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 13, 2022     Microsoft Corporation       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 ( 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 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 Re-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 13, 2022, Microsoft Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Shareholders Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 7,456,502,484 shares of common stock entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting, of which 6,407,164,715 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 2023. (4) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a cost/benefit analysis of diversity and inclusion. (5) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on hiring of persons with arrest or incarceration records. (6) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on investment of retirement funds in companies contributing to climate change (7) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on   government use of Microsoft technology. (8) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on development of products for the military. (9) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on tax transparency. 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        99.36 %      5,160,882,524        33,174,425        7,489,821        1,205,617,945   Hugh F. Johnston      Re-elected        97.22 %      5,049,948,273        144,383,497        7,215,000        1,205,617,945   Teri L. List      Re-elected        98.11 %      5,096,798,624        97,765,350        6,982,796        1,205,617,945   Satya Nadella      Re-elected        94.81 %      4,910,653,831        268,298,408        22,594,531        1,205,617,945   Sandra E. Peterson      Re-elected        97.93 %      5,087,619,318        107,175,209        6,752,243        1,205,617,945   Penny S. Pritzker      Re-elected        99.62 %      5,175,115,956        19,592,685        6,838,129        1,205,617,945   Carlos A. Rodriguez      Re-elected        99.53 %      5,170,479,184        23,953,746        7,113,840        1,205,617,945   Charles W. Scharf      Re-elected        98.62 %      5,122,800,449        71,604,817        7,141,504        1,205,617,945   John W. Stanton      Re-elected        99.50 %      5,168,492,930        25,964,121        7,089,719        1,205,617,945   John W. Thompson      Re-elected        98.77 %      5,099,883,372        63,367,837        38,295,561        1,205,617,945   Emma N. Walmsley      Re-elected        98.65 %      5,125,070,256        69,672,875        6,803,639        1,205,617,945   Padmasree Warrior      Re-elected        98.64 %      5,124,164,692        70,387,897        6,994,181        1,205,617,945   Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation   Vote result    % Votes For     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Approved      88.84 %      4,592,889,815        576,592,671        32,064,284        1,205,617,945   Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor for Fisal Year 2023   Vote result    % Votes For     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Approved      95.37 %      6,090,828,328        295,468,078        20,868,309        N/A   Shareholder Proposal: Cost/Benefit Analysis of Diversity and Inclusion   Vote result    % Votes For     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      1.26 %      65,452,580        5,096,572,869        39,521,321        1,205,617,945   Shareholder Proposal: Report on Hiring of Persons with Arrest or Incarceration Records   Vote result    % Votes For     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      10.93 %      561,881,321        4,575,515,870        64,149,579        1,205,617,945   Shareholder Proposal: Report on Investment of Retirement Funds in Companies Contributing to Climate Change   Vote result    % Votes For     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      11.21 %      558,833,392        4,423,581,196        219,132,182        1,205,617,945   Shareholder Proposal: Report on Government Use of Microsoft Technology   Vote result    % Votes For     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      20.43 %      1,052,632,888        4,099,222,359        49,691,523        1,205,617,945   Shareholder Proposal: Report on Development of Products for Military   Vote result    % Votes For     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      10.52 %      538,430,806        4,575,935,372        87,180,592        1,205,617,945   Shareholder Proposal: Report on Tax Transparency   Vote result    % Votes For     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      22.97 %      1,188,222,206        3,982,547,802        30,776,762        1,205,617,945   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 16, 2022    /s/ Keith R. Dolliver    Keith R. Dolliver    Assistant Secretary