Microsoft CMO Numoto vests 12,684-share award

Reportedly, Takeshi Numoto saw 12,684 performance shares vest and 7,518.208 shares withheld to cover taxes at $513.53.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Microsoft Corp (MSFT) reported that officer Takeshi Numoto, EVP and Chief Marketing Officer, had equity-related transactions in company common stock. On August 31, 2026, 12,684 shares fully vested from a performance stock award granted in September 2023 under the Microsoft Corporation Executive Incentive Plan for a 3-year performance period that ended on June 30, 2026. On the same date, 7,518.208 shares of common stock were delivered or withheld to cover payment of exercise price or tax liability at a reported price of $513.53 per share. All transactions involved directly held, non-derivative common stock.

Insider Trade Summary

2 transactions reported

Mixed 2 txns

Insider Numoto Takeshi

Role EVP, Chief Marketing Officer

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock F1	12,684	$0.00	$0.00
Exercise Price or Tax Liability	Common Stock	7,518.208	$513.53	$3.86M

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 47,843.2403 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. F1. Represents full vesting of shares earned under a performance stock award granted in September 2023 under the Microsoft Corporation Executive Incentive Plan for the 3-year performance period that ended on June 30, 2026.

Key Figures

Shares vested from performance stock award: 12,684 shares Shares delivered or withheld for exercise price or tax liability: 7,518.208 shares Code F transaction price per share: $513.53 per share +2 more

5 metrics

Shares vested from performance stock award 12,684 shares Full vesting under a performance stock award on August 31, 2026

Shares delivered or withheld for exercise price or tax liability 7,518.208 shares Code F disposition on August 31, 2026

Code F transaction price per share $513.53 per share Price applied to 7,518.208 shares for payment of exercise price or tax liability

Performance period length 3 years Performance stock award period ending June 30, 2026

Exercise-price-or-tax-liability shares count 7,518.208 shares Total shares in code F transactions per transactionSummary

Key Terms

performance stock award, Executive Incentive Plan, payment of exercise price or tax liability

3 terms

performance stock award financial

"Represents full vesting of shares earned under a performance stock award granted"

Executive Incentive Plan financial

"granted in September 2023 under the Microsoft Corporation Executive Incentive Plan"

payment of exercise price or tax liability financial

"Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering or withholding securities"

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What insider transactions did MSFT executive Takeshi Numoto report on August 31, 2026?

On August 31, 2026, MSFT EVP and CMO Takeshi Numoto reported full vesting of 12,684 shares from a performance stock award and a separate disposition of 7,518.208 shares delivered or withheld to pay exercise price or tax liability at $513.53 per share.

What is the nature of the 12,684 MSFT shares acquired by Takeshi Numoto?

The 12,684 MSFT shares represent full vesting of shares earned under a performance stock award granted in September 2023 under the Microsoft Corporation Executive Incentive Plan for a 3-year performance period that ended on June 30, 2026.

Why were 7,518.208 MSFT shares disposed of in Takeshi Numoto’s Form 4?

The 7,518.208 MSFT shares were reported under code F, meaning they were delivered or withheld for payment of exercise price or tax liability. The reported transaction price was $513.53 per share, and the shares were directly held, non-derivative common stock.

Were Takeshi Numoto’s MSFT transactions made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan?

The filing’s Rule 10b5-1 checkbox is not marked as affirmative (aff_10b5_one is false), and the footnotes do not state that the transactions were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Does the Form 4 for MSFT disclose any derivative security exercises by Takeshi Numoto?

No derivative security exercises are disclosed. The Form 4 shows only non-derivative common stock transactions: a grant/award acquisition of 12,684 shares and a code F disposition of 7,518.208 shares for payment of exercise price or tax liability.

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Available on EDGAR 09/01/2026 - 06:09 PM EDT Accepted by SEC EDGAR 09/01/2026 - 06:08 PM EDT Learn about SEC filing dates

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Numoto Takeshi

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION

ONE MICROSOFT WAY

(Street)

REDMOND WASHINGTON 98052-6399

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MICROSOFT CORP [ MSFT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	EVP, Chief Marketing Officer

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/31/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/31/2026		A		12,684(1)	A	$0	55,361.4483	D
Common Stock	08/31/2026		F		7,518.208	D	$513.53	47,843.2403	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents full vesting of shares earned under a performance stock award granted in September 2023 under the Microsoft Corporation Executive Incentive Plan for the 3-year performance period that ended on June 30, 2026.

	Julia Stark, Attorney-in-Fact for Takeshi Numoto	09/01/2026
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