8-K

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): November 16, 2022

DATA

STORAGE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Former Name of Registrant)

48South 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):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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. ☐

On November 16, 2022, Data Storage Corporation (the “Company”) held an annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).

As of the close of business on September 20, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting (the “Record Date”), 6,822,127 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, a total of votes, 5,073,102, equivalent to approximately 74% of the outstanding votes, were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. The matters that were voted upon at the Annual Meeting, and the number of votes cast for or against/withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to such matters, where applicable, are set forth below.

Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcomes of Proposals 1-5.

1. The eight nominees for director were elected to serve a one-year term as follows:

Mark Wyllie’s resignation from the Board occurred since the Record Date; Mr. Wyllie is not elected to serve as a director.

2. The proposal to amend the 2021 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available under the Plan by 700,000 shares was approved as follows:

3. The proposal to cast a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved as follows:

4. The proposal to cast a non-binding advisory vote regarding the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation was approved for one year as follows:

The Company has decided to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers every year until the occurrence of the next shareholder advisory vote on this matter.

5. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman & Company P.A. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year December 31, 2022 was approved as follows:

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.