Mark Walker - Dec 5, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (DRCT)

Role: Chairman and CEO, Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature: /s/ Mark D. Walker
Stock symbol: DRCT
Transactions as of: Dec 5, 2023
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 12/7/2023, 07:58 PM
Previous filing: Aug 23, 2023
Next filing: Mar 13, 2024

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	DRCT	Class A Common Stock	Conversion of derivative security		+200 K			200 K	Dec 5, 2023	By AJN Energy & Transport Ventures, LLC	F1, F2
holding	DRCT	Class A Common Stock						15.4 K	Dec 5, 2023	Direct

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	DRCT	Class A Common Units of Direct Digital Holdings LLC	Conversion of derivative security	$0	-200 K	-3.52%	$0.00	5.49 M	Dec 5, 2023	Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	200 K		By Direct Digital Management, LLC	F1

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Direct Digital Holdings, LLC, dated as of February 15, 2022, Class A Common Units (as defined therein) held by the Reporting Person (indirectly through the Reporting Person's ownership interest in Direct Digital Management, LLC) are exchangeable for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain exceptions, conditions and adjustments. The Class A Common Units have no expiration date. At the time of any such exchange, an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer held by the Reporting Person, which have no economic value and entitle holders thereof to one vote per share on all matters on which stockholders of the Issuer are entitled to vote generally, are cancelled.
F2	Upon receipt of the securities converted from Table II, Direct Digital Management, LLC distributed 200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to one of its members, AJN Energy & Transport Ventures, LLC, for no consideration. The Reporting Person, as owner of AJN Energy & Transport Ventures, LLC and a Managing Partner of Direct Digital Management, LLC, may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities directly held by AJN Energy & Transport Ventures, LLC and Direct Digital Management, LLC.

Content

Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Direct Digital Holdings, LLC, dated as of February 15, 2022, Class A Common Units (as defined therein) held by the Reporting Person (indirectly through the Reporting Person's ownership interest in Direct Digital Management, LLC) are exchangeable for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain exceptions, conditions and adjustments. The Class A Common Units have no expiration date. At the time of any such exchange, an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer held by the Reporting Person, which have no economic value and entitle holders thereof to one vote per share on all matters on which stockholders of the Issuer are entitled to vote generally, are cancelled.

Upon receipt of the securities converted from Table II, Direct Digital Management, LLC distributed 200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to one of its members, AJN Energy & Transport Ventures, LLC, for no consideration. The Reporting Person, as owner of AJN Energy & Transport Ventures, LLC and a Managing Partner of Direct Digital Management, LLC, may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities directly held by AJN Energy & Transport Ventures, LLC and Direct Digital Management, LLC.