Executive Change

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549   FORM 8-K   CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 13, 2020   Microsoft Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   Washington   001-37845   91-1144442 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.) One Microsoft Way , Redmond , Washington   98052-6399 (address) ( 425 ) 882-8080 www.microsoft.com/investor Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class   Trading Symbol     Name of exchange on which registered   Common stock, $0.00000625 par value per share     MSFT       NASDAQ   2.125% Notes due 2021     MSFT       NASDAQ   3.125% Notes due 2028     MSFT       NASDAQ   2.625% Notes due 2033     MSFT       NASDAQ   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company  ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐   Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers (b) Bill Gates, co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of Microsoft, resigned from the Board effective March 13, 2020. The Company’s press release announcing Mr. Gates’ plans is attached as Exhibit 99.1. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits:   99.1     Press release, dated March 13, 2020, issued by Microsoft Corporation             104     Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.   MICROSOFT CORPORATION   (Registrant)       Date: March 13, 2020   /s/ Keith R. Dolliver   Keith R. Dolliver   Assistant Secretary