secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Datavault AI Inc. (DVLT)
CIK:        0001682149
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-031770
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 1.01, 3.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Datavault AI signs definitive agreement to acquire NYIAX for 78.9M shares of DVLT common stock
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- Consideration of 78,947,368 shares of Datavault AI common stock to NYIAX equity holders; earn-out of up to 13M additional shares conditional on Trading Market Transaction within 12 months post-close.
- NYIAX provides blockchain-enabled exchange platform built on institutional-grade financial market infrastructure and jointly owned patents.
- Combined company plans to launch five specialized exchanges: Information Data Exchange, International Elements, American Political, Sports-Centered NIL, and NYIAX Advertising Exchange.
- Acquisition builds on October 2025 LOI and existing multi-year licensing agreements, including Datavault AI's patented ADIO ultrasonic technology.
- Datavault AI will appoint two NYIAX-nominated directors to its board effective at closing.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682149/000110465926031770/0001104659-26-031770-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682149/000110465926031770/tm269288d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-031770

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