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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 Against Broker Non-Votes Percentage Voted For 3,168,339 273,064 1,626,721 62 %","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419951/000173112222002043/0001731122-22-002043-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2022-11-16"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"4e67799fec89851f97cf2824308ed5b2964d3d34","claim":"Data Storage Corp shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote regarding the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2022-11-16 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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 %","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419951/000173112222002043/0001731122-22-002043-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2022-11-16"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"c84044ffa99dd692c05af15f322d256e5b03f96b","claim":"Data Storage Corp shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2022-11-16 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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 Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-votes Percentage Voted For 3,291,416 136,226 18,739 1,626,721 65 %","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419951/000173112222002043/0001731122-22-002043-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2022-11-16"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"f3dc00e3a2a2cacabb180c9865d8ca405f83a6c8","claim":"Data Storage Corp shareholders approved Election of eight nominees for director to serve a one-year term at the 2022-11-16 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419951/000173112222002043/0001731122-22-002043-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2022-11-16"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"ffd06509ee11ba95957b1131b1d24fbd5e3fbacb","claim":"Data Storage Corp shareholders approved Proposal to ratify the appointment of Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman & Company P.A. as the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 at the 2022-11-16 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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 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 %","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419951/000173112222002043/0001731122-22-002043-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2022-11-16"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}