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) November 30, 2021     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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders On November 30, 2021, Microsoft Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Shareholders Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 7,507,897,348 shares of common stock entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting, of which 6,409,615,083 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 the Microsoft Employee Stock Purchase Plan (4) Voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022. (5) Rejected a shareholder proposal concerning a report on   median pay gaps across race and gender. (6) Approved a shareholder proposal concerning a report on the effectiveness of workplace sexual harassment policies. (7) Rejected a shareholder proposal to prohibit sales of facial recognition technology to all government entities. (8) Rejected a shareholder proposal concerning a report on   the implementation of the Fair Chance Business Pledge. (9) Rejected a shareholder proposal concerning a report on how lobbying activities align with Company policies. 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        99.41 %      5,168,833,028        30,179,393        6,874,892        1,203,727,770   Hugh F. Johnston      Re-elected        97.63 %      5,076,209,921        122,729,014        6,948,378        1,203,727,770   Teri L. List      Re-elected        98.89 %      5,141,640,172        57,559,318        6,687,823        1,203,727,770   Satya Nadella      Re-elected        94.72 %      4,904,391,102        273,247,471        28,248,740        1,203,727,770   Sandra E. Peterson      Re-elected        98.89 %      5,141,414,641        57,671,072        6,801,600        1,203,727,770   Penny S. Pritzker      Re-elected        99.68 %      5,181,299,759        16,483,587        8,103,967        1,203,727,770   Carlos A. Rodriguez      Elected        99.78 %      5,187,710,712        10,971,864        7,204,737        1,203,727,770   Charles W. Scharf      Re-elected        99.10 %      5,152,497,805        46,347,806        7,041,702        1,203,727,770   John W. Stanton      Re-elected        99.75 %      5,185,673,312        12,972,721        7,241,280        1,203,727,770   John W. Thompson      Re-elected        91.38 %      4,751,200,195        448,003,714        6,683,404        1,203,727,770   Emma N. Walmsley      Re-elected        99.42 %      5,169,213,792        30,122,689        6,550,832        1,203,727,770   Padmasree Warrior      Re-elected        99.48 %      5,172,040,321        26,974,309        6,872,683        1,203,727,770   Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Approved      95.45 %       4,942,225,490        235,539,076        28,122,747        1,203,727,770   Approval of Employee Stock Purchase Plan   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Approved      99.65 %       5,177,407,530        18,155,823        10,323,960        1,203,727,770   Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor for Fisal Year 2022   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Approved      95.36 %       6,092,539,628        295,871,214        21,204,241        N/A   Shareholder Proposal: Report on median pay gaps across race and gender   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Rejected      40.04 %       2,057,751,139        3,081,216,282        66,919,892        1,203,727,770   Shareholder Proposal: Report on effectiveness of workplace sexual harassment policies   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Approved      77.97 %       4,024,536,340        1,137,075,520        44,275,453        1,203,727,770   Shareholder Proposal: Prohibition on sales of facial recognition technology to all government entities   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Rejected      4.05 %       207,459,087        4,908,515,776        89,912,450        1,203,727,770   Shareholder Proposal: Report on implementation of the Fair Chance Business Pledge   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Rejected      13.83 %       711,044,601        4,427,017,754        67,824,958        1,203,727,770   Shareholder Proposal: Report on how lobbying activities align with Company policies   Vote result    % Votes For      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes   Rejected      38.04 %       1,970,895,447        3,209,652,916        25,338,950        1,203,727,770   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 30, 2021   / S / K EITH R. D OLLIVER   Keith R. Dolliver   Assistant Secretary