Strategy keeps STRC preferred dividend rate at 12%; declares $0.50 semi-monthly payouts

Strategy Inc locked in the Stretch preferred’s cash yield for the next stretch of semi-monthly periods. In a Form 8-K accepted Thursday morning covering events of Sept. 30, 2026, the company said it will maintain the regular dividend rate per annum on Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (ticker STRC) at 12.00% for semi-monthly periods commencing on or after Oct. 16, 2026.

The company said it announced that rate on its website and that the rate has no effect on previously declared but unpaid STRC dividends. Management will recommend that the board keep the 12.00% rate until STRC has demonstrated sustained, healthy trading near $100 per share, the filing said.

The board also declared semi-monthly cash dividends of $0.50 per STRC share — representing the 12.00% annual rate — payable Oct. 31, 2026 to holders of record as of 5:00 p.m. New York time on Oct. 15, 2026, and, unless a contingent condition is met, payable Nov. 15, 2026 to holders of record as of 5:00 p.m. New York time on Oct. 31, 2026.

That November 15 dividend will not be payable if stockholders approve “Daily Dividend Amendments” at a special meeting scheduled for Oct. 28, 2026, and an amended certificate of designations becomes effective by 12:01 a.m. Eastern on Nov. 1, 2026. In that case, the company intends around Oct. 15 to declare conditioned daily dividends for November at the same 12.00% annual rate. The Oct. 31 dividend is not subject to that contingency. As of Oct. 1, 2026, Strategy said it expects the Oct. 31 dividend — and the Nov. 15 dividend if payable — to be characterized as non-taxable returns of capital to the extent of a shareholder’s tax basis in STRC for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

MSTR shares were near $156.54 by midday Thursday, up about 2.3% from Wednesday’s close around $153.09 and roughly flat year to date (−0.4%).

By the numbers

• STRC regular dividend rate: 12.00% per annum (semi-monthly periods from Oct. 16, 2026)
• Cash dividend per share: $0.50 (each declared semi-monthly period)
• Oct. 31 payable / Oct. 15 record (5:00 p.m. New York time)
• Nov. 15 payable / Oct. 31 record — subject to Contingent Dividend Condition
• Special meeting on Daily Dividend Amendments: Oct. 28, 2026, 10:00 a.m. Eastern

Sources

1. Strategy Inc Form 8-K (Items 8.01 and 7.01), accepted Oct. 1, 2026 8:01:12 a.m. ET, accession 0001193125-26-409863

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