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0001513142
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000789019
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
001-37845
One Microsoft Way
Redmond
WA
98052
(425) 882-8080
ZNEQ LLC
Officer
Common
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1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
14398
6009897.98
7433038381
08/23/2024
NASDAQ
Common
06/05/2024
Gift from Affiliate
Satya Nadella
Y
08/30/2023
2606
NA
Common
06/05/2024
Gift from Affiliate
Satya Nadella
Y
08/31/2023
10462
NA
Common
06/05/2024
Gift from Affiliate
Satya Nadella
Y
02/29/2024
1330
NA
Y
08/23/2024
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