Newsmax Inc.

The following risks update the risk factors previously disclosed in our most recent Annual Report. Please refer to Part I, Item 1.A Risk Factors in our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2024 for other risks related to our business.

Sales and use, value added and similar tax laws and rates vary greatly by jurisdiction. Certain jurisdictions in which we do not collect such taxes may assert that such taxes are applicable or that our presence in such jurisdictions is sufficient to require us to collect taxes, which could result in tax assessments, penalties and interest, and we may be required to collect such taxes in the future. Such tax assessments, penalties and interest or future requirements may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. Further, in June 2018, the Supreme Court held in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. that states could impose sales tax collection obligations on out-of-state sellers even if those sellers lack any physical presence within the states imposing the sales taxes. Under the Wayfair decision, a person requires only a “substantial nexus” with the taxing state before the state may subject the person to sales tax collection obligations therein. An increasing number of states (both before and after the publication of the Wayfair decision) have considered or adopted laws that attempt to impose sales tax collection obligations on out-of-state sellers. The Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision has removed a significant impediment to the enactment and enforcement of these laws, and it is possible that states may seek to tax out-of-state sellers on sales that occurred in prior tax years, which could create additional administrative burdens for us, put us at a competitive disadvantage if such states do not impose similar obligations on our competitors, and decrease our future sales, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We are subject to risks of doing business in other countries, including those related to tariffs, trade restrictions and government actions.

We are subject to the risks of doing business internationally, which increasingly include the following:

•changes in regulatory requirements or other executive branch actions, such as Executive Orders;

•changes in the global trade environment, including potential deterioration in geopolitical or trade relations between countries;

•disputes with authorities in non-U.S. jurisdictions, including international trade authorities;

•imposition of domestic and international taxes, export controls, tariffs, duties, embargoes, sanctions and other trade restrictions;

•changes to U.S. and non-U.S. government policies, including sourcing restrictions, requirements to expend a portion of program funds locally and governmental industrial cooperation or participation requirements; and

•the complexity and necessity of using non-U.S. representatives and consultants.