DRCT - Dividend announcements

HOUSTON, April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP") and Orange 142, LLC ("Orange 142"), today announced a 4-to-1 reverse stock split of all classes of its common stock. The Company expects the Class A common stock to begin trading on a split-adjusted basis on The Nasdaq Stock Market as of the commencement of trading on April 27, 2026. The reverse stock split is intended to allow the Company to maintain compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 per share.As previously ann

HOUSTON, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP") and Orange 142, LLC ("Orange 142"), today announced that the Company has received formal notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") confirming that the Company has regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), which requires a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share, and otherwise satisfies all applicable criteria for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Mark Walker, CEO of Direct Digital Holdings, commented, "Evide

HOUSTON, Jan. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP") and Orange 142, LLC ("Orange 142"), today announced a 55-to-1 reverse stock split of all classes of its common stock. The Company expects the Class A common stock to begin trading on a split-adjusted basis on The Nasdaq Stock Market as of the commencement of trading on January 12, 2026. The reverse stock split is intended to allow the Company to regain compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 per share. The reverse stock

HOUSTON, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP") and Orange 142, LLC ("Orange 142"), today announced that it has received notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market notifying the Company that it has regained compliance with the minimum stockholders' equity requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), which requires listed companies to maintain stockholders' equity of at least $2,500,000. Additionally,

HOUSTON, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP") and Orange 142, LLC ("Orange 142"), today announced that it has entered into an amendment to its existing Equity Reserve Facility to expand the capacity to $100 million from $20 million. The expansion of the Equity Reserve Facility reflects the amendment to the Company's Share Repurchase Agreement with New Circle Capital to a total capacity of $100 million in aggregate gross proceeds from the sale of Class A Common Stock. Mark Walker, Chief Ex

Initiative supports growth for emerging content creators and publishers NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Colossus Media LLC ("Colossus SSP"), a division of Direct Digital Holdings (NASDAQ:DRCT) and a leading supply-side platform (SSP) that drives performance for advertisers and publishers through a unique blend of buy- and sell-side intelligence, today announced the launch of the 2025 class of its Momentum program, with the support of Digitas, a longstanding partner of Colossus SSP and leader in global marketing and networked experiences connecting brands with their most relevant audiences. The Momentum program is an annual Colossus SSP initiative that recognizes and supports a curate

HOUSTON, Aug. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP") and Orange 142, LLC ("Orange 142"), today announced the issuance of $25 million of a new series of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, at a premium conversion price of $2.50 per share of Class A Common Stock.  The investment was made through the conversion of a portion of existing debt into the new class of perpetual convertible preferred stock. The preferred stock is redeemable in whole or in part at the Company's direction, votes on an as

HOUSTON, Oct. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP"), Orange142, LLC ("Orange 142") and Huddled Masses LLC ("Huddled Masses"), today announced the Company has entered into a $20 million Equity Reserve Facility ("ERF") with New Circle Principal Investments LLC, an affiliate of New Circle Capital LLC ("New Circle"). Mark D. Walker, CEO and Co-Founder of Direct Digital Holdings, commented, "We are very pleased to announce this $20 million Equity Reserve Facility with New Circle. The funding will e

HOUSTON, Aug. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") reported that the Company received an additional delinquency notice (the "Notice") from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") on August 21, 2024, which indicated that, as a result of the delay in the Company's filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2024 (the "Q2 Form 10-Q") by the applicable due date, the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the "Rule"), which requires Nasdaq-listed companies to timely file all required periodic financial reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (

HOUSTON, May 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") reported that the Company received an expected delinquency notification letter (the "Notice") from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") on May 21, 2024, which indicated that, as a result of the Company's delay in filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024 (the "Form 10-Q") by the applicable due date, the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the "Rule"), which requires Nasdaq-listed companies to timely file all required periodic financial reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commis

Legal Action Cites Financial and Reputational Damage Created by Adalytics' Inaccurate Paper Targeting Black-Owned Direct Digital Holdings' Inclusive Marketplace HOUSTON, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Colossus Media LLC ("Colossus SSP" or the "Company"), the inclusive supply-side advertising platform, today filed a civil lawsuit against Adalytics Research LLC of New York City for defamation, injurious falsehood and false advertising. The suit alleges that Adalytics caused Colossus SSP – part of Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings"), the ninth Black-owned company in the U.S. to go public – material and substantial harm by publishing a defamatory paper riddled

HOUSTON, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") reported that as a result of requiring additional time to complete the audit of its financial statements, on April 17, 2024 it received a notice (the "Notice") from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the "Rule") as a result of not having timely filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the "Annual Report") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Pursuant to the Nasdaq Listing Rules and the Notice,

Report Also Reveals Mainstream Tipping Point, as Multicultural/Diverse Consumers Drive Brand Choices for 57% of the General Population HOUSTON, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP"), Huddled Masses LLC ("Huddled Masses") and Orange 142 ("Orange 142"), today released a new whitepaper, Cracking the Code: How Multicultural & Gen Z Reshape Mainstream Marketing. The paper features exclusive research along with insights from industry leaders and academics.

Integration Between Holding Group's Colossus SSP and FreeWheel to Provide Enhanced Connections to Demand to Increase Ability for Advertisers to Reach Audiences at Scale on CTV HOUSTON and NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP"), Huddled Masses LLC ("Huddled Masses") and Orange 142, LLC ("Orange 142"), announced a new partnership with FreeWheel, a global technology platform for the television advertising industry. The agreement builds on Direct Digital Holdings' buy- and sell-side

Colossus SSP's Inclusive Marketplace Approach to Further Advance SHE Media's Work in Fueling Growth of Women-Owned & Diverse-Owned Properties HOUSTON and NEW YORK, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP"), Huddled Masses, LLC ("Huddled Masses") and Orange142, LLC ("Orange142"), announced today that SHE Media, the top 10 lifestyle media group that includes SheKnows, Flow Space, StyleCaster, Soaps and BlogHer, has selected Colossus SSP as a new supply-side platform partner. Colossus SSP has a

Green Tea Technology Instrumental in Forging Relationship with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Ad-Tech Holding Group, Direct Digital Holdings HOUSTON, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP"), Huddled Masses LLC ("Huddled Masses") and Orange142, LLC ("Orange142"), today announced it has selected the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform to build a highly reliable, scalable and secure production environment. Green Tea Technology, an authorized HPE partner, will provide installation and support servic

HOUSTON, Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP"), Huddled Masses LLC ("Huddled Masses") and Orange142, LLC ("Orange142"), today announced that the Company's offer to purchase (the "Offer") all of its outstanding publicly traded warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a purchase price of $1.20 in cash, without interest, expired one minute after 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on September 28, 2023.   According to information provide

Direct Digital Holding Group's Supply-Side Platform Colossus SSP to Integrate with Amazon's Transparent Ad Marketplace (TAM) HOUSTON, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP"), Huddled Masses LLC ("Huddled Masses") and Orange142, LLC ("Orange142"), today announced a new collaboration with Amazon Publisher Services, with Colossus SSP integrating with Amazon's Transparent Ad Marketplace (TAM). The integration will allow Colossus SSP's roster of publishers – which include both minority-owned /

HOUSTON, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP"), Huddled Masses LLC ("Huddled Masses") and Orange142, LLC ("Orange142"), today announced that the Company has extended the expiration date of its previously commenced offer to purchase (the "Offer") all of its outstanding publicly traded warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a purchase price of $1.20 in cash, without interest, to one minute after 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on

HOUSTON, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP"), Huddled Masses LLC ("Huddled Masses") and Orange142, LLC ("Orange142"), today announced that the Company has commenced an offer to purchase (the "Offer") all of its outstanding publicly traded warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a purchase price of $1.20 in cash, without interest. The purpose of the Offer is to reduce the number of shares of Class A common stock that would

NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP"), Huddled Masses LLC ("Huddled Masses") and Orange142, LLC ("Orange142"), announced that it has partnered with Beeswax, a FreeWheel-owned programmatic buying platform. The ad tech group, which is the ninth Black-owned company on the NASDAQ U.S. stock exchange, will collaborate with Beeswax to expand access to, as well as simplify the path for, buying multicultural – alongside general market – connected TV ad inventory.  The integration

HOUSTON, July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP"), Huddled Masses LLC ("Huddled Masses") and Orange142, LLC ("Orange142"), is pleased to announce it has entered into a $5 million revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") with East West Bank. In addition to the principal amount of up to $5 million, the Company has access to up to an additional $5 million uncommitted incremental revolving facility, which may increase the aggregate principal amount of the credit facility to $10 million.

Goffin Recognized for Driving Company & Team Growth at Colossus SSP, a Direct Digital Holdings Company HOUSTON, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP"), Huddled Masses LLC ("Huddled Masses") and Orange142, LLC ("Orange142"), today announced that Lashawnda Goffin, Chief Executive Officer of Colossus SSP, has been selected to win the 2023 Catalyst Award, a special accolade that is part of the AdExchanger and AdMonsters' 2023 Top Women in Media & Ad Tech program. The award is given to a woman

Revision Reflects an Increase of Revenue at the Company's Colossus SSP Subsidiary for FY 2022 Results in Full-Year Revenue of $89.4 Million, or EPS of $0.33 HOUSTON, April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP"), Huddled Masses LLC ("Huddled Masses") and Orange142, LLC ("Orange142"), today announced an upward revision of the preliminary financial results originally published in its March 23, 2023 press release. These financial results, which are reflected in the Company's Annual Report on Form 1

Global Marketing Expert Calvin Scharff of Pixalate Joins as Group's Vice President of Marketing Information Systems Specialist Michael Ivancic, formerly of EMX, Named Head of Product HOUSTON, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP"), Huddled Masses LLC ("Huddled Masses") and Orange142, LLC ("Orange142"), today announced that two digital media executives will be joining the Company in key roles. Calvin Scharff, who most recently served as Vice President of Global Marketing at Pixalate, is j

HOUSTON, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP"), Huddled Masses LLC ("Huddled Masses") and Orange142, LLC ("Orange142"), is pleased to announce its entry into the $5 million revolving credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank, as filed with the SEC on a Form 8-K on January 11, 2023.  In addition to the principal amount of $5 million, Direct Digital Holdings has access to an additional $2.5 million incremental revolving facility, subject to the lender's consent, which may increase the aggreg

Nearly 90% of Diverse / Multicultural Consumers Report Taking Positive Action as a Result of a Marketer Purposefully Investing in Their Communities, Including Switching Brands Majority Cite More Favorable Feelings About Brands That Advertise in Diverse / Multicultural Media; 4 in 10 More Likely to Notice Ads on Those Properties Compared with Mainstream Media HOUSTON, Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP"), Huddled Masses LLC ("Huddled Masses") and Orange142, LLC ("Orange142"), today releas

HOUSTON, Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital Holdings" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform operating through its companies Colossus Media, LLC ("Colossus SSP"), Huddled Masses LLC ("Huddled Masses") and Orange142, LLC ("Orange142"), today announced that the Company will ring the Nasdaq closing bell on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, in celebration of one year since the Company listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under ticker "DRCT". Company attendees at the closing bell ceremony include: Mark D. Walker, Chairman, Co-Founder & Chief Executive OfficerKeith Smith, Director, Co-Founder & PresidentSusan Echar

HOUSTON , Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) ("Direct Digital" or the "Company"), a leading advertising and marketing technology platform and owner of operating companies Colossus Media, LLC, Huddled Masses LLC and Orange142, LLC, today announced the successful completion of an extension to its existing debt facility. Direct Digital upsized its existing funded credit facility with Lafayette Square, a commercially scaled investment platform. The facility now totals $26 million, and the Company intends to deploy the additional capital to sim