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): March 2, 2015
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 March 5, 2015, MicroStrategy Incorporated (the “Company”) announced that Douglas K. Thede, the Company’s Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, had informed the Company of his intention to retire on December 31, 2015. The Company expects to engage in an internal and external search for Mr. Thede’s replacement. Mr. Thede will participate in this search and help to ensure a smooth transition of his duties over the balance of 2015.
A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated March 5, 2015, announcing the retirement of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer at the end of 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: March 6, 2015 | MicroStrategy Incorporated | |||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Jonathan F. Klein | |||||
| Name: | Jonathan F. Klein | |||||
| Title: | President & Chief Legal Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated March 5, 2015, announcing the retirement of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer at the end of 2015 | |