Strategy to Repurchase $1.5B in Notes, Says Bitcoin Sales Could Fund Deal
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Strategy to Repurchase $1.5B in Notes, Says Bitcoin Sales Could Fund Deal
"Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) announced on X that it had entered privately negotiated agreements to repurchase about $1.5 billion principal amount of its 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029. The company also filed a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), estimating the cash repurchase price at about $1.38 billion. The final cash amount will partly reflect Strategy's Class A common stock trading price during an agreed measurement period."
"Selected noteholders joined the transactions, which are expected to settle on or about May 19. After settlement, Strategy intends to cancel the repurchased notes, removing them from its outstanding debt base rather than leaving them available for resale or future conversion. The filing stated: The actual amount of cash paid in the repurchases could vary from the estimated aggregate repurchase price."
"Strategy issued the 2029 notes in November 2024, when it still operated as Microstrategy, to raise capital for bitcoin purchases and general corporate purposes. The offering reached $3 billion after purchasers exercised an additional allocation option. The repurchase follows a first quarter in which Strategy reported a $12.54 billion net loss, driven by $14.46 billion in unrealized losses tied to bitcoin holdings."
"Funding options include cash reserves, securities-sale proceeds, and possible bitcoin sales. Filing Puts Bitcoin Sale Language Back in Focus Strategy's wider capital structure includes its $2 billion offering of 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030 in February 2025. It has also introduced Strategy Strike (Nasdaq: STRK), an 8% convertible preferred stock; Strategy Strife (Nasdaq: STRF), a 10% perpetual preferred security; Strategy Stride (Nasdaq: STRD), a junior perpetual preferred instrument;"
Strategy entered privately negotiated agreements to repurchase about $1.5 billion principal amount of its 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029. The company estimated an aggregate repurchase price of about $1.38 billion in a Form 8-K filed with the SEC. The final cash paid will depend partly on Strategy’s Class A common stock trading price during an agreed measurement period. Selected noteholders joined the transactions, which are expected to settle on or about May 19. After settlement, Strategy plans to cancel the repurchased notes, removing them from outstanding debt rather than keeping them for resale or future conversion. The repurchase follows large unrealized bitcoin-related losses reported in the first quarter and comes after the 2029 notes were issued in November 2024 to fund bitcoin purchases and general corporate purposes.
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