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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On November 16, 2022, Data Storage Corporation (the “Company”) held an annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).
As of the close of business on September 20, 2022, the record date for the Annual Meeting (the “Record Date”), 6,822,127 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote. At the Annual Meeting, a total of votes, 5,073,102, equivalent to approximately 74% of the outstanding votes, were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. The matters that were voted upon at the Annual Meeting, and the number of votes cast for or against/withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to such matters, where applicable, are set forth below.
Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcomes of Proposals 1-5.
1. The eight nominees for director were elected to serve a one-year term as follows:
Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-votes | Percentage Voted For | ||||||||||||
Charles M. Piluso | 3,424,766 | 21,615 | 1,626.721 | 67 | % | |||||||||||
Harold J. Schwartz | 3,419,345 | 27,036 | 1,626,721 | 67 | % | |||||||||||
Thomas C. Kempster | 3,420,241 | 26,140 | 1,626,721 | 67 | % | |||||||||||
John Argen | 3,426,529 | 19,852 | 1,626,721 | 67 | % | |||||||||||
Joseph B. Hoffman | 3,330,074 | 116,307 | 1,626,721 | 65 | % | |||||||||||
Lawrence A. Maglione Jr. | 3,320,693 | 125,688 | 1,626,721 | 65 | % | |||||||||||
Matthew Grover | 3,329,358 | 117,023 | 1,626,721 | 65 | % | |||||||||||
Todd Correll | 3,331,629 | 114,752 | 1,626,721 | 65 | % | |||||||||||
Mark Wyllie | 3,180,680 | 265,701 | 1,626,721 | 63 | % |
Mark Wyllie’s resignation from the Board occurred since the Record Date; Mr. Wyllie is not elected to serve as a director.
2. The proposal to amend the 2021 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available under the Plan by 700,000 shares was approved as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Broker Non-Votes | Percentage Voted For | |||||||||||
3,168,339 | 273,064 | 1,626,721 | 62 | % |
3. The proposal to cast a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-votes | Percentage Voted For | ||||||||||||||
3,291,416 | 136,226 | 18,739 | 1,626,721 | 65 | % |
4. The proposal to cast a non-binding advisory vote regarding the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation was approved for one year as follows:
One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Votes Abstained | Percentage Voted For “One Year” | ||||||||||||||
3,324,195 | 12,213 | 17,866 | 92,107 | 66 | % |
The Company has decided to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers every year until the occurrence of the next shareholder advisory vote on this matter.
5. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman & Company P.A. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year December 31, 2022 was approved as follows:
Auditor | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-votes | Percentage Voted For | |||||||||||||||
Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman & Company P.A. | 5,038,057 | 15,814 | 19,231 | 0 | 99 | % |
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: November 22, 2022 | DATA STORAGE CORPORATION | |
By: | /s/ Charles M. Piluso | |
Name: | Charles M. Piluso | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |