MICROSTRATEGY INC
EXHIBIT 10.9
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                                                                    Exhibit 10.9

                         REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

     REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of April 3,
2001, by and among MicroStrategy Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, with
headquarters located at 8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Vienna, Virginia 22182 (the
"Company"), and the undersigned investor (the "Investor").

     WHEREAS:

     A.   In connection with the Redemption and Exchange Agreement by and among
the parties hereto of even date herewith (the "Redemption and Exchange
Agreement"), the Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions of the Redemption and Exchange Agreement, to redeem a portion of the
shares of the Company's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001
per share (the "Series A Preferred Shares"), which are convertible into shares
of the Company's Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common
Stock"), held by the Investor for an agreed upon amount of cash and exchange the
remaining portion of the Series A Preferred Shares held by the Investor for an
agreed upon number of (i) shares of Common Stock (the "Common Shares"), (ii)
shares of the Company's Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001
per share (the "Series B Preferred Shares"), which shall be convertible into
shares of Common Stock (as converted, the "Series B Conversion Shares"), in
accordance with the terms of the Company's Certificate of Designations,
Preferences and Rights of the Series B Preferred Stock (the "Series B
Certificate of Designations"), (iii) shares of the Company's Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Series C Preferred
Shares"), which shall be convertible into shares of Common Stock (as converted,
the "Series C Conversion Shares"), in accordance with the terms of the Company's
Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Series C Preferred
Stock (the "Series C Certificate of Designations"), and (iv) shares of the
Company's Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
"Series D Preferred Shares" and, together with the Series B Preferred Shares and
the Series C Preferred Shares, the "Preferred Shares"), which shall be
convertible into shares of Common Stock (as converted, the "Series D Conversion
Shares" and, together with the Series B Conversion Shares and the Series C
Conversion Shares, the "Conversion Shares"), in accordance with the terms of the
Company's Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of the Series D
Preferred Stock (the "Series D Certificate of Designations" and, together with
the Series B Certificate of Designations and the Series C Certificate of
Designations, the "Certificates of Designations"); and

     B.   To induce the Investor to execute and deliver the Redemption and
Exchange Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration
rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the
"1933 Act"), and applicable state securities laws.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor
hereby agree as follows:
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     1.   DEFINITIONS.
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          As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:

          a.   "Holder" means the Investor, any transferee or assignee thereof
to whom the Investor assigns its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to
become bound by the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9
and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns
its rights under this Agreement and who agrees to become bound by the provisions
of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.

          b.   "Person" means an individual, a limited liability company, a
partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated
organization and a governmental or any department or agency thereof.

          c.   "Register," "registered," and "registration" refer to a
registration effected by preparing and filing one or more Registration
Statements (as defined below) in compliance with the 1933 Act and pursuant to
Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or any successor rule providing for offering
securities on a continuous or delayed basis ("Rule 415"), and the declaration or
ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement(s) by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

          d.   "Registrable Securities" means (i) the Common Shares, (ii) the
Conversion Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares,
(ii) the Dividend Shares (as defined in each of the Certificates of
Designations) issued in relation to the Preferred Shares and (iii) any shares of
capital stock issued or issuable with respect to the Common Shares, the
Conversion Shares, the Preferred Shares or the Dividend Shares issued in
relation to the Preferred Shares as a result of any stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any
limitations on conversions of Preferred Shares.

          e.   "Registration Statement" means a registration statement or
registration statements of the Company filed under the 1933 Act covering the
Registrable Securities.

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings set forth in the Redemption and Exchange Agreement.

     2.   REGISTRATION.
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          a.   Mandatory Registration. The Company shall prepare, and, on or
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after the tenth (10th) Business Day (as defined in the Redemption and Exchange
Agreement) following the date of the filing of the Announcing Form 8-K (as
defined in Section 4(f) of the Redemption and Exchange Agreement) pursuant to
Section 4(f) of the Redemption and Exchange Agreement, but in no event later
than the twentieth (20th) Business Day following the date of such filing (the
"Filing Deadline"), file with the SEC the Registration Statement on Form S-3
covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities. In the event that Form
S-3 is unavailable for such a

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registration, the Company shall use such other form as is available for such a
registration, subject to the provisions of Section 2(d). The Registration
Statement prepared pursuant hereto shall register for resale at least that
number of shares of Common Stock equal to the sum of (i) the Registrable
Securities relating to the Common Shares, (ii) the product of (w) 1.25 and (x)
the Registrable Securities relating to the Series B Preferred Shares, (iii) the
product of (y) 1.25 and (z) the Registrable Securities relating to the Series C
Preferred Shares and (iv) the Registrable Securities relating to the Series D
Preferred Shares, in each case, as of the trading day immediately preceding the
date the Registration Statement is initially filed with the SEC (as if the
closing of the transactions contemplated by the Redemption and Exchange
Agreement occurred on such date), subject to adjustment as provided in Section
2(e). The Company shall use its best efforts to have the Registration Statement
declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than
the date which is 60 days after the Closing Date (as defined in the Redemption
and Exchange Agreement) (the "Effectiveness Deadline").

     b.   Allocation of Registrable Securities.  The initial number of
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Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement and each increase
in the number of Registrable Securities included therein shall be allocated pro
rata among the Holders based on the number of Registrable Securities held by
each Holder at the time the Registration Statement covering such initial number
of Registrable Securities or increase thereof is declared effective by the SEC.
In the event that a Holder sells or otherwise transfers any of such Holder's
Registrable Securities, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of
the then remaining number of Registrable Securities included in such
Registration Statement for such transferor.  Any shares of Common Stock included
in a Registration Statement and which remain allocated to any Person which
ceases to hold any Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement
shall be allocated to the remaining Holders, pro rata based on the number of
Registrable Securities then held by such Holders which are covered by such
Registration Statement.

     c.   Legal Counsel.  The Investor shall have the right to select one legal
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counsel to review and oversee any offering pursuant to this Section 2 ("Legal
Counsel"). The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in
performing the Company's obligations under this Agreement.

     d.   Ineligibility for Form S-3.  In the event that Form S-3 is not
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available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities
hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable
Securities on another appropriate form reasonably acceptable to the holder of at
least two-thirds ([]) of the Registrable Securities and (ii) undertake to
register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is
available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared
effective by the SEC.

     e.   Sufficient Number of Shares Registered.  In the event the number of
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shares available under a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a)
is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities required to be
covered by such Registration Statement or a Holder's allocated portion of the
Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(b), the Company

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shall amend the Registration Statement, or file a new Registration Statement (on
the short form available therefor, if applicable), or both, so as to cover at
least the sum of (i) the Registrable Securities relating to the Common Shares,
(ii) 125% of the Registrable Securities relating to the Series B Preferred
Shares, (iii)125% of the Registrable Securities relating to the Series C
Preferred Shares and (iv) the Registrable Securities relating to the Series D
Preferred Shares, in each case, as of the trading day immediately preceding the
date of the filing of such amendment or new Registration Statement, in each
case, as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than fifteen (15) days
after the necessity therefor arises. The Company shall use it best efforts to
cause such amendment and/or new Registration Statement to become effective as
soon as practicable following the filing thereof. For purposes of the foregoing
provision, the number of shares available under a Registration Statement shall
be deemed "insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities" if at any
time the sum of (x) the number of Registrable Securities relating to Common
Shares covered by such Registration Statement and (y) number of Registrable
Securities issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares covered by
such Registration Statement is greater than the number of shares of Common Stock
available for resale under such Registration Statement. The calculation set
forth in the foregoing sentence shall be made without regard to any limitations
on the conversion of the Preferred Shares and such calculation shall assume that
the Preferred Shares are then convertible into shares of Common Stock at the
then prevailing Conversion Rate (as defined in each of the Certificates of
Designations).

     f.   Effect of Failure to File and Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of
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Registration Statement.  If, other than solely as a result of a Holder Delay (as
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defined below), (i) a Registration Statement covering all the Registrable
Securities and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement is
not (A) filed with the SEC on or before the Filing Deadline or (B) declared
effective by the SEC on or before the Effectiveness Deadline or (ii) on any day
after the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC sales of
all the Registrable Securities required to be included on such Registration
Statement cannot be made (other than during an Allowable Grace Period (as
defined in Section 3(r)) pursuant to the Registration Statement (including,
without limitation, because of a failure to keep the Registration Statement
effective, to disclose such information as is necessary for sales to be made
pursuant to the Registration Statement or to register sufficient shares of
Common Stock), then, as partial relief for the damages to any holder by reason
of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Registrable
Securities (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available
at law or in equity), the Company shall pay to each holder of Common Shares
and/or Preferred Shares, as the case may be, an amount in cash per Common Share
(excluding each Common Share which may be sold by the holder thereof pursuant to
Rule 144(k) under the 1933 Act on the date on which the amounts provided for in
this Section 2(f) are incurred) or Preferred Share (excluding each Preferred
Share with respect to which the holder thereof may sell the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of such Preferred Share pursuant to Rule 144(k)
under the 1933 Act on the date on which the amounts provided for in this Section
2(f) are incurred), as the case may be, held equal to the product of (A)
$10,000, with respect to a Preferred Share, or $3.00, with respect to a
Conversion Share or Common Share (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock
dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions), as the case may
be, multiplied by (B) the product of (I) 0.00033 multiplied by (II) the sum of
(x)

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the number of days after the Filing Deadline that such Registration Statement is
not filed with the SEC, plus (y) the number of days after the Effectiveness
Deadline that the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the SEC,
plus (z) the number of days after the Registration Statement has been declared
effective by the SEC that such Registration Statement is not available (other
than during an Allowable Grace Period) for the sale of at least all the
Registrable Securities required to be included on such Registration Statement
pursuant to section 2(e). The payments to which a holder shall be entitled
pursuant to this Section 2(f) are referred to herein as "Registration Delay
Payments." Registration Delay Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (I) the
last day of the calendar month during which such Registration Delay Payments are
incurred and (II) the third business day after the event or failure giving rise
to the Registration Delayed Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to
make Registration Delay Payments in a timely manner, such Registration Delay
Payments shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (prorated for partial
months) until paid in full. A "Holder Delay" shall mean any period for which the
Registration Statement is not effective or sales of Registrable Securities may
not be made solely attributable to changes required by the Holders in the
Registration Statement after the Registration Statement has been declared
effective by the SEC with respect to information required by this Agreement to
be provided to the Company by such Holders for purposes of inclusion in the
Registration Statement, with respect to changes in the plan of distribution or
the failure of the Holders to conduct their review of the Registration Statement
pursuant to Section 3(c) of this Agreement within five (5) days of their receipt
of the Registration Statement.

     3.   RELATED OBLIGATIONS.
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     At such time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration Statement
with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a) or 2(e), the Company will use its best
efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance
with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the
Company shall have the following obligations:

          a.   The Company shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC a
Registration Statement with respect to the Registrable Securities (but in no
event later than the Filing Deadline) and use its best efforts to cause such
Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Securities to become
effective as soon as practicable after such filing (but in no event later than
the Effectiveness Deadline). The Company shall keep each Registration Statement
effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until the earlier of (i) the date as
of which the Holders may sell all of the Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement without restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or successor
thereto) promulgated under the 1933 Act or (ii) the date on which the Holders
shall have sold all the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement (the "Registration Period"), which Registration Statement (including
any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. The term
"best efforts" shall mean, among other things, that the Company shall submit to
the SEC, within five (5) business days after the Company learns that no review
of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the staff of the SEC or
that the staff has no further comments on the Registration Statement, as the
case may be, a request for acceleration of

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effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than
48 hours after the submission of such request.

          b.   Subject to Section 3(r), the Company shall prepare and file with
the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to
a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such
Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424
promulgated under the 1933 Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration
Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during
such period, comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act with respect to the
disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such
Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities
shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of
disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration
Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement
which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to
this Section 3(b)) by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-K, Form
10-Q or Form 8-K or any analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), the Company shall have incorporated such
report by reference into the Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall
file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the
1934 Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend
or supplement the Registration Statement.

          c.   The Company shall (A) permit Legal Counsel to review and comment
upon (i) the Registration Statement at least five (5) days prior to its filing
with the SEC and (ii) all other Registration Statements and all amendments and
supplements to all Registration Statements (except for Annual Reports on Form
10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K and any
similar or successor reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their
filing with the SEC, and (B) not file any Registration Statement or amendment or
supplement thereto in a form to which Legal Counsel reasonably objects. The
Company shall not submit a request for acceleration of the effectiveness of a
Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto without the prior
approval of Legal Counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The
Company shall furnish to Legal Counsel, without charge, (i) any correspondence
from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives
relating to any Registration Statement, (ii) promptly after the same is prepared
and filed with the SEC, one copy of any Registration Statement and any
amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all
documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits and (iii) upon the
effectiveness of any Registration Statement, one copy of the prospectus included
in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto. The
Company shall reasonably cooperate with Legal Counsel in performing the
Company's obligations pursuant to this Section 3.

          d.   The Company shall furnish to each Holder whose Registrable
Securities are included in any Registration Statement, without charge, (i)
promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of
such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial
statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, all
exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of

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any Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the prospectus included in such
Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other
number of copies as such Holder may reasonably request) and (iii) such other
documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as such
Holder may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the
disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder.

          e.   Subject to Section 3(r), the Company shall use its reasonable
best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration
and qualification applies, the resale by Holders of the Registrable Securities
covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or "blue sky"
laws of all the jurisdictions in the United States, (ii) prepare and file in
those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and
supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to
maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take
such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and
qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv)
take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the
Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that
the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition
thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not
otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(e), (y) subject itself
to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to
service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify
Legal Counsel and each Holder who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by
the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the
registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale
under the securities or "blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction in the United States
or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any
proceeding for such purpose.

          f.   The Company shall notify Legal Counsel and each Holder in writing
of the happening of any event, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware
of such event, as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration
Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or
omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any
material, nonpublic information), and, subject to Section 3(r), promptly prepare
a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue
statement or omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or
amendment to Legal Counsel and each Holder (or such other number of copies as
Legal Counsel or such Holder may reasonably request). The Company shall also
promptly notify Legal Counsel and each Holder in writing (i) when a prospectus
or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and
when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become
effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to Legal
Counsel and each Holder by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and
by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements
to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and
(iii) of the Company's reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment
to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.

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          g.   Subject to Section 3(r), the Company shall use its reasonable
best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of
effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the
qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction
and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such
order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify Legal Counsel
and each Holder who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of
such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the
initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

          h.   At the reasonable request of any Holder, the Company shall
furnish to such Holder, on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as a Holder may
reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company's independent
certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by
independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten
public offering, addressed to the Holders, and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such
date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration
Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an
underwritten public offering, addressed to the Holders.

          i.   The Company shall make available for inspection by (i) any
Holder, (ii) Legal Counsel and (iii) one firm of accountants or other agents
retained by the Holders (collectively, the "Inspectors"), all pertinent
financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of
the Company (collectively, the "Records"), as shall be reasonably deemed
necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company's officers, directors and
employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request;
provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree to hold in strict confidence
and shall not make any disclosure (except to a Holder) or use of any Record or
other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential,
and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless (a) the
disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or
omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the 1933
Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-
appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent
jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has been made generally
available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this or any
other agreement of which the Inspector has knowledge. Each Holder agrees that it
shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court
or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give
prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake
appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order
for, the Records deemed confidential.

          j.   The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure
of information concerning a Holder provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure
of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities
laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a
misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of
such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-
appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or
(iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than
by disclosure in violation

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of this Agreement or any other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon
learning that disclosure of such information concerning a Holder is sought in or
by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other
means, give prompt written notice to such Holder and allow such Holder, at the
Holder's expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or
to obtain a protective order for, such information.

          k.   The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts either to (i)
cause all the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be
listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or
series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such
Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange, or
(ii) secure designation and quotation of all the Registrable Securities covered
by the Registration Statement on the Nasdaq National Market, or (iii) if,
despite the Company's reasonable best efforts to satisfy the preceding clause
(i) or (ii), the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the preceding clause (i)
or (ii), to secure the inclusion for quotation on The Nasdaq SmallCap Market for
such Registrable Securities and, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, to use its reasonable best efforts to arrange for at least two market
makers to register with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
("NASD") as such with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company shall
pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under
this Section 3(k).

          l.   The Company shall cooperate with the Holders who hold Registrable
Securities being offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely
preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend)
representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration
Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts,
as the case may be, as the Holders may reasonably request and registered in such
names as the Holders may request.

          m.   If requested by a Holder, the Company shall (i) as soon as
practicable incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment
such information as a Holder reasonably requests to be included therein relating
to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without
limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities
being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other
terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering;
(ii) as soon as practicable make all required filings of such prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be
incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and
(iii) as soon as practicable, supplement or make amendments to any Registration
Statement if reasonably requested by a Holder of such Registrable Securities.

          n.   The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the
Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered
with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be
necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

          o.   The Company shall make generally available to its security
holders as soon as practical, but not later than 90 days after the close of the
period covered thereby, an

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earnings statement (in form complying with the provisions of Rule 158 under the
1933 Act) covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day
of the Company's fiscal quarter next following the effective date of the
Registration Statement.

          p.   The Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with
all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any
registration hereunder.

          q.   Within two (2) business days after a Registration Statement which
covers Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall
deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the
transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Holders whose
Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation
that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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          r.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time
after the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, the
Company may delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning
the Company the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith
opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company and its counsel, in the best
interest of the Company and, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, otherwise
required (a "Grace Period"); provided, that the Company shall promptly (i)
notify the Holders in writing of the existence of material non-public
information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each notice the
Company will not disclose the content of such material non-public information to
the Holders) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin, and (ii) notify
the Holders in writing of the date on which the Grace Period ends; and, provided
further, that no Grace Period shall exceed 30 consecutive days and during any
365 day period such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of 60 days and
the first day of any Grace Period must be at least two trading days after the
last day of any prior Grace Period (an "Allowable Grace Period"); provided,
however, that such 30 day period shall be extended to 45 days, and such 60 day
period shall be extended to 90 days, in the event that such Grace Period is
pursuant to an acquisition by the Company which is required to be reported under
Item 2 of Form 8-K and for which pro forma financial information is required to
be reported pursuant to Regulation S-X promulgated under the 1933 Act. For
purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period
shall begin on and include the date the holders receive the notice referred to
in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the holders
receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such
notice. The provisions of Section 3(g) hereof shall not be applicable during the
period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period, the
Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section 3(f) with respect
to the information giving rise thereto unless such material non-public
information is no longer applicable.

     4.   OBLIGATIONS OF THE HOLDERS.
          --------------------------

          a.   At least seven (7) business days prior to the first anticipated
filing date of a Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Holder in
writing of the information the Company requires from each such Holder if such
Holder elects to have any of such Holder's

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Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement. It shall be a
condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the
registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable
Securities of a particular Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Company
such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the
intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall
be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities
and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the
Company may reasonably request.

          b.    Each Holder, by such Holder's acceptance of the Registrable
Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the
Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration
Statement hereunder, unless such Holder has notified the Company in writing of
such Holder's election to exclude all of such Holder's Registrable Securities
from such Registration Statement.

          c.    Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the
Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(g) or
the first sentence of 3(f), such Holder will immediately discontinue disposition
of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering
such Registrable Securities until such Holder's receipt of the copies of the
supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(g) or the first
sentence of 3(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is
required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its
transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of a
Holder in accordance with the terms of the Redemption and Exchange Agreement in
connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which a
Holder has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Holder's receipt of a
notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in
Section 3(g) or the first sentence of 3(f) and for which the Holder has not yet
settled.

     5.   EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION.
          ------------------------

          All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and
commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or
qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all
registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company (but not including fees and
expenses of Legal Counsel) shall be paid by the Company.

     6.   INDEMNIFICATION.
          ---------------

          In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration
Statement under this Agreement:

          a.    To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and
hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend each Holder, the directors,
officers, partners, employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if
any, who controls any Holder within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act
(each, an "Indemnified Person"), against any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys'
fees,

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amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively,
"Claims") incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim,
suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by
or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency,
body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified
party is or may be a party thereto ("Indemnified Damages"), to which any of them
may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether
commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i)
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing
made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities
or other "blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are
offered ("Blue Sky Filing"), or the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus if used prior to the
effective date of such Registration Statement, or contained in the final
prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission
to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were
made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of
the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any
state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer
or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or
(iv) any material violation of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing
clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, "Violations"). Subject to Section
6(c), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons, promptly as such
expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal fees or other
reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall
not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a
Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information
furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person for such
Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the
Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if
such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section
3(d); (ii) with respect to any preliminary prospectus, shall not inure to the
benefit of any such person from whom the person asserting any such Claim
purchased the Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the
benefit of any person controlling such person) if the untrue statement or
omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected
in the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, if such prospectus was
timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d), and the
Indemnified Person was promptly advised in writing not to use the incorrect
prospectus prior to the use giving rise to a violation and such Indemnified
Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it or failed to deliver the correct
prospectus as required by the 1933 Act and such correct prospectus was timely
made available pursuant to Section 3(d); (iii) shall not be available to the
extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Holder to deliver or to cause to
be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company, including a corrected
prospectus, if such prospectus or corrected prospectus was timely made available
by the Company pursuant to Section 3(d); and (iv) shall not apply to amounts
paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected

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without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect
regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person
and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Holders
pursuant to Section 9.

          b.    In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder
is participating, each such Holder agrees to severally and not jointly
indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner
as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its
officers who signs the Registration Statement each Person, if any, who controls
the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (each an
"Indemnified Party"), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of
them may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, insofar
as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any
Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such
Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by such Holder expressly for use in connection with
such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(c), such Holder will
reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified
Party in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided,
however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the
agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to
amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without
the prior written consent of such Holder, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld; provided, further, however, that the Holder shall be
liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified
Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to such Holder as a result of the
sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such
indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation
made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of
the Registrable Securities by the Holders pursuant to Section 9. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement
contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any preliminary prospectus shall
not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Party if the untrue statement or
omission of material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected
on a timely basis in the prospectus, as then amended or supplemented.

          c.    Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or
proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim,
such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect
thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6,
deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof,
and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the
extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying
party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel
mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or
the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own
counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be paid by the indemnifying party,
if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the
representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or

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Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to
actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or
Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such
proceeding. In the case of an Indemnified Person, legal counsel referred to in
the immediately preceding sentence shall be selected by the Holders holding at
least two-thirds (2/3) in interest of the Registrable Securities included in the
Registration Statement to which the Claim relates. The Indemnified Party or
Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in
connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or Claim by the
indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information
reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which
relates to such action or Claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprized at all times as to the
status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No
indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or
proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however, that
the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its
consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or
enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an
unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in
respect to such Claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for
hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms
or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made.
The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a
reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such
indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified
Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is
prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.

          d.    The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by
periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation
or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.

          e.    The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition
to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or
Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any
liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.

     7.   CONTRIBUTION.
          -----------

         To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is
prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum
contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable
under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that:
(i) no person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities which person is
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the 1933 Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution
from any person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not
guilty of fraudulent

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misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities
shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller
from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration
Statement.

     8.  REPORTS UNDER THE 1934 ACT.
         --------------------------

         With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144
promulgated under the 1933 Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the
SEC that may at any time permit the Holders to sell securities of the Company to
the public without registration ("Rule 144"), the Company agrees to:

         a.  make and keep public information available, as those terms are
understood and defined in Rule 144;

         b.  file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other
documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act so long as
the Company remains subject to such requirements (it being understood that
nothing herein shall limit the Company's obligations under Section 4(b) of the
Redemption and Exchange Agreement) and the filing of such reports and other
documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; and

         c.  furnish to each Holder so long as such Holder owns Registrable
Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if
true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the 1933
Act and the 1934 Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report
of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and
(iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the
Holders to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

     9.  ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
         ---------------------------------

         The rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by
the Holders to any transferee of Registrable Securities having a face value of
at least $5,000,000 if: (i) the Holder agrees in writing with the transferee or
assignee to assign such rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the
Company within ten (10) days after such assignment; (ii) the Company is, within
ten (10) days after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice
of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the
securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred
or assigned; (iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further
disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under
the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws; (iv) at or before the time
the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of this
sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be
bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (v) such transfer shall
have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Redemption
and Exchange Agreement.

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     10. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
         --------------------------------

         Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof
may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company
and Holders who then hold at least two-thirds ([]) of the Registrable
Securities. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 10
shall be binding upon each Holder and the Company. No such amendment shall be
effective to the extent that it applies to less than all of the holders of the
Registrable Securities. No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person
to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of this
Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to
this Agreement.

     11. MISCELLANEOUS.
         -------------

         a.    A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities
whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable
Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or
elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable
Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or
election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities.

         b.    Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required
or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing
and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered
personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of
transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the
sending party); or (iii) one business day after deposit with a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the
party to receive the same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such
communications shall be:

     If to the Company:

         MicroStrategy Incorporated
         8000 Towers Crescent Drive
         Vienna, Virginia 22182
         Telephone: (703) 848-8600
         Facsimile: (703) 744-6050
         Attention: Eric F. Brown, Chief Financial Officer

     With a copy to:

         Hale and Dorr LLP
         60 State Street
         Boston, Massachusetts 02109
         Telephone: (617) 526-6000
         Facsimile: (617) 526-5000
         Attention: Thomas S. Ward, Esq.

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If to the Investor, to its address and facsimile number set forth on the
Schedule of Investor attached hereto, with copies to such Investor's
representatives as set forth on the Schedule of Investor, or to such other
address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as
the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party
five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of
receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other
communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender's
facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number and an
image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a courier or
overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service,
receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery
service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

          c.   Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this
Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy,
shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

          d.   All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement
and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of
the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of
law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other
jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions
other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting the City of
New York, borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or
in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed
herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit,
action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought
in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is
improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and
consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by
mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under
this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed
to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity
or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the
validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND
AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE
HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

          e.   Subject to Section 9(e) of the Redemption and Exchange Agreement,
this Agreement, the Redemption and Exchange Agreement and the Certificates of
Designations

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constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises,
warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and
therein. This Agreement, the Redemption and Exchange Agreement and the
Certificates of Designations supersede all prior agreements and understandings
among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

          f.   Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns
of each of the parties hereto.

          g.   The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference
only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

          h.   This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the
same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to
the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement
bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.

          i.   Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and
performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all
such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other
party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the
purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.

          j.   All consents and other determinations required to be made by the
Holders pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in
this Agreement, by Holders holding at least two-thirds ([]) of the Registrable
Securities, determined as if all of the Preferred Shares then outstanding have
been converted into Registrable Securities without regard to any limitations on
conversion of the Preferred Shares.

          k.   The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the
language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of
strict construction will be applied against any party.

          l.   This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the
benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

                                  * * * * * *

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights
Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.

COMPANY:                                    INVESTOR:


MICROSTRATEGY INCORPORATED                   LEONARDO, L.P.

By: /s/ Michael J. Saylor                    By:  Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P.
   ---------------------------------------
Name:   Michael J. Saylor
     -------------------------------------
Its:  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   By: /s/John M. Angelo
     -------------------------------------      --------------------------------
                                             Name:  John M. Angelo
                                                  ------------------------------
                                             Its: Chief Executive Officer
                                                  ------------------------------

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                             SCHEDULE OF INVESTOR

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<CAPTION>
Investor's Name                Investor Address                              Investor's Legal Representatives'
                               and Facsimile Number                          Address and Facsimile Number
<S>                            <C>                                           <C>
_________________________      _______________________________________       _____________________________________
Leonardo, L.P.                 %Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P.                   %Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P.
                               245 Park Avenue - 26th Floor                  245 Park Avenue - 26th Floor
                               New York, New York 10167                      New York, New York 10167
                               Attention: Ari Storch                         Attention: Ari Storch
                                          Adam J. Chill                                 Adam J. Chill
                               Facsimile: (212) 867-6449                     Facsimile: (212) 867-6449
                               Telephone: (212) 692-2035                     Telephone: (212) 692-2035
</TABLE>

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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

[TRANSFER AGENT]
Attn:_________________

          Re:  MicroStrategy Incorporated

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We are counsel to MicroStrategy Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain
Redemption and Exchange Agreement (the "Redemption and Exchange Agreement")
entered into by and among the Company and the investor named therein (the
"Holder") pursuant to which the Company issued to the Holder in exchange for
shares of the Company's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001
per share, held by the Holder, shares of the Company's Class A common stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), shares of the Company's Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock,  par value $0.001 per share, convertible into
shares of Common Stock, Series C Convertible Preferred Stock,  par value $0.001
per share, convertible into shares of Common Stock, and shares of the Company's
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, convertible
into shares of Common Stock.  Pursuant to the Redemption and Exchange Agreement,
the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the
Holder (the "Registration Rights Agreement") pursuant to which the Company
agreed, among other things, to register the Registrable Securities (as defined
in the Registration Rights Agreement), under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "1933 Act").  In connection with the Company's obligations under
the Registration Rights Agreement, on ____________ ___, 2001, the Company filed
a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-_____________) (the
"Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") relating to the Registrable Securities which names the Holder as a
selling stockholder thereunder.

     In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the SEC's
staff has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring
the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER TIME OF
EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and we have no knowledge, after
telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC's staff, that any stop order
suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that
purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Registrable
Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant to the
Registration Statement.

                                             Very truly yours,

                                             [ISSUER'S COUNSEL]
                                             By:________________________________

cc:  [LIST NAMES OF HOLDERS]

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