Executive Change · Shareholder Vote

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 5, 2025     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 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 On December 5, 2025, Microsoft Corporation (the “Company” or “Microsoft”) held its 2025 Annual Shareholders Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved the Company’s 2026 Stock Plan (the “2026 Stock Plan”). The 2026 Stock Plan replaces the Microsoft Corporation 2017 Stock Plan in its entirety. The material terms of the 2026 Stock Plan are described in “Proposal 4: Approval of the Microsoft Corporation 2026 Stock Plan” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 2025, which is incorporated by reference herein. Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders There were 7,433,087,554 shares of common stock entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting, of which 6,321,402,487 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 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 2026.   (4) Voted to approve the Microsoft Corporation 2026 Stock Plan.   (5) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a European Security Program Censorship risk audit.   (6) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on risks of censorship in generative artificial intelligence (“AI”).   (7) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on AI data usage oversight.   (8) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on data operations in human rights hotspots.   (9) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on human rights due diligence.   (10) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on AI and machine learning tools for oil and gas development and production. 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        99.07        5,120,225,979        48,294,508        14,934,170        1,137,975,835   Hugh F. Johnston      Re-elected        91.53        4,733,430,707        437,820,499        12,203,451        1,137,975,835   Teri L. List      Re-elected        96.61        4,999,681,887        175,326,264        8,446,506        1,137,975,835   Catherine MacGregor      Re-elected        99.49        5,148,368,340        26,590,734        8,495,583        1,137,975,835   Mark A. L. Mason      Re-elected        98.99        5,122,450,020        52,291,857        8,712,780        1,137,975,835   Satya Nadella      Re-elected        93.46        4,815,433,908        337,016,790        31,003,959        1,137,975,835   Sandra E. Peterson      Re-elected        96.78        5,004,804,899        166,778,650        11,871,108        1,137,975,835   Penny S. Pritzker      Re-elected        99.47        5,147,754,253        27,334,798        8,365,606        1,137,975,835   John David Rainey      Elected        99.72        5,159,803,411        14,709,088        8,942,158        1,137,975,835   Charles W. Scharf      Re-elected        95.61        4,947,789,084        227,012,006        8,653,567        1,137,975,835   John W. Stanton      Re-elected        97.71        5,056,509,391        118,267,836        8,677,430        1,137,975,835   Emma N. Walmsley      Re-elected        99.46        5,147,102,809        27,909,382        8,442,466        1,137,975,835   Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Approved      91.94        4,744,731,533        415,831,135        22,891,989        1,137,975,835   Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor for Fisal Year 2026   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Approved      93.53        5,897,883,259        408,304,657        15,242,576        0   Approval of the Microsoft Corporation 2026 Stock Plan   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Approved      97.07        5,016,063,751        151,618,873        15,772,033        1,137,975,835   Shareholder Proposal: European Security Program Censorship Risk Audit   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      0.79        40,404,047        5,102,931,493        40,119,117        1,137,975,835   Shareholder Proposal: Report on Risks of Censorship in Generative Artificial Intelligence   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      0.69        35,508,084        5,104,188,603        43,757,970        1,137,975,835   Shareholder Proposal: Report on AI Data Usage Oversight   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      13.36        683,895,858        4,435,809,588        63,749,211        1,137,975,835   Shareholder Proposal: Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      27.48        1,406,735,187        3,712,753,371        63,966,099        1,137,975,835   Shareholder Proposal: Report on Human Rights Due Diligence   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      26.34        1,336,945,255        3,738,252,211        108,257,191        1,137,975,835   Shareholder Proposal: Report on AI and Machine Learning Tools for Oil and Gas Development and Production   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Not approved      8.75        448,005,682        4,671,182,894        64,266,081        1,137,975,835   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 Date: December 8, 2025       /s/ Keith R. Dolliver       Keith R. Dolliver       Corporate Secretary