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) June 14, 2012
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)
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):
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Bylaws |
Effective June 14, 2012, the Board of Directors amended the Company’s Bylaws. The amendments to Sections 1.1 and 5.3 of the Bylaws provide additional flexibility for (a) the timing of the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders and (b) methods for delivering to shareholders a record of their share ownership. A copy of the amended Bylaws is attached as Exhibit 3.2.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | The following item is filed as an exhibit to this report: |
| 3.2 | Bylaws of Microsoft Corporation |
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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: June 18, 2012 | /s/ John A. Seethoff | |||
| John A. Seethoff Assistant Secretary | ||||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 3.2 | Bylaws of Microsoft Corporation | |
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