Technique (previously MicroStrategy) CEO Phong Le simply purchased his firm's STRC most well-liked inventory for $5,467 for his two youngsters. He has earned greater than $37 million over the previous three years working the corporate, together with $13.7 million in complete government compensation in fiscal yr 2025 alone.
The numbers aren't any higher, however all three minor youngsters technically had STRCs till Might twenty second. They collectively maintain 186 STRC shares, value a mixed $18,600.
Mr. Lee, together with founder Michael Saylor, have spent the previous yr pitching STRC to retail traders as a competitor to the high-yield financial institution accounts and cash market. Le's 11.5% variable price inventory has a market capitalization of $10.4 billion, about four-fifths of that are owned by non-accredited retail traders.
Mr. Lee disclosed the household's Might 22 buy in an SEC Type 4 dated Might 26. He bought 50 shares of STRC inventory for Minor 1 at a worth of $99.41 and a further 5 shares for Minor 3 at a worth of $99.37.
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An incredible reward from the strategic CEO who made $37 million
Technique's 2025 monetary report filed with the SEC on April 28 lists Lee's complete compensation in 2025 as $13,784,204. Particularly, his package deal consisted of $1.1 million in wage, $1.235 million in bonuses, $8.8 million in inventory compensation, and $2.38 million in choice compensation.
In different phrases, Mr. Lee's reward to his youngsters will likely be lower than 1/one centesimal of his inventory compensation in 2025.
His 2024 complete was barely larger at $15.74 million. That is primarily as a result of larger closing worth of Technique's widespread inventory, MSTR, in 2024 in comparison with 2025. In 2023, Mr. Lee acquired $8 million.
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Mr. Lee additionally bought STRC for himself, though it doesn't quantity to anyplace close to his compensation degree, not to mention his internet value. On March 19, he bought 2,509 shares of STRC inventory for $99.62 in a $250,000 public transaction.
Though it's trivial in comparison with his private wealth, he instructed podcaster Nathalie Brunel that he wished to “expertise” STRC, evaluating its month-to-month dividends to a paycheck.
CEO whose widespread inventory has fallen 58% in 12 months
STRC is a perpetual most well-liked inventory that pays month-to-month dividends and is semi-fixed at $100. The inventory is buying and selling as little as $90.52 per share on the Nasdaq. In its personal debut, Technique priced its public providing at $90 per share on July 24, 2025.
To encourage bids of as much as $100 per share, Technique has raised its month-to-month dividend price seven instances since STRC's inception, now starting from 9% to 11.5%.
Mr. Le personally owns 8,009 STRC shares, 6,000 Strife shares, 4,500 Stride shares, and 22,923 MSTR widespread shares.
STRC closed Tuesday at $99.47, slightly below its $100 par worth. The corporate's MSTR widespread inventory has declined 11% over the previous six months. 58% within the final 12 months.
The corporate's huge Bitcoin (BTC) stockpile has been acquired at a mean value foundation of $75,700, barely above the present market worth, excluding the $1 billion in prices through the previous six years of executing its acquisition technique.
