{"url_path":"/sec/dvlt/8-k/2026-07-22/item-1-01","section_key":"item-1-01","section_title":"Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-07-22","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682149/0001104659-26-085856-index.html","accession_number":"0001104659-26-085856","cik":"0001682149","ticker":"DVLT","issuer_name":"Datavault AI Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682149/0001104659-26-085856-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001682149","primary_entity_name":"Datavault AI Inc."},"word_count":393,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive\nAgreement.**\n\n \n\nAs previously disclosed, on March 19, 2026, Datavault AI Inc., (the\n“Company”), DVLT Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and NYIAX, Inc. entered\ninto an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated March 18, 2026 (the “Merger”).\n\n \n\nOn July 17, 2026, the Company, as “Guarantor”, entered\ninto a Guarantee Bridge Loan Agreement (the “Bridge Loan Agreement”), among the Company, Abri Capital LTD. (the “Lender”),\nand NYIAX, Inc. (the “Borrower”), pursuant to which the Lender will provide the Borrower with a short-term bridge loan facility\n(the “Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $833,333 (the “Commitment”) to be advanced in one or\nmore draws on a dollar-for-dollar basis. As consideration for the Facility, the Commitment shall be subject to an original issue discount\nof 10% of the principal amount of each advance. The Loan will have an interest rate of 13% per year. Upon failure by the Guarantor to\npay or perform or the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Bridge Loan Agreement), interest will accrue on all amounts\nthen due and unpaid at a rate of 18% per year. The proceeds of the Facility will be used for transaction-related expenses, legal fees,\nregulatory costs, employee obligations and working capital requirements necessary to complete the Merger. The outstanding principal amount\nof the Loan with the full interest is due by September 11, 2026. The entire outstanding balance of the Loan, including all principal,\naccrued but unpaid interest, will become immediately due and payable upon the closing of the Merger, to be fully repaid within three days\nafter the closing of the Merger.\n\n \n\nFunding under the Bridge Loan Agreement is subject to the satisfaction\nof conditions that are customary for transactions of this type.\n\n \n\nThe Bridge Loan Agreement contains customary representations and warranties,\nagreements of the Company, the Lender, and the Borrower, and customary indemnification rights and obligations of the parties. The Bridge\nLoan Agreement provides for customary events of default, including, among others, payment defaults, breach of covenants, and bankruptcy-related\nevents.\n\n \n\nThe foregoing summary of the Bridge Loan Agreement does not purport\nto be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, such documents attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and incorporated\nby reference into this Item 1.01."}