ZyVersa Therapeutics Inc

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are 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 company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (who serve as our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, respectively), to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, 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 of September 30, 2024. Based upon their evaluation and due to the material weakness cited below, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were ineffective.

Specifically, management’s conclusion was based on the following material weakness which existed as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2024:

Our management is committed to taking further action and implementing necessary enhancements or improvements, including actions to address the material weakness identified as of December 31, 2023. Management expects to complete the development and implementation of its remediation plan during 2024.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management has implemented additional controls to address the material weakness identified as of December 31, 2023. This includes the implementation of proper segregation of duties controls between preparer and reviewer. However, the material weakness will not be deemed to be remediated until the controls have been operational for a period of time and have been verified to be operating effectively.

Inherent Limitations of the Effectiveness of Controls

Management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, is based upon certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that its objectives will be met. Further, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.