NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 06:07 ET — Premarket
- Datavault AI shares were down about 20% in early premarket trade.
- The company has proposed a special dividend of stock warrants with a Jan. 7 record date.
- Recent filings showed insider share sales tied to tax withholding, while Datavault also flagged a CES 2026 showcase.
Shares of Datavault AI Inc were down about 20% in early premarket trading on Wednesday, last at about $0.52.
The decline comes as investors weigh a cluster of late-December corporate updates that combine traditional equity mechanics with digital-asset distribution steps, all with a near-term shareholder record date.
That matters because these structures can create uncertainty around who qualifies, what brokerage holders must do to participate, and how much potential dilution sits behind the stock.
Datavault said it intends to declare a special dividend of warrants to holders of common stock and certain other equity securities, with a Jan. 7, 2026 record date. It said the related distribution date has not yet been determined and that it expects to announce the timing on or before Jan. 7.
A warrant is a security that gives the holder the right to buy stock at a set price before an expiration date; if exercised, it increases the share count and can dilute existing holders. Datavault’s proposed warrant terms include a $5 exercise price, far above the current share price, which investors often read as a longer-dated bet on a rebound rather than an immediate source of dilution.
The company has also approved a dividend of its Dream Bowl Meme Coin II token to eligible equity holders, also with a Jan. 7 record date, and said the payment date will be set later within 60 days of that date. Datavault said recipients will need to open a digital wallet—an account used to hold tokens—and opt in, and it warned the digital collectibles may not have or maintain any value.
Separately, Datavault said it will exhibit at CES 2026 in Las Vegas from Jan. 6-9 and highlighted an “index inclusion milestone,” saying it has been added to the S&P Semiconductors Select Industry Index. “The quality in engineering and ownership of the crucial IP is how we became a standard in acoustics with WiSA,” CEO Nathaniel Bradley said. GlobeNewswire
Insiders also disclosed share sales in recent Form 4 filings, though they described the transactions as non-discretionary. Chief Financial Officer Brett Moyer sold 49,016 shares and Chief Executive Officer Bradley sold 31,031 shares, while Chief Accounting Officer Stanley Mbugua sold 14,720 shares; each filing said the sales were executed to cover tax obligations tied to vesting of equity awards.
Datavault AI, formerly known as WiSA Technologies, operates a mix of acoustics-focused products under the WiSA brand and a data-focused platform it markets for monetization and digital engagement.
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