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Microsoft director John W. Stanton bought $1.99 million of shares on Feb 18, 2026

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Published Updated Filed
Value$1.99 million
Shares5,000
Average price$397.35
FiledFeb 18

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John W. Stanton, a Microsoft director, bought 5,000 Microsoft shares on Feb 18, 2026, at $397.35 a share, or $1.99 million, according to a Form 4, the form an insider files when trading the company's shares. The shares were held directly, and the form stated 83,905 shares held directly after the purchase. The form's Rule 10b5-1 box, which marks a transaction as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, was not ticked. The Form 4, filed Feb 18, 2026, is on SEC EDGAR.123456789101112

How each figure was checked12 facts
  1. the reporting owner as filedJohn W. StantonOur database
  2. the reporting owner's relationship to the companydirectorOur database
  3. the side of the tradespurchaseOur database
  4. shares traded5,000Our database
  5. date of the first trade lineFeb 18, 2026Our database
  6. date of the last trade lineFeb 18, 2026Our database
  7. average price per share$397.35Our database
  8. value of the trades$1.99 millionOur database
  9. how the traded shares were held1 purchase line held directlyOur database
  10. shares held after the last trade lineafter the last purchase line the form states 83905 shares of Common Stock held directlyOur database
  11. the Rule 10b5-1 checkboxnot ticked: the filing marks no transaction on the form as made under a Rule 10b5-1 planOur database
  12. date the Form 4 was filedFeb 18, 2026Our database

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The record

Issuer
Microsoft (CIK 789019, filed as MICROSOFT CORP)
Form
4
Accession
0000789019-26-000028
Filed
Feb 18, 2026
Period of report
Feb 18, 2026
Reporting owner
John W. Stanton (CIK 904858, filed as STANTON JOHN W)
Relationship
director
Rule 10b5-1 checkbox
Not ticked
Line 1
P (purchase) · 5,000 Common Stock at $397.35 · Feb 18, 2026 · acquired, directly · 83,905 held after
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