Direct Digital Holdings Files 8-K for Shareholder Votes & Other Events

TL;DR

DDH filed an 8-K for shareholder votes and other events on Oct 13th.

AI Summary

Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. filed an 8-K on October 15, 2025, reporting on events that occurred on October 13, 2025. The filing indicates that the company is submitting matters to a vote of security holders and is also reporting other events and financial statements/exhibits. The specific details of these matters, events, and financial information are not elaborated upon in the provided text.

Why It Matters

This filing signals important corporate actions, potentially including shareholder decisions on key proposals or significant business updates that could impact investors.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — The filing is a standard corporate disclosure and does not contain information indicating immediate financial distress or significant negative events.

Key Players & Entities

• Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (company) — Registrant
• 0001880613-25-000120 (other) — Accession Number
• October 13, 2025 (date) — Earliest event reported
• October 15, 2025 (date) — Filing Date
• Delaware (location) — 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
• $2.5 million — intain stockholders' equity of at least $2.5 million (the "Stockholders' Equity Requirement"
• $8.8 million — 024 reported a stockholders' deficit of $8.8 million. Subsequent to the end of an extensio
• $1.3 million — the Company's Class A Common Stock for $1.3 million during the quarter ended September 30,
• $8.9 million — the Company's Class A Common Stock for $8.9 million since inception of the program. On Au
• $25.0 million — s with an aggregate principal amount of $25.0 million for newly authorized shares of Series A
• $0 — of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001, of the Company (the "Series A Pref
• $10.0 million — s with an aggregate principal amount of $10.0 million for newly authorized shares of Series A
• $1.00 — ompany's Class A common stock was below $1.00 per share for the prior 30 consecutive

Filing Documents

• drct-20251013.htm (8-K) — 46KB
• 0001880613-25-000120.txt ( ) — 172KB
• drct-20251013.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 2KB
• drct-20251013_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 23KB
• drct-20251013_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 13KB
• drct-20251013_htm.xml (XML) — 3KB

07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders On October 13, 2025, Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (the " Company ") held its 2025 Special Meeting of stockholders at 9:30 a.m. Central Time by means of an online virtual meeting platform. At the 2025 Special Meeting, the following four proposals were approved: (i) the approval of an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of our authorized shares of Class A Common Stock from 160,000,000 to 760,000,000; and (ii) the approval of the issuance of up to 50,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock under the Company's equity line of credit pursuant to the Company's Share Purchase Agreement. The two proposals are described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2025 Special Meeting filed with the SEC on September 29, 2025. Proposal 1 The vote with respect to the approval of an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of our authorized shares of Class A Common Stock from 160,000,000 to 760,000,000, was as follows: Total Votes For Total Votes Against Abstentions 21,978,250 155,886 73,138 Proposal 2 The vote with respect to the approval of the issuance of up to 50,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock under the Company's equity line of credit pursuant to the Company's Share Purchase Agreement, was as follows: Total Votes For Total Votes Against Abstentions 21,987,979 146,582 72,713

01 Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events. As previously reported, on October 18, 2024, the Company received a deficiency notice (the "First Notice") from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq (the "Staff") notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with the stockholders' equity requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1). This rule requires companies listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market to maintain stockholders' equity of at least $2.5 million (the "Stockholders' Equity Requirement"). The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2024 reported a stockholders' deficit of $8.8 million. Subsequent to the end of an extension period granted by the Staff, the Company received a letter indicating that its common stock would be delisted. The Company then requested a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the "Panel"). The hearing was held on May 29, 2025 and, by decision dated June 9, 2025, the Panel accepted the Company's proposed plan to regain compliance with the Stockholders' Equity Requirement, and granted the Company's request for an extension through October 14, 2025 to do so, subject to the Company's satisfaction of certain interim conditions. Since June 30, 2025, the Company completed the following transactions: Under the Company's Share Purchase Agreement executed October 18, 2024 with New Circle Principal Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the Company sold 3.7 million shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock for $1.3 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The Company has sold 11.3 million shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock for $8.9 million since inception of the program. On August 8, 2025, the Company entered into the Seventh Amendment (the "Seventh Amendment") to the Term Loan and Security Agreement dated December 3, 2021 (the "Term Loan Facility") and Lafayette Square Loan Servicing, LLC, as administrative agent, and t

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. October 14, 2025 (Date) Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (Registrant) /s/ DIANA P. DIAZ Diana P. Diaz Chief Financial Officer

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