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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against MicroStrategy, Executives Including Michael Saylor, Alleging Securities Violations Over Misleading Statements On Bitcoin Strategy, Risks, and Losses Tied to New Crypto Accounting Standards, With Claims Covering April 2024 to April 2025

Benzinga·05/19/2025 12:13:20
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On May 16, 2025, a purported class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against us, Michael J. Saylor, Phong Le, and Andrew Kang, alleging violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The plaintiff, Anas Hamza, purports to assert claims on behalf of a purported class of investors, for a period running from April 30, 2024 to April 4, 2025, alleging that the named defendants made false and/or misleading statements with respect to and/or failed to disclose information with respect to the anticipated profitability of our bitcoin-focused investment strategy and treasury operations, and the various risks associated with bitcoin's volatility and the magnitude of the losses.

we could recognize following our adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-08, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets. The complaint seeks unspecified damages to the class, interest, attorneys' fees, costs, and other relief. We intend to vigorously defend against these claims. At this time, we cannot predict the outcome, or provide a reasonable estimate or range of estimates of the possible outcome or loss, if any, in this matter.