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accession: "0001628280-24-052569"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DRCT"
cik: "0001880613"
company_name: "Direct Digital Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-12-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T22:52:32.896363+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) sells 540,000 shares to New Circle, holds annual meeting

## Summary
- Sold 240,000 Class A shares to New Circle for $222,022 from Dec 12-20, 2024.
- Sold additional 300,000 Class A shares for $1,057,032 from Dec 20-24, 2024.
- At Dec 27 annual meeting, stockholders elected five directors including Mark D. Walker.
- Ratified BDO USA as independent auditor for FY2024 with 12,959,193 votes for.
- Approved amendment to 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan adding 2,000,000 shares and approved issuance of up to 8,500,000 shares under Equity Reserve Facility.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-052569
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DRCT
- cik: 0001880613
- company_name: Direct Digital Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-12-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1880613/000162828024052569/0001628280-24-052569-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1880613/000162828024052569/drct-20241220.htm

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