Charles M. Piluso - 11 Sep 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Data Storage Corp (DTST)

Signature
/s/ Wendy Schmittzeh, Attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol
DTST
Transactions as of
11 Sep 2025
Net transactions value
$0
Form type
4
Filing time
15 Sep 2025, 21:37:43 UTC
Previous filing
11 Jun 2025
Next filing
12 Dec 2025

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Piluso Charles M. Chairman and CEO, Director, 10%+ Owner C/O DATA STORAGE CORP,, 225 BROADHOLLOW ROAD, SUITE 307, MELVILLE /s/ Wendy Schmittzeh, Attorney-in-fact 15 Sep 2025 0001448428

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction DTST Common Stock Options Exercise +9,804 +2.4% 423,963 11 Sep 2025 Direct F1, F2, F7
transaction DTST Common Stock Options Exercise +9,417 +2.2% 433,380 11 Sep 2025 Direct F1, F3, F7
holding DTST Common Stock 16,667 11 Sep 2025 Piluso Family Associates F4
holding DTST Common Stock 65,083 11 Sep 2025 Piluso Family Associates LLC F4
holding DTST Common Stock 230,116 11 Sep 2025 The Lasata 2012 Trust date 5/4/12 F5
holding DTST Common Stock 230,116 11 Sep 2025 The Bella Vita 2012 Trust dated 5/4/12 F6

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction DTST Restricted Stock Unit Options Exercise $0 -9,804 -100% $0.000000 0 11 Sep 2025 Common Stock 9,804 Direct F1, F2
transaction DTST Restricted Stock Unit Options Exercise $0 -9,417 -100% $0.000000 0 11 Sep 2025 Common Stock 9,417 Direct F1, F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Restricted stock units ("RSUs") convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
F2 Represents shares of the Issuer's common stock underlying the unvested portion of an RSU granted to the Reporting Person on March 1, 2023, which unvested RSUs vested in full immediately upon consummation of the divestiture of the Issuer's CloudFirst business on September 11, 2025.
F3 Represents shares of the Issuer's common stock underlying the unvested portion of an RSU granted to the Reporting Person on March 28, 2023, which unvested RSUs vested in full immediately upon consummation of the divestiture of the Issuer's CloudFirst business on September 11, 2025.
F4 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.
F5 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.
F6 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.
F7 The amount of securities beneficially owned following the reported transaction by the Reporting Person is correctly reported on this Form 4. The amount of securities beneficially owned following the reported transaction by the Reporting Person has been adjusted to correct an immaterial error in the amount of securities beneficially owned following the reported transaction as disclosed in a prior Form 4 filing that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 06/11/2025.