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) November 16, 2010
Microsoft Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Washington
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
| 0-14278 | 91-1144442 | |
| (Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington | 98052-6399 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(425) 882-8080
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On November 16, 2010, Microsoft Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 8,602,554,500 shares of common stock entitled to be voted. 7,400,374,953 shares were voted in person or by proxy. At the Annual Meeting:
(1) The shareholders voted to elect each of the nine (9) nominees for director.
(2) The shareholders voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2011.
(3) The shareholders rejected a shareholder proposal to amend the Company’s Bylaws to establish a board committee on environmental sustainability.
The Company’s inspector of election certified the following vote tabulations:
| Board of Directors |
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| Nominee |
% Votes For | For | Against | Abstain | Broker
Non- Vote |
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| Steven A. Ballmer |
94.74 | % | 5,680,928,036 | 315,715,610 | 120,044,200 | 1,283,687,108 | ||||||||||||||
| Dina Dublon |
99.12 | % | 6,048,464,472 | 53,642,403 | 14,580,751 | 1,283,687,328 | ||||||||||||||
| William H. Gates III |
98.43 | % | 6,010,035,432 | 96,154,478 | 10,497,946 | 1,283,687,097 | ||||||||||||||
| Raymond V. Gilmartin |
99.10 | % | 6,047,084,696 | 55,001,160 | 14,601,769 | 1,283,687,329 | ||||||||||||||
| Reed Hastings |
99.14 | % | 6,049,717,314 | 52,555,198 | 14,415,119 | 1,283,687,323 | ||||||||||||||
| Maria Klawe |
99.14 | % | 6,049,744,049 | 52,421,309 | 14,522,274 | 1,283,687,321 | ||||||||||||||
| David F. Marquardt |
98.37 | % | 6,003,308,065 | 99,453,602 | 13,926,177 | 1,283,687,109 | ||||||||||||||
| Charles H. Noski |
99.06 | % | 6,044,303,608 | 57,590,795 | 14,793,223 | 1,283,687,328 | ||||||||||||||
| Helmut Panke |
99.10 | % | 6,046,551,178 | 55,071,407 | 15,065,040 | 1,283,687,329 | ||||||||||||||
| Independent Auditor |
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| % Votes For | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non- Vote |
||||||||||||||||
| Ratification of independent auditor |
98.91 | % | 7,302,762,891 | 80,752,943 | 16,859,120 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Shareholder Proposal |
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| % Votes For | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non- Vote |
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| Establish Board Committee on Environmental Sustainability |
3.61 | % | 194,555,704 | 5,193,428,670 | 728,704,691 | 1,283,685,888 | ||||||||||||||
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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: November 19, 2010 |
/s/ John A. Seethoff | |||
| John A. Seethoff | ||||
| Assistant Secretary | ||||
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