--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-22-306591" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "MSFT" cik: "0000789019" company_name: "MICROSOFT CORP" filed_at: "2022-12-16T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-21T03:48:22.555501+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.25 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Microsoft 2022 annual meeting results: all directors elected, shareholder proposals defeated ## Summary - All 12 director nominees elected with 94.81% to 99.62% support; Satya Nadella received 94.81% votes for. - Advisory say-on-pay approved with 88.84% votes for; ratification of Deloitte as auditor passed with 95.37%. - Six shareholder proposals defeated, ranging from 1.26% to 22.97% support; none passed. - Broker non-votes of 1.206B shares on most items (approx. 18.8% of voted shares). ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-22-306591 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: MSFT - cik: 0000789019 - company_name: MICROSOFT CORP - filed_at: 2022-12-16T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.25 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312522306591/0001193125-22-306591-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312522306591/d434535d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-306591 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-306591.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-306591.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal: Report on Hiring of Persons with Arrest or Incarceration Records at the 2022-12-13 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2022-12-13 source text: Shareholder Proposal: Report on Hiring of Persons with Arrest or Incarceration Records Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Not approved 10.93 % 561,881,321 4,575,515,870 64,149,579 1,205,617,945 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312522306591/0001193125-22-306591-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal: Report on Development of Products for the Military at the 2022-12-13 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2022-12-13 source text: Shareholder Proposal: Report on Development of Products for Military Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Not approved 10.52 % 538,430,806 4,575,935,372 87,180,592 1,205,617,945 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312522306591/0001193125-22-306591-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal: Report on Tax Transparency at the 2022-12-13 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2022-12-13 source text: Shareholder Proposal: Report on Tax Transparency Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Not approved 22.97 % 1,188,222,206 3,982,547,802 30,776,762 1,205,617,945 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312522306591/0001193125-22-306591-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal: Cost/Benefit Analysis of Diversity and Inclusion at the 2022-12-13 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2022-12-13 source text: Shareholder Proposal: Cost/Benefit Analysis of Diversity and Inclusion Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Not approved 1.26 % 65,452,580 5,096,572,869 39,521,321 1,205,617,945 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312522306591/0001193125-22-306591-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2022-12-13 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2022-12-13 source text: Election of Directors Director Vote Results % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Reid G. Hoffman Re-elected 99.36 % 5,160,882,524 33,174,425 7,489,821 1,205,617,945 Hugh F. Johnston Re-elected 97.22 % 5,049,948,273 144,383,497 7,215,000 1,205,617,945 Teri L. List Re-elected 98.11 % 5,096,798,624 97,765,350 6,982,796 1,205,617,945 Satya Nadella Re-elected 94.81 % 4,910,653,831 268,298,408 22,594,531 1,205,617,945 Sandra E. Peterson Re-elected 97.93 % 5,087,619,318 107,175,209 6,752,243 1,205,617,945 Penny S. Pritzker Re-elected 99.62 % 5,175,115,956 19,592,685 6,838,129 1,205,617,945 Carlos A. Rodriguez Re-elected 99.53 % 5,170,479,184 23,953,746 7,113,840 1,205,617,945 Charles W. Scharf Re-elected 98.62 % 5,122,800,449 71,604,817 7,141,504 1,205,617,945 John W. Stanton Re-elected 99.50 % 5,168,492,930 25,964,121 7,089,719 1,205,617,945 John W. Thompson Re-elected 98.77 % 5,099,883,372 63,367,837 38,295,561 1,205,617,945 Emma N. Walmsley Re-elected 98.65 % 5,125,070,256 69,6 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312522306591/0001193125-22-306591-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal: Report on Government Use of Microsoft Technology at the 2022-12-13 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2022-12-13 source text: Shareholder Proposal: Report on Government Use of Microsoft Technology Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Not approved 20.43 % 1,052,632,888 4,099,222,359 49,691,523 1,205,617,945 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312522306591/0001193125-22-306591-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor for Fiscal Year 2023 at the 2022-12-13 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2022-12-13 source text: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor for Fisal Year 2023 Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Approved 95.37 % 6,090,828,328 295,468,078 20,868,309 N/A evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312522306591/0001193125-22-306591-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal: Report on Investment of Retirement Funds in Companies Contributing to Climate Change at the 2022-12-13 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2022-12-13 source text: Shareholder Proposal: Report on Investment of Retirement Funds in Companies Contributing to Climate Change Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Not approved 11.21 % 558,833,392 4,423,581,196 219,132,182 1,205,617,945 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312522306591/0001193125-22-306591-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation at the 2022-12-13 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2022-12-13 source text: Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Approved 88.84 % 4,592,889,815 576,592,671 32,064,284 1,205,617,945 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312522306591/0001193125-22-306591-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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