Company: MSTR
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-100720
Chunk: 45

Company: Strategy Inc
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 45
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 offer letter in connection with the commencement of his employment with the Company included a one-timereporting bonus of $100,000, and a severance arrangement in the event that his employment was terminated without cause, as defined in the offer letter, in an amount equal to twelve (12) months of base salary and an additional

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amount to be determined by the Company not to exceed his annual bonus potential prorated for the time he worked in that year up through his termination date, contingent on signing and not revoking a general release of claims against the Company. Our Executive Chairman and President & CEO serve at the will of the Board, and the other executive officers serve at the will of the Board and the President & CEO. This approach is consistent with our employment and compensation philosophy that relies significantly upon providing incentives based on performance and aligning the interests of executive officers with those of our stockholders. Equity Ownership Guidelines As of April 22, 2025, Mr. Saylor was deemed to own 378,500 shares of Class A Stock held by a charitable foundation for which Mr. Saylor serves as the sole trustee and as to which Mr. Saylor disclaims beneficial ownership and 19,616,680 shares of Class B Stock, collectively representing44.1% of the total voting power of the Company and beneficial ownership of 7.4% of our Class A Stock (see footnote (1) to the table set forth above in “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” for information about the calculation of total voting power and beneficial ownership of Class A Stock). Given the significant equity stake already held by Mr. Saylor, we do not believe that any equity ownership guidelines would be meaningful. Prohibition on Hedging Transactions Our insider trading policy prohibits our directors, officers, and employees (and anyone acting on their behalf) from engaging in transactions that hedge or offset, or are designed to hedge or offset, any decrease in the market value of our securities. Elements Used to Achieve 2024 Compensation Objectives The principal elements of our 2024 compensation program for each of our named executive officers were the following: Michael J. Saylor: a stock option award granted in 2014, which Mr. Saylor exercised in full prior to its expiration in April 2024, and perquisites consisting principally of security and transportation-related benefits and associated tax gross-uppayments. Phong Q. Le: a base salary