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 (the "SEC"). The additional delinquency could serve as an additional basis for the delisting of the Company's securities from Nasdaq.

As disclosed by press release on April 17, 2024 and May 21, 2024 , the Company previously received delinquency notification letters from Nasdaq and thereafter submitted its plan to Nasdaq to regain compliance with the Rule by filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the "Form 10-K") and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 (the Q1 Form 10-Q" and together with the Q2 Form 10-Q, the "Delayed Reports") with the SEC by October 14, 2024 , which plan Nasdaq ultimately approved. Nasdaq has now requested an update to the plan, particularly with respect to the Company's plan to file the Q2 F.