Mistelle Locke - 16 Jan 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (DRCT)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Mark Walker, Attorney-in-fact for Mistelle Locke
Issuer symbol: DRCT
Transactions as of: 16 Jan 2024
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 22 Jan 2024, 06:00:16 UTC
Previous filing: 13 Jun 2023
Next filing: 29 Jan 2024
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	DRCT	Class A Common Stock	Options Exercise		+7,246			7,246	16 Jan 2024	Direct	F1

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	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-7,246	-33%	$0.000000	14,493	16 Jan 2024	Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	7,246		Direct	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to one share of DRCT's Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, upon settlement.
F2	On January 16, 2023, the reporting person was granted 21,739 restricted stock units, vesting in three annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. 33 percent of the restricted stock units vested on January 16, 2024, an additional 33 percent will vest on January 16, 2025, and the remaining balance of 34 percent of the restricted stock units will vest on January 16, 2026. Vesting will be accelerated upon certain termination of employment events and upon a "Change in Control" (as defined in the Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan).

Content

Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to one share of DRCT's Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, upon settlement.

On January 16, 2023, the reporting person was granted 21,739 restricted stock units, vesting in three annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. 33 percent of the restricted stock units vested on January 16, 2024, an additional 33 percent will vest on January 16, 2025, and the remaining balance of 34 percent of the restricted stock units will vest on January 16, 2026. Vesting will be accelerated upon certain termination of employment events and upon a "Change in Control" (as defined in the Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan).