New York, Feb 13, 2026, 19:27 (EST) — After-hours
- DVLT jumped 8.6% at the close, then ticked up again in after-hours trading
- Datavault AI has shifted its scheduled warrant dividend distribution to Feb. 23.
- The filing points to a $5 exercise price, with a token-related condition attached to exercising.
Shares of Datavault AI Inc soared 8.55% to $0.79 on Friday before settling around $0.7957 after the bell, up another 0.7%. The move followed news that the company postponed its “warrant dividend” distribution by two days. Volume came in heavy, close to 97 million shares traded. StockAnalysis
This change lands squarely in the thick of a retail-driven run on low-priced stocks, a space where company moves often spark abrupt swings and heavy trading. It also nails down a concrete timeline for a deal that could eventually lead to fresh share issuance, depending on whether holders decide to exercise.
Eligibility isn’t changing. Datavault confirmed in a Feb. 13 SEC filing that Jan. 7 remains the record date. So, the warrant dividend applies only to positions held that day—not to shares picked up after.
Datavault’s latest FAQ spells out some strict terms for investors. For every 60 shares owned—no rounding up—holders get a single warrant, each tied to buying one Datavault share at a $5.00 strike price, valid for a year. But don’t look for these warrants on any exchange; they won’t be listed. There’s a catch: to exercise, investors also need to keep one “Dream Bowl Meme Coin II” token per warrant in a Datavault digital wallet. The company projects around 9,723,486 warrants will go out. If every one is exercised at $5 in cash, Datavault could pull in as much as $48.6 million, with funds aimed at working capital and general corporate needs.
A warrant gives investors a set period to buy company stock at a specific “exercise price.” If the share price doesn’t climb past that mark, these contracts usually end up worthless and expire unused.
The math is hard to miss. Datavault shares trade far under the $5 exercise price at this point, which puts the warrants out of the money for now. It’s the kind of setup that stirs up speculation, though the headline proceeds figure remains largely notional.
A break is up next on the market calendar. U.S. stock exchanges are shuttered Monday for Presidents Day, extending the lull until trading resumes and shifting attention to upcoming company events in the queue.
Datavault, which previously operated as WiSA Technologies, claims its cloud platform targets asset monetization and valuation within the Web3 space, blending offerings in data science and acoustic tech.
But things could unravel quickly here. Datavault’s board has reserved the right to shift the dates once more—or scrap the distribution altogether—up until the last minute. The company has also warned that finalizing the payout depends on a board review of solvency and surplus.
Traders are zeroing in on Feb. 23. That’s when warrant distribution is set, along with the arrival of key registration documents. The focus: that paperwork, particularly the token-based exercise condition, as the stock comes back to normal trading post-holiday.
