Shareholder Vote

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) December 2, 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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders On December 2, 2020, Microsoft Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Shareholders Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 7,562,826,058 shares of common stock entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting, of which 6,566,836,176 were voted in person or by proxy. The results for each item submitted for a vote of shareholders are as follows. The shareholders: (1) Voted to elect each of the twelve (12) nominees for director. (2) Approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. (3) Voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2021. (4) Rejected a shareholder proposal concerning a report on employee representation on the Board of Directors. The Company’s inspector of election certified the following vote tabulations: Election of Directors     Director          Vote Results            %   Votes   For          For              Against              Abstain            Broker   Non-Votes         Reid G. Hoffman        Re-elected          99.52 %       5,215,758,348          25,314,092          8,400,114          1,317,363,622     Hugh F. Johnston        Re-elected          99.62 %       5,221,269,096          19,816,684          8,386,774          1,317,363,622     Teri L. List-Stoll        Re-elected          99.35 %       5,205,028,542          34,076,281          10,367,731          1,317,363,622     Satya Nadella        Re-elected          99.89 %       5,237,186,585          5,546,598          6,739,371          1,317,363,622     Sandra E. Peterson        Re-elected          98.89 %       5,183,197,017          58,262,215          8,013,322          1,317,363,622     Penny S. Pritzker        Re-elected          99.80 %       5,228,709,230          10,536,931          10,226,393          1,317,363,622     Charles W. Scharf        Re-elected          99.11 %       5,194,031,476          46,902,053          8,539,025          1,317,363,622     Arne M. Sorenson        Re-elected          99.88 %       5,234,800,897          6,336,694          8,334,963          1,317,363,622     John W. Stanton        Re-elected          99.85 %       5,233,415,375          7,605,399          8,451,780          1,317,363,622     John W. Thompson        Re-elected          99.10 %       5,194,357,510          46,935,033          8,180,011          1,317,363,622     Emma N. Walmsley        Re-elected          99.73 %       5,227,399,222          13,970,088          8,103,244          1,317,363,622     Padmasree Warrior        Re-elected          99.74 %       5,227,546,888          13,598,261          8,327,405          1,317,363,622   Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation     Vote result        % Votes For        For          Against          Abstain          Broker Non-Votes       Approved        94.72 %       4,956,043,006          276,520,958          16,908,590          1,317,363,622     Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor         Vote result        % Votes For        For          Against          Abstain          Broker Non-Votes       Approved        96.05 %       6,296,749,497          258,680,123          11,406,556          N/A     Shareholder Proposal Concerning Report on Employee Representation on Board of Directors       Vote result        % Votes For        For          Against          Abstain          Broker Non-Votes       Rejected        5.15 %       268,964,933          4,957,295,213          23,212,408          1,317,363,622   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: December 4, 2020   / S / K EITH R. D OLLIVER   Keith R. Dolliver   Assistant Secretary