UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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) May 13, 2026
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
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading | Name of exchange | ||
| Common stock, $0.00000625 par value per share | MSFT | NASDAQ | ||
| 3.125% Notes due 2028 | MSFT | NASDAQ | ||
| 2.625% Notes due 2033 | MSFT | NASDAQ |
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) On May 14, 2026, Microsoft Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release to announce that the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Carmine Di Sibio to its Board of Directors, effective May 13, 2026. Mr. Di Sibio will serve on the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board.
Mr. Di Sibio will receive the same compensation as other non-employee Microsoft directors as described in the Microsoft 2025 Proxy Statement under “Director Compensation.”
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Di Sibio and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director. Mr. Di Sibio has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Di Sibio and Microsoft will enter into the standard Microsoft director indemnification agreement, whereby Microsoft agrees to indemnify, defend and hold its directors harmless from and against losses and expenses incurred as a result of their board service, subject to the terms and conditions provided in the agreement.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits:
| 99.1 | Press Release of Microsoft Corporation dated May 14, 2026 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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: May 14, 2026 | /s/ Brian B. DeFoe | |||||
| Brian B. DeFoe | ||||||
| Corporate Secretary | ||||||