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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-_____</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">51-0323571</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>1850 Towers Crescent Plaza<BR>Tysons Corner, Virginia</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>22182</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MicroStrategy Incorporated </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2023 Equity Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>W. Ming Shao </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior
Executive Vice President&nbsp;&amp; General Counsel and Secretary </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MicroStrategy Incorporated </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1850 Towers Crescent Plaza </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tysons Corner, Virginia 22182 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(703) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">848-8600</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Thomas
S. Ward, Esq. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>60 State Street </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Boston,
Massachusetts 02109 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(617) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">526-6000</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;<B></B>&#9744;<B></B><B></B> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;1.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Plan Information. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information required by Item 1 is omitted from this registration statement and included in documents sent or given to participants in the MicroStrategy
Incorporation 2023 Equity Plan (the &#147;2023 Equity Plan&#148;) covered by this registration statement pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and the Note to Part I of Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The written statement required by Item 2 is omitted from this registration statement and included in documents sent or given to participants in the 2023 Equity
Plan covered by this registration statement pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act and the Note to Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The registrant is subject to the informational and reporting requirements of Sections 13(a), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;). The following documents, which are on file with the
Commission, are incorporated in this registration statement by reference: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the registrant&#146;s Annual Report on&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1050446/000156459023002012/mstr-10k_20221231.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-K</FONT></A>&nbsp;for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022,
as filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;16, 2023; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the information in the registrant&#146;s <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1050446/000119312523100670/d491211ddef14a.htm">proxy
</A> statement&nbsp;filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;13, 2023, but only to the extent such information is incorporated by reference in the registrant&#146;s Annual Report on&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1050446/000156459023002012/mstr-10k_20221231.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-K</FONT></A>&nbsp;for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on&nbsp;
<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1050446/000095017023016229/mstr-20230331.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-Q</FONT></A>&nbsp;for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2023, as
filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;1, 2023 (for the avoidance of doubt, not including the information regarding and furnished by Exhibit 99.1); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> as filed with the
Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001050446/000119312523057314/d473928d8k.htm">March&nbsp;
2, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001050446/000119312523079839/d467124d8k.htm">March&nbsp;
27, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001050446/000119312523090347/d471178d8k.htm">April&nbsp;
4, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001050446/000119312523091616/d486424d8k.htm">April&nbsp;
5, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001050446/000119312523130703/d474855d8k.htm">May&nbsp;
1, 2023</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1050446/000119312523156662/d492817d8k.htm">May&nbsp;30, 2023</A>; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the description of the registrant&#146;s class A common stock contained in its Registration Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050446/0000928385-98-001215.txt">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A> as filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;
10, 1998, as the description therein has been updated and superseded by the description of the registrant&#146;s capital stock contained in <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050446/000156459020004679/mstr-ex42_260.htm">Exhibit 4.2</A>
to the registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, as filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;14, 2020, and including any amendments and reports filed for
the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
the purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete Delaware General Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;) and Second Restated
Certificate of Incorporation (&#147;Certificate&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;102 of the DGCL permits a corporation to eliminate the personal liability of its
directors or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director breached his or her duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a
law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit. The registrant&#146;s Certificate provides that no director shall be personally liable to the
registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability, except to the extent that the DGCL prohibits the elimination or limitation of liability
of directors for breaches of fiduciary duty. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL provides that a corporation has the power to indemnify a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation and certain other persons serving at the request of the corporation in related capacities against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlements actually and
reasonably incurred by the person in connection with an action, suit or proceeding to which he or she is or is threatened to be made a party by reason of such position, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, in any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the
corporation, no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating
court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court
shall deem proper. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The registrant&#146;s Certificate provides that the registrant will, to the fullest extent permitted by Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL,
as amended from time to time, indemnify each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of
the fact that he is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the registrant, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the registrant, as a director, officer, or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with,
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) (any such person being referred to as an &#147;Indemnitee&#148;), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in
such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of any Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any
appeal therefrom; provided that the registrant shall not indemnify an Indemnitee seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee unless the initiation thereof was approved by the
registrant&#146;s board of directors. </P>
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&#147;Initial Commercial Policies&#148;) with several third-party carriers for $30&nbsp;million in coverage. Concurrently, Michael J. Saylor, the registrant&#146;s Chairman of the Board and Executive Chairman, and the registrant also entered into
(i)&nbsp;an indemnification agreement (the &#147;Excess Agreement&#148;) for Mr.&nbsp;Saylor to provide $10&nbsp;million in excess indemnity coverage payable only after the exhaustion of the Initial Commercial Policies, and (ii)&nbsp;an
indemnification agreement (the &#147;Tail Agreement&#148;) for Mr.&nbsp;Saylor to provide $40&nbsp;million in indemnity coverage for claims made at any time based on actions or omissions occurring prior to the inception date of the Initial
Commercial Policies. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On August&nbsp;30, 2022, the registrant bound additional D&amp;O liability insurance policies (the &#147;Excess Commercial
Policies&#148;) with third-party carriers for $10&nbsp;million in excess coverage payable only after the exhaustion of the Initial Commercial Policies. Effective as of the same date, the registrant and Mr.&nbsp;Saylor executed an amendment (the
&#147;Amendment&#148;) to the Excess Agreement to limit Mr.&nbsp;Saylor&#146;s obligation to provide indemnification under the Excess Agreement to claims made during the term of the Excess Agreement which arise from wrongful acts occurring upon or
after the commencement of the Excess Agreement but prior to the effective date of the Amendment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Excess Agreement and Tail Agreement,
Mr.&nbsp;Saylor will provide, during the term of each agreement, from his personal funds, indemnity coverage to the registrant for the benefit of the directors and officers of the registrant and its subsidiaries in the event such coverage is not
provided by the Initial Commercial Policies, the Excess Commercial Policies or indemnifiable by the Company. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Exhibits. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibits are incorporated herein by reference: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>Number</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050446/000091664103001485/dex3.txt">Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report
 on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2003 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;000-24435)).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050446/000119312515028053/d859827dex31.htm">Amended and Restated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-Laws</FONT> of the registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
 registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;30, 2015 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;000-24435)).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050446/000119312503034761/dex41.txt">Form of Certificate of Class&nbsp;
A Common Stock of the registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2003 (File <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;000-24435)).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d486317dex51.htm">Opinion of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#sig">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1050446/000119312523156662/d492817d8k.htm">MicroStrategy Incorporated 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to
 the registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;30, 2023 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;000-24435)).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective registration statement.; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided, however,</I> that paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a </P>
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director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection
with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Tysons
Corner, Commonwealth of Virginia, on this 30th day of May, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Andrew Kang</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Senior Executive Vice President&nbsp;&amp; Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We, the undersigned officers and directors of MicroStrategy Incorporated, hereby severally constitute and appoint Andrew Kang and W. Ming
Shao, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the Registration Statement on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said Registration Statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as an officer and director to
enable MicroStrategy Incorporated to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our
said attorneys, or any of them, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Jeanine Montgomery</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chairman of the Board of Directors&nbsp;&amp; Executive Chairman</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2023
Registration
No. 333-_____
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
51-0323571
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1850 Towers Crescent Plaza
Tysons Corner, Virginia
22182
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
MicroStrategy Incorporated
2023 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
W. Ming Shao
Senior
Executive Vice President & General Counsel and Secretary
MicroStrategy Incorporated
1850 Towers Crescent Plaza
Tysons Corner, Virginia 22182
(Name and address of agent for service)
(703)
848-8600
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Thomas
S. Ward, Esq.
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
60 State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts 02109
(617)
526-6000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
☐
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan Information.
The information required by Item 1 is omitted from this registration statement and included in documents sent or given to participants in the MicroStrategy
Incorporation 2023 Equity Plan (the "2023 Equity Plan") covered by this registration statement pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Note to Part I of Form
S-8.
Item 2.
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
The written statement required by Item 2 is omitted from this registration statement and included in documents sent or given to participants in the 2023 Equity
Plan covered by this registration statement pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act and the Note to Part I of Form
S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The registrant is subject to the informational and reporting requirements of Sections 13(a), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). The following documents, which are on file with the
Commission, are incorporated in this registration statement by reference:
•
the registrant's Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022,
as filed with the Commission on February 16, 2023;
•
the information in the registrant's
proxy
statement filed with the Commission on April 13, 2023, but only to the extent such information is incorporated by reference in the registrant's Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022;
•
the registrant's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023, as
filed with the Commission on May 1, 2023 (for the avoidance of doubt, not including the information regarding and furnished by Exhibit 99.1);
•
the registrant's Current Reports on Form
8-K
as filed with the
Commission on
March 
2, 2023
,
March 
27, 2023
,
April 
4, 2023
,
April 
5, 2023
,
May 
1, 2023
and
May 30, 2023
; and
•
the description of the registrant's class A common stock contained in its Registration Statement on
Form
8-A
as filed with the Commission on June 
10, 1998, as the description therein has been updated and superseded by the description of the registrant's capital stock contained in
Exhibit 4.2
to the registrant's Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the Commission on February 14, 2020, and including any amendments and reports filed for
the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
the purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
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Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") and Second Restated
Certificate of Incorporation ("Certificate").
Section 102 of the DGCL permits a corporation to eliminate the personal liability of its
directors or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director breached his or her duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a
law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit. The registrant's Certificate provides that no director shall be personally liable to the
registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability, except to the extent that the DGCL prohibits the elimination or limitation of liability
of directors for breaches of fiduciary duty.
Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a corporation has the power to indemnify a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation and certain other persons serving at the request of the corporation in related capacities against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlements actually and
reasonably incurred by the person in connection with an action, suit or proceeding to which he or she is or is threatened to be made a party by reason of such position, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, in any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the
corporation, no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating
court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court
shall deem proper.
The registrant's Certificate provides that the registrant will, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL,
as amended from time to time, indemnify each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of
the fact that he is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the registrant, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the registrant, as a director, officer, or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with,
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) (any such person being referred to as an "Indemnitee"), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in
such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of any Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any
appeal therefrom; provided that the registrant shall not indemnify an Indemnitee seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee unless the initiation thereof was approved by the
registrant's board of directors.
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On June 24, 2022, the registrant bound directors and officers liability insurance policies (the
"Initial Commercial Policies") with several third-party carriers for $30 million in coverage. Concurrently, Michael J. Saylor, the registrant's Chairman of the Board and Executive Chairman, and the registrant also entered into
(i) an indemnification agreement (the "Excess Agreement") for Mr. Saylor to provide $10 million in excess indemnity coverage payable only after the exhaustion of the Initial Commercial Policies, and (ii) an
indemnification agreement (the "Tail Agreement") for Mr. Saylor to provide $40 million in indemnity coverage for claims made at any time based on actions or omissions occurring prior to the inception date of the Initial
Commercial Policies.
On August 30, 2022, the registrant bound additional D&O liability insurance policies (the "Excess Commercial
Policies") with third-party carriers for $10 million in excess coverage payable only after the exhaustion of the Initial Commercial Policies. Effective as of the same date, the registrant and Mr. Saylor executed an amendment (the
"Amendment") to the Excess Agreement to limit Mr. Saylor's obligation to provide indemnification under the Excess Agreement to claims made during the term of the Excess Agreement which arise from wrongful acts occurring upon or
after the commencement of the Excess Agreement but prior to the effective date of the Amendment.
Under the Excess Agreement and Tail Agreement,
Mr. Saylor will provide, during the term of each agreement, from his personal funds, indemnity coverage to the registrant for the benefit of the directors and officers of the registrant and its subsidiaries in the event such coverage is not
provided by the Initial Commercial Policies, the Excess Commercial Policies or indemnifiable by the Company.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
The following exhibits are incorporated herein by reference:
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant's Quarterly Report
 on Form
10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2003 (File
No. 000-24435)).
3.2
Amended and Restated
By-Laws
of the registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
 registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 30, 2015 (File
No. 000-24435)).
3.3
Form of Certificate of Class 
A Common Stock of the registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2003 (File
No. 000-24435)).
5.1
Opinion of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP.
23.1
Consent of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement).
99.1
MicroStrategy Incorporated 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to
 the registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed with the Commission on May 30, 2023 (File
No. 000-24435)).
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Filing Fee Table
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Item 8.
Undertakings.
1. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective registration statement.; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
2. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
3. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a
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director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection
with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Tysons
Corner, Commonwealth of Virginia, on this 30th day of May, 2023.
MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED
By:
/s/ Andrew Kang
Andrew Kang
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
We, the undersigned officers and directors of MicroStrategy Incorporated, hereby severally constitute and appoint Andrew Kang and W. Ming
Shao, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the Registration Statement on Form
S-8
filed herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said Registration Statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as an officer and director to
enable MicroStrategy Incorporated to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our
said attorneys, or any of them, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto.
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form
S-8
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Phong Le
Phong Le
Director & President & Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 30, 2023
/s/ Andrew Kang
Andrew Kang
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
May 30, 2023
/s/ Jeanine Montgomery
Jeanine Montgomery
Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
May 30, 2023
/s/Michael J. Saylor
Chairman of the Board of Directors & Executive Chairman
May 30, 2023
Michael J. Saylor
/s/ Stephen X. Graham
Director
May 30, 2023
Stephen X. Graham
/s/ Jarrod M. Patten
Director
May 30, 2023
Jarrod M. Patten
6
/s/ Leslie J. Rechan
Director
May 30, 2023
Leslie J. Rechan
/s/ Carl J. Rickertsen
Director
May 30, 2023
Carl J. Rickertsen
7