secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (DRCT)
CIK:        0001880613
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-25-075879
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 1.01, 3.02, 3.03, 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Direct Digital converts $25M term loans to Series A Preferred; debt reduced to $9.4M
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- $25M of term loans exchanged for Series A Preferred stock issued to Lafayette Square; remaining term loan debt $9.36M.
- Series A Preferred carries 10% cumulative dividend, convertible at $2.50/share, and liquidation preference up to 3x after Oct 15, 2025.
- Credit parties must maintain minimum EBITDA of $1M for Q3/Q4 2025 and $500M thereafter; cash covenant set at $1.5M.
- A $25M exit fee on preferred redemption is waived if fully redeemed by Dec 31, 2026; $1M closing fee due by Sept 30, 2025.
- Preferred stock is senior to common, voting on as-converted basis, with protective provisions requiring majority holder consent for key actions.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1880613/000110465925075879/0001104659-25-075879-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1880613/000110465925075879/tm2523062d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-075879

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