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): February 2, 2009
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 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
Fourth Quarter Financial Results
On February 2, 2009, MicroStrategy Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2008. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press release, dated February 2, 2009, regarding the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2008. |
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: February 3, 2009 | MicroStrategy Incorporated | |||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Arthur S. Locke, III | |||||||
| Name: | Arthur S. Locke, III | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press release, dated February 2, 2009, regarding the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2008. |