--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-23-291720" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "MSFT" cik: "0000789019" company_name: "MICROSOFT CORP" filed_at: "2023-12-08T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-07T15:51:56.491813+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.1 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Microsoft shareholders re-elect all directors, approve compensation, reject all proposals ## Summary - All 12 director nominees re-elected; Satya Nadella received 94.36% support, Hugh F. Johnston 91.29%. - Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved with 93.77% of votes cast. - Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor for FY2024 approved with 95.27% support. - All 9 shareholder proposals failed; highest support 33.57% for data operations in human rights hotspots. - Company will hold advisory compensation votes every year until next frequency vote in 2029. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-23-291720 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: MSFT - cik: 0000789019 - company_name: MICROSOFT CORP - filed_at: 2023-12-08T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.1 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312523291720/0001193125-23-291720-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312523291720/d636199d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-291720 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-291720.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-291720.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal: Report on Risk from Omitting Ideology in EEO Policy at the 2023-12-07 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-12-07 source text: Shareholder Proposal: Report on Risk from Omitting Ideology in EEO Policy Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Not approved 0.81 41,683,792 5,060,353,508 47,838,714 1,191,099,632 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312523291720/0001193125-23-291720-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal: Report on Climate Risks to Retirement Plan Beneficiaries at the 2023-12-07 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-12-07 source text: Shareholder Proposal: Report on Climate Risks to Retirement Plan Beneficiaries Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Not approved 8.89 451,480,750 4,624,893,737 73,501,527 1,191,099,632 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312523291720/0001193125-23-291720-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal: Report on Tax Transparency at the 2023-12-07 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-12-07 source text: Shareholder Proposal: Report on Tax Transparency Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Not approved 21.25 1,087,190,237 4,026,777,970 35,907,807 1,191,099,632 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312523291720/0001193125-23-291720-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal: Report on Risks of Weapons Development at the 2023-12-07 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-12-07 source text: Shareholder Proposal: Report on Risks of Weapons Development Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Not approved 15.19 772,125,694 4,309,033,970 68,716,350 1,191,099,632 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312523291720/0001193125-23-291720-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal: Mandate for Third-Party Political Reporting at the 2023-12-07 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-12-07 source text: Shareholder Proposal: Mandate for Third-Party Political Reporting Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Not approved 5.37 273,315,956 4,815,602,915 60,957,143 1,191,099,632 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312523291720/0001193125-23-291720-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation at the 2023-12-07 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-07 source text: Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Approved 93.77 4,806,802,798 318,924,533 24,148,683 1,191,099,632 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312523291720/0001193125-23-291720-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-12-07 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-07 source text: Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation Vote result One year Two years Three years Abstain Broker Non-Votes One year 5,069,287,701 6,534,144 64,434,058 9,620,111 1,191,099,632 98.61 % 0.12 % 1.25 % evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312523291720/0001193125-23-291720-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal: Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots at the 2023-12-07 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-12-07 source text: Shareholder Proposal: Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Not approved 33.57 1,696,197,226 3,355,297,882 98,380,906 1,191,099,632 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312523291720/0001193125-23-291720-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor for Fiscal Year 2023 at the 2023-12-07 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-07 source text: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditor for Fisal Year 2023 Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Approved 95.27 6,030,931,368 298,788,648 11,255,630 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312523291720/0001193125-23-291720-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal: Report on Government Takedown Requests at the 2023-12-07 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-12-07 source text: Shareholder Proposal: Report on Government Takedown Requests Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Not approved 1.78 90,459,645 4,990,487,197 68,929,172 1,191,099,632 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312523291720/0001193125-23-291720-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal: Report on Gender-Based Compensation and Benefit Gaps at the 2023-12-07 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-12-07 source text: Shareholder Proposal: Report on Gender-Based Compensation and Benefit Gaps Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Not approved 1.01 51,642,120 5,052,638,933 45,594,961 1,191,099,632 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312523291720/0001193125-23-291720-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-12-07 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-12-07 source text: Election of Directors Director Vote Results % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Reid G. Hoffman Re-elected 99.30 5,099,793,186 35,610,548 14,472,280 1,191,099,632 Hugh F. Johnston Re-elected 91.29 4,693,142,780 447,707,365 9,025,869 1,191,099,632 Teri L. List Re-elected 97.99 5,037,999,367 103,082,084 8,794,563 1,191,099,632 Catherine MacGregor Elected 99.77 5,129,394,127 11,706,923 8,774,964 1,191,099,632 Mark A. L. Mason Elected 99.78 5,129,864,831 10,925,164 9,086,019 1,191,099,632 Satya Nadella Re-elected 94.36 4,838,647,785 289,118,177 22,110,052 1,191,099,632 Sandra E. Peterson Re-elected 98.13 5,045,355,824 95,982,672 8,537,518 1,191,099,632 Penny S. Pritzker Re-elected 99.61 5,121,255,514 19,710,256 8,910,244 1,191,099,632 Carlos A. Rodriguez Re-elected 97.32 5,003,573,390 137,421,562 8,881,062 1,191,099,632 Charles W. Scharf Re-elected 98.48 5,062,612,671 78,115,873 9,147,470 1,191,099,632 John W. Stanton Re-elected 99.49 5,115,129,701 25,719,893 9,026,420 1,191,0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312523291720/0001193125-23-291720-index.htm - Shareholder Votes MICROSOFT CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal: Report on Artificial Intelligence Misinformation and Disinformation at the 2023-12-07 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-12-07 source text: Shareholder Proposal: Report on AI Misinformation and Disinformation Vote result % Votes For For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Not approved 21.16 1,075,050,578 4,003,579,250 71,246,186 1,191,099,632 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312523291720/0001193125-23-291720-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.