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): February 16, 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 |
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On February 16, 2021 MicroStrategy Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its intention to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $600 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2027 in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to grant to the initial purchasers of the notes an option to purchase, within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the date on which the notes are first issued, up to an additional $90 million aggregate principal amount of the notes. A copy of the press release announcing the offering is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
On February 17, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has priced a private offering of $900 million aggregate principal amount of its convertible senior notes due 2027. The notes will only be sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Company also granted to the initial purchasers of the notes an option to purchase, within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the date on which the notes are first issued, up to an additional $150 million aggregate principal amount of the notes. The offering is expected to close on February 19, 2021, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The Company estimates that the net proceeds of the offering will be approximately $879.3 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company intends use the net proceeds from the sale of the notes to acquire additional bitcoin.
A copy of the press release announcing the pricing of the offering is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto about future expectations, plans, and prospects, as well as any other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the estimated net proceeds of the offering, the anticipated use of such net proceeds, and the anticipated closing date. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including the uncertainties related to market conditions and the completion of the offering on the anticipated terms or at all, the other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2021 and the risks described in other filings that the Company may make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated February 16, 2021, announcing the offering. | |
| 99.2 | Press Release, dated February 17, 2021, announcing the pricing of the offering. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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: February 17, 2021 | MicroStrategy Incorporated (Registrant) | |||||
| By: | /s/ W. Ming Shao | |||||
| Name: | W. Ming Shao | |||||
| Title: | Senior Executive Vice President & General Counsel | |||||
