FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BANSAL SANJU K   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MICROSTRATEGY INC [MSTR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice Chairman, EVP and COO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED, 1850 TOWERS CRESCENT PLAZA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/05/2012 (Street) TYSONS CORNER, VA 22182 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 06/07/2012   C   30,000 A (1) 0 (2) I Shares owned by LLC (3) Class A Common Stock 06/05/2012   S   8,364 D $ 120.557 (4) 0 (2) I Shares owned by LLC Class A Common Stock 06/05/2012   S   1,636 D $ 121.3781 (5) 0 (2) I Shares owned by LLC Class A Common Stock 06/06/2012   S   1,300 D $ 122.3712 (6) 0 (2) I Shares owned by LLC Class A Common Stock 06/06/2012   S   18,168 D $ 123.3466 (7) 0 (2) I Shares owned by LLC Class A Common Stock 06/06/2012   S   532 D $ 124.2918 (8) 0 (2) I Shares owned by LLC

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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 Security

3. 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)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class B Common Stock

(9)

06/07/2012

C

30,000

(9)

(9)

Class A Common Stock

30,000

(9)

223,302 (10)

I

Shares owned by LLC

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BANSAL SANJU K C/O MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED 1850 TOWERS CRESCENT PLAZA TYSONS CORNER, VA 22182	X		Vice Chairman, EVP and COO

Signatures

/s/ Sanju K. Bansal		06/07/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares were acquired upon conversion of shares of Class B Common Stock, which were convertible on a 1-for-1 basis into shares of Class A Common Stock.
(2)	The reporting person converted 30,000 shares of Class B Common Stock into 30,000 shares of Class A Common Stock on June 7, 2012 for the purpose of settling the sale transactions reported on this Form 4. Upon settlement of all of these sale transactions, the reporting person will beneficially own 0 shares of Class A Common Stock.
(3)	Shares that are indicated as being "owned by LLC" are owned directly by Shangri-La LLC (the "LLC"), and indirectly by Mr. Bansal as the sole member of the LLC.
(4)	The reported price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $120.05 to $121.00, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to MicroStrategy Incorporated, any security holder of MicroStrategy Incorporated, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the ranges set forth in footnotes 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 to this Form 4.
(5)	The reported price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $121.11 to $121.97, inclusive.
(6)	The reported price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $122.00 to $122.96, inclusive.
(7)	The reported price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $123.00 to $123.98, inclusive.
(8)	The reported price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $124.07 to $124.37, inclusive.
(9)	Shares of Class B Common Stock are convertible immediately upon receipt into shares of Class A Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis and have no expiration date.
(10)	See Exhibit A.

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