MicroStrategy, Inc. ( MSTR ) shares are climbing after-hours after the company announced it completed its previously announced offering of its 0% convertible senior notes due 2029.
The Details: MicroStrategy ( MSTR ) said the aggregate principal amount of the notes sold in the offering was $3 billion, which includes $400 million aggregate principal amount of notes issued pursuant to an option to purchase.
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The net proceeds from the sale of the notes were approximately $2.97 billion, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the company.
MicroStrategy ( MSTR ) intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the notes to acquire additional Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and for general corporate purposes. MicroStrategy ( MSTR ) holds a total of 331,200 Bitcoin purchased at an average price of approximately $49,874 per coin as of Nov. 17.
What Else: MicroStrategy ( MSTR ) shares fell more than 16% in Thursday's regular session after short-seller Citron Research's Andrew Left announced he took a new short position in the stock which has rallied more than 50% since President-elect Donald Trump won the election on Nov. 5.
"Fast forward to today: $MSTR has skyrocketed to over $5,000 (adjusted) … while Citron remains bullish on Bitcoin, we’ve hedged with a short $MSTR position," Left said. "Much respect to @saylor, but even he must know $MSTR is overheated," Citron Research wrote in a post on X.
MSTR Price Action: According to Benzinga Pro, MicroStrategy ( MSTR ) shares are up 5.48% after-hours at $410.05 at the time of publication Thursday.
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