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): March 23, 2010
MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its 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 Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On March 23, 2010, the Chief Executive Officer of MicroStrategy Incorporated (the “Company”) adopted a cash bonus plan for Paul N. Zolfaghari, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Operations, relating to his performance for each of the quarters in the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 and for the full 2010 fiscal year. A copy of this plan is attached as an exhibit hereto. Under this plan, Mr. Zolfaghari is eligible to receive:
| • | a cash bonus award for each quarter of 2010 determined as a percentage of the Company’s income from continuing operations before financing and other income and income taxes for the Company’s core business intelligence software and services business unit for each such quarter; and |
| • | an annual cash bonus award determined as a percentage of the increase in the value of the Company’s maintenance contracts between the end of 2009 and the end of 2010. |
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Operations 2010 Bonus Plan |
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: March 29, 2010 | MicroStrategy Incorporated (Registrant) | |||||
| By: | /s/ Douglas K. Thede | |||||
| Name: | Douglas K. Thede | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Operations 2010 Bonus Plan |