UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) September 11, 2009
Microsoft Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Washington
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 0-14278 | 91-1144442 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington | 98052-6399 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(425) 882-8080
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
Director Retirement
James I. Cash, Jr., Ph.D., who has served as a member of the Microsoft Board of Directors since 2001, has informed the Company that he has decided to retire from the Board in order to devote more time to other professional and personal commitments. Dr. Cash will not stand for re-election at the 2009 annual meeting of shareholders; therefore, his retirement will be effective on that date. The Company issued a press release announcing Dr. Cash’s plans on September 11, 2009.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Microsoft Corporation dated September 11, 2009 |
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SIGNATURES
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: September 11, 2009 | /s/ John A. Seethoff | |||
John A. Seethoff Assistant Secretary | ||||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated September 11, 2009 | |
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