Direct Digital Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 6, 2025
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 6, 2025, Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Also on November 6, 2025, the Company held its previously announced earnings call regarding its unaudited financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. A transcript of the earnings call is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information provided in Item 2.02 of this report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| November 14, 2025 (Date) | Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (Registrant) | ||||
| /s/ DIANA P. DIAZ | |||||
Diana P. Diaz Chief Financial Officer | |||||