Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 9, 2025.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the historical accounts of TMTG Sub Inc. f/k/a Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (“Private TMTG” or “Predecessor TMTG” or, prior to the closing on March 25, 2024, “TMTG”), which changed its name from Trump Media Group Corp. in October 2021. The mission of TMTG is to end Big Tech’s assault on free speech by opening up the Internet and giving people their voices back. TMTG operates Truth Social, a social media platform established as a safe harbor for free expression amid increasingly harsh censorship by Big Tech corporations, Truth+, a streaming platform focusing on news, Christian content, and family friendly programming, and Truth.Fi, a financial services and FinTech brand incorporating America First investment vehicles.
Merger
On March 25, 2024, TMTG consummated the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger (collectively, the “Business Combination”), dated October 20, 2021, between Digital World Acquisition Corp. (the “Company,” “Digital World” or “DWAC” or, following the closing on March 25, 2024, “TMTG” or “New Digital World”), DWAC Merger Sub, Private TMTG, ARC Global Investments II (“ARC”), LLC and TMTG’s Chief Legal Officer, as amended on May 11, 2022, August 9, 2023 and September 29, 2023 (the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, upon the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing” and, the date of the Closing, the “Closing Date”), DWAC Merger Sub merged with and into TMTG, with TMTG surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Digital World (the “Merger”). TMTG’s stockholders received 87,500,000 shares of Digital World Class A common stock (excluding 40,000,000 Earnout Shares (defined herein)), subject to certain adjustments and earnout provisions, in exchange for TMTG common stock. This was, in substance, a continuation of the TMTG shareholders’ equity interests in the TMTG business, plus up to an additional 7,854,534 shares of New Digital World common stock to be issued upon conversion of outstanding TMTG Convertible Notes immediately prior to the Closing.
Notwithstanding the legal form of the Business Combination pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP because TMTG was the operating company and was determined to be the accounting acquirer under Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), while Digital World was a blank check company. The determination was primarily based on the evaluation of the following facts and circumstances:
| • | The pre-combination equity holders of Private TMTG hold the majority of voting rights in TMTG; |
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| • | The pre-combination equity holders of Private TMTG had the right to appoint the majority of the directors on TMTG’s Board; |
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| • | Private TMTG senior management (executives) are the senior management (executives) of TMTG; and |
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| • | Operations of Private TMTG comprise the ongoing operations of TMTG. |
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Under the reverse recapitalization model, the Business Combination was treated as TMTG issuing equity for the net assets of Digital World, with no goodwill or intangible assets recorded.
While Digital World was the legal acquirer in the Business Combination, because Predecessor TMTG was deemed the accounting acquirer, the historical financial statements of Predecessor TMTG became the historical financial statements of the combined company upon the consummation of the Business Combination. As a result, the financial statements reflect (i) the historical operating results of Predecessor TMTG prior to the Business Combination; (ii) the combined results of Digital World and Predecessor TMTG following the closing of the Business Combination; (iii) the assets and liabilities of Predecessor TMTG at their historical cost; and (iv) the Company’s equity structure for all periods presented. In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, Digital World was renamed “Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.” and TMTG was renamed “TMTG Sub Inc.”
In accordance with the applicable guidance, the equity structure was retroactively restated in all comparative periods up to the Closing Date, to reflect the number of shares of the Company’s common stock issued to Predecessor TMTG common shareholders and Predecessor TMTG convertible noteholders in connection with the Business Combination. As such, the shares and corresponding capital amounts and earnings (loss) per share related to Predecessor TMTG convertible notes and Predecessor TMTG common stock prior to the Business Combination were retroactively restated as shares reflecting the exchange ratio established in the Business Combination.
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRACTICES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Our interim financial statements are unaudited, and in our opinion, include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for the fair presentation of the periods presented. The results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent period or for the year ending December 31, 2025.
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Annual Report”).
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. 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, the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business acquisitions, the assessment of recoverability of our goodwill and long-lived assets, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates and assumptions reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements relate to and include, but are not limited to, fair value of intangible assets acquired in business acquisitions, recoverability of goodwill and intangibles, fair value of short-term investments, useful lives of intangibles and depreciable assets, and stock-based compensation.
Principles of Consolidation
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
Unearned revenue
Unearned revenue primarily consists of billings or payments received from customers in advance of revenue recognized for the services provided to our customers or annual licenses and is recognized as services are performed or ratably over the life of the license. We generally invoice customers in advance or in milestone-based installments. Unearned revenue of $764.0 was recognized as revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025, which was included in the unearned revenue balance as of December 31, 2024. As March 31, 2025, unearned revenue is expected to be recognized during the succeeding 12-month period and is therefore presented as a current liability on the consolidated balance sheets.
Concentrations of risks
Our financial instruments exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. Although we deposit cash and cash equivalents with multiple banks, these deposits may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits. These deposits may generally be redeemed upon demand and bear minimal risk.
One customer accounted for 93.0% and 90.3% of our total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
In order to reduce the risk of downtime of the products we provide, we have established data centers in various geographic regions. We have internal procedures to restore products in the event of a service disruption or disaster at any of our data center facilities. We serve our customers and users from data center facilities operated either by us or third parties. Even with these procedures for disaster recovery in place, the availability of our products could be significantly interrupted during the implementation of restoration procedures.
Recently issued accounting standards
In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, 2023-09 “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures,” or ASU 2023-09. ASU 2023-09 requires additional disaggregated disclosures on an entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation and additional details on income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 is effective on a prospective basis, with the option for retrospective application, for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The adoption of ASU 2023-09 did not have a material impact on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement(Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses ASU 2024-03 is effective prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting period after the effective date or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the financial statements, for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. Adoption of this guidance will result in additional disclosures, but we do not expect the adoption of ASU 2024-03 will impact our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-04, Debt(Subtopic 470-20): Debt with Conversion and Other Options. ASU 2024-04 clarifies the assessment of whether a transaction should be accounted for as an induced conversion or extinguishment of convertible debt when changes are made to conversion features as part of an offer to settle the instrument. ASU 2024-04 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted for entities that have adopted ASU 2020-06. We do not expect the adoption of ASU 2024-04 to have a material impact on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3 – RECAPITALIZATION
As discussed in Note 1, following the Closing of the Business Combination, TMTG was deemed the accounting acquirer and the transaction was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization.
Transaction Proceeds
Upon the Closing, we received gross proceeds of $233,017.5. The following table reconciles the elements of the Business Combination to the consolidated statements of cash flows and the consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity/(deficit) for the year ended December 31, 2024:
| Cash-trust and cash, net of redemptions | $233,017.5 |
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| Add: other assets | - |
| Less: accrued expenses | (3,292.9) |
| Less: notes payable | (10,103.0) |
| Reverse recapitalization, net | $219,621.6 |
In connection with the Business Combination, TMTG incurred $1,640.2 in one-time direct and incremental transaction costs, consisting of legal and other professional fees, recorded in general and administration expenses. TMTG also issued $6,130.0 of bonus payments to our employees and a director of Private TMTG that were triggered by the Business Combination. We recorded $5,530.0 and $600.0 in general and administration expense and sales and marketing expense, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2024. TMTG deems these to be non-recurring expenses that are not direct and incremental to the Business Combination.
The number of shares of common stock issued immediately following the consummation of the Business Combination were:
| Digital World common stock, outstanding prior to the Business Combination | 39,636,904 |
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| Shares issued to Digital World convertible noteholders, converted immediately prior to Business Combination | 1,709,145 |
| Predecessor TMTG Shares | 87,500,000 |
| Shares issued to former TMTG convertible noteholders | 7,854,534 |
| Common stock immediately after the Business Combination (1) | 136,700,583 |
| (1) | Excludes 1,024,517 additional shares issued to former Digital World Class B shareholders in connection with a court order in September 2024. |
The number of Predecessor TMTG shares was determined as follows:
| Predecessor TMTG Shares | Shares issued to shareholders of Predecessor TMTG | |
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| Common stock | 100,000,000 | 87,500,000 |
| 100,000,000 | 87,500,000 |
Public and private placement warrants
In connection with Digital World’s initial public offering in 2021,14,374,976 public warrants were issued (the “Public Warrants”) and 566,742 warrants were issued in a private placement (the “Private Placement Warrants”; and the Private Placement Warrants together with the Public Warrants, collectively the “Warrants”) all of which warrants remained outstanding and became warrants for the Common Stock in the Company.
In March 2024, Digital World issued an aggregate of 3,424,510 warrants (“Convertible Note Post IPO Warrants and “Post-IPO Warrants”), each warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchaseone share of the Company’s Class A common stock for $11.50 per share, pursuant to warrant subscription agreements (each a “Warrant Subscription Agreement”) entered into by and between Digital World and certain institutional investors on February 7, 2024. The Convertible Note Post IPO Warrants and Post-IPO Warrants were issued concurrently with the closing of the Business Combination, and have substantially the same terms as the public warrants issued by Digital World in connection with its initial public offering, except that such Post-IPO Warrants may only be transferred to the applicable holder’s affiliates.
TMTG Earnout Shares
As noted in Note 1, in connection with the Merger, TMTG shareholders were entitled to up to 40,000,000 shares if certain post-merger per share market prices were achieved (the “Earnout Shares”).
We utilized a Monte Carlo simulation analysis to determine the fair value of the Earnout Shares at the date of the merger, which included the following assumptions:
The Monte Carlo simulation conclusion for each tranche of the Earnout Shares was the result of the average of 1,000,000 trial outcomes. Within each trial of the simulation:
| 1. | The stock price was simulated for the defined term (1.5 years, 2 years, and 3 years) after the Merger date. |
| 2. | The vest date was determined as the date the stock price achieved the different stock price thresholds, which were $12.50, $15.00, and $17.50. |
| 3. | The payoff was calculated as the number of shares issued per tranche (15 million, 15 million, and 10 million) multiplied by the simulated stock price at the vest date, which varied with each simulation. |
| 4. | The payoff was discounted to the present value using the interpolated risk-free rate ranging from 4.31% to 4.70%. |
Volatility was calculated as the annualized standard deviation of daily returns from a set of Guideline Public Companies (GPC) over the expected term for each tranche. The 75th percentile of GPC volatilities was selected given our early stage life cycle relative to the GPC set. The accounting for the Earnout Shares was first evaluated under ASC 718 to determine if the arrangement represents a share-based payment arrangement. Because there were no service conditions nor any requirement of the participants to provide goods or services, we determined that the Earnout Shares were not within the scope of ASC 718.
Next, we determined that the Earnout Shares represent a freestanding equity-linked financial instrument to be evaluated under ASC 480 and ASC 815-40. Based upon the analysis, we concluded that the Earnout Shares should not be classified as a liability under ASC 480.
We next considered the equity classification conditions in ASC 815-40-25 and concluded that all of the conditions were met. Therefore, the Earnout Share arrangement was appropriately classified in equity.
As the Business Combination has been accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, the fair value of the Earnout Shares arrangement has been accounted for as an equity transaction as of the Closing Date.
On April 26, 2024, the Earnout Shares had been earned and such shares were issued.
NOTE 4 – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The following table summarizes changes in our goodwill balance:
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $120,884.2 |
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| Goodwill related to acquisitions | - |
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $120,884.2 |
Finite-lived intangible assets, net are summarized as follows:
| Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Amount | |
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| Finite-lived intangible asset | |||
| Source code and technology | $24,500.0 | $(3,202.1) | $21,297.9 |
| Exclusivity rights | 3,100.0 | (399.2) | 2,700.8 |
| Intangible assets, net | $27,600.0 | $(3,601.3) | $23,998.7 |
Amortization expense was $1,364.4 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and $0.0 for March 31, 2024 as the intangibles were acquired in August 2024. As of March 31, 2025, the weighted-average remaining amortization period for amortizable intangible assets was 4.35 years.
Based on the balance of finite-lived intangible assets at March 31, 2025, expected future amortization expense is as follows:
| Year Ending December 31: | |
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| 2025 | $4,169.1 |
| 2026 | 5,529.9 |
| 2027 | 5,533.5 |
| 2028 | 5,548.7 |
| 2029 | 3,217.5 |
| $23,998.7 | |
Finite-lived intangible assets, net are summarized as follows:
| Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Carrying Amount | |
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| Finite-lived intangible asset | |||
| Source code and technology | $24,500.0 | $(1,991.2) | $22,508.8 |
| Exclusivity rights | 3,100.0 | (245.7) | 2,854.3 |
| Intangible assets, net | $27,600.0 | $(2,236.9) | $25,363.1 |
NOTE 6 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consist of the following:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
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| Property and equipment | ||
| Furniture and equipment | $34.5 | $34.5 |
| Computer equipment | 5,157.8 | 5,154.6 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (1,237.9) | (823.1) |
| Property and equipment, net | $3,954.4 | $4,366.0 |
Total depreciation expense was $414.8 and $5.6 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
NOTE 7 – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
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| Accounts payable | $1,935.2 | $1,483.3 |
| Other accrued expenses | 10,556.9 | 7,443.4 |
| Income tax payable | 880.7 | 732.6 |
| Franchise tax payable | 308.2 | 508.2 |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $13,681.0 | $10,167.5 |
NOTE 8 – LONG-TERM DEBT
Our long-term debt consists of a term loan assumed from our business combination WorldConnect Technologies, LLC. As of March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the term loan had a carrying amount of $9,803.5 and $9,616.7, respectively, with $4,873.3 and $4,780.5 of the term loan due within 12 months of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we accreted interest expense of $186.8 related to the term loan.
The term loan carries an effective interest rate of 7.72% and requires future payments of $5,000.0 in both August 2025 and August 2026, and $500.0 in August 2027.
NOTE 9 – LEASES
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company enteredno additional leases with terms longer than 1 month. We elected not to recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities arising from short-term office leases with initial terms of twelve months or less (deemed immaterial) on the consolidated balance sheets.
When measuring lease liabilities for leases that were classified as operating leases, we discounted lease payments using its estimated incremental borrowing rate. The weighted average incremental borrowing rate applied was 7.86%. As of March 31, 2025, our leases had a remaining weighted average term of 3.40 years.
Operating leases are included in the consolidated balance sheets as follows:
| Classification | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
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| Lease assets | |||
| Operating lease cost ROU assets, net | Assets | $3,194.1 | $3,416.1 |
| Total lease assets | $3,194.1 | $3,416.1 | |
| Lease liabilities | |||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | Current liabilities | $902.3 | $1,080.8 |
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | Liabilities | 2,335.1 | 2,559.7 |
| Total lease liabilities | $3,237.4 | $3,640.5 | |
The components of lease costs, which are included in loss from operations in our consolidated statements of operations were as follows:
| Three months period ended | ||
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| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | |
| Lease costs | ||
| Operating lease costs | $274.9 | $45.4 |
| Variable lease costs | 26.2 | 34.4 |
| Short-term lease costs | 8.5 | 3.6 |
| Total lease costs | $309.6 | $83.4 |
Future minimum payments under non-cancellable leases for operating leases for the remaining terms of the leases following the year ended March 31, 2025, are as follows:
| 2025 | $852.5 |
| 2026 | 1,009.6 |
| 2027 | 1,005.2 |
| 2028 | 770.9 |
| 2029 | 87.9 |
| Total future minimum lease payments | 3,726.1 |
| Amount representing interest | (488.7) |
| Present value of net future minimum lease payments | $3,237.4 |
NOTE 10 - INCOME TAXES
The estimated annual effective tax rate applied to the three months ended March 31, 2025, is 0% which differs from the US federal statutory rate of 21% principally due to the projection of U.S. net operating loss for the fiscal 2025 with full application of a valuation allowance. As of March 31, 2025, we had U.S. Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) with a tax benefit of $31,456.6 from December 31, 2024. NOLs are available for use indefinitely.
NOTE 11 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Administrative Services Arrangement
An affiliate of the Digital World Sponsor ARC agreed, commencing from the date when Digital World’s Registration Statement was declared effective through the earlier of Digital World’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to make available to the Digital World certain general and administrative services, including office space, utilities and administrative services, as Digital World required from time to time. Digital World agreed to pay the affiliate of the Sponsor $15.0 per month for these services. The agreement with the Sponsor was terminated on April 5, 2023, $221.0 was unpaid as of March 31, 2025.
Advances
During 2022, the Digital World sponsor, ARC (the “Sponsor”) paid, on behalf of Digital World, $470.8 to a vendor for costs incurred by Digital World and $41.0 directly to Digital World. As of March 31, 2025, our obligation to the Sponsor for such payments was outstanding in the amount of $41.0.
NOTE 12 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
Fair value is defined as an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants. We use a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
Level 1. Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2. Significant other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
Level 3. Significant unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.
| Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) · Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) · Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | |||||
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| Repurchase agreements | $612,854.2 | $ | - | $ | - |
| Total assets measured at fair value | $612,854.2 | $ | - | $ | - |
| Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) · Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) · Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | |||||
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| Repurchase agreements | $606,547.3 | $ | - | $ | - |
| Total assets measured at fair value | $606,547.3 | $ | - | $ | - |
The fair value of the repurchase agreement is classified within Level 1, because we use quoted market prices of the counter-party collateral to determine their fair value. Our repurchase agreement exposes us to credit risk and is collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bills. We have not experienced any material losses related to these securities.
NOTE 13 – LOSS PER SHARE
Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of stock outstanding during the period. We computed diluted earnings per share of common stock based on the weighted average number of shares of stock outstanding plus potentially dilutive shares of stock outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive shares of stock from employee incentive plans are determined by applying the treasury stock method to the assumed vesting of outstanding RSUs, convertible notes and warrants. There wereno dilutive potential common stock for the periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 because we incurred a net loss and the potential dilutive shares are anti-dilutive.
Total common stock equivalents excluded from dilutive earnings/loss per share are as follows:
| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | |
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| Convertible notes | - | 6,250,000 |
| Warrants | 11,026,253 | 21,491,229 |
| RSUs | 2,862,874 | - |
| Total common stock equivalents excluded from dilutive income/loss per share | 13,889,127 | 27,741,229 |
NOTE 14– STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
The following table summarizes warrant activity:
| Warrants | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |
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| Outstanding at January 1, 2025 | 11,045,545 | $11.50 | 4.31 | - |
| Granted | - | - | - | - |
| Exercised | (19,292) | 11.50 | - | - |
| Expired or cancelled | - | - | - | - |
| Outstanding at March 31, 2025 | 11,026,253 | $11.50 | 4.07 | $88,651,074 |
| Exercisable at March 31, 2025 | 11,026,253 | $11.50 | 4.07 | $88,651,074 |
NOTE 15– STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
2024 Equity Incentive Plan
At our Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 30, 2025 (the Annual Meeting), our stockholders approved our amended and restated 2024 Equity Incentive Plan to automatically increase the then available share pool each January 1 commencing 2026 through 2034 by an amount equal to 5% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding as of the prior December 31, each year. The name of the 2024 Plan has been updated to the Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan and the applicable governing law has been updated to the laws of the State of Florida.
The following table summarizes stock award activity:
| Number of Shares of Common Stock | Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value | |
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| Outstanding at January 1, 2025 | 1,821,015 | $33.94 |
| Granted: RSUs | 1,330,676 | 31.53 |
| Vested | (243,411) | 33.28 |
| Forfeited | (45,406) | 30.04 |
| Outstanding at March 31, 2025 | 2,862,874 | $32.94 |
The aggregate fair value of awards that vested in the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $5,799.3 which represents the market value of our common stock on the date that the RSUs vested. The grant-date fair value of awards that vested in the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $8,101.2. The number of RSUs vested includes shares of common stock that we withheld from employees to satisfy the minimum statutory tax withholding requirements.
As of March 31, 2025, unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested equity grants was $84,051.6 with an expected remaining weighted-average recognition period of approximately 2.01 years.
NOTE 16 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
From time-to-time, we are a party to litigation and subject to claims, suits, regulatory and government investigations, other proceedings and consent decrees in the ordinary course of business, and other unasserted claims. We investigate claims as they arise and accrue estimates for resolution of legal and other contingencies when losses are probable and reasonably estimable. Based on current known facts and circumstances, we currently believe that any liabilities ultimately resulting from ordinary course claims, and proceedings will not individually or in aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. However, the outcomes of claims legal proceedings or investigations are inherently unpredictable and subject to uncertainty, and may have an adverse effect on us because of defense costs, diversion of management resources and other factors that are not known to us or cannot be quantified at this time. We may also receive unfavorable preliminary or interim rulings in the course of litigation, and there can be no assurances that favorable final outcomes will be obtained. The final outcome of any current or future claims or lawsuits could adversely affect our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows. We periodically evaluate developments in our legal matters that could affect the amount of liability that has previously been accrued or the reasonably possible losses that we have disclosed, and make adjustments as appropriate.
Consistent with the practice of many companies, we have entered into, and continue to enter into indemnity agreements with our executive officers and certain members of our board of directors. These indemnity agreements broadly provide for us to advance expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with any legal proceeding, as well as indemnification for any and all expenses, actually and reasonably incurred, in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of such a proceeding, in connection with matters related to their position. These indemnity agreements provide that the indemnitee shall repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from where there is no further right of appeal that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified.
Except as indicated below, to the knowledge of our Management Team, there is no litigation currently pending or contemplated against us, or against any of our property.
Litigation with United Atlantic Ventures (“UAV”) in Delaware
On July 30, 2021, an attorney for the Trump Organization, on behalf of President Trump, declared void ab initio a services agreement that had granted Private TMTG, among other things, extensive intellectual property and digital media rights related to President Trump for purposes of commercializing the various Private TMTG initiatives (the “Services Agreement”). Neither Private TMTG nor Digital World was a party to such agreement. On each of January 18, 2024 and February 9, 2024, Digital World received letters from counsel to UAV, a party to the Services Agreement. The letters contained certain assertions and enclosed a copy of the Services Agreement that had been declared void two and a half years earlier. Specifically, counsel for UAV claims that the Services Agreement grants UAV rights to (1) appoint two directors to TMTG and its successors (i.e., TMTG after the Business Combination), (2) approve or disapprove of the creation of additional TMTG shares or share classes and anti-dilution protection for future issuances, and (3) a $1.0 million expense reimbursement claim. In addition, UAV asserts that the Services Agreement is not void ab initio and claims that certain events following the July 30, 2021 notification support its assertion that such Services Agreement was not void. On February 6, 2024, a representative of UAV sent a text message to a representative of a noteholder of TMTG suggesting that UAV might seek to enjoin the Business Combination. On February 9, 2024, Private TMTG received from counsel to UAV a letter similar to those letters received by Digital World, which also threatened Private TMTG with legal action regarding UAV’s alleged rights in Private TMTG, including, if necessary, an action to enjoin consummation of the Business Combination.
On February 28, 2024, UAV filed a verified complaint against Private TMTG in the Court of Chancery seeking declaratory and injunctive relief relating to the authorization, issuance, and ownership of stock in Private TMTG and filed a motion for expedited proceedings (C.A. No. 2024-0184-LWW). On March 4, 2024, UAV filed an amended complaint, converting their action from a direct action to a purported derivative action, and adding members of the Private TMTG board as defendants. On March 9, 2024, the Court of Chancery held a hearing to decide UAV’s motion to expedite proceedings. During the oral argument, Private TMTG agreed that any additional shares of Private TMTG issued prior to or upon the consummation of the Business Combination would be placed in escrow pending a resolution of the dispute between the parties. The Court of Chancery entered an order consistent with the foregoing on March 15, 2024, and scheduled a status conference for April 1, 2024. On April 2, 2024, UAV filed a motion for leave to file a second amended complaint together with a motion for preliminary injunction and a motion for contempt and anti-suit injunction related to Private TMTG’s filing of a separate litigation against UAV and others in Florida state court. Private TMTG maintains that the contempt claims are meritless. On April 9, 2024, the Court of Chancery granted the motion for leave to file a second amended complaint and re-assigned the case to a new judge. On April 11, 2024, UAV filed its second amended complaint, naming the prior Defendants together with five new defendants—TMTG and the current directors on the TMTG Board who were not on Private TMTG’s board of directors. On April 22, 2024, all of the Defendants moved to vacate the Court of Chancery’s prior order expediting the matter. Additionally, all of the Defendants moved to dismiss the second amended complaint. Following briefing and oral argument on the motion to vacate, on April 30, 2024, the Court of Chancery vacated the prior provisions of the March 15 order expediting the matter. On May 6, 2024, UAV filed its Renewed Motion for Contempt of the March 15, 2024 Order against Private TMTG(“First Contempt Motion”) seeking, among other things, to enjoin Private TMTG and related parties from prosecuting certain claims in Florida state court. On May 8, 2024, the Court of Chancery stayed discovery and granted a protective order with respect to all discovery served on Defendants and all other persons from whom discovery was being sought.
On June 5, 2024, UAV filed for leave to again amend its complaint. The Court of Chancery granted the motion for leave to amend on July 8, 2024, and UAV filed its Third Amended Complaint on July 9, 2024. The Third Amended Complaint dismissed as defendants three current TMTG directors (W. Kyle Green, Linda McMahon, and Robert Lighthizer) and added four former Digital World directors (Frank J. Andrews, Patrick F. Orlando, Edward J. Preble, and Jeffrey A. Smith). On July 17, 2024, UAV filed asecond contempt motion against Private TMTG and TMTG(“Second Contempt Motion”) alleging additional violations of the March 15 Order. On August 27, 2024, the Court of Chancery denied both the First Contempt Motion and the Second Contempt Motion. On July 23, 2024, all of the defendants with the exception of Patrick F. Orlando moved to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint. On September 17, 2024, Mr. Orlando moved to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint. On October 8, 2024, UAV voluntarily dismissed Mr. Orlando with prejudice. The remaining defendants’ motions to dismiss are fully briefed. The remaining defendants also filed a motion to dismiss or stay on the basis of temporary Presidential immunity, which has been fully briefed. The Court has scheduled a hearing to address both motions on May 15, 2025.
Lawsuit against ARC, Patrick Orlando, UAV, Andrew Litinsky, and Wesley Moss in Florida
On February 26, 2024, representatives of ARC Global Investments II, LLC(“ARC”) claimed to Digital World that after a “more comprehensive” review, the conversion ratio for Digital World Class B common stock into Digital World Class A common stock upon the completion of the Business Combination was approximately 1.8:1. ARC’s new claim also contradicted the previous assertion by Patrick Orlando, the managing member of ARC, that the conversion ratio was 1.68:1. Digital World’s board of directors viewed these claims as an attempt by Mr. Orlando to secure personal benefits, breaching his fiduciary duty to Digital World and its shareholders. Digital World and Private TMTG initiated a lawsuit against ARC in the Civil Division for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court in Sarasota County, Florida, on February 27, 2024 (Docket No. 2024-CA-001061-NC). The complaint sought a declaratory judgment affirming the appropriate conversion ratio as 1.34:1, as previously disclosed, damages for tortious interference with the contractual and business relationship between Private TMTG and Digital World, and damages for conspiracy with unnamed co-conspirators to interfere with the same. The complaint also sought damages for Mr. Orlando’s breach of fiduciary duty, which exposed Digital World to regulatory liability and resulted in an $18 million penalty, and for his continuous obstruction of Digital World’s merger with Private TMTG to extort various concessions that benefited only him and harmed Digital World and its shareholders. Furthermore, the complaint sought damages for the wrongful assertion of dominion over Digital World’s assets inconsistent with Digital World’s possessory rights over those assets. On March 8, 2024, Digital World voluntarily dismissed its declaratory judgment claim against ARC. On March 17, 2024, Digital World and Private TMTG filed an amended complaint, adding a claim for violation of Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. Digital World further alleged breach of fiduciary duty of loyalty, breach of fiduciary duty of care, and conversion claims against Mr. Orlando. With respect to ARC, Digital World alleged aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty. On April 3, 2024, Defendants ARC and Mr. Orlando filed a joint motion to dismiss the amended complaint or, in the alternative, to stay the proceeding pending the Delaware Action (C.A. No. 2024-0184-LWW). Defendants ARC and Mr. Orlando also filed that same day a motion to stay discovery in the action.
On May 29, 2024, Digital World moved to compel discovery from ARC and Mr. Orlando. On July 15, 2024, following a July 10 hearing, the Court entered an order denying the motion to stay discovery and motion to compel. On July 29, 2024, the Court entered an order denying the motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, to stay the proceeding for improper venue. Defendants ARC and Orlando appealed that order, which the Court dismissed on April 30, 2025. On August 2, 2024, Defendants ARC and Mr. Orlando filed a motion to stay pending appeal in the trial court. On July 31, 2024, Digital World and Private TMTG filed a motion for leave to file asecond amended complaint, which proposed to add allegations against ARC and Orlando related to pre-targeting and other misconduct as set forth in the SEC Complaint against Orlando, and naming UAV, Andrew Litinsky, and Wesley Moss as additional defendants. On August 15, 2024, Digital World and Private TMTG filed a motion for temporary injunction seeking to enjoin the threatened sale of Digital World stock by Defendant ARC andone of the new defendants proposed to be added through the motion for leave to file asecond amended complaint. On August 28, 2024, Digital World and Private TMTG filed a renewed motion to compel, seeking prior productions to the SEC and DOJ and other documents from Defendants ARC and Mr. Orlando. On August 30, 2024, the trial court held a hearing to address several motions. During the hearing, the Court granted Digital World and Private TMTG’s motion for leave to amend and denied their motion for temporary injunction. The trial court also denied the motion to stay pending appeal filed by Defendants ARC and Mr. Orlando. On September 3, 2024, Digital World and Private TMTG filed the Second Amended Complaint. On September 4, 2024, Digital World and Private TMTG filed an expedited motion to compel, seeking production of ARC’s capitalization table, supporting documents, and an order requiring ARC to cooperate with Digital World and Private TMTG in advance of the expiration of the lock-up restriction. On September 5, 2024, Defendants ARC and Mr. Orlando filed a motion to stay pending appeal in the Second District Court of Appeal, which the Second District denied on October 18, 2024 (C.A. No.2 D 2024-1780). On September 12, 2024, the Court granted in part and denied in part the expedited motion to compel, ordering production of the capitalization table and supporting documents by September 13, 2024, at 12 p.m. On that same day, Defendants ARC and Mr. Orlando filed a notice of removal in the Middle District of Florida (C.A. No.8:24-cv-02161). On September 13, 2024, Digital World and Private TMTG filed an emergency motion to remand to state court in the Middle District of Florida, which the Middle District granted on September 17, 2024. On September 18, 2024, Digital World and Private TMTG filed an emergency motion for temporary injunction and contempt against ARC and Mr. Orlando in the state court action. On that same day, the Court held a hearing during which it granted Digital World and Private TMTG’s motion for contempt, imposed a coercive sanction against ARC and Mr. Orlando of$5,000 per day until they complied with the Court’s September 12 discovery order, and denied their motion for temporary injunction. Defendants ARC and Orlando have filed an appeal of that order, which is scheduled for oral argument on June 4, 2025. (C.A. No.2 D 2024-2364).
On September 20, 2024, ARC filed its answer, defenses, and affirmative defenses to the Second Amended Complaint. On September 26, 2024, Defendants ARC and Orlando filed a motion to compel. On October 1, 2024, Digital World and Private TMTG filed a motion for an order to show cause why ARC and Mr. Orlando should not be held in further contempt and subject to increased sanctions for their failure to comply with the Court’s September 18 contempt order. On October 3, 2024, Mr. Orlando filed an amended motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint or, alternatively, to stay the action. On October 15, 2024, ARC filed an amended answer, defenses, and affirmative defenses to the Second Amended Complaint, counterclaim, andthird-party complaint, naming 9 additional defendants: Luis Orleans-Braganza, Lee Jacobson, Bruce J. Garelick, Justin Shaner, Eric Swider, Rodrigo Veloso, Ed Preble, Frank Andrews, and Jeffrey Smith. On October 21, 2024, UAV, Wesley Moss, and Andrew Litinsky jointly filed 3 motions: a motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint for failure to state a cause of action, motion to stay pending resolution of the Delaware Action, and motion to dismiss for improper venue. On November 1, 2024, Digital World and Private TMTG filed a supplemental brief in support of the October motion for order to show cause and a fee petition to recover attorneys’ fees pursuant to the September 18 contempt order.
On November 18, 2024, the Court granted in part the October motion for order to show cause, ordering, inter alia, the appointment of athird-party vendor to re-collect all devices and files from ARC and Orlando and run search terms and a sanction against ARC and Orlando of$5,000 per day from September 18 to November 8, 2024. Defendants ARC and Orlando have filed a motion for leave to amend their petition to appeal the September 18 order to include an appeal of the November 18 order, which the Court denied on February 5, 2025 (C.A. No.2 D 2024-2364). On November 21, 2024, Third-Party Defendant Shaner filed a motion to dismiss ARC’sthird-party complaint, which the Court denied on December 13, 2024. On December 6, 2024, the Court granted in part the September 26 motion to compel filed by Defendants ARC and Orlando. On December 16, 2024, Digital World and Private TMTG filed a fee petition to recover attorneys’ fees pursuant to the November 18 contempt order. On December 27, 2024, Defendants ARC and Orlando filed a motion for order to show cause for failure to comply with the December 6 order. On January 3, 2025, Digital World and Private TMTG and Third-Party Defendants Swider, Preble, Andrews, and Smith jointly filed a motion to dismiss ARC’s counterclaims andthird-party complaint. On January 8, 2025, Third-Party Defendant Garelick filed a motion to dismiss ARC’s counterclaims andthird-party complaint. On January 10, 2025, Defendants ARC and Orlando filed a motion to compel production of documents, which the Court denied for failure to confer on January 22, 2025. On January 10, 2025, Third-Party Defendant Veloso filed a motion to dismiss ARC’s counterclaims andthird-party complaint. On January 17, 2025, Defendants ARC and Orlando filed a motion to strike, which the Court denied for failure to confer on January 22, 2025.
On January 22, 2025, the Court held a hearing during which it heard the motion to stay pending resolution of the Delaware Action – taking the motion under advisement and scheduled an omnibus hearing to hear outstanding motions on March 7, 2025. At the January 22, 2025 hearing, the Court entered a temporary administrative stay of discovery as to Defendants Litinsky, Moss, and UAV pending its resolution of their motion to stay. On January 23, 2025, Defendants ARC and Orlando filed a motion to compel production of documents and a motion to strike. On that same day, Third-Party Defendant Jacobson filed a motion to dismiss ARC’s counterclaims andthird-party complaint. On February 10, 2025, Mr. Orlando and ARC filed an appeal of the Court’s November 18 order, which the Second District denied on April 24, 2025 (2 D 2025-0314).
On February 19, 2025, the Court denied the October 3 motion to stay filed by Mr. Orlando and the October 21 motion to stay filed by UAV, Wesley Moss, and Andrew Litinsky, finding that this action and the Delaware Action(2024-0184-LWW) do not “involve substantially similar issues.” On February 21, 2025, Mr. Orlando and ARC filed a motion to compel, which the Court granted in part during an April 28, 2025 hearing. On March 7, 2025, the Court held an omnibus hearing to address outstanding motions.
Following the March 7 hearing, the Court entered several orders. It denied the motions to dismiss for improper venue filed by Mr. Orlando on October 3 and UAV, Moss, and Litinsky on October 21. The Court also denied the motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim filed by Mr. Orlando on October 3 and UAV, Moss, and Litinsky on October 21. The Court granted the motions to dismiss the third-party complaint filed on behalf of Lee Jacobson, Bruce J. Garelick, Eric Swider, Rodrigo Veloso, Ed Preble, Frank Andrews, and Jeffrey Smith but provided leave to amend. The Court granted in part the January 23 motion to compel filed by Mr. Orlando and ARC. The Court also granted in part the motion to dismiss ARC’s counterclaims, dismissing Count V of the counterclaims. On March 21, 2025, UAV, Wesley Moss, and Andrew Litinsky appealed Court’s February 19, 2025 order denying a stay. On April 2, 2025, Justin Shaner filed a motion for protective order against ARC’s first set of requests for production.
On April 7, 2025, Mr. Orlando filed his Answer, Affirmative Defenses, and Additional Defenses and his Third-Party Complaint, naming Eric Swider, Justin Shaner, Rodrigo Veloso, Lee Jacobson, Bruce J. Garelick, and Luis Orleans-Braganza. On that same day, UAV, Moss, and Litinsky filed their Answer and Affirmative Defenses, Counterclaims, and Third-Party Complaint, naming President Donald J. Trump, Donald J. Trump Jr., Devin Nunes, Kashyap “Kash” Patel, and Daniel Scavino Jr. Also on April 7, 2025, ARC filed its Amended Answer, Defenses, and Affirmative Defenses and its Amended Counterclaims and Amended Third-Party Complaint. The next day, ARC filed a motion seeking leave to file a Second Amended Answer, Defenses, and Affirmative Defenses.
On April 11, 2025, Mr. Orlando and ARC filed a motion to determine confidentiality of court records. On April 17, 2025, ARC filed a motion to compel TMTG Sub Inc. and Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. to revise their responses to ARC’sfirst set of interrogatories.
On April 21, 2025, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.; TMTG Sub Inc.; and Third-Party Defendants Eric Swider, Justin Shaner, Rodrigo Veloso, Bruce J. Garelick, and Lee Jacobson filed a motion to stay discovery and for protective order pertaining to ARC’s and Mr. Orlando’s Third-Party Complaint pending resolution of their motions to dismiss ARC’s Third-Party Complaint.
On April 24, 2025, Mr. Orlando filed his Amended Answer, Affirmative Defenses, and Additional Defenses. On April 28, 2025, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., TMTG Sub Inc., and Third-Party Defendant Eric Swider filed a motion to dismiss ARC’s Counterclaims and ARC’s and Orlando’s Third-Party Complaint, and Third-Party Defendants Rodrigo Veloso and Bruce Garelick joined the motion. On that same day, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. and TMTG Sub Inc. filed their motion to dismiss UAV’s, Andrew Litinsky’s, and Wesley Moss’s Counterclaims. Also on April 28, 2025, Third-Party Defendant Lee Jacobson filed a motion to dismiss ARC’s and Orlando’s Amended Third-Party Complaints. The following day, Third-Party Defendant Justin Shaner filed a motion to dismiss ARC’s Amended Third-Party Complaint. A three-week jury trial has been scheduled to begin on March 23, 2026.
Litigation with ARC in Delaware
On February 29, 2024, ARC filed a lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (C.A. No. 2024-0186-LWW) against Digital World and its directors, alleging an impending violation of the Digital World Charter. ARC alleged that Digital World failed to commit to issue conversion shares to ARC that ARC claims it is owed upon the consummation of the Business Combination pursuant to the Charter. ARC claimed a conversion ratio of 1.81:1 and sought specific performance and damages for the alleged breach of the Charter, a declaratory judgment that the certain derivative securities of Digital World should be included in the calculation of the conversion ratio, a finding that the directors of Digital World breached their fiduciary duties, and a preliminary injunction to enjoin the Business Combination until Digital World “corrected” the conversion ratio. TMTG defended Digital World’s calculation of the conversion ratio and related rights. In addition to its complaint, ARC also filed a motion with the Court of Chancery requesting that the case schedule be expedited to enable the Court of Chancery to conduct an injunction hearing prior to the March 22, 2024, shareholder vote. On March 5, 2024, the Court of Chancery denied ARC’s motion, stating that it would not conduct a merits or injunction hearing before March 22, 2024. Consequently, the Court of Chancery also denied ARC’s request to postpone the Business Combination vote until after a merits hearing. The Court of Chancery ruled that Digital World’s proposal to deposit disputed shares into an escrow account at the close of the Business Combination was adequate to prevent potential irreparable harm related to ARC’s share conversion. The Court of Chancery also found that Digital World’s public disclosures about ARC’s claims and possible conversion scenarios at the close of the Business Combination further mitigated the risk of irreparable harm due to insufficient disclosure for the March 22, 2024, vote. As a result, on March 21, 2024, Digital World entered intotwo escrow agreements with Odyssey, as follows: (i) an escrow agreement for the benefit of ARC(the “ARC Escrow Agreement”), pursuant to which DWAC deposited into escrow 3,579,480 shares of TMTG shares of common stock (“Common Stock”), and (ii) an escrow agreement for the benefit of the Non-ARC Class B Shareholders(the “Non-ARC Class B Shareholders Escrow Agreement,” and together with the ARC Escrow Agreement, the “Disputed Shares Escrow Agreements”), pursuant to which TMTG deposited into escrow 1,087,553 shares of TMTG Common Stock, which amounts represent the difference between the actual conversion ratio, determined by Digital World’s board of directors upon closing of the Business Combination (which was determined to be 1.348:1), and a conversion ratio of 2.00:1. On September 16, 2024, the Court of Chancery issued its order in this matter setting the conversion ratio at 1.4911:1. The Court of Chancery ruled against ARC on a substantial majority of its claims, reducing ARC’s proposed calculation of the conversion ratio of 1.81:1 by approximately 70% and holding that the former board members of Digital World did not breach any fiduciary duties in setting the conversion ratio calculation or in their public disclosures of the same. As a result of the Court of Chancery’s order, a portion of the disputed shares of Common Stock held in escrow were released to ARC. The release of Common Stock is subject to the terms and conditions of the ARC Escrow Agreement with the Escrow Agent and TMTG. Accordingly,785,825 shares of TMTG Common Stock, which represents the Court’s calculation for the difference between a ratio of 1.348:1 and 1.4911:1, were released from escrow (the “Court Ratio”). Both parties still retain the option to file an appeal within 30 days after the Court of Chancery’s final order. In connection with the Court of Chancery’s final order,238,692 Common Shares deposited in the Non-ARC Class B Shareholders Escrow Agreement, representing the Court Ratio, were released to the applicable holders, subject to the terms and conditions of the Non-ARC Class B Shareholders Escrow Agreement and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. On October 23, 2024, ARC filed a motion for a $1,000,000 fee award, which has since been fully briefed and will be decided by the Court without oral argument.
Lawsuit against UAV, Litinsky, Moss, and Orlando in Florida
On March 24, 2024, Private TMTG filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit for Sarasota County, Florida (Docket No. 2024-CA-001545-NC) against UAV, Andrew Litinsky, Wesley Moss, and Patrick Orlando. In view of UAV’s repeated demands concerning its alleged stock ownership and director appointment rights, the complaint alleges claims for a declaratory judgment against UAV determining that the Services Agreement is unenforceable against Private TMTG. The complaint also asserts a claim for unjust enrichment against UAV based on its failure to competently provide services to the company. Finally, the complaint asserts claims for damages for (a) breach of the fiduciary duty of loyalty against Mr. Litinsky and Mr. Moss based on their dealings with Mr. Orlando, (b) aiding and abetting and conspiracy to breach fiduciary duty against Mr. Orlando based on the same events, and (c) breach of the fiduciary duty of care against Mr. Litinsky and Mr. Moss for their gross negligence in managing the company. On April 25, 2024, Private TMTG filed a motion to consolidate this lawsuit with Docket No. 2024-CA-001061-NC (described above) for purposes of discovery and pretrial proceedings, which was denied without prejudice on August 2, 2024. On June 27, 2024, the court granted Mr. Moss, Mr. Litinsky, and UAV’s motion to stay proceedings pending resolution of the Delaware Action involving UAV. The court also denied Private TMTG’s motion for an anti-suit injunction. On July 3, 2024, Mr. Orlando filed a motion to dismiss. On July 17, 2024, Private TMTG sought review of the court’s order granting UAV’s motion to stay in Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal by filing a petition for a writ of certiorari with that court (Case No. 2D2024-1642). The court subsequently denied UAV’s motion to enforce the stay and Private TMTG’s motion to stay the stay pending certiorari review on September 2, 2024, and September 23, 2024, respectively. On December 11, 2024, the Second District Court of Appeal heard argument on Private TMTG’s appeal of the trial court’s order granting UAV’s motion to stay, which the Second District denied on February 14, 2025.
Litigation with Orlando in Delaware
On March 15, 2024, Plaintiff Patrick Orlando brought a lawsuit against Digital World in the Court of Chancery seeking advancement of legal fees associated with Mr. Orlando’s involvement in civil litigation against Digital World in Florida and certain other matters(the “Advancement Lawsuit”) (C.A. No. 2024-0264-CDW). Mr. Orlando’s allegations relate to certain provisions in the Digital World Charter, Digital World’s bylaws, and an indemnity agreement allegedly entered into between Mr. Orlando and Digital World. Mr. Orlando alleges that those certain provisions require Digital World to pay the legal fees Mr. Orlando incurred and will incur in connection with legal proceedings in which he is involved by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of Digital World. Mr. Orlando seeks a court order that (i) declares that he is entitled to legal fees for certain proceedings described in the complaint, (ii) requires Digital World to pay for legal fees incurred and future legal fees to be incurred for those proceedings, (iii) requires Digital World to pay the fees incurred to bring the Advancement Lawsuit, and (iv) requires Digital World to pay pre- and post-judgment interest on the amounts owed to Mr. Orlando. On April 3, 2024, the Court of Chancery entered a Stipulation and Advancement Order(“Stipulation”)stating that Mr. Orlando is entitled to advancement of attorneys’ fees and costs incurred with legal proceedings described in the Stipulation, subject to Digital World’s right to challenge the reasonableness of those attorneys’ fees and costs. The Stipulation further states that Mr. Orlando is entitled to fees incurred in connection with enforcement of advancement rights and sets forth procedures that will govern future requests for advancement of attorneys’ fees and costs. As of May 5, 2025, TMTG had paid or agreed to pay approximately $6.0 million to Mr. Orlando’s attorneys pursuant to such Stipulation and TMTG’s other advancement obligations to Mr. Orlando. On April 23, 2024, Mr. Orlando filed a motion for leave to supplement the Advancement Lawsuit to add a claim for advancement of legal fees and expenses Mr. Orlando had incurred and would incur in connection with his defense of an action for declaratory judgment brought by members of ARC regarding Mr. Orlando’s removal as the managing member of ARC (the “ARC Removal Action”). Mr. Orlando also sought reimbursement for the legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with his supplement to the Advancement Lawsuit, and he sought pre-judgment and post-judgment interest on the amounts he claimed were owed to him. On August 1, 2024, plaintiffs in the ARC Removal Action dismissed their complaint without prejudice. On August 8, 2024, Mr. Orlando dismissed his supplemental claims in the Advancement Lawsuit without prejudice.
On February 10, 2025, Mr. Orlando filed a motion to modify the advancement order, seeking to modify the advancement order to allow him to not submit invoices for experts. On March 12, 2025, the Court denied the motion in part, stating that “TMTG is entitled to have some concrete information allowing it to assess whether Orlando’s expenses are reasonable and related to DWAC/TMTG before making a payment” and ordering Mr. Orlando to “provide TMTG with invoices with sufficient unredacted information that allows it to make that assessment.”
On March 31, 2025, Mr. Orlando filed a motion seeking advancement of certain disputed fees, which has been fully briefed. On April 8, 2025, Mr. Orlando filed a motion for sanctions, which he subsequently withdrew. This matter remains open on the Court’s docket.
Litigation with Orlando and Benessere in Miami, Florida
On April 2, 2024, Patrick Orlando and Benessere Investment Group, LLC(“Benessere”) filed suit against TMTG in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial District in Miami-Dade County Florida (Docket No. 2024-005894-CA-01). Orlando and Benessere seek a declaratory judgment that TMTG is restricted from disclosing material exchanged with Orlando and Benessere pursuant to a joint defense agreement previously entered into by the Parties in addition to a request for damages for any breach of the joint defense agreement. Also on April 3, 2024, Orlando and Benessere filed a motion for preliminary injunction for enforcement of the joint defense agreement. As of May 5, 2025, the motion for preliminary injunction had not been set for hearing. On Februrary 3, 2025, Orlando and Benessere filed an Amended Complaint.
This matter has been scheduled a three-day trial beginning September 3, 2025.
Litigation with Odyssey Transfer & Trust Company in Delaware
On June 20, 2024, TMTG’s transfer agent, Odyssey filed an interpleader action in the U.S. District Court of the District of Delaware (C.A. No. 24-CV-00729). The complaint pertains to the ongoing dispute regarding share ownership between Michael Melkersen and ARC and includes TMTG as a nominal defendant. Odyssey is seeking an order from the Court discharging Odyssey of further liability and requiring ARC and TMTG to resolve their competing claims as to 716,140 Class A shares of TMTG and 25,000 TMTG warrants. On July 17, 2024, Odyssey filed a motion to dismiss for discharge and dismissal. On July 18, 2024, ARC filed a motion to dismiss for improper venue. On July 22, 2024, TMTG filed a motion for discharge and dismissal. On August 13, 2024, TMTG filed its answer and crossclaims against Mr. Melkersen and ARC. On August 21, 2024, ARC filed a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. On September 3, 2024, ARC filed a motion to dismiss TMTG’s crossclaims on the grounds of forum non conveniens. On October 14, 2024, Mr. Melkersen filed his answer to the complaint for interpleader. This matter remains pending.
Litigation with RejuveTotal in New York
On October 21, 2024, RejuveTotal LLC(“Rejuve”) filed suit against TMTG and its Chief Financial Officer in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County (Index No. 655551/2024). The complaint alleged breach of contract, and sought equitable relief as well as indemnification and reimbursement of costs and expenses, in connection with Rejuve’s role as Purchaser Representative under the Merger Agreement. On February 18, 2025, Rejuve discontinued this action without prejudice.
On December 23, 2024, TMTG filed suit against Rejuve in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County (Index No.659834/2024). In the complaint, TMTG seeks declaratory and injunctive relief against Rejuve arising out of Rejuve’s alleged conduct as Purchaser Representative under an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 20, 2021. On January 13, 2025, TMTG filed an application, by way of a proposed order to show cause, for a preliminary injunction prohibiting Rejuve from taking any further action in its alleged capacity as Purchaser Representative under the Merger Agreement. On January 23, 2025, the Court approved a stipulation to stay the action pending resolution of the arbitration before the American Arbitration Association seeking to recover its fees and expenses from TMTG that Rejuve allegedly incurred as Purchaser Representative, and to enjoin Rejuve from acting as Purchaser Representative except with respect to its participation in the arbitration. The arbitration occurred on April 29, 2025.
NOTE 17 – SEGMENT INFORMATION
We report our operating results throughone reportable segment: social media and streaming.
Our Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM), as of March 31, 2025, was our Chief Executive Officer. Our CODM evaluates the performance of and allocates resources to our segment based on our consolidated net loss and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Segment EBITDA). Segment EBITDA is defined as segment revenue less operating costs and expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, interest income or expense (net), provision or benefit for income taxes, change in fair value of derivative liabilities, loss on extinguishment of debt and stock-based compensation expense. We believe Segment EBITDA serves as a measure that assists our CODM and our investors in comparing our segment performance on a consistent basis.
To date, we have generated limited advertising revenue through Truth Social and no advertising revenue through our newly launched streaming operations, Truth+. We expect to incur significant expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future as we build and grow our streaming and infrastructure operations. As of March 31, 2025, we have not yet allocated resources, incurred expenses or generated revenue from Truth.Fi. Our CODM does not use assets by segment to evaluate performance or allocate resources; therefore, we do not provide disclosure of assets by segment.
Review of cash forecast models is used to assess the entity-wide result and performance, and inform investment decisions by our CODM. Net loss and Segment EBITDA are used to monitor budgeted versus actual results. Additionally, review of budgeted versus actual results is used in assessing performance of the segment.
The following table presents our segment information for the periods indicated and, because we currently only haveone segment, net loss is identical to the information presented in the “Consolidated Statement of Operations” above:
| (in thousands) | Three months ended March 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Net loss | $(31,726.6) | $(327,599.7) |
| Interest (income)/expense, net | (7,808.4) | 2,788.8 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,779.2 | 5.6 |
| Stock-based compensation | 17,851.7 | 84,588.0 |
| Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | - | 225,916.0 |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | - | 542.3 |
| Segment EBITDA | $(19,904.1) | $(13,759.0) |
NOTE 18 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On April 15, 2025, the Company announced the launch of Separately Managed Accounts in partnership with Yorkville America Equities and Index Technologies Group.
On April 22, 2025, the Company announced an agreement to partner with Crypto.com and Yorkville America Digital to launch a series of exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded products.
On April 30, 2025, the Company reincorporated from Delaware to Florida after receiving shareholder approval to do so.
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