Form 8-K

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): November 8, 2004

 


 

MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 


 

Delaware   0-24435   51-0323571

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1861 International Drive

McLean, Virginia

  22102
(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 Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

 

(d) On November 8, 2004, Matthew Calkins and Jarrod Patten were elected to the Board of Directors of the Company with their service on the Board of Directors to commence effective November 10, 2004. On November 8, 2004, Mr. Patten was also elected to the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors with his service on the Audit Committee to commence effective November 10, 2004.

 

   From January 2003 through May 2003, the Company received an aggregate of approximately $208,000 in payments from Appian Corporation (“Appian”) for the sublease of office space and purchase of office furniture. Matthew Calkins, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, is the controlling stockholder, chief executive officer and sole director of Appian.


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: November 15, 2004

 

MicroStrategy Incorporated

   

                (Registrant)

   

By:

 

/s/ Michael J. Saylor


   

Name:

 

Michael J. Saylor

   

Title:

 

Chairman of the Board of Directors

       

and Chief Executive Officer