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Direct Digital Holdings, Inc.

Services-Advertising · HOUSTON · TX

Distress signal

Moderate confidence (50%)

Updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:04 AM

What is happening

Derived by rule set status-rules-2026.09.7

An exchange warned the company it no longer meets the listing standards. Companies regain compliance often.

Latest material event: Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. received a delisting notice from its exchange (Oct 1, 2026)

Timeline

Every material event, newest first. History is never overwritten.

  1. Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. received a delisting notice from its exchange

    Oct 1, 2026

    Delisting notice received

    • SEC EDGAR — “Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. As previously disclosed, Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (the Company ) was granted an extension by the Nasdaq Hearings Panel with respect to the deadline for the Company to comply with the minimum stockholders equity requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1). On October 1, 2026, the Company received a notice (the Delist Determination ) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ( Nasdaq ) indicating that based on the Company's failure to comply with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) before t…”
  2. Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. received a delisting notice from its exchange

    Apr 23, 2026

    Delisting notice received

    • SEC EDGAR — “Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. On April 23, 2026, the Company received an Additional Staff Delisting Determination Letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ( Nasdaq ), notifying the Company that it is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the Bid Price Rule ), which could serve as an additional basis for the delisting of the Company s securities from Nasdaq. The Bid Price Rule requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share, and…”
  3. Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. received a delisting notice from its exchange

    Apr 2, 2026

    Delisting notice received

    • SEC EDGAR — “Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. On April 2, 2026, Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (the Company ) received a Staff Delisting Determination letter (the Nasdaq Letter ) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ( Nasdaq ), notifying the Company that it is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), which requires the Company to maintain a minimum of $2.5 million in stockholders equity for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market (the Stockholders Equity Rule ), nor is it i…”

Company information

Founded
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Employees (estimate)
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Industry
Services-Advertising
Subindustry
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Listing
SEC lists the ticker DRCT on Nasdaq.
SEC CIK
0001880613
Website
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LinkedIn
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Headquarters
HOUSTON, TX
Also known as
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Legal entities
Direct Digital Holdings, Inc.

Sources

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  • SEC EDGAR (TIER 1 · UNVERIFIED)

    Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. As previously disclosed, Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (the Company ) was granted an extension by the Nasdaq Hearings Panel with respect to the deadline for the Company to comply with the minimum stockholders equity requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1). On October 1, 2026, the Company received a notice (the Delist Determination ) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ( Nasdaq ) indicating that based on the Company's failure to comply with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) before t…
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  • SEC Company Submissions (TIER 1 · UNVERIFIED)

    Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. — Services-Advertising (SIC 7310) — HOUSTON, TX
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  • SEC EDGAR (TIER 1 · UNVERIFIED)

    Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. On April 23, 2026, the Company received an Additional Staff Delisting Determination Letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ( Nasdaq ), notifying the Company that it is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the Bid Price Rule ), which could serve as an additional basis for the delisting of the Company s securities from Nasdaq. The Bid Price Rule requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share, and…
    View source record
  • SEC EDGAR (TIER 1 · UNVERIFIED)

    Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. On April 2, 2026, Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (the Company ) received a Staff Delisting Determination letter (the Nasdaq Letter ) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ( Nasdaq ), notifying the Company that it is not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), which requires the Company to maintain a minimum of $2.5 million in stockholders equity for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market (the Stockholders Equity Rule ), nor is it i…
    View source record

Status history

Every derived status, with the rule that produced it.

  • DISTRESS_SIGNAL → DISTRESS_SIGNALLISTING_STANDARDS_WARNING · Sep 18, 2026, 01:31 AM

    An exchange warned the company it no longer meets the listing standards. Companies regain compliance often.

  • DISTRESS_SIGNAL → DISTRESS_SIGNALLISTING_STANDARDS_WARNING · Sep 18, 2026, 01:14 AM

    An exchange warned the company it no longer meets the listing standards. Companies regain compliance often.

  • DISTRESS_SIGNAL → DISTRESS_SIGNALPUBLIC_LISTING_ENDED · Sep 15, 2026, 12:34 PM

    An exchange warned the company it no longer meets the listing standards. Companies regain compliance often.

  • DISTRESS_SIGNAL → DISTRESS_SIGNALPUBLIC_LISTING_ENDED · Sep 14, 2026, 12:01 AM

    An exchange warned the company it no longer meets the listing standards. Companies regain compliance often.

  • UNKNOWN → DISTRESS_SIGNALPUBLIC_LISTING_ENDED · Sep 8, 2026, 04:24 AM

    An exchange warned the company it no longer meets the listing standards. Companies regain compliance often.