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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): September 13, 2023
DATA
STORAGE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
(Former Name of Registrant)
Nevada |
|
001-35384 |
|
98-0530147 |
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
|
(Commission
File Number) |
|
(IRS
Employer Identification Number) |
48 South Service Road
Melville, New York 11747
(Address of principal executive offices)
(zip code)
212-564-4922
(Registrant’s telephone
number, including area code)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4I under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13I(c))
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class |
|
Trading
Symbol(s) |
|
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
|
DTST |
|
The
Nasdaq Capital Market |
Warrants
to purchase shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
|
DTSTW |
|
The
Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
☐
Emerging growth company
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters
to a Vote of Security Holders.
On September 13, 2023, Data Storage
Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 48 South Service Road, Lower Level Conference
Room, Melville, New York 11747 (the “Annual Meeting”). As of July 17, 2023, the Company’s record date, there
were a total of 6,834,627 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting,
5,135,636 shares of common stock were present in person or by proxy and, therefore, a quorum was present.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s
stockholders, upon the unanimous recommendation of the Company’s board of directors: (a) elected each of Charles M. Piluso,
Harold J. Schwartz, Thomas C. Kempster, John Argen, Joseph B. Hoffman, Lawrence A. Maglione Jr., Matthew Grover and Todd A. Correll
as directors, each to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company and until their successors are elected
and qualified; (b) ratified the appointment of Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman, P.A. as the Company’s independent registered
public accountants for fiscal year ending December 31, 2023; and (c) approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation
of the Company’s named executive officers.
Each proposal is described in detail
in the Company’s proxy statement, dated August 4, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on August 4, 2023, and first sent or
made available to the Company’s stockholders on August 4, 2023.
The voting results for each item of
business voted upon at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1 — Election of Charles
M. Piluso, Harold J. Schwartz, Thomas C. Kempster, John Argen, Joseph B. Hoffman, Lawrence A. Maglione Jr., Matthew Grover and
Todd A. Correll to serve on the Company’s board of directors
| |
For | |
Withheld | |
Broker Non-Votes |
Charles M. Piluso | |
| 3,382,882 | | |
| 9,882 | | |
| 1,742,872 | |
Harold J. Schwartz | |
| 3,372,500 | | |
| 20,264 | | |
| 1,742,872 | |
Thomas C. Kempster | |
| 3,373,027 | | |
| 19,737 | | |
| 1,742,872 | |
John Argen | |
| 3,382,366 | | |
| 10,398 | | |
| 1,742,872 | |
Joseph B. Hoffman | |
| 3,381,898 | | |
| 10,866 | | |
| 1,742,872 | |
Lawrence A. Maglione Jr. | |
| 3,221,741 | | |
| 171,023 | | |
| 1,742,872 | |
Matthew Grover | |
| 3,382,881 | | |
| 9,883 | | |
| 1,742,872 | |
Todd A. Correll | |
| 3,381,357 | | |
| 11,407 | | |
| 1,742,872 | |
Proposal 2 — Ratification of
the Selection of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Votes For |
|
Votes Against |
|
Abstentions |
|
Broker Non-Votes |
5,057,220 |
|
51,820 |
|
26,596 |
|
— |
Proposal 3 — Approval on a
Non-Binding Advisory Basis, Executive Compensation
Votes For |
|
Votes Against |
|
Abstentions |
|
Broker Non-Votes |
3,345,886 |
|
37,368 |
|
9,510 |
|
1,742,872 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The
following exhibits are furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit
Number |
|
Exhibit
Description |
|
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|
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
Dated: September
15, 2023 |
DATA
STORAGE CORPORATION |
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Charles M. Piluso |
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