Microsoft shareholders approved the 2026 Stock Plan in December 2025 by 5,016,063,751 votes to 151,618,873

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Microsoft shareholders approved the Microsoft Corporation 2026 Stock Plan at the annual meeting held Dec 5, 2025, replacing the 2017 Stock Plan in its entirety. The tally in the filing recorded 5,016,063,751 votes for the plan and 151,618,873 against. Shareholders also voted to elect each of the 12 director nominees and to ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor for fiscal year 2026. Microsoft reported the results in an 8-K, a US company’s report of a material event, covering the meeting of Dec 5, 2025.1^,2^,3^,4^,5^,6