Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) adds bitcoin and lifts STRC dividend rate
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Strategy Inc. reported recent use of its at-the-market stock offering and related bitcoin purchases. Between February 23 and March 1, 2026, it sold 71,590 STRC shares and 1,730,563 MSTR shares, generating net proceeds of about $237.1 million.
Using these proceeds, Strategy acquired 3,015 bitcoin for $204.1 million at an average price of $67,700, bringing holdings to 720,737 bitcoin with a total purchase cost of $54.77 billion and an average price of $75,985. The company raised the dividend rate on STRC to 11.50% per year and declared March 31, 2026 cash dividends on STRF, STRC, STRE, STRK, and STRD, which it currently expects to be treated as non-taxable return of capital for many U.S. holders.
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Strategy funds large bitcoin purchases via ATM stock sales while modestly increasing preferred dividends.
Strategy Inc. sold additional STRC preferred and MSTR common shares under its at-the-market program, generating about $237.1 million in net proceeds. It deployed most of this into acquiring 3,015 bitcoin for $204.1 million at an average price of $67,700.
These transactions expanded total bitcoin holdings to 720,737 coins with an aggregate purchase cost of $54.77 billion and an average purchase price of $75,985. The filing ties these purchases directly to ATM proceeds, highlighting an ongoing strategy of converting equity capital into digital assets.
Separately, Strategy raised the annual dividend rate on its STRC preferred shares from 11.25% to 11.50% and declared March 31, 2026 dividends across several preferred series. It also expects the upcoming preferred dividends to be treated as non-taxable return of capital for many U.S. holders, although individual outcomes depend on shareholder-specific tax circumstances.
8-K Event Classification
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
ATM Update
On March 2, 2026, Strategy Inc ("Strategy") announced an update with respect to sales made under its at-the-market offering program ("ATM") of the following securities:
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STRF Stock |
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1,619.3 |
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10.00% Series A Perpetual Strife Preferred Stock |
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STRC Stock |
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71,590 |
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7.2 |
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7.1 |
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3,535.7 |
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Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock |
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STRK Stock |
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8.00% Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock |
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STRD Stock |
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4,014.8 |
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10.00% Series A Perpetual Stride Preferred Stock |
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MSTR Stock |
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1,730,563 |
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229.9 |
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7,613.7 |
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Class A Common Stock |
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(1) The total face value of the shares of preferred stock sold, which is used to calculate dividends thereon.
(2) Net proceeds are presented net of sales commission.
BTC Update
On March 2, 2026, Strategy announced updates with respect to its bitcoin holdings:
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204.1 |
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67,700 |
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720,737 |
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75,985 |
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(1) The bitcoin purchases were made using proceeds from the sale of shares under the ATM.
(2) Aggregate and average purchase prices are inclusive of fees and expenses.
Adjustment to Dividend Rate on Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock
On February 28, 2026, Strategy increased the regular dividend rate per annum on its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock effective for monthly periods commencing on or after March 1, 2026 from 11.25% to 11.50%. Strategy announced this new rate via its website, www.strategy.com/strc.
Cash Dividend Declaration
On February 28, 2026, the board of directors of Strategy declared the following cash dividend, payable on March 31, 2026 (or, if such day is not a business day, the next business day) to stockholders of record as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or, in the case of STRE, as of 5:00 p.m., London time, on March 15, 2026:
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10.00% Series A Perpetual Strife Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share |
STRF |
Quarter ending March 31, 2026 |
$2.50 |
Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share |
STRC |
Month ending March 31, 2026 |
$0.958333333(1) |
10.00% Series A Perpetual Stream Preferred Stock |
STRE |
Quarter ending March 31, 2026 |
€2.50 |
8.00% Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share |
STRK |
Quarter ending March 31, 2026 |
$2.00 |
10.00% Series A Perpetual Stride Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share |
STRD |
Quarter ending March 31, 2026 |
$2.50 |
(1) The cash dividend declared on STRC for the month ending March 31, 2026 represents a per annum dividend rate of 11.50%.
Expected Tax Treatment
As of February 28, 2026, Strategy expects that the dividends payable on its preferred equity instruments on March 31, 2026 will be characterized as non-taxable return of capital to the extent of a recipient shareholder’s tax basis in their applicable preferred equity instruments for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Special tax considerations may apply to certain taxpayers based on their specific circumstances. Shareholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, state, local, and any non-U.S. tax consequences to them in connection with the receipt of distributions.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Strategy Dashboard
Strategy also maintains a dashboard on its website (www.strategy.com) as a disclosure channel for providing broad, non-exclusionary distribution of information regarding Strategy to the public, including information regarding market prices of its outstanding securities, bitcoin purchases and holdings, certain key performance indicator metrics and other supplemental information, and as one means of disclosing non-public information in compliance with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Investors and others are encouraged to regularly review the information that Strategy makes public via the website dashboard.
Furnished Information
The information disclosed pursuant to Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K 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 regarding the tax-deferred return of capital treatment of dividends on Strategy's preferred stock. 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 Strategy’s future results of operations, its expectation regarding the tax-deferred return of capital treatment of dividends on Strategy's preferred stock, fluctuations in tax benefits or provisions, assumptions underlying Strategy’s projections, and the other factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in Strategy’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 19, 2026 and the risks described in other filings that Strategy may make with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K speak only as of the date hereof, and Strategy specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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.
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Date: March 2, 2026 |
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Strategy Inc (Registrant) |
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/s/ Thomas C. Chow |
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Thomas C. Chow |
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Executive Vice President & General Counsel |