Strive, Inc.

Item 8.01. Other Events. Dividend Rate on SATA Stock On August 13, 2026, Strive, Inc. ("Strive" or the "Company") announced that its board of directors maintained the regular dividend rate per annum on the Company’s SATA Stock at 13.00%, effective for periods commencing on or after September 1, 2026. Cash Dividend Declaration Strive also announced that its board of directors declared daily cash dividends of $0.0516 (or $1.0836) in the aggregate for the full monthly period) per share of SATA Stock for each business day for the period from September 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026, as listed in the table below (21 business days in the aggregate), which represents a per annum dividend rate of 13.00% on the SATA Stock. Daily payments will be made to stockholders of record of SATA Stock at the close of business on the immediately preceding business day. Payment date Record date Dividend September 1, 2026 August 31, 2026 $0.0516 September 2, 2026 September 1, 2026 $0.0516 September 3, 2026 September 2, 2026 $0.0516 September 4, 2026 September 3, 2026 $0.0516 September 8, 2026 September 4, 2026 $0.0516 September 9, 2026 September 8, 2026 $0.0516 September 10, 2026 September 9, 2026 $0.0516 September 11, 2026 September 10, 2026 $0.0516 September 14, 2026 September 11, 2026 $0.0516 September 15, 2026 September 14, 2026 $0.0516 September 16, 2026 September 15, 2026 $0.0516 September 17, 2026 September 16, 2026 $0.0516 September 18, 2026 September 17, 2026 $0.0516 September 21, 2026 September 18, 2026 $0.0516 September 22, 2026 September 21, 2026 $0.0516 September 23, 2026 September 22, 2026 $0.0516 September 24, 2026 September 23, 2026 $0.0516 September 25, 2026 September 24, 2026 $0.0516 September 28, 2026 September 25, 2026 $0.0516 September 29, 2026 September 28, 2026 $0.0516 September 30, 2026 September 29, 2026 $0.0516 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ROC Dividend Guidance From a U.S. federal income tax perspective, to the extent distributions on the SATA Stock are not treated as being made out of the Company's accumulated or current earnings and profits, they will be treated generally as tax-deferred recovery of capital to the extent of the investor’s tax basis (in the case of a U.S. investor) and will be treated as exempt from U.S. dividend withholding tax (in the case of a non-U.S. investor). The Company does not have any accumulated earnings and profits, and does not expect to generate current earnings and profits in the current year or the foreseeable future.