Volato Group, Inc. 10-Q

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefit of controls must be considered relative to their costs. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. As of the end of the period covered by the report, as required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2026, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as described below. Management has begun implementing a comprehensive remediation plan designed to address the identified material weaknesses through enhancements to financial reporting processes, internal control documentation, segregation of duties, and IT general controls, with assistance from external advisors. These remediation efforts are expected to continue throughout fiscal 2026, and management will evaluate the operating effectiveness of the enhanced controls before concluding that the material weaknesses have been remediated. Nevertheless, based on the performance of additional procedures by management designed to ensure reliability of financial reporting, management has concluded that, notwithstanding the material weaknesses described below, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the Company as of the dates, and for the periods presented, in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended on June 30, 2026 covered by this Quarterly Report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. 40 Table of Contents PART II