On January 5, 2024, Data Storage Corporation notified The Nasdaq Stock Market of the recent passing of Mr. Joseph B. Hoffman. At the time of his death, Mr. Hoffman was a director of the Company, the Chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of each of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. In the notice, the Company further notified Nasdaq that, as a result of Mr. Hoffman?s passing, the Company?s Audit Committee currently consists of only two members, rather than the minimum three members as required by Rule 5605(c)(2)(A) of the Nasdaq listing standards.