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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001731122-26-000067"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DTST"
cik: "0001419951"
company_name: "Data Storage Corp"
filed_at: "2026-01-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T09:45:36.798462+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Data Storage completes tender offer, retires ~72% of outstanding shares for $29.3M

## Summary
- Purchased 5,625,129 shares at $5.20/share for aggregate $29,250,970.80.
- Outstanding shares reduced from ~7.79M to 2,167,138 following the offer.
- Company retains over $10M cash to pursue M&A in GPU, AI, cybersecurity.
- Directors and officers tendered shares; largest tenders: Kempster 881,472, Piluso 865,841.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001731122-26-000067
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DTST
- cik: 0001419951
- company_name: Data Storage Corp
- filed_at: 2026-01-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419951/000173112226000067/0001731122-26-000067-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419951/000173112226000067/e7218_8-k.htm

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