ZIFF DAVIS, INC.

On April 24, 2025, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, alleging copyright infringement, violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, unjust enrichment and trademark dilution as a result of OpenAI’s unlawful and unauthorized copying and use of the Company’s content. The Company is seeking monetary, injunctive and other relief. On May 14, 2025, the Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation consolidated our case with others pending against OpenAI in the Southern District of New York. Although the Company intends to pursue all of its legal remedies in this litigation, there is no guarantee that it will be successful in its efforts.

On February 6, 2026, the Company filed a lawsuit against Google LLC and Alphabet Inc. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging violations of antitrust laws, unlawful deceptive acts or practices, common law fraud and unjust enrichment, related to publisher ad servers and ad exchanges. The Company is seeking monetary relief, injunctive relief and other relief. The Company intends to vigorously pursue all of its legal remedies in this litigation, but there is no guarantee that it will be successful in its efforts.

See also the discussion under the caption “Litigation” in Note 11 —Commitments and Contingencies in Item 8 of Part II to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.