UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 13, 2021

 

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		0-24435		51-0323571
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1850 Towers Crescent Plaza Tysons Corner, Virginia		22182
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 848-8600

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol		Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share		MSTR		The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On May 13, 2021, MicroStrategy Incorporated (the “Company”) announced that it had purchased approximately 271 bitcoins for $15.0 million in cash, at an average price of approximately $55,387 per bitcoin, inclusive of fees and expenses. As of May 13, 2021, the Company holds approximately 91,850 bitcoins that were acquired at an aggregate purchase price of $2.241 billion and an average purchase price of approximately $24,403 per bitcoin, inclusive of fees and expenses.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 13, 2021				MicroStrategy Incorporated
				(Registrant)
				By:		/s/ W. Ming Shao
				Name:		W. Ming Shao
				Title:		Senior Executive Vice President & General Counsel