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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:30%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January&nbsp;30, 2019&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Microsoft Corporation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:30%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington </B></P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>(425) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">882-8080</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:30%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Check the appropriate box
below if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<I>see</I> General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL; " ALIGN="left">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this
chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). Emerging growth
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elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange Act. <FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman">&#9744;</FONT> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">On January&nbsp;30, 2019, Microsoft Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December&nbsp;31,
2018. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> the information in this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">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
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8-K
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) January 30, 2019
Microsoft Corporation
(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Washington
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
001-37845
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)
Check the appropriate box
below if the Form
8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this
chapter) or Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(§240.12b-2
of this chapter). Emerging growth
company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has
elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
☐
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On January 30, 2019, Microsoft Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31,
2018. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form
8-K,
the information in this Current Report on Form
8-K,
including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
99.1
Press release, dated January 30, 2019, issued by Microsoft Corporation
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: January 30, 2019
/
S
/ F
RANK
H. B
ROD
Frank H. Brod
Corporate Vice President, Finance and
Administration;
Chief Accounting Officer