Item 8.01Item 8.01 - Other Events
Item 8.01.
Other Events.
Dividend Rate on SATA
On November 12, 2026, Strive, Inc. ("Strive" or the "Company") announced that its board of directors increased the regular dividend rate per annum on the Company's Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock ("SATA") to 13.25%, effective for periods commencing on or after December 1, 2026.
Cash Dividend Declaration on SATA
Strive also announced that its board of directors declared daily cash dividends of $0.0502 (or $1.1044 in the aggregate for the full monthly period) per share of SATA for each business day for the period from December 1, 2026 to and including December 31, 2026, as listed in the table below (22 business days in the aggregate), which represents a per annum dividend rate of 13.25% on SATA. Daily payments will be made to stockholders of record of SATA at the close of business on the immediately preceding business day.
Payment date Record date Dividend
December 1, 2026 November 30, 2026 $0.0502
December 2, 2026 December 1, 2026 $0.0502
December 3, 2026 December 2, 2026 $0.0502
December 4, 2026 December 3, 2026 $0.0502
December 7, 2026 December 4, 2026 $0.0502
December 8, 2026 December 7, 2026 $0.0502
December 9, 2026 December 8, 2026 $0.0502
December 10, 2026 December 9, 2026 $0.0502
December 11, 2026 December 10, 2026 $0.0502
December 14, 2026 December 11, 2026 $0.0502
December 15, 2026 December 14, 2026 $0.0502
December 16, 2026 December 15, 2026 $0.0502
December 17, 2026 December 16, 2026 $0.0502
December 18, 2026 December 17, 2026 $0.0502
December 21, 2026 December 18, 2026 $0.0502
December 22, 2026 December 21, 2026 $0.0502
December 23, 2026 December 22, 2026 $0.0502
December 24, 2026 December 23, 2026 $0.0502
December 28, 2026 December 24, 2026 $0.0502
December 29, 2026 December 28, 2026 $0.0502
December 30, 2026 December 29, 2026 $0.0502
December 31, 2026 December 30, 2026 $0.0502
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Cash Dividend Declaration on SATS
Strive also announced that its board of directors declared daily cash dividends of $0.0569 (or $1.2518 in the aggregate) per share of SATS for each business day for the period from December 1, 2026 to and including December 31, 2026, as listed in the table below (22 business days in the aggregate), which represents a per annum dividend rate of 15.00% on SATS. Daily payments will be made to stockholders of record of SATS at the close of business on the immediately preceding business day.
Payment date Record date Dividend
December 1, 2026 November 30, 2026 $0.0569
December 2, 2026 December 1, 2026 $0.0569
December 3, 2026 December 2, 2026 $0.0569
December 4, 2026 December 3, 2026 $0.0569
December 7, 2026 December 4, 2026 $0.0569
December 8, 2026 December 7, 2026 $0.0569
December 9, 2026 December 8, 2026 $0.0569
December 10, 2026 December 9, 2026 $0.0569
December 11, 2026 December 10, 2026 $0.0569
December 14, 2026 December 11, 2026 $0.0569
December 15, 2026 December 14, 2026 $0.0569
December 16, 2026 December 15, 2026 $0.0569
December 17, 2026 December 16, 2026 $0.0569
December 18, 2026 December 17, 2026 $0.0569
December 21, 2026 December 18, 2026 $0.0569
December 22, 2026 December 21, 2026 $0.0569
December 23, 2026 December 22, 2026 $0.0569
December 24, 2026 December 23, 2026 $0.0569
December 28, 2026 December 24, 2026 $0.0569
December 29, 2026 December 28, 2026 $0.0569
December 30, 2026 December 29, 2026 $0.0569
December 31, 2026 December 30, 2026 $0.0569
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ROC Dividend Guidance
From a U.S. federal income tax perspective, to the extent distributions on SATA and SATS are not treated as being made out of the Company's accumulated or current earnings and profits, they will be treated generally as tax-deferred recovery of capital to the extent of the investor’s tax basis (in the case of a U.S. investor) and will be treated as exempt from U.S. dividend withholding tax (in the case of a non-U.S. investor). The Company does not have any accumulated earnings and profits, and does not expect to generate current earnings and profits in the current year or the foreseeable future.