Chairman and CEO Piluso Charles M. was granted 11,976 shares, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 389,358 units (SEC Form 4)
$DTST
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| 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*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Data Storage Corp [ DTST ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 01/17/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 01/17/2025 | A | 11,976(1) | A | (1) | 389,358 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 16,667 | I | Piluso Family Associates(2) | |||||||
| Common Stock | 65,083 | I | Piluso Family Associates LLC(2) | |||||||
| Common Stock | 230,116 | I | The Lasata 2012 Trust date 5/4/12(3) | |||||||
| Common Stock | 230,116 | I | The Bella Vita 2012 Trust dated 5/4/12(4) | |||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Stock Option to Purchase Common Stock(5) | $4.5925(5) | 01/17/2025 | A | 13,747 | 01/17/2026 | 01/16/2030 | Common Stock | 13,747 | $0 | 13,747 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Represents shares of the Issuer's common stock underlying a grant of restricted stock units ("RSUs") to the Reporting Person. RSUs convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis and each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. These RSUs vest in three equal annual installments over the three-year period commencing January 17, 2026, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer through each vesting date. |
| 2. The Reporting Person is a Managing Member of Piluso Family Associates, together with his spouse. The Reporting Person is a Managing Member of Piluso Family Associates LLC, together with his spouse. |
| 3. The Reporting Person's spouse is the beneficiary of The Lasata 2012 Trust dated 5/4/12 ("The Lasata Trust") and the Reporting Person's spouse, together with Lawrence Maglione, a director of the Issuer, are the co-trustees of the Lasata Trust. |
| 4. The Reporting Person is the beneficiary of The Bella Vita 2012 Trust dated 5/4/12 ("The Bella Vita Trust") and the Reporting Person, together with his spouse, are the co-trustees thereof. |
| 5. These options vest and become exercisable in three equal annual installments over the three-year period measured from January 17, 2025, vesting commencing on January 17, 2026. |
| /s/ Wendy Schmittzeh, Attorney-in-fact | 01/22/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||