Strive, Inc.

On June 16, 2026, began paying dividends on our Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (the SATA Stock ) each business day.

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As of August 7, 2026 , Strive has paid 44 consecutive dividends.

SEC original ↗Strive, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 10, 2026

$234.0 million ( 85.1% ) of the $275.0 million non-GAAP adjusted net loss attributable to common stockholders was attributable to the fair market value decrease in the Company's bitcoin and STRC Stock holdings and $26.2 million ( 9.5% ) was attributable to dividends declared on SATA Stock.

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capital markets to pay cash dividends every single Business Day on June 16, 2026, at a current annualized rate of 13.00%.

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When the Company uses this metric, management takes into account the various limitations of the metric, including that that it does not take into account that our assets, including our bitcoin, are subject to (i) all of our existing and future liabilities, including 6 our debt, and (ii) the preferential rights of our preferred stockholders to dividends and our assets in a liquidation, and that all such claims rank senior to those of our common equity, and Bitcoin Yield is not, and should not be understood as a financial performance, valuation or liquidity measure.

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When the Company purchases bitcoin using proceeds from offerings of redeemable preferred stock, such transactions have the effect of increasing the Bitcoin Yield, while also increasing the Company s senior claims of holders of instruments other than Class A common stock with respect to dividends and to the Company s assets, including its bitcoin, in a manner that is not reflected in this metric.

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As of August 7, 2026 , Strive's cash and cash equivalents totaled $154.9 million and our position in Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock of Strategy Inc.

SEC original ↗Strive, Inc. — Earnings release (8-K exhibit)EX-99Aug 10, 2026

The Company uses Bitcoin Yield as a metric to help assess the performance of its strategy of acquiring bitcoin in a manner the Company believes is accretive to stockholders.

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The Company believes this metric can supplement investors understanding of how the Company chooses to fund bitcoin purchases and the value created in a period by measuring the percentage change in bitcoin per share from the beginning of a period to the end of a period, which helps investors assess how the Company s achievement of its strategy of acquiring bitcoin in an accretive manner varies across periods.

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About Strive Strive is a structured finance company focused on disciplined capital allocation and long term value creation.

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We have strategically adopted bitcoin as our hurdle rate for capital deployment because of our fiduciary duty to maximize long-term value for stockholders and compound purchasing power over time.

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Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as of the time they are made and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that are difficult to predict with regard to timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence, which could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors.

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Legal Proceedings 35 Item 1A.

SEC original ↗Strive, Inc. — 10-Q Quarterly report10-QAug 10, 2026

Due to uncertainties in the estimation process, actual results could differ from those estimates.

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(8) Commitments and Contingencies Contingencies The Company may be subject to various legal proceedings, claims, and governmental inspections or investigations arising during the ordinary course of business.

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The outcome of these matters and claims is subject to significant uncertainty, and the Company often cannot predict what the eventual outcome of pending matters will be or the timing of the ultimate resolution of these matters.

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Fees, expenses, fines, penalties, judgments, or settlement costs which might be incurred by the Company in connection with the various proceedings could adversely affect its results of operations and financial condition.

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