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) February 11, 2008
Microsoft Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Washington
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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0-14278
(Commission File Number)
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91-1144442
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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98052-6399
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(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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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On February 11, 2008, Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) issued a press release in response
to the press release issued by Yahoo! Inc. on February 11, 2008.
A copy of the press release is furnished with this Form 8-K and attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1. 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.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
99.1 Microsoft Corporation press release, dated February 11, 2008.
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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.
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: February 11, 2008
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/s/ Keith R. Dolliver |
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Keith R. Dolliver |
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Assistant Secretary |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Microsoft Corporation press release, dated February 11, 2008. |
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