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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-19-249565
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190919
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190919
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190919

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MICROSOFT CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000789019
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				911144442
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37845
		FILM NUMBER:		191101930

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE MICROSOFT WAY
		CITY:			REDMOND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98052-6399
		BUSINESS PHONE:		425-882-8080

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE MICROSOFT WAY
		CITY:			REDMOND
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98052-6399
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
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SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September&nbsp;19, 2019 </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-37845</FONT></B></TD>
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of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). Emerging growth company&nbsp;<FONT
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the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman">&#9744;</FONT> </P>
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Officers. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">(b) Director retirement. Charles H. Noski and Helmut Panke, each of whom has served on the Microsoft Board of Directors since 2003,
have informed the Company they have decided to retire from the Board and will not seek <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-election</FONT> at the 2019 annual shareholders meeting on December&nbsp;4, 2019. Their retirement will be effective on that
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">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
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="right"><FONT COLOR="#666666">For Release 1:05 p.m. PDT </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="right"><FONT COLOR="#666666">Sept. 19, 2019 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:13pt; font-family:ARIAL"><FONT COLOR="#666666">Microsoft announces board changes and proposes election of new board member </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><FONT COLOR="#666666"><B>REDMOND, Wash. &#151; Sept. 19, 2019 &#151; </B>Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced the nomination of Emma Walmsley, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline
(GSK) and member of the GSK board, to the Microsoft board of directors. Walmsley will be presented for election at the company&#146;s annual shareholders meeting, which will be held Dec. 4, 2019. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><FONT COLOR="#666666">&#147;Emma is an accomplished business leader who led major advances in research and development at GSK and will bring her significant insights
and global experience to Microsoft,&#148; said John W. Thompson, Microsoft independent board chair. &#147;We believe she will be a valuable addition to the board.&#148; </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><FONT COLOR="#666666">Microsoft also announced that Charles H.&nbsp;Noski, former vice chairman of AT&amp;T Corp. and Bank of America Corp., and Dr.&nbsp;Helmut Panke,
former chairman of the board of management at BMW&nbsp;AG, have decided that after almost 16 years of service, both will not seek <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-election</FONT> to the Microsoft board. Their current term expires at the annual
shareholders meeting. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><FONT COLOR="#666666">&#147;Chuck and Helmut each have brought tremendous wisdom and judgment to our board, including in the vital
roles Chuck has played as chair of the Audit Committee and Helmut has played as chair of the Regulatory and Public Policy Committee,&#148; Thompson said. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><FONT
 COLOR="#666666">Bill Gates, who served as chair when Noski and Panke joined the Microsoft board in 2003, said &#147;Chuck and Helmut have been critical and insightful directors during multiple key moments for Microsoft for more than a decade and a
half, and we are grateful for their many contributions.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><FONT COLOR="#666666">&#147;I very much appreciate the important role that Chuck and Helmut
have both played as directors and advisors to me as we&#146;ve pursued Microsoft&#146;s transformation,&#148; said Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><FONT
 COLOR="#666666">Emma Walmsley was appointed CEO of GSK in April 2017 and has been a member of GSK&#146;s corporate executive team since 2011. She was the CEO of GSK Consumer Healthcare, a joint venture between GSK and Novartis, from its creation in
March 2014 to 2017. Walmsley joined GSK in 2010, with responsibility for Consumer Healthcare, Europe. Before joining GSK, Walmsley worked for L&#146;Oreal in a variety of marketing and general management roles in Paris, London, Shanghai and New
York. She holds an MA in classics and modern languages from Oxford University. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><FONT COLOR="#666666">If Walmsley and the rest of the company&#146;s nominees
are elected, Microsoft&#146;s board of directors will consist of 13 members, including John W. Thompson, Microsoft independent board chair; William H. Gates, Microsoft <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-founder</FONT> and technology advisor; Reid
Hoffman, partner at Greylock Partners; Hugh Johnston, vice chairman and chief financial officer of PepsiCo; Teri L. List-Stoll, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Gap Inc.; Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft;
Sandra E. Peterson, operating partner at Clayton, Dubilier&nbsp;&amp; Rice; Penny Pritzker, founder and chairman of PSP Partners; Charles W. Scharf, chairman and chief executive officer of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.; Arne Sorenson, president
and CEO of Marriott International Inc.; John W. Stanton, chairman of Trilogy Partnerships; and Padmasree Warrior, founder, president and CEO, Fable Group Inc. </FONT></P>
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