Every 8-K that Data Storage Corporation (DTST) has filed with the SEC in the last 24 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
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Data Storage Corp (DTST) reported the results of its 2026 annual stockholder meeting held on September 2, 2026. Stockholders elected ten directors to serve until the next annual meeting, with each nominee receiving more votes for than withheld, and broker non-votes of 1,066,278 on each director election.
Common stockholders of record on July 6, 2026 were entitled to vote, with 2,337,738 shares outstanding and 1,286,352 shares present in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. Stockholders also ratified the appointment of Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman P.A. as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, with 1,258,743 votes for, 8,693 against, and 18,916 abstentions.
In an advisory vote on executive compensation, stockholders approved the compensation of the named executive officers, receiving 185,669 votes for, 32,181 against, 2,224 abstentions, and 1,066,278 broker non-votes.
Data Storage Corporation reported second quarter 2026 results reflecting a small revenue increase but significantly higher losses as it transitions after selling its CloudFirst business. Sales were $358,530 for the quarter, up from $327,951 a year earlier, while net loss attributable to common stockholders widened to $1,225,515 from $733,049. For the first six months of 2026, sales were $705,237 versus $640,695 in 2025, and net loss was $1,856,787 versus $708,971.
The Nexxis telecommunications subsidiary continued to generate recurring revenue and gross profit, but operating expenses drove a loss from operations of $1,282,070 in the quarter. The company completed a large share repurchase via tender offer, recording $29,528,957 of cash outflows for buybacks and creating $29,821,464 of treasury stock, which reduced total assets to $11.1 million and total stockholders’ equity to $10.1 million at June 30, 2026.
Despite negative operating cash flow of $2,644,827 in the first half, management highlighted a debt-free balance sheet and approximately $9.3 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as a base to pursue strategic acquisitions in AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, communications and enterprise software.
Data Storage Corporation entered into a new Equity Distribution Agreement with Maxim Group LLC, allowing it to offer and sell, from time to time, shares of common stock under an existing at-the-market program. The related ATM prospectus covers an offering of up to $10,600,000 shares of common stock under the company’s effective Form S-3 shelf registration statement.
Maxim will act as sales agent or principal and use commercially reasonable efforts to execute sales under the company’s instructions, including price, time, and size limits. Data Storage will pay Maxim a 2.5% commission on aggregate gross proceeds, reimburse up to $25,000 of specified expenses, and pay $2,500 for Maxim’s legal fees on each Bringdown Date. The company is not obligated to sell any shares, and there is no assurance that any sales will occur.
Data Storage Corporation reported a mixed first quarter 2026 as it pivots toward AI continuity infrastructure. Sales from continuing operations were $346,707 with gross profit of $186,019, while selling, general and administrative expenses rose to $1,472,113, leading to a loss from operations of $1,286,094.
Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $631,272, or $0.20 per share, compared with essentially break-even earnings per share a year earlier. Results include a $148,991 gain from discontinued operations related to the prior sale of the cloud solutions business.
The company executed a large Tender Offer, repurchasing shares for $29,528,957, creating $29,821,464 of treasury stock and reducing total assets to $11,753,446 at March 31, 2026. Management highlighted Nexxis, where first-quarter sales grew 10.9% year over year and gross profit rose 32.1%, with gross margin improving to 53.7% from 45.0%. DTST is establishing Sovereign AI Solutions to build an AI Continuity Control Plane for regulated industries.
Data Storage Corporation reported fiscal 2025 results highlighted by record net income of $19.2 million, largely driven by the $40 million divestiture of its CloudFirst business. The company returned $29.3 million to shareholders via a tender offer and ended 2025 debt-free with over $10 million in capital.
Continuing operations are now focused on Nexxis, which generated $1.4 million in revenue, up 13.4% year over year, with gross margin expanding to 44.4%. Despite a $0.9 million loss from continuing operations, earnings per share surged to $2.64 from $0.08 as discontinued operations produced substantial gains.
Management describes DTST as a streamlined Nasdaq-listed platform with capital and strategic flexibility to pursue acquisitions in high-growth technology areas such as AI-enabled SaaS, GPU infrastructure, cybersecurity, and scalable, recurring-revenue services, and is actively advancing related initiatives.
Data Storage Corporation detailed several executive compensation actions and a leadership change. The board approved a 2025 annual bonus for Chief Executive Officer Charles M. Piluso, including a cash bonus under his employment agreement and a discretionary equity award of 160,600 restricted stock units that vest in full on May 20, 2026.
The company entered into amended three-year employment agreements for Mr. Piluso and Chief Financial Officer Chris Panagiotakos, effective January 1, 2026, with automatic one-year renewals. Mr. Piluso’s base salary is set at $275,000 and Mr. Panagiotakos’s at $270,000. Each received one-time equity awards of stock options and RSUs that vest in thirds on May 20, 2027, May 20, 2028, and May 20, 2029, plus additional performance stock units tied to acquisition and market capitalization milestones.
The amended agreements also outline annual cash bonus ranges, transaction-based cash bonuses for acquisitions and a reverse merger, and severance and change-in-control protections including salary continuation, bonus components, and accelerated vesting of equity awards. Separately, Harold Schwartz resigned as President effective February 12, 2026 due to his role with the acquiror of a divested entity, with the company stating his resignation was not related to any disagreement over financials, operations, policies, or practices.
Data Storage Corporation filed an amendment to correct a typographical error in the previously reported number of shares tendered by director Harold Schwartz in its recent share tender offer.
Under the tender offer described in its Offer to Purchase, the company bought 5,625,129 shares of common stock for a total of $29,250,670.80, leaving 2,167,138 shares outstanding and approximately $10 million of cash on hand. The amendment also reiterates that directors and officers, including Mr. Schwartz, tendered shares they beneficially owned in connection with the offer, and notes that a related press release has been made available as an exhibit.
Data Storage Corporation reported the results of its previously announced tender offer for its common stock. The company purchased 5,625,129 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $29,250,670.80. After these purchases, Data Storage Corporation has 2,167,138 shares of common stock outstanding and approximately $10 million of cash on hand.
The company also noted that on January 14, 2026, its directors and officers tendered shares they beneficially owned into the offer, including 881,472 shares from Thomas Kempster, 865,841 shares from Charles Piluso, 815,876 shares from Harold Schwartz, and 280,850 shares from Clifford Stein, among others.
Data Storage Corporation reported that on December 18, 2025 it issued a press release related to a tender offer for its common stock. The company has prepared an Offer to Purchase and related documents describing the tender offer’s terms and conditions and is sending these materials to its stockholders at no cost. Stockholders are urged to read these documents carefully and in full, and they can also access them for free through the SEC’s website or directly from the company.
Data Storage Corporation announced that it intends to begin a cash tender offer to purchase up to 6,192,990 shares of its common stock at $5.20 per share, for a maximum aggregate purchase price of up to $32,203,548, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest.
The company stated that the tender offer has not yet commenced and will be made only pursuant to an Offer to Purchase and related documents that will be sent to stockholders and filed with the SEC. Stockholders are urged to read those materials carefully and in their entirety when they become available, because they will contain important information about the terms and conditions of the tender offer.
Data Storage Corporation (DTST) filed a current report on Form 8-K to announce that it issued a press release with financial information for its quarter ended September 30, 2025. The company furnished the press release, dated November 19, 2025, as Exhibit 99.1 to the report. The information in Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 is being treated as furnished rather than filed, which limits its use for certain securities law liability purposes and for incorporation by reference into other SEC filings.
Data Storage Corporation repurchased certain July 2021 warrants following a fundamental transaction. The company paid $2,049,388 to holders to buy back July 2021 Warrants that were exercisable for an aggregate of 858,750 shares of common stock.
The repurchase right was triggered by the consummation of the company’s sale of its cloud solutions business on September 11, 2025, and the window for holders to request repurchase expired on October 13, 2025. This action removes those specific warrants that could have been exercised for additional shares and results in a cash outflow equal to the stated repurchase amount.
Data Storage Corporation has completed the sale of its cloud solutions business, representing substantially all of its assets, to Total Server Solutions Holdings for a purchase price of $40 million. The buyer acquired all units of CloudFirst Global LLC and assumed specified liabilities, with $1.5 million placed in escrow for indemnity and purchase price adjustments.
After this divestiture, the cloud business is no longer part of the company’s operations, and its only remaining operating subsidiary is Nexxis, Inc., a telecommunications and data access business that generated approximately $1.1 million in sales for the year ended December 31, 2024. Stockholders approved the divestiture and related executive compensation at the 2025 annual meeting, along with electing ten directors and ratifying the independent auditor.