Strategy (formerly Microstrategy) announced the pricing of 8.5 million shares of 10.00% Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock at $85 per share, expecting $711.2 million in net proceeds after underwriting fees. Settlement is scheduled for March 25, 2025.
Strategy Prices $722.5M Preferred Stock Offering for Bitcoin Acquisitions
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Strategy Prices 8.5M Shares at $85 Each in Preferred Stock Deal
Strategy’s (Nasdaq: MSTR/STRK) cumulative dividends will accrue at 10% annually on a $100 stated value per share, payable quarterly starting June 30, 2025. Unpaid dividends trigger compounded rates starting at 11% annually, increasing by 1% each quarter up to 18%. Dividends are declared at the board’s discretion and paid in cash.
Strategy said it may redeem all shares if outstanding stock falls below 25% of the original issuance or due to tax events. The redemption price includes the liquidation preference—initially $100 per share—adjusted daily based on the highest of the stated amount, recent sale prices, or a 10-day trailing average.
Holders can demand repurchases at par plus unpaid dividends if a “fundamental change” occurs. Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Citigroup, and five other firms are joint book-runners. The SEC-registered offering follows a prospectus filed Feb. 18, 2025.
Proceeds will fund general corporate needs, including bitcoin purchases and working capital. Strategy, formerly Microstrategy, holds bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset. The company holds 499,226 BTC after a $10.7 million purchase that took place in mid-March. While BTC has been down in value, Strategy’s cache of BTC is still up by 27%.
With the fresh new capital, Strategy’s stash of bitcoin is likely to climb over the 500,000 BTC range in the near future.
