Strategy Inc (NASDAQ: MSTR) sells 18M shares to build USD Cash pool
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Strategy Inc (MSTR) reported updates to its capital allocation, bitcoin holdings, and securities programs. The company established “USD Cash”, a new pool of U.S. dollar liquidity under its Digital Credit Capital Framework that may be used for bitcoin acquisitions, preferred dividends, interest payments, share repurchases, debt actions, and other Bitcoin Treasury Company purposes. The existing USD Reserve policy is unchanged and remains designated to support preferred dividends and interest.
As of August 23, 2026, the USD Reserve balance was $5.10 billion and USD Cash was $1.59 billion, including expected proceeds from at-the-market offerings. During August 17–23, 2026, the company sold 18,261,118 MSTR shares under its ATM program for net proceeds of $2,006.5 million840,447 BTC, acquired for an aggregate $63.36 billion at an average purchase price of $75,385 per bitcoin. Over the same week, Strategy repurchased 1,431,212 STRC preferred shares for $136.4 million, and noted remaining repurchase authorizations of $516.6 million for preferred stock and $1.0 billion for MSTR stock.
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Digital Credit Capital Framework financial
USD Reserve financial
at-the-market offering program financial
Digital Credit Securities Repurchase Program financial
Regulation FD regulatory
forward-looking statements regulatory
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Digital Credit Capital Framework Update
On August 24, 2026, Strategy Inc ("Strategy" or the "Company") announced the establishment of "USD Cash," a new component of its Digital Credit Capital Framework. USD Cash is a separately designated pool of U.S. dollar liquidity that the Company may retain for future deployment for general Bitcoin Treasury Company purposes, which may include acquiring bitcoin, paying declared cash dividends on Strategy's preferred stock and interest on its outstanding indebtedness, repurchasing Strategy's MSTR Stock or preferred stock, repaying, repurchasing or redeeming Strategy's outstanding convertible notes, increasing the USD Reserve, and other similar Bitcoin Treasury Company purposes.
The existing USD Reserve policy is unchanged. The Company's U.S. dollar reserve ("USD Reserve") remains designated to support payment of preferred stock dividends and interest on outstanding indebtedness. USD Cash complements the USD Reserve by providing management with a more flexible source of liquidity for the purposes described above. This additional flexibility is intended to allow management to respond more quickly to market conditions, including dislocations in the markets for bitcoin or Strategy's securities.
For information regarding the Digital Credit Capital Framework, see the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 29, 2026.
USD Reserve and USD Cash Updates
As of August 23, 2026, the balances of the USD Reserve and USD Cash were as follows:
These amounts include expected cash proceeds from shares sold under Strategy's ATM (defined below) that had not yet settled as of such date.
ATM Update
On August 24, 2026, 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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17,510.8 |
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Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock |
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STRK Stock |
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2,100.0 |
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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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18,261,118 |
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$ 2,006.5 (4) |
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19,694.2 |
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Class A Common Stock |
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2,006.5 |
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(1) Includes shares sold but not yet settled as of August 21, 2026.
(2) The total face value of the shares of preferred stock sold, which is used to calculate dividends thereon.
(3) Net proceeds are presented net of sales commission.
(4) $136.4 million in net proceeds from MSTR Stock sales were used to fund repurchases of STRC Stock under the Digital Credit Securities Repurchase Program (defined below), $300.0 million in net proceeds from MSTR Stock sales were used to increase the USD Reserve, and the remaining net proceeds from MSTR Stock sales were used to increase the USD Cash liquidity account.
BTC Update
On August 24, 2026, Strategy announced updates with respect to its bitcoin holdings:
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840,447 |
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63.36 |
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75,385 |
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(1) No bitcoin purchases or sales were made this week.
(2) Aggregate and average purchase prices are inclusive of fees and expenses; aggregate and average sale prices are net of fees and expenses.
Repurchase Program Updates
On August 24, 2026, Strategy announced an update with respect to its share repurchase program of the following securities:
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10.00% Series A Perpetual Strife Preferred Stock |
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STRC Stock (1) |
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1,431,212 |
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136.4 |
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Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock |
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STRK Stock (1) |
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8.00% Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock |
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STRD Stock (1) |
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10.00% Series A Perpetual Stride Preferred Stock |
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MSTR Stock (2) |
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Class A Common Stock |
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1,431,212 |
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136.4 |
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(1) $516.6 million aggregate purchase price of Strategy's preferred stock remains available under the digital credit securities repurchase program ("Digital Credit Securities Repurchase Program") previously announced on June 29, 2026.
(2) $1.0 billion aggregate purchase price of MSTR Stock remains available under the MSTR Stock repurchase program previously announced on June 29, 2026.
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 Company's "Digital Credit Capital Framework", including its USD Reserve policy and USD Cash policy. 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 the Company's future results of operations, assumptions underlying the Company's projections, changes in market conditions, the price of bitcoin and Strategy's securities, the Company's financial obligations or liquidity needs, the availability and terms of financing, and the other factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on August 3, 2026 and the risks described in other filings that the Company 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 the Company 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: August 24, 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 |