Data Storage director sells 57,207 shares to issuer

Data Storage Corp director John Argen reported selling 57,207 shares of the company’s common stock on January 14, 2026.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Data Storage Corp director John Argen reported selling 57,207 shares of the company’s common stock on January 14, 2026. The shares were sold to the issuer in a tender offer that is described as exempt under Rule 16b-3, meaning the transaction was with the company rather than in the open market, at a price of $5.20 per share. Following this sale, Argen reported owning zero shares of Data Storage Corp common stock. The reported transaction amount also includes 10,955 shares that had been inadvertently left out of his previous ownership reports.

Insider Trade Summary

Disposition: 57,207 shares

Disposition 1 txn

Insider Argen John

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Disposition	Common Stock	57,207	$5.20	$297K

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 0 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (2)

1. F1. Represents sale of shares to issuer pursuant to issuer tender offer exempt under Rule 16b-3.
2. F2. Includes 10,955 shares of common stock that were inadvertently excluded from previous reports filed by the reporting person.

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What insider transaction did Data Storage Corp (DTST) report in this filing?

The filing shows that director John Argen sold 57,207 shares of Data Storage Corp common stock on January 14, 2026 at $5.20 per share.

Who was the buyer of the shares sold by director John Argen at Data Storage Corp (DTST)?

The 57,207 shares of common stock were sold to Data Storage Corp itself in an issuer tender offer described as exempt under Rule 16b-3.

How many Data Storage Corp (DTST) shares does John Argen own after this transaction?

After the reported issuer tender offer on January 14, 2026, director John Argen reported owning 0 shares of Data Storage Corp common stock.

What is notable about the 57,207 shares reported in this Data Storage Corp (DTST) Form 4?

The 57,207 shares include 10,955 shares of common stock that had been inadvertently excluded from director John Argen’s prior ownership reports.

Were there any derivative securities reported for John Argen in this Data Storage Corp (DTST) filing?

No derivative securities were reported for director John Argen in this filing; only a transaction in common stock appears.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Argen John

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O DATA STORAGE CORP

244 5TH AVENUE, SUITE 2821

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Data Storage Corp [ DTST ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/14/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/14/2026		D		57,207(1)(2)	D	$5.2	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents sale of shares to issuer pursuant to issuer tender offer exempt under Rule 16b-3.

2. Includes 10,955 shares of common stock that were inadvertently excluded from previous reports filed by the reporting person.

	/s/ Wendy Schmittzeh, Attorney-in-fact for John Argen	01/16/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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