MicroStrategy plans to boost its Bitcoin treasury by proposing a significant increase in authorized shares, with shareholders set to vote on January 21, 2024.
By John Caroline
Edited by Marco T. Lanz
Updated
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Leading enterprise software firm MicroStrategy Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR) and its shareholders are set to deliberate on the possible increase of their authorized shares to continue expanding its Bitcoin BTC $84 434 24h volatility: 0.8% Market cap: $1.68 T Vol. 24h: $26.21 B treasury.
In Dec 2024, the company issued a preliminary notice to the SEC, disclosing plans to hold a special meeting with its shareholders where they will be asked to vote on proposed amendments to the company’s financial operations.
While it had earlier remained silent on the date of the meeting, the company just announced it will hold it on January 21. However, shareholders will be offered voting privileges on the proposed plan a day prior, Jan 20.
While MicroStrategy has already earned its place as the most significant corporate holder of Bitcoin, the company is looking to further strengthen its position by proposing a new funding mechanism to help bolster its Bitcoin acquisition strategy.
According to its preliminary filings with the SEC, MicroStrategy has offered to increase the number of authorized shares of class A common stock from 330,000,000 to 10,330,000,000. While the voting has yet to take place, and it is still uncertain if the act will take effect, the move has generated controversy, triggering speculations on its impact on $MSTR’s potential market performance.
At the meeting, shareholders will also vote their approval or rejection on whether the company should increase the number of authorized shares of preferred stock from 5,000,000 shares to 1,005,000,000 shares. If most votes approve these proposals, the company can sell more shares, valued at $331 as of writing time, to generate additional revenue to fund its Bitcoin reserve.
The company emphasized that it is proposing an increase in the authorized shares of its capital stock to support further implementation of the 21/21 Plan it initiated in October 2024. The plan aims to help the company acquire more Bitcoin. The proposals will also foster future capital markets activity more generally and serve other corporate purposes.
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