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): January 14, 2026
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) |
244 5th Avenue, Second Floor, Suite 2821
New York, New York 10001
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
212-564-4922
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| The Capital Market | ||||
| The 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).
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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 8.01. Other Events.
On January 15, 2026, the Company issued the attached press release. Pursuant to the previously announced tender offer as described in the Offer to Purchase included in the Company’s Schedule TO as filed on December 8, 2025 and as amended, the Company purchased 5,625,129 shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $29,250,670.80, leaving the Company with 2,167,138 shares of common stock outstanding and approximately $10 million of cash on hand.
On January 14, 2026, the Company’s directors and officers tendered the following number of Shares beneficially owned in connection with the Offer:
| John Argen | 57,207 | |||
| Todd Correll | 0 | |||
| Matthew Grover | 43,340 | |||
| Thomas Kempster | 881,472 | |||
| Lawrence Maglione | 24,752 | |||
| Uwayne Mitchell | 11,248 | |||
| Charles Piluso | 865,841 | |||
| Nancy Stallone | 11,248 | |||
| Clifford Stein | 280,850 | |||
| Harold Schwartz | 815,876 |
The press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is for informational purposes only.
The Company has filed the Offer to Purchase and other related documents with the SEC, and investors may obtain them for free from the SEC at its website (www.sec.gov) or free of charge from the Company.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following exhibits are furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within in the inline XBRL document) |
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: January 16, 2026 | DATA STORAGE CORPORATION | |
| By: | /s/ Charles M. Piluso | |
| Name: | Charles M. Piluso | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |