STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Pillai Anu

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS, INC.

1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1310

(Street)

HOUSTON

77027

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. [ DRCT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Technology Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/10/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
06/13/2023

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

**Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned**
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock	06/10/2023		M		6,216	A	⁽¹⁾	6,216	D
Class A Common Stock	06/10/2023		F		1,822⁽²⁾	D	$3.25	4,394	D

**Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned**
**(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁾	06/10/2023		M			6,216	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	4,587	$0	12,434	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 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.

2. Due to administrative error, the withholding of shares to satisfy the tax liability incident to the vesting of the restricted stock unit was inadvertently omitted from the original version of this report.

3. On June 10, 2022, the reporting person was granted 18,650 restricted stock units, vesting in three annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. 33% of the restricted stock units vested on June 10, 2023, an additional 33% will vest on June 10, 2024, and the remaining balance of 34% of the restricted stock units will vest on June 10, 2025. 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).

	/s/ Keith W. Smith, Attorney-in-fact for Anu Pillai	08/23/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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