Strategy Spends $267 Million on Bitcoin, Issues STRC for Third Straight Week

Group 1 - The company continued to buy Bitcoin as its price fell to a five-week low, spending $267 million and acquiring approximately 2,900 BTC, marking a slowdown compared to previous weeks where it spent $1.2 billion and $2.1 billion [1] - The largest corporate holder of Bitcoin now possesses 712,600 BTC, valued at $62.7 billion, with Bitcoin recently trading around $87,600 [2] - The company's stock price has decreased over 60% in the past six months but has stabilized, increasing by 1.5% over the last 30 days [3] Group 2 - The latest Bitcoin purchase was primarily funded through the issuance of common stock, which accounted for 97% of the $264 million raised [3] - The company has raised $421 million by offering its variable rate preferred stock, STRC, which pays an annualized cash rate of 11% [4] - When STRC trades above $100, the company plans to issue more preferred stock to maintain its price while using the proceeds to buy Bitcoin [5] Group 3 - The company's cash reserves are sufficient to cover 30 months of dividend payments, coinciding with a decline in its multiple-to-net asset value (mNAV) [6] - The company measures success by the increase in Bitcoin owned per share, known as BTC Yield, and considers issuing common stock positively effective when mNAV is above 1 [7]