Higher STRC rate as Strategy Inc (NASDAQ: STRK) sets payouts
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Strategy Inc increased the regular dividend rate on its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (ticker STRC) from 9.00% to 10.00% per annum, effective for monthly periods starting on September 1, 2025. The company’s board also declared cash dividends payable on September 30, 2025 to holders of record as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on September 15, 2025.
The declared per share dividends are $2.50 for the 10.00% Series A Perpetual Strife Preferred (STRF), $0.833333333 for the Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred (STRC) for the month ending September 30, 2025, $2.00 for the 8.00% Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred (STRK), and $3.055555556 for the 10.00% Series A Perpetual Stride Preferred (STRD), all for periods ending September 30, 2025.
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Adjustment to Dividend Rate on Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock
On August 31, 2025, Strategy Inc (the “Company”) increased the regular dividend rate per annum on the Company’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock from 9.00% to 10.00% effective for monthly periods commencing on or after September 1, 2025. The Company announced this new rate via its website, www.strategy.com/strc.
Cash Dividend Declaration
On September 2, 2025, the Company announced that its board of directors had declared the following cash dividends, each payable on September 30, 2025 (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, on September 15, 2025:
| Preferred Stock |
Ticker |
Period |
Cash Dividend Per | |||
| 10.00% Series A Perpetual Strife Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share |
STRF | Quarter ending September 30, 2025 |
$2.50 | |||
| Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share |
STRC | Month ending September 30, 2025 |
$0.833333333(1) | |||
| 8.00% Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share |
STRK | Quarter ending September 30, 2025 |
$2.00 | |||
| 10.00% Series A Perpetual Stride Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share |
STRD | Quarter ending September 30, 2025 |
$3.055555556(2) |
| (1) | The cash dividend declared on STRC for the month ending September 30, 2025 represents a per annum dividend rate of 10.00%. |
| (2) | The calculation of the quarterly dividend for shares of STRD takes into account the dividend accrued from, and including, June 10, 2025, the initial issuance date of STRD. |
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Strategy Dashboard
The Company also maintains a dashboard on its website (www.strategy.com) as a disclosure channel for providing broad, non-exclusionary distribution of information regarding the Company to the public, including information regarding market prices of its outstanding securities, bitcoin purchases and holdings, certain KPI 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 the Company 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.
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: September 2, 2025 | Strategy Inc (Registrant) | |||||
| By: | /s/ W. Ming Shao | |||||
| Name: | W. Ming Shao | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President & General Counsel | |||||
FAQ
What dividend rate change did Strategy Inc announce for STRC?
Strategy Inc increased the regular dividend rate per annum on its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC) from 9.00% to 10.00%, effective for monthly periods commencing on or after September 1, 2025.
What cash dividends did Strategy Inc declare for the quarter ending September 30, 2025?
The board declared per share cash dividends payable on September 30, 2025 of $2.50 for 10.00% Series A Perpetual Strife Preferred (STRF), $2.00 for 8.00% Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred (STRK), and $3.055555556 for 10.00% Series A Perpetual Stride Preferred (STRD), all for the quarter ending September 30, 2025.
What cash dividend did Strategy Inc declare for STRC for the month ending September 30, 2025?
For the Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (STRC), Strategy Inc declared a cash dividend of $0.833333333 per share for the month ending September 30, 2025, payable on September 30, 2025.
What is the record date for Strategy Inc’s declared preferred stock dividends?
The record date for all the declared preferred stock dividends is September 15, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. New York City time. Stockholders of record at that time are entitled to receive the dividends.
When will Strategy Inc pay the recently declared preferred dividends?
Strategy Inc stated that the declared cash dividends on its preferred stock series are payable on September 30, 2025, or if that is not a business day, on the next business day.
How does Strategy Inc use its website dashboard for investor information?
Strategy Inc maintains a dashboard on www.strategy.com as a disclosure channel for broad, non-exclusionary distribution of information, including market prices of its outstanding securities, bitcoin purchases and holdings, certain KPI metrics, other supplemental information, and as one means of disclosing non-public information in line with Regulation FD.
Is the information about the dividend changes considered filed under the Exchange Act?
The company states that information disclosed pursuant to Item 7.01 in this report is deemed furnished and not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, and is not incorporated by reference into Securities Act or Exchange Act filings except when specifically referenced.
