Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Data Technical News #2025 - 29
Kodiak AI, Inc. to Begin Listing and Trading on Nasdaq on September 25, 2025

Markets Impacted:

Products Impacted:

  • All Nasdaq and UTP Data Feeds

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What you need to know:

On September 25, 2025, Ares Acquisition Corporation II, common stock (NYSE: AACT) and warrants (NYSE: AACT.WS) is expected to be listed and begin trading as Kodiak AI, Inc. The common stock will trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol KDK.

The warrants will trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the new ticker symbol KDKRW.

Nasdaq requests that market data redistributors maintain historical data for AACT and AACT.WS prior to transfer date. AACT.U will be cancelled upon effective transfer.


What are the issue details for the new Nasdaq listing?

The issue mapping for Ares Acquisition Corp. II is as follows:

Issue Name through September 24, 2025 Issue Name as of September 25, 2025 NYSE Ticker/CUSIP through September 24, 2025 Nasdaq Ticker/CUSIP as of September 25, 2025 Nasdaq Market Category Round Lot Size
Ares Acquisition Corp. II Kodiak AI, Inc. AACT: G33033104
AACT.WS: G33033120
KDK: 500081104
KDKRW: 500081112
Nasdaq Global Market
Nasdaq Capital Markets
Common: 100
Warrant: 100

What database changes do Nasdaq market data redistributors need to make to accommodate the new listing?

When the issue moves from NYSE to Nasdaq, firms will see a change in the consolidated data source for Ares Acquisition Corporation II. Please note that the consolidated market data for all Nasdaq-listed issues is disseminated via the UTP Quotation Data Feed (UQDF) and UTP Trade Data Feed (UTDF). Firms will begin to see quotation and trade data for VirnetX Holding Corporation on UQDF and UTDF beginning in the pre-market trading hours on September 25, 2025.

For firms that report end-usage numbers by the query, Nasdaq reminds them that the Level 1, Nasdaq Basic and Nasdaq Last Sale (NLS) counts should include quote and trade queries for Kodiak AI, Inc.(KDK and KDKRW) beginning on September 25, 2025.

Contact Information

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