Strategy Inc (NASDAQ: STRK) revises STRC dividend framework
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Strategy Inc filed an 8-K to describe an update to its Dividend Adjustment Framework for its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, or STRC Stock. Under the new guidance, if the five-day volume-weighted average price (VWAP) of STRC Stock for the five trading days before the last trading day of the month is between $95.00 and $98.99, management currently intends to recommend a dividend rate increase of at least 25 basis points for the next period.
The company restated the full STRC dividend framework to reflect this single change and reiterated that any dividend rate changes must be approved by the Board of Directors. Dividends will only be declared and paid when, as, and if the Board determines they are in the best interests of the company and its stockholders. Strategy states that this framework is intended to help keep STRC’s trading price near its $100 per share stated amount, but it may change or suspend the framework at any time in its sole discretion.
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Update to STRC Stock Dividend Adjustment Framework
Strategy Inc (“Strategy” or the “Company”) today announced an update to its Dividend Adjustment Framework applicable to its Variable Rate Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (“STRC Stock”). Under this updated guidance, when the five-day volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) of STRC Stock for the five trading days prior to the last trading day of the month is $95.00 – $98.99, Strategy management’s current intention is to recommend to its Board of Directors a dividend rate increase of 25 basis points or more for the next period.
Restated STRC Stock Dividend Adjustment Framework to Incorporate Update
The full STRC Stock Dividend Adjustment Framework, which has only been updated to reflect the foregoing change, is restated below.
Strategy’s current intention, subject to change in its sole discretion, is to evaluate dividend rates each month using the five-day VWAP of STRC Stock for the five trading days prior to the last trading day of the month, as follows:
| • | Below $95.00: Recommend a dividend rate increase of 50 basis points or more for the next period. |
| • | $95.00 – $98.99: Recommend a dividend rate increase of 25 basis points or more for the next period. |
| • | $99.00 – $100.99: No change in the dividend rate is anticipated. However, management may use its discretion to recommend a minor increase or decrease of 25 basis points depending on prevailing market and capital conditions. |
| • | $101.00 and above: Recommend a dividend rate decrease of 25 basis points, or a larger decrease if one-month term SOFR interest rates declined during that month (in each case, subject to the cap on rate reductions described in the Prospectus and Certificate of Designations for the STRC Stock), and/or a follow-on offering of STRC Stock. |
All recommended dividend rate changes under this framework are subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors, and dividends will only be declared and paid when, as, and if the Company’s Board of Directors determines such changes are in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders. This structured approach is intended to maintain the trading price of STRC Stock near its $100 per share stated amount. There can be no assurance that the recommended dividend adjustments will achieve such intention. Strategy may change or suspend this framework at any time in its sole discretion, consistent with the terms of the STRC Stock.
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 recommendations that will be made to adjust dividends for our STRC 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 market conditions, the other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5, 2025, 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 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.
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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: August 28, 2025 | Strategy Inc (Registrant) | |||||
| By: | /s/ W. Ming Shao | |||||
| Name: | W. Ming Shao | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President & General Counsel | |||||
FAQ
What did Strategy Inc (STRK) change in the STRC dividend framework?
How does Strategy Inc determine possible dividend changes for STRC Stock?
Does Strategy Inc’s Board have to approve STRC dividend changes?
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Can Strategy Inc change or suspend the STRC dividend framework?
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