Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. 10-Q

ITEM 5. Other Information None. ​ 41 Table of Contents ITEM 6. Exhibits Exhibit No. Description Form File Number Date Exhibit No. Filed or Furnished herewith 3.1 ​ Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. ​ 8-K ​ 001-41261 ​ February 16, 2022 ​ 3.1 ​ 3.2 ​ Amended and Restated Bylaws of Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. ​ 8-K ​ 001-41261 ​ February 16, 2022 ​ 3.2 ​ 10.1+ ​ Form of Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. Employee Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement ​ 8-K ​ 001-41261 ​ June 13, 2022 ​ 10.1 ​ 10.2+ ​ Form of Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. Employee Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement ​ 8-K ​ 001-41261 ​ June 13, 2022 ​ 10.2 ​ 10.3+ ​ Form of Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement ​ 8-K ​ 001-41261 ​ June 13, 2022 ​ 10.3 ​ 31.1 ​ Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Direct Digital Holdings, Inc., pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ X 31.2 ​ Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Direct Digital Holdings, Inc, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ X 32.1* ​ Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ X 32.2* ​ Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ X 101.INS* ​ Inline XBRL Instance Document ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ X 101.SCH* ​ Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ X 42 Table of Contents 101.CAL* ​ Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ X 101.DEF* ​ Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ X 101.LAB* ​ Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ X 101.PRE* ​ Inline XBRL Extension Presentation Linkbase ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ X 104* ​ Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ X * This exhibit will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such exhibit will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference. + Indicates management contract or compensatory plan. ​ 43 Table of Contents SIGNATURES 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 thereunto duly authorized. Date: August 15, 2022 DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS, INC. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ By: /s/ Susan Echard ​ ​ SUSAN ECHARD ​ ​ ​ Chief Financial Officer ​ ​ ​ (Duly Authorized Signatory, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) ​ ​ ​ ​ 44