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  0001651669
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001050446
  MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED
  000-24435
  1850 Towers Crescent Plaza
  Tysons Corner
  VA
  22182
  703-848-8600
  Le Phong
  Officer
  Director
  Common
  Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
  1 New York Plaza
  8th Floor
  New York
  NY
  10004
  590
  864586
  15773406
  06/17/2024
  NASDAQ
  Common
  06/05/2023
  RSU
  Issuer
  N
  602
  06/05/2023
  Equity Compensation
  Y
  The disposition of the shares reported on this form was made solely to permit the stockholder to pay the tax withholding obligation due upon vesting of the restricted stock units on June 5, 2024 and settlement of such restricted stock units on June 17, 2024.
  06/20/2024
  /s/ Phong Le