Microsoft amends bylaws with new proxy card color requirements and director nomination procedures

The Board of Directors of Microsoft Corporation (the “Company”) amended the Company’s Bylaws, effective July 1, 2023. The amendments (1) in Section 1.2, require any person soliciting proxies from stockholders to use a proxy card color other than white, (2) in Section 1.12, clarify a meeting Chair’s authority to determine the validity of nominations or submission of other matters, (3) in Section 1.13, implement procedural and other requirements for director nominations, including requiring compliance with Rule 14a-19 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (4) in Section 6.1, clarify requirements regarding stockholder lists, and (5) include certain other conforming, technical, and non-substantive changes.