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) July 1, 2016
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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
(a) The Board of Directors of Microsoft Corporation (the “Company”) amended the Company’s Bylaws, effective July 1, 2016. The amendments (1) in Section 1.2, reduce from 120 to 90 days the period during which the Board of Directors may decline to call a special meeting requested by a shareholder for a purpose identical or similar to a purpose for which a previous special meeting was held, and (2) in Section 1.11, allow the Board of Directors to designate an officer other than the Secretary of the Company to act as secretary of the annual shareholders meeting.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | The following exhibit is being filed as part of this report: |
| 3.2 | Bylaws of 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: July 5, 2016 | ||||||
| /s/ John A. Seethoff | ||||||
| John A. Seethoff Secretary |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 3.2 | Bylaws of Microsoft Corporation | |