Direct Digital Holdings Reports Unregistered Equity Sale

TL;DR

DDH sold unregistered shares, could mean dilution.

AI Summary

On December 3, 2024, Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. filed an 8-K report detailing the unregistered sale of equity securities. The filing indicates a transaction involving the issuance of shares, though specific details on the number of shares, price, or total dollar amount are not provided in this excerpt.

Why It Matters

This filing signals a potential dilution of existing shares or a capital raise, which could impact the stock's value and ownership structure.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: medium — Unregistered sales can sometimes indicate financial distress or a need for quick capital, and can lead to dilution for existing shareholders.

Key Players & Entities

• Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (company) — Registrant
• December 3, 2024 (date) — Date of earliest event reported
• Delaware (jurisdiction) — State of incorporation
• Houston, Texas (location) — Principal executive offices

FAQ

Key Financial Figures

• $0.001 — tered Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share DRCT The Nasdaq Stock Market
• $241,095.80 — s A Common Stock ") for an aggregate of $241,095.80 in cash consideration after an aggregat
• $10,048.20 — deration after an aggregate discount of $10,048.20. This Form 8-K is being filed because t

Filing Documents

• drct-20241203.htm (8-K) — 27KB
• 0001628280-24-050442.txt ( ) — 155KB
• drct-20241203.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 2KB
• drct-20241203_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 23KB
• drct-20241203_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 13KB
• drct-20241203_htm.xml (XML) — 3KB

02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. Since September 30, 2024, the end of the period covered by the most recent Report filed on any of Forms 8-K, 10-K or 10-Q by Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (" Company "), through December 3, 2024, the Company sold 220,000 shares of its Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the " Class A Common Stock ") for an aggregate of $241,095.80 in cash consideration after an aggregate discount of $10,048.20. This Form 8-K is being filed because the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock sold in unregistered transactions exceeds five percent (5%) of the total number of such shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024. The sales of Class A Common Stock referred to herein were made to New Circle Principle Investments LLC (" New Circle ") pursuant to the previously disclosed Equity Reserve Facility under the Share Purchase Agreement (the " Purchase Agreement ") with New Circle. In the Purchase Agreement, New Circle represented to the Company, among other things, that it is an "accredited investor" (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the " Securities Act ")). The securities referred to in this Current Report on Form 8-K were issued and sold in reliance upon the exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL). SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. December 9, 2024 (Date) Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (Registrant) /s/ DIANA P. DIAZ Diana P. Diaz Chief Financial Officer

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