Microsoft (MSFT) Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Data

On December 13, 2022, Microsoft Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Shareholders Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 7,456,502,484 shares of common stock entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting, of which 6,407,164,715 were voted in person or by proxy. The results for each item submitted for a vote of shareholders are as follows. The shareholders:
(1) Voted to elect each of the twelve (12) nominees for director.
(2) Approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
(3) Voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023.
(4) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a cost/benefit analysis of diversity and inclusion.
(5) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on hiring of persons with arrest or incarceration records.
(6) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on investment of retirement funds in companies contributing to climate change
(7) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on government use of Microsoft technology.
(8) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on development of products for the military.
(9) Did not approve a shareholder proposal concerning a report on tax transparency.
The Company’s inspector of election certified the following vote tabulations:
Election of Directors

Director

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	69,672,875	6,803,639	1,205,617,945
Padmasree Warrior	Re-elected	98.64	%	5,124,164,692	70,387,897	6,994,181	1,205,617,945

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Microsoft (MSFT) Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Data

Employee count

CEO pay ratio

CEO Salary

Median Employee Salary

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Proxy contests and exempt solicitations in last 3 years

Vote support at last AGM