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 7, 2023     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 7, 2022, Microsoft Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Shareholders Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 7,429,030,596 shares of common stock entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting, of which 6,340,975,646 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) Approved, on an advisory basis, a frequency of every year for the Company’s advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Consistent with the recommendation of the Directors and the majority of votes cast, the Company has determined that future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers will take place every year until the next advisory vote on the frequency of such votes, which will occur no later than the Company’s Annual Shareholders Meeting in 2029. (4) Voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024. (5) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on gender-based compensation and benefits gaps. (6) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on risk from omitting ideology in EEO Policy. (7) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on government takedown requests. (8) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on   risks of weapons development. (9) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on climate risks to retirement plan beneficiaries. (10) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on tax transparency. (11) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on data operations in human rights hotspots. (12) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a mandate for third-party political reporting. (13) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on artificial intelligence misinformation and disinformation. 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      99.30        5,099,793,186        35,610,548        14,472,280        1,191,099,632   Hugh F. Johnston    Re-elected      91.29        4,693,142,780        447,707,365        9,025,869        1,191,099,632   Teri L. List    Re-elected      97.99        5,037,999,367        103,082,084        8,794,563        1,191,099,632   Catherine MacGregor    Elected      99.77        5,129,394,127        11,706,923        8,774,964        1,191,099,632   Mark A. L. Mason    Elected      99.78        5,129,864,831        10,925,164        9,086,019        1,191,099,632   Satya Nadella    Re-elected      94.36        4,838,647,785        289,118,177        22,110,052        1,191,099,632   Sandra E. Peterson    Re-elected      98.13        5,045,355,824        95,982,672        8,537,518        1,191,099,632   Penny S. Pritzker    Re-elected      99.61        5,121,255,514        19,710,256        8,910,244        1,191,099,632   Carlos A. Rodriguez    Re-elected      97.32        5,003,573,390        137,421,562        8,881,062        1,191,099,632   Charles W. Scharf    Re-elected      98.48        5,062,612,671        78,115,873        9,147,470        1,191,099,632   John W. Stanton    Re-elected      99.49        5,115,129,701        25,719,893        9,026,420        1,191,099,632   Emma N. Walmsley    Re-elected      99.02        5,091,160,704        49,967,509        8,747,801        1,191,099,632   Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Approved      93.77        4,806,802,798        318,924,533        24,148,683        1,191,099,632   Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation   Vote result    One year     Two years     Three years     Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   One year      5,069,287,701       6,534,144       64,434,058       9,620,111        1,191,099,632        98.61 %      0.12 %      1.25 %       Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor for Fisal Year 2023   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Approved      95.27        6,030,931,368        298,788,648        11,255,630        0   Shareholder Proposal: Report on Gender-Based Compensation and Benefit Gaps   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      1.01        51,642,120        5,052,638,933        45,594,961        1,191,099,632   Shareholder Proposal: Report on Risk from Omitting Ideology in EEO Policy   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      0.81        41,683,792        5,060,353,508        47,838,714        1,191,099,632   Shareholder Proposal: Report on Government Takedown Requests   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      1.78        90,459,645        4,990,487,197        68,929,172        1,191,099,632   Shareholder Proposal: Report on Risks of Weapons Development   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      15.19        772,125,694        4,309,033,970        68,716,350        1,191,099,632   Shareholder Proposal: Report on Climate Risks to Retirement Plan Beneficiaries   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      8.89        451,480,750        4,624,893,737        73,501,527        1,191,099,632   Shareholder Proposal: Report on Tax Transparency   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      21.25        1,087,190,237        4,026,777,970        35,907,807        1,191,099,632   Shareholder Proposal: Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      33.57        1,696,197,226        3,355,297,882        98,380,906        1,191,099,632   Shareholder Proposal: Mandate for Third-Party Political Reporting   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      5.37        273,315,956        4,815,602,915        60,957,143        1,191,099,632   Shareholder Proposal: Report on AI Misinformation and Disinformation   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      21.16        1,075,050,578        4,003,579,250        71,246,186        1,191,099,632   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 8, 2023       /s/ Keith R. Dolliver       Keith R. Dolliver       Corporate Secretary