XWELL Inc

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this Report to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms due to the material weaknesses described below.

Subsequent to the filing of the Original Form 10-Q, on November 14, 2023, the Company’s management determined that its September 30, 2023, ASC 360 impairment analysis on long-lived assets was incorrect. The impairment analysis was performed on our Treat segment intangibles only and did not include an analysis of our right-of-use and fixed assets. The Company’s management and in agreement with the audit committee have determined that the previously issued unaudited financial statements for the three and nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 “the Affected period” should no longer be relied upon due to this error and require restatement. The financial effect of this error from previously reported information for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, resulted in an increase in net loss of $1,613, primarily as a result of additional impairment expense on our Treat segment right-of-use and fixed assets. (See note 19 for further discussion).

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by our board of directors to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our management evaluated, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer (our “Certifying Officers”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2023, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, our Certifying Officers concluded that, as of December 31, 2023 the evaluation date, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the following material weaknesses:

Remediation Plan for Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management is committed to the remediation of the material weaknesses described above, as well as the continued improvement of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Management has implemented, and continues to implement, the actions described below to remediate the underlying causes of the control deficiencies that gave rise to the material weaknesses. Until the remediation efforts described below, including any additional measures management identifies as necessary, are completed, the material weaknesses described above will continue to exist. We cannot provide any assurance that the below remediation efforts will be successful or that our internal control over financial reporting will be effective because of these efforts. Management has commenced the following actions and will continue to assess additional opportunities for remediation on an ongoing basis:

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Other than as set forth in the foregoing paragraph, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2023, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Notwithstanding the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, our management has determined that the consolidated financial statements for the periods covered by and included in this Annual Report fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with U.S. GAAP.