Company: DJTWW
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0001140361-25-007620
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Company: Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-03-07
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 5.02
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Item 5.02.      Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory  

Appointment of New Director

Effective March 3, 2025, the board of directors (the “ Board”) of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (the “ Company”)
appointed George Holding as a member of the Board.

The Board has determined that Mr. Holding qualifies as an independent director under the applicable standards of the Board, the Nasdaq
Listing Rules, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended. There are no relationships or related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Holding, of the type required to be disclosed under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission
rules. Mr. Holding was appointed to serve on the Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Holding will receive standard compensatory and other agreements and arrangements provided to other non-employee directors of the Company, including prorated
portions of the Company’s standard cash retainer and equity compensation.

Since 2021, Mr. Holding has worked as a Managing Director of Government Relations for Blackstone, Inc. In this capacity, he advises on
geopolitics, performs due diligence, and engages with policymakers. Mr. Holding previously served as a Member of Congress from 2013 to 2021. Prior to his election, he served as a United States Attorney, First Assistant United States Attorney,
counsel to a United States Senator, and clerk for a U. S. District Court judge, as well as a lawyer in private practice. He has handled a wide variety of issues relating to tax, trade, healthcare, foreign affairs, national security, and intellectual
property. In the U. S. House of Representatives, Mr. Holding was Chairman of the British American Parliamentary Group, the U. K. Caucus, and the India Caucus. He served as a member of the Ways and Means Committee, Judiciary Committee, Foreign
Affairs Committee, Budget Committee, and Ethics Committee. He has participated in the World Economic Forum, the European Parliament Transatlantic Dialogue, and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Mr. Holding has degrees in classical studies and law
from Wake Forest University.

Departure of Existing Director

Effective March 3, 2025, Linda McMahon resigned from the Board, upon her confirmation by the U. S. Senate as Secretary of the U. S.
Department of Education. Her resignation is not a result of any disagreement with the Company.

Committee Appointments

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