Michael Saylor’s Strategy launches Euro-based preferred Stock sale

Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest Bitcoin treasury company, has announced the pricing of its euro-denominated perpetual preferred stock.

Strategy revealed that the pricing of its initial public offering of 7.75 million shares of 10% Series A Perpetual Stream Preferred Stock is €80 per share. The sale of euro-based preferred STRE Stock is part of the U.S.-based company’s quest to raise funds for future Bitcoin purchases.

According to a prepared statement on Nov. 7, the issuance and sale of the STRE stock is expected to close on Nov. 13. Based on this, Strategy anticipates gross proceeds of €620 million (or $715 million). Net proceeds should be roughly €608.8 million (or $702 million).

This is after the company upsized the deal to €350 million, as announced earlier.

Michael Saylor eyes more Bitcoin

The net proceeds are targeted for general corporate purposes, including buying more Bitcoin (BTC) and for working capital, the company said. 

On Nov. 3, Strategy disclosed an additional 397 BTC buy, acquired for about $45.6 million and at the average price of $114,771 per coin. The acquisition saw Strategy’s total BTC holdings rise to 641,205 BTC, acquired for about $47.5 billion at the average price of $74,057 per bitcoin. At current prices of $100,9932, this haul is worth about $64.7 billion.

The company has turned to preferred stock sales for fresh funds as it continues its acquisition spree.

According to today’s announcement, the STRE Stock will accumulate regular dividends at the rate of 10% annually on the amount of €100 per share. 

Quarterly payments for the dividend begin on Dec. 31, with these “payable solely in cash.” However, unpaid dividends will attract interest at an initial rate of 10% plus 100 basis points, or 11%. Continued unpaid scenarios will result in a 1% increase per annum, up to a maximum of 18% yearly.