Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 26, 2016

 

 

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-24435   51-0323571

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1850 Towers Crescent Plaza

Tysons Corner, Virginia

  22182
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 848-8600

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 27, 2016, MicroStrategy Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2015. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information disclosed pursuant to Item 2.02 in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (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 or the Exchange Act except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Salary Determination and Annual Cash Bonus Target for Chief Technology Officer

On January 26, 2016, the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) of the Company approved an increase to the annual salary of Timothy E. Lang, the Company’s Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, resulting in an annual salary of $400,000 effective January 1, 2016.

Also on January 26, 2016, the CEO established an annual cash bonus target for Mr. Lang in the amount of $400,000, effective January 1, 2016. Any award pursuant to the foregoing cash bonus target will be determined by the CEO annually based on the CEO’s subjective evaluation of Mr. Lang’s performance in the context of general economic and industry conditions and Company performance during the applicable year.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   

Description

99.1    Press release, dated January 27, 2016, regarding the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2015


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 27, 2016     MicroStrategy Incorporated
      (Registrant)
    By:  

/s/ Phong Le

    Name:   Phong Le
    Title:   Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Press release, dated January 27, 2016, regarding the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2015