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Issuer:     Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (DRCT)
CIK:        0001880613
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-02T20:03:25+00:00
Accession:  0001880613-26-000115
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 3.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Direct Digital gets Nasdaq delist determination; trading halts Oct 5, shares headed to OTC Pink
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- Nasdaq determined to delist Direct Digital after the company failed to comply with the minimum stockholders' equity requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) before its extension period ended.
- Trading in Class A Common Stock (DRCT) will be suspended effective with the open of business on Monday, October 5, 2026.
- Company may appeal to the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council within 15 days of the October 1, 2026 Delist Determination; the Council may separately elect to review within 45 days.
- Nasdaq is expected to file a Form 25 with the SEC to formally delist the securities once all appeal and review periods have expired.
- Shares are expected to trade on OTC Markets' OTC Pink 'Limited Information' tier under symbol DRCT; the company warns of a material adverse effect on trading price and volume.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1880613/000188061326000115/0001880613-26-000115-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1880613/000188061326000115/drct-20261001.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001880613-26-000115

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