activities: ​ ​ ​ Proceeds from sale of Units ​ ​ 287,500,000 Proceeds from sale of private placement warrants ​ ​ 11,334,840 Proceeds from Sponsor note ​ ​ 223,557 Repayment of Sponsor note ​ ( 223,557 ) Due from Sponsor ​ ( 1,702,958 ) Payment of due from Sponsor ​ 1,702,958 Payment of offering costs ​ ​ ( 4,168,028 ) Proceeds from issuance of Class B common stock to Sponsor ​ ​ 25,000 Net cash provided by financing activities ​ 294,691,812 ​ ​ ​ Net change in cash ​ 1,494,632 Cash at beginning of period ​ — Cash at end of period ​ $ 1,494,632 ​ ​ ​ Non-cash investing and financing activities: ​ ​ Initial classification of shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption ​ $ 293,250,000 Deferred underwriting fee payable ​ $ 10,062,500 ​ The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements. ​ ​ 4 Table of Contents DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. ​ NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ​ NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS Digital World Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in the State of Delaware on December 11, 2020. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (“Business Combination”). Although the Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination, the Company intends to focus on middle-market emerging growth technology-focused companies in the Americas, in the SaaS and Technology or Fintech and Financial Services sector. At September 30, 2021, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. All activity through September 30, 2021 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public Offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below and the search for targets for its initial Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering and the concurrent Private Placement (as defined below). The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies. The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on September 2, 2021 (the “Registration Statement”). On September 8, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 28,750,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the shares of Class A common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), at $ 10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $ 287,500,000 , and incurred offering costs of $ 15,668,029 , consisting of deferred underwriting commissions of $ 10,062,500 (see Note 3), fair value of the representative shares (as defined in Note 7) of $ 1,437,500 and other offering costs of $ 4,168,029 . The Units sold in the Initial Public Offering included Units that were subject to a 45 -day option granted to the underwriter to purchase up to an additional 3,750,000 Units at the Initial Public Offering price to cover over-allotment, which was exercised in full in connection with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 1,133,484 units (the “Placement Units”) at a price of $ 10.00 per Placement Unit in a private placement (“Private Placement”) to the Company’s sponsor, ARC Global Investments II LLC (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $ 11,334,840 , which is described in Note 4. Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on September 8, 2021, an amount of $ 293,250,000 ($ 10.20 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Placement Units was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) located in the United States and invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting the conditions of paragraph (d) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earliest of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination, (ii) the redemption of any Public Shares properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (“Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with its initial Business Combination or certain amendments to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation prior thereto or to redeem 100 % of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete its initial Business Combination within the Combination Period (as defined below) or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity and (iii) the redemption of 100 % of the Public Shares if the Company is unable to complete an initial Business Combination within the Combination Period (subject to the requirements of applicable law). 5 Table of Contents DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. ​ NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ​ The Company will provide its stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. In connection with a proposed Business Combination, the Company may seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which stockholders may seek to redeem their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against a Business Combination. The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $ 5,000,001 upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the outstanding shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination, unless otherwise required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rules. If the Company seeks stockholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a public stockholder, together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a "group" (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")), will be restricted from seeking redemption rights with respect to 15 % or more of the Public Shares without the Company’s prior written consent. The stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially $ 10.20 per share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations). The per-share amount to be distributed to stockholders who redeem their Public Shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to the underwriter. There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants. All of the Public Shares contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Company’s Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. In accordance with the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and its guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of a company require common stock subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Given that the Public Shares were issued with other freestanding instruments (i.e., public warrants), the initial carrying value of the shares of Class A common stock classified as temporary equity was the allocated proceeds determined in accordance with ASC 470-20. Because of the redemption feature noted above, the shares of Class A common stock are subject to ASC 480-10-S99. If it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, the Company has the option to either (i) accrete changes in the redemption value over the period from the date of issuance (or from the date that it becomes probable that the instrument will become redeemable, if later) to the earliest redemption date of the instrument or (ii) recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying amount of the instrument to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. The Company has elected to recognize the changes immediately. The accretion or remeasurement is treated as a deemed dividend (i.e., a reduction to retained earnings, or in absence of retained earnings, additional paid-in capital). While redemptions cannot cause the Company’s net tangible assets to fall below $ 5,000,001 , the Public Shares are redeemable and will be classified as such on the balance sheet until such date that a redemption event takes place. If a stockholder vote is not required and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, offer such redemption pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC, and file tender offer documents containing substantially the same information as would be included in a proxy statement with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. 6 Table of Contents DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. ​ NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ​ ARC Global Investments II LLC (the “Sponsor”), the Company’s officers and directors have agreed (a) to vote any shares of Class B common stock of the Company (the “Founder Shares”), the shares of Class A common stock included within the Placement Units (the “Private Shares”) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of a Business Combination, (b) waive their redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares, Private Shares held by them and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in connection with the completion of the Business Combination, (c) not to waive their redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares, Private Shares held by them and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in connection with a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with its initial Business Combination or certain amendments to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation prior thereto or to redeem 100 % of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete an initial Business Combination within the Combination Period or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity and (iii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares and Private Shares held by them if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Public Shares they hold if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the Combination Period. The Company’s anchor investors have agreed to (1) vote any Founder Shares held by them in favor of the initial Business Combination, (2) waive their redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares held by them in connection with the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, and (3) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares held by them if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the Combination Period. The Company will have until September 8, 2022 (or up to March 8, 2023 if the Company extends the time to complete a Business Combination) to consummate a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than five business days thereafter, redeem 100 % of the outstanding Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned (net of taxes payable and less interest to pay dissolution expenses up to $ 100,000 ), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject in each case to its obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law. The underwriter has agreed to waive its rights to the deferred underwriting commission held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less $ 10.20 . The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company, if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amounts in the Trust Account to below $ 10.20 per share (whether or not the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except for the company’s independent registered accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account. 7 Table of Contents DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. ​ NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ​ Going Concern Consideration Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement held outside of the Trust Account. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide the Company Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 5). As of September 30, 2021, there were no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loan. In November 2021, the Sponsor committed to provide loans of up to an aggregate of $ 1,000,000 to the Company through September 8, 2022, which loans will be non-interest bearing, unsecured and will be payable upon the the consummation of a Business Combination. Based on the foregoing, management believes that the Company has sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, the Company will be using the funds held outside of the Trust Account for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating an initial Business Combination. Proposed Business Combination On October 20, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with DWAC Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., a Delaware corporation (“TMTG”), ARC Global Investments II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in the capacity as the representative for certain stockholders of the Company, and TMTG’s Chief Legal Officer, in the capacity as the representative for stockholders of TMTG (see Note 8). ​ ​ NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented. The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s prospectus for its Initial Public Offering as filed with the SEC on September 8, 2021, as well as the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on September 16, 2021. The interim results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or for any future periods. Emerging Growth Company The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. 8 Table of Contents DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. ​ NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ​ Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering Offering costs consist of underwriting, legal, accounting and other expenses incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering. These costs were charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. On September 8, 2021, offering costs in the aggregate of $ 15,668,029 were charged to stockholders’ equity (consisting of deferred underwriting commission of $ 10,062,500 , fair value of the representative shares of $ 1,437,500 and other cash offering costs of $ 4,168,029 ). Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption As discussed in Note 3, all of the 28,750,000 shares of Class A common stock sold as part of the Units in the Initial Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Income Taxes The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. 9 Table of Contents DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. ​ NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ​ ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined United States is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020, and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company may be subject to potential examination by foreign taxing authorities in the area of income taxes. These potential examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with foreign tax laws. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months. Net Loss Per Share The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, "Earnings Per Share". Net loss per share of common stock is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. The Company applies the two-class method in calculating income loss per share of common stock. Accretion associated with the redeemable shares of Class A common stock is excluded from income loss per common share as the redemption value approximates fair value. The calculation of diluted loss per share of common stock does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the (i) Initial Public Offering, and (ii) the private placement since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events. As of September 30, 2021, the Company did not have any dilutive securities or other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into common stock and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per common share for the periods presented. Concentration of Credit Risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution which, at times may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $ 250,000 . At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account. Fair Value of Financial Instruments The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature. Derivative Financial Instruments The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. Derivative instruments are initially recorded at fair value on the grant date and re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. Derivative assets and liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date. 10 Table of Contents DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. ​ NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ​ Recently Issued Accounting Standards Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements. Risks and Uncertainties Management is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations, and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. ​ ​ NOTE 3. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING On September 8, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 28,750,000 Units, at $ 10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $ 287,500,000 . Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one -half of one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $ 11.50 per share (see Note 7). As of September 8, 2021, the Company incurred offering costs of approximately $ 15,668,029 , consisting of deferred underwriting commissions of $ 10,062,500 , fair value of representative shares of $ 1,437,500 and other offering costs of $ 4,168,029 . ​ NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 1,133,484 Placement Units at a price of $ 10.00 per Placement Unit (or $ 11,334,840 in the aggregate). The Sponsor transferred $ 13,203,590 to the Trust Account on September 8, 2021. The excess proceeds over the proceeds of the Private Placement were transferred to the Company’s operating account and returned to the Sponsor. The proceeds from the sale of the Placement Units were added to the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. The Placement Units are identical to the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Placement Units and their component securities will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the consummation of the initial Business Combination except to permitted transferees and are entitled to registration rights. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Placement Units will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the warrants included in the Placement Units (the “Placement Warrants”) will expire worthless. ​ NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Class B Common stock During the period ended September 30, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 8,625,000 shares of Class B common stock or Founder Shares to the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $ 25,000 in cash. On July 2, 2021, the Sponsor transferred 10,000 Founder Shares to its Chief Financial Officer and 7,500 Founder Shares to each of its independent directors. On September 2, 2021, the Sponsor surrendered to the Company an aggregate of 1,437,500 shares of Class B common stock for cancellation for no consideration, resulting in an aggregate of 7,187,500 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding. The number of Founder Shares issued represented 20 % of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering (assuming the initial stockholders do not purchase any Public Shares in the Initial Public Offering and excluding the Placement Units and underlying securities). All shares and associated amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect the surrender of these shares. 11 Table of Contents DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. ​ NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ​ With certain limited exceptions, the shares of Class B common stock are not transferable, assignable by the Sponsor until the earlier to occur of: (A) six months after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination and (B) subsequent to the Company’s initial Business Combination, (x) if the reported last sale price of the Company’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $ 12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, 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, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property. With certain limited exceptions, the Placement Units, Placement Shares, Placement Warrants and the Class A common stock underlying the Placement Warrants, will not be transferable, assignable or saleable by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees until 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination. Promissory Note — Related Party On December 11, 2020, the Sponsor issued an unsecured promissory note to the Company, pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $ 300,000 , of which $ 0 was outstanding under the note as of September 30, 2021. The note was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) September 30, 2021 or (ii) the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. Administrative Services Arrangement An affiliate of the Sponsor has agreed, commencing from the date when the Company’s Registration Statement was declared effective through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to make available to the Company certain general and administrative services, including office space, utilities and administrative services, as the Company may require from time to time. The Company has agreed to pay the affiliate of the Sponsor $ 15,000 per month for these services. $ 11,000 of expense was recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. Related Party Loans In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $ 1,500,000 of notes may be converted upon consummation of a Business Combination into additional units at a price of $ 10.00 per unit. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. In November 2021, the Sponsor committed to provide loans of up to an aggregate of $ 1,000,000 to the Company through September 8, 2022, which loans will be non-interest bearing, unsecured and will be payable upon the the consummation of a Business Combination. ​ NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Registration Rights The holders of the Founder Shares, the holders of representative shares as well as the holders of the Placement Units (and underlying securities) and any securities issued in payment of Working Capital Loans made to the Company, are entitled to registration rights pursuant to an agreement signed on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the underwriters (and/or their designees) may participate in a “piggy-back” registration only during the seven year period beginning on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, under FINRA Rule 5110, the underwriters and/or their designees may only make a demand registration (i) on one occasion and (ii) during the five-year period beginning on the effective date of the registration statement relating to the Initial Public Offering, and the underwriters and/or their 12 Table of Contents DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. ​ NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ​ designees may participate in a “piggy-back” registration only during the seven-year period beginning on the effective date of the registration statement relating to the Initial Public Offering. Underwriting Agreement The underwriters purchased the 3,750,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments at the Initial Public Offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters are entitled to a cash underwriting discount of: (i) one point twenty-five percent ( 1.25 %) of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, or $ 3,593,750 , with the underwriters’ over-allotment having been exercised in full; (ii) zero point five percent ( 0.50 %) of the total number of shares of Class A common stock issued in the Initial Public Offering, or 143,750 shares of Class A common stock. In addition, the underwriters are entitled to a deferred underwriting commissions of three point five percent ( 3.50 %) of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, or $ 10,062,500 upon closing of the Business Combination. The deferred underwriting commissions will be paid in cash upon the closing of a Business Combination from the amounts held in the Trust Account, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. Right of First Refusal Subject to certain conditions, the Company granted the underwriter, for a period of 24 months after the date of the consummation of the Business Combination, a right of first refusal to act as sole book runner, and/or sole placement agent, at the representative’s sole discretion, for each and every future public and private equity and debt offering, including all equity linked financings for the Company or any of its successors or subsidiaries. In accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(6)(A), such right of first refusal shall not have a duration of more than three years from the effective date of the Registration Statement. ​ NOTE 7. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Preferred Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $ 0.0001 per share with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors. At September 30, 2021, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding . Class A Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $ 0.0001 per share. Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. On September 8, 2021, the Company issued 143,750 shares of Class A common stock (“representative shares”) to the underwriter. The Company accounts for the representative shares as an expense of the Initial Public Offering resulting in a charge directly to stockholders’ equity, at an estimated fair value of $ 1,437,500 . At September 30, 2021, there were 28,750,000 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding that are subject to possible redemption, and accordingly, such share have been classified outside of permanent equity. At September 30, 2021, there were 1,277,234 shares of Class A common stock included in stockholders’ equity. Class B Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $ 0.0001 per share. Holders of the Company’s Class B common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. On September 2, 2021, the Sponsor surrendered an aggregate of 1,437,500 shares of Class B common stock for cancellation for no consideration. At September 30, 2021, there were 7,187,500 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding , of which 1,650,000 shares were transferred to qualified institutional buyers. The shares of Class B Common Stock held by the Sponsor, officers and directors of the Company and institutional buyers represent 20 % of the issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering (assuming those initial stockholders do not purchase any Public Shares in the Initial Public Offering and excluding the Placement Shares). Shares of Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the time of the initial Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments. Warrants — The warrants will become exercisable 30 days after the consummation of a Business Combination. The warrants will expire five years from the consummation of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. 13 Table of Contents DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. ​ NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ​ The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A common stock pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue shares of Class A common stock upon exercise of a warrant unless Class A common stock issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants. Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the warrants: ● in whole and not in part; ● at a price of $ 0.01 per warrant; ● at any time after the warrants become exercisable; ● upon not less than 30 days ' prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; ● if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $ 18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within a 30 - trading day period commencing at any time after the warrants become exercisable and ending on the third business day prior to the notice of redemption to warrant holders; and ● if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the shares of Class A common stock underlying such warrants. If the Company calls the warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuance of Class A common stock at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless. In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities, for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of a Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $ 9.20 per share of Class A common stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors, and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the sponsor or its affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60 % of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of a Business Combination on the date of the completion of a Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s Class A common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day after the day on which the Company completes a Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $ 9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115 % of the greater of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $ 18.00 per share redemption trigger price will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180 % of the greater of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price. 14 Table of Contents DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP. ​ NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ​ The Private Warrants, as well as any warrants underlying additional units the Company issues to the Sponsor, officers, directors, initial stockholders or their affiliates in payment of Working Capital Loans made to the Company, will be identical to the Public Warrants and may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the holders until 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination and will be entitled to registration rights.. ​ NOTE 8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS In accordance with ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events”, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued, the Company has evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after September 30, 2021, up to the date the Company issued the financial statements. Based upon this review, except as noted below the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed financial statements. On October 20, 2021, Company, entered into the Merger Agreement with Merger Sub, TMTG, the Sponsor in the capacity as the representative for certain stockholders of the Company, and TMTG’s Chief Legal Officer, in the capacity as the representative for stockholders of TMTG. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, (i) upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”), Merger Sub will merge with and into TMTG (the “Merger” and, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Transactions”), with TMTG continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. In the Merger, (i) all shares of TMTG common stock (together, “TMTG Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”) (other than those properly exercising any applicable dissenters rights under Delaware law) will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration (as defined below); (ii) each outstanding option to acquire shares of TMTG common stock (whether vested or unvested) will be assumed by the Company and automatically converted into an option to acquire shares of the Company common stock, with its price and number of shares equitably adjusted based on the conversion ratio of the shares of TMTG common stock into the Merger Consideration and (iii) each outstanding restricted stock unit of TMTG shall be converted into a restricted stock unit relating to shares of the Company’s common stock. At the Closing, the Company will change its name to “Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.” The aggregate merger consideration to be paid pursuant to the Merger Agreement to holders of TMTG Stock as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (“TMTG Stockholders” and, together with the holders of TMTG options and restricted stock units immediately prior to the Effective Time, the “TMTG Security Holders”) will be an amount equal to $ 875,000,000 , subject to adjustments for TMTG’s closing debt, net of cash and unpaid transaction expenses (the “Merger Consideration”), plus the additional contingent right to receive certain earnout shares after the Closing. The Merger Consideration to be paid to TMTG Stockholders will be paid solely by the delivery of new shares of the Company’s common stock, with each valued at the price per share at which each share of the Company’s common stock is redeemed or converted pursuant to the redemption by the Company of its public stockholders in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination, as required by the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, by-laws and the Company’s Initial Public Offering prospectus. The Merger Consideration will be subject to a post-Closing true up 90 days after the Closing. ​ ​ 15 Table of Contents