Company: CMCT
Filing Date: 2025-06-13
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0000908311-25-000044
Chunk: 99

Company: Creative Media & Community Trust Corp
Filing Date: 2025-06-13
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 99
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 Board has determined that each of Messrs. Bech and Bryant and Ms. Edwards and Ms. Wong are independent directors.

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### INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Deloitte was appointed to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Although ratification of the appointment of Deloitte by our stockholders is not required, the Board is submitting the selection of Deloitte to our stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate governance. If the selection is not ratified, the Audit Committee will consider whether it is appropriate to select another independent registered public accounting firm.

We expect representatives of Deloitte to be at the virtual Annual Meeting, and they will have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions by stockholders.

#### Principal Accounting Firm Fees
Aggregate fees for services rendered to the Company for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 by the Company’s principal accounting firm for such years, Deloitte, were as follows:

|                    | Type of Service | Year Ended December 31, |      2024 |     |   |    2023 |
|:-------------------|:----------------|:------------------------|----------:|:----|:--|--------:|
| Audit fees(1)      |                 | $                       |   825,470 |     | $ | 749,625 |
| Audit-related fees |                 |                         |         — |     |   |       — |
| Tax fees           |                 |                         |   390,357 |     |   |  92,964 |
| All other fees     |                 |                         |         — |     |   |       — |
| Total              |                 | $                       | 1,215,827 |     | $ | 842,589 |

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(1) Audit fees consisted of professional services performed in connection with (i) the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements and internal control over financial reporting, (ii) the statutory audits of the financial statements of two subsidiaries of the Company in 2024 and 2023, (iii) the review of financial statements included in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, (iv) procedures related to consents and assistance with and review of documents filed with the SEC, (v) other services related to (and necessary for) the audit