FORM 4UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
McDonald Adam M

(Last)(First)(Middle)
C/O MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED, 1861 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE

(Street)
MCLEANVA22102

(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MICROSTRATEGY INC [MSTR]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director10% Owner
XOfficer (give title below)Other (specify below)
EVP, Worldwide Services
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/29/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeVAmount(A) or (D)Price
Class A Common Stock 08/29/2008 M  1,500 A$ 20.69 1,500 D  
Class A Common Stock 08/29/2008 S  877 D$ 64 623 (1) D  
Class A Common Stock 08/29/2008 S  100 D$ 64.04 523 D  
Class A Common Stock 08/29/2008 S  100 D$ 64.05 423 D  
Class A Common Stock 08/29/2008 S  331 D$ 64.06 92 D  
Class A Common Stock 08/29/2008 S  92 D$ 64.07 0 D  

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 20.69 08/29/2008 M   1,500  (2)02/08/2013 Class A Common Stock 1,500 $ 0 0 (3) D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. Separate open market sale transactions that were executed on 08/29/08 at the same price have been reported on an aggregate basis on a single line in Table I. The order in which sale transactions are set forth in Table I is not necessarily reflective of the sequence in which the sale transaction occurred in fact.
2. The 1,500 shares exercised on 08/29/08 pursuant to this stock option vested on 02/08/08.
3. See Exhibit A.
/s/ Adam M. McDonald09/03/2008
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
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EX-99

Mr. McDonald also directly owns employee stock options to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock as follows: Option to purchase 394 shares with (i) exercise price of $441.25 per share, (ii) vesting as follows: 78 on 06/30/2001, 79 on 06/30/2002, 79 on 06/30/2003, 79 on 06/30/2004 and 79 on 06/30/2005 and (iii) expiration on 06/09/2010 Option to purchase 5,000 shares with (i) exercise price of $215.00 per share, (ii) vesting as follows: 999 on 04/01/2001, 1,000 on 10/01/2001, 1,001 on 10/01/2002, 1,000 on 10/01/2003 and 1,000 on 10/01/2004 and (iii) expiration on 10/17/2010



 
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