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): September 5, 2014
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 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On September 5, 2014, at the request of Michael J. Saylor, the Chief Executive Officer of MicroStrategy Incorporated (the “Company”), the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”) approved:
| (i) | a reduction in Mr. Saylor’s annual base salary from $875,000 to $1, effective as of September 1, 2014, and |
| (ii) | the elimination of Mr. Saylor’s incentive cash bonus arrangement that was established by the Compensation Committee in March 2014 (the “2014 CEO Bonus Formula”). |
The 2014 CEO Bonus Formula provided for an eligible bonus calculated using graduated rates based on the Company’s diluted earnings per share for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.
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: September 8, 2014 | MicroStrategy Incorporated | |||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Douglas K. Thede | |||||
| Name: | Douglas K. Thede | |||||
| Title: | Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | |||||