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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
 
 

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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