Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 27, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Feb 27, 2026
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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, TMTG’s Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer (the “Certifying Officers”), to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under the supervision and with the participation of TMTG’s management, including its Certifying Officers, TMTG carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on this evaluation as of December 31, 2025, the Certifying Officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures
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, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Except for the remediation efforts described below, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2025 that materially affected, or which are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, we completed our internal control procedures to address the previously identified material weakness as described in more detail under “Remediation Efforts” below.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act). Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013 framework). Based on our assessment under this framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2025.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025 has been audited by Semple, Marchal & Cooper LLP (PCAOB ID: 178), an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report included herein.
Previously Identified Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We previously identified and disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2024, as well as in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for each interim period in fiscal 2025, a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting relating to our failure to design and maintain formal accounting policies, processes, and controls to analyze, and account for complex transactions as well as a need for additional accounting personnel who have the requisite experience in U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements. Our management concluded that this deficiency constituted a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO. This material weakness did not result in any material misstatements to our consolidated financial statements or any changes to previously filed financial statements.
Remediation Efforts of Previously Disclosed Material Weakness
Throughout 2025, our management, under the oversight of the Audit Committee of the Board, conducted a comprehensive reassessment of the Company's risks and controls. This involved performing thorough mapping relevant processes, design and maintenance of formal accounting policies, identifying risks within critical processes and related controls, and testing procedures. Additionally, we hired financial reporting personnel with requisite experience in U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements, and enhanced the professional knowledge and skills of existing staff. Furthermore, organizational structural adjustments were made, and additional finance personnel were recruited to better support our financial reporting obligations. Moreover, the company expanded its utilization of external advisors to strengthen financial expertise and understanding of complex accounting matters.
These remediation actions have been in place for a sufficient period of time, and management has performed adequate testing to conclude that the material weakness has been remediated as of December 31, 2025.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
Sarasota, Florida
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.’s (the “Company’s”) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the “COSO criteria”). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on the COSO criteria.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity(deficit), and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as “the financial statements”) and our report dated February 27, 2025 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Item 9A, Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ Semple, Marchal & Cooper, LLP
Certified Public Accountants
Phoenix, Arizona
February 27, 2026
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