AFC Gamma Inc

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”), filed by AFC Gamma, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”), and the information incorporated by reference in it, or made in other reports, filings with the SEC, press releases contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and we intend such statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions contained therein. Some of the statements contained in this Annual Report, other than statements of current or historical facts, are forward-looking statements and are based on our current intent, belief, expectations and views of future events. The forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results or performance, and may contain the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “could,” “would,” “will,” “can,” “continuing,” “may,” “aim,” “intend,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “should,” “seeks,” “likely to” or words or phrases of similar meaning.

These statements are only predictions and involve estimates, known and unknown risks, assumptions, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of the factors discussed in Item 1A. Risk Factorsand elsewhere in this Annual Report. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Moreover, we operate in a rapidly evolving environment. New risk factors and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for our management to predict all the risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

•our business and investment strategy;

•the ability of our Manager to locate suitable loan opportunities for us and to monitor and actively manage our portfolio and implement our investment strategy;

•our expectations for origination targets and repayments;

•the allocation of loan opportunities to us by our Manager;

•our projected operating results;

•actions and initiatives of the U.S. or state governments and changes to government policies and the execution and impact of these actions, initiatives and policies, including the fact that cannabis remains illegal under federal law and certain state laws;

•the estimated growth in and evolving market dynamics of the cannabis market;

•changes in general economic conditions, in our industry and in the commercial finance and real estate markets;

•the demand for cannabis cultivation and processing facilities;

•shifts in public opinion and state regulation regarding cannabis;

•the state of the U.S. economy generally or in specific geographic regions;

•the impact of a protracted decline in the liquidity of credit markets on our business;

•the amount, collectability and timing of our cash flows, if any, from our loans;

•our ability to obtain and maintain financing arrangements;

•our expected leverage;

•changes in the value of our loans;

•losses that may arise due to the concentration of our portfolio in a limited number of loans and borrowers;

•our expected investment and underwriting process;

•the rates of default or recovery rates on our loans;

•the degree to which our hedging strategies may or may not protect us from interest rate volatility;

•the availability of investment opportunities in mortgage-related and real estate-related instruments and other securities;

•changes in interest rates and impacts of such changes on our results of operations, cash flows and the market value of our loans;

•interest rate mismatches between our loans and our borrowings used to fund such loans;

•the departure of any of the executive officers or key personnel supporting and assisting us from our Manager or its affiliates;

•impact of and changes in governmental regulations, tax law and rates, accounting guidance and similar matters;

•our ability to maintain our exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act (as defined below);

•our ability to qualify and maintain our qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

•estimates relating to our ability to make distributions to our shareholders in the future;

•our understanding of our competition;

•market trends in our industry, interest rates, real estate values, the securities markets or the general economy;

•our ability to complete the Spin-Off (as defined below) in a timely manner or at all; and

•we may not achieve some or all of the expected benefits of the Spin-Off (as defined below).

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report relate only to events or information available to us as of the date of this Annual Report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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