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Strategy Buys 430 Bitcoin Using Preferred Stock, Expands Treasury to 629,376 BTC

The firm rewrote its ATM equity guidance to allow common share issuances when market-to-NAV slips below 2.5x

MicroStrategy
Michael Saylor’s Strategy acquires Bitcoin
Strategy acquires 430 bitcoin, bolstering holdings to 629,376 btc

Overview

  • Strategy acquired 430 BTC at an average price of $119,666 per coin for $51.4 million, bringing its holdings to 629,376 bitcoins.
  • The latest purchase was funded entirely by proceeds from STRK, STRF and STRD preferred-stock offerings, leaving its common-stock ATM program unused.
  • Under the revised ATM guidance, Strategy can issue common shares when its market-to-NAV ratio falls below 2.5x to cover debt interest or preferred-dividend obligations.
  • A pullback in Bitcoin from a peak of $124,279 to about $115,000 cut the treasury’s market value to roughly $72 billion while preserving over $26 billion in unrealized gains.
  • Short-seller James Chanos criticized the guidance change as dilutive and warned that the modest buy signals weak demand for the company’s preferred-stock offerings.