FOXO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Apr 15, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Apr 15, 2025
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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
In connection with the preparation of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, an evaluation was carried out by the Company’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer, and Interim Chief Financial officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) as of December 31, 2024. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the chief executive officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management concluded, as of the end of the period covered by this report, that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective as of December 31, 2024 because of the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting discussed in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, presented below.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The management of the Company is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and related financial information appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The financial statements and notes have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP. The management of the Company is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. A company’s internal control over financial reporting is defined as 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 U.S. GAAP. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
| ● | pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; |
| ● | 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 |
| ● | 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. |
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 Framework). There are risks related to the timing and accuracy of the integration of information from various accounting systems whereby the Company has experienced delays in receiving information in a timely manner from its subsidiaries. Based on our evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2024.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. We were not required to have, nor have we, engaged our independent registered public accounting firm to perform an audit of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the rules of the Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Company has made improvements on the integration of information during 2024 and plans to move towards securing a prompt and accurate reporting system. The Company is continuing to further remediate the material weaknesses identified above. The Company has taken or is in the process of taking the following steps to remediate these material weaknesses: (i) increasing the staffing of its internal accounting department; and (ii) implementing enhanced documentation procedures to be followed by the internal accounting department.
Notwithstanding such material weakness, management believes that the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K fairly present in all material respects the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods and dates presented.
Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal controls over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
The review, testing and evaluation of key internal controls over financial reporting completed by the Company resulted in the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer concluding that as of December 31, 2024, material weaknesses existed in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. Specifically, in connection with our:
| (i) | Lack of adequate policies and procedures in a control environment and monitoring controls to ensure that the Company’s policies and procedures have been carried out as planned. |
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| (ii) | Lack of accounting personnel resources with the necessary levels of accounting expertise and knowledge to compile and analyze consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in accordance with U.S. GAAP. |
| (iii) | Segregation of duties: The accounting manager can prepare and post the same journal entries in the accounting system, which increases the risk of misstatement and fraud. In addition, the reconciliations and financial statements have been prepared by the accounting manager, however, no proper review has been implemented. |
The Company has and will continue to address the material weaknesses described above through the following actions:
| ● | Engaging third-party consultants with appropriate expertise to assist the finance and accounting department on an interim basis until key roles are filled; |
| ● | Assessing finance and accounting resources to identify the areas and functions that lack sufficient personnel and recruiting for experienced personnel to assume these roles; |
| ● | Further centralization of key accounting processes to enable greater segregation of duties; |
| ● | Developing further training on segregation of duties; and |
| ● | Designing and implementing additional compensating controls where necessary. |
While we continue working diligently to remediate these material weaknesses, there is no assurance that these material weaknesses will be fully remediated by December 31, 2025.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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