SIEBERT FINANCIAL CORP 10-Q

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES Disclosure Controls and Procedures We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Report pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Based on its evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer, concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective, based on the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting as previously disclosed in our 2023 Form 10-K. Ongoing Remediation of Previously Identified Material Weakness Management is in the process of implementing the following measures to ensure that the control deficiencies contributing to the material weakness are remediated: (i) designing and implementing controls related to provisioning, privileged access, and user access reviews, (ii) developing an enhanced risk assessment process to evaluate logical access, and (iii) improving the existing training program associated with control design and implementation. The material weakness will not be considered remediated until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively. We expect that the remediation will be completed as of the year-ended December 31, 2024. Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting - 30 - PART II - OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS We are party to certain claims, suits and complaints arising in the ordinary course of business. As of the date of this Report, we do not expect that these claims, suits and complaints will have a material impact on our results of operations or financial position.