Auddia Inc. (NASDAQ: AUUD) announced that its publicly traded warrants (NASDAQ: AUUDW) expired in accordance with their original terms at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 19, 2026. Trading in the warrants ceased at the close of market on February 18, 2026, after which the warrants were removed from listing on Nasdaq. Any warrants that remained unexercised at expiration were voided and are of no further value. This expiration occurs automatically under the warrant agreement, does not require any action from warrant holders, and has no impact on the Company’s common stock, which will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol AUUD.
This financial milestone occurs as Auddia is currently executing on a transformational business combination that upon closing will result in the formation of McCarthy Finney, Inc., a holding company delivering AI and web3 shared services to its subsidiaries. Upon closing of the merger transaction, McCarthy Finney will trade under the ticker MCFN. For more information about the merger, please visit Auddia Announces Signing of Definitive Merger Agreement for Business Combination | Auddia | Investor Relations.
Auddia, through its proprietary AI platform for audio, is reinventing how consumers engage with AM/FM radio, podcasts, and other audio content. It also changes how artists and labels promote their music and gain access to mainstream radio audiences. Auddia’s Discovr Radio is the first music-promotion platform to deliver artists guaranteed exposure to radio listeners. Auddia’s flagship audio superapp, called faidr, is free to listeners and delivers multiple industry-first listening experiences, including AI-enabled ad-free listening on any AM/FM music station, content skipping across any AM/FM music station, one-touch skipping of entire podcast ad breaks, and integrated artist discovery experiences. For more information, visit www.auddia.com.
The warrant expiration represents a routine corporate action for investors, finalizing a specific class of securities. For business leaders and technology investors, the more significant development is the pending merger, which signals Auddia's strategic pivot toward becoming a broader AI and web3 services provider under the McCarthy Finney banner. This move could potentially unlock new value by leveraging Auddia's existing audio AI technology across a wider portfolio of services within a holding company structure. The formation of McCarthy Finney, Inc. reflects a growing trend of companies consolidating AI and blockchain capabilities under unified corporate umbrellas to streamline innovation and market delivery.
The latest news and updates relating to AUUD are available in the company’s newsroom at: https://tinyurl.com/auudnewsroom.
