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Microsoft Corporation: meeting of 7 Dec 2023
Votes reported on Form N-PX, item by item
2,688 Form N-PX filers reported votes at the Microsoft Corporation meeting of 7 Dec 2023. Their records fall into 14 items below, in ballot order: management items first, then proposals from security holders. Each bar shows how the reporting filers split; it is not the result of the meeting.
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
Items
DIRECTOR ELECTIONSIssuer
Director elections
12 nominees; 97.7% of reported votes for; 136 filers withheld from or voted against at least one nominee.
29,957 vote records from 750 filers. 2 of the 746 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 4 filers reported this item without a management mark.
8 filers reported share counts too large to be the holding described. No share split is published for this item. How that is decided
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESIssuer
Advisory vote on executive pay (say-on-pay)
8,105 vote records from 2,610 filers. 159 of the 2,537 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 73 filers reported this item without a management mark.
24 filers reported share counts too large to be the holding described. No share split is published for this item. How that is decided
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESIssuer
Frequency of the say-on-pay vote
1: 20 filers; one year: 2,120 filers; for: 151 filers; three years: 58 filers; 1-year: 28 filers; two years: 20 filers.
7,503 vote records from 2,499 filers. 91 of the 2,408 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 91 filers reported this item without a management mark.
24 filers reported share counts too large to be the holding described. No share split is published for this item. How that is decided
AUDIT-RELATEDIssuer
Audit-related items (auditor ratification)
2,496 vote records from 747 filers. 30 of the 743 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 4 filers reported this item without a management mark.
8 filers reported share counts too large to be the holding described. No share split is published for this item. How that is decided
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUESSecurity holder
Report on Gender-Based Compensation and Benefit Gaps
2,325 vote records from 718 filers. 45 of the 715 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 3 filers reported this item without a management mark.
8 filers reported share counts too large to be the holding described. No share split is published for this item. How that is decided
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUESSecurity holder
Report on AI Misinformation and Disinformation
2,310 vote records from 709 filers. 175 of the 706 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 3 filers reported this item without a management mark.
8 filers reported share counts too large to be the holding described. No share split is published for this item. How that is decided
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUESSecurity holder
Mandate for Third-Party Political Reporting
2,306 vote records from 709 filers. 41 of the 707 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 2 filers reported this item without a management mark.
8 filers reported share counts too large to be the holding described. No share split is published for this item. How that is decided
ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATESecurity holder
S/H Proposal - Environmental
2,377 vote records from 709 filers. 113 of the 706 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 3 filers reported this item without a management mark.
8 filers reported share counts too large to be the holding described. No share split is published for this item. How that is decided
HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCESecurity holder
Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots
2,304 vote records from 709 filers. 295 of the 706 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 3 filers reported this item without a management mark.
8 filers reported share counts too large to be the holding described. No share split is published for this item. How that is decided
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUESSecurity holder
Report on Tax Transparency
2,181 vote records from 675 filers. 204 of the 672 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 3 filers reported this item without a management mark.
8 filers reported share counts too large to be the holding described. No share split is published for this item. How that is decided
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUESSecurity holder
Report on Risks of Weapons Development
2,302 vote records from 707 filers. 193 of the 705 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 2 filers reported this item without a management mark.
8 filers reported share counts too large to be the holding described. No share split is published for this item. How that is decided
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUESSecurity holder
Report on Government Takedown Requests
2,297 vote records from 706 filers. 44 of the 703 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 3 filers reported this item without a management mark.
8 filers reported share counts too large to be the holding described. No share split is published for this item. How that is decided
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSIONSecurity holder
Report on Risk from Omitting Ideology in EEO Policy
2,300 vote records from 706 filers. 44 of the 703 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 3 filers reported this item without a management mark.
8 filers reported share counts too large to be the holding described. No share split is published for this item. How that is decided
Several categoriesSecurity holder
Shareholder proposals (not separable from the filings)
Filers described these proposals in wordings that could not be matched to one another, so they are shown together.
911 vote records from 62 filers. 16 of the 62 filers that marked the item either way voted against management.
How the largest families voted
| Family | 1. Directors | 2. Say-on-pay | 3. Pay-vote frequency | 4. Auditor | 5. Proposal | 6. Proposal | 7. Proposal | 8. Proposal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| BlackRock and iShares | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Fidelity | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | For * | Against | Against |
| Dimensional | For | For | Split or no vote * | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| State Street and SPDR | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| American Century | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Franklin Templeton | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Invesco | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Equitable | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Charles Schwab | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Nuveen and TIAA | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | For * | Against | Against |
| ProShares and ProFunds | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| John Hancock and Manulife | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | For * | Against | Against |
| Morgan Stanley, Eaton Vance and Calvert | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | For * | Against | For * |
| J.P. Morgan | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | For * | Against | Against |
| Goldman Sachs | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| WisdomTree | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| PGIM and Prudential | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Jackson National funds | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Northern Trust and FlexShares | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| SEI | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| T. Rowe Price | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Thrivent | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Lincoln Financial | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Voya | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| First Trust | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Russell Investments | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Nationwide | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | For * | Against | Against |
| Victory Capital | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | For * | Against | For * |
| Brighthouse Funds | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Guggenheim and Rydex | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Columbia Threadneedle | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| BNY Mellon | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Principal | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Capital Group and American Funds | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Pacific Life funds | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Global X | For | For | Split or no vote | For | No report | No report | No report | No report |
| MFS | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Transamerica | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | For * | Against | Against |
| Federated Hermes | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| AllianceBernstein | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Hartford Funds | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | For * | Against | Against |
| DWS | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | For * | Against | For * |
| PIMCO | For | For | Split or no vote | Against * | Against | For * | Against | For * |
| Allspring | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| MassMutual | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Harbor Funds | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Virtus | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| VanEck | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Macquarie and Delaware Funds | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | For * |
| Janus Henderson | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Neuberger Berman | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| American Beacon | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Natixis and Loomis Sayles | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Lord Abbett | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Cohen & Steers | No report | For | Split or no vote | No report | No report | No report | No report | No report |
| Dodge & Cox | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
| Harris Associates and Oakmark | No report | For | Split or no vote | No report | No report | No report | No report | No report |
| Baird | No report | For | Split or no vote | No report | No report | No report | No report | No report |
| Artisan Partners | For | For | Split or no vote | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |
* against management. A family's position is the way most of its reported shares were voted across its filers; "split" means no single position led. "No report" means none of the family's filers listed the item.
Questions
How did large funds vote at the Microsoft Corporation meeting?
2,688 Form N-PX filers reported votes at the meeting of 7 Dec 2023. On say-on-pay, 159 of 2,537 voted against management (6.3%). 9 proposals from security holders could be told apart in the filings. The family table lists each of the largest families item by item.
Is this the meeting result?
No. These are the votes of funds and managers that file Form N-PX, counted by filer and by the shares they reported. The certified result, which includes every shareholder, is reported by Microsoft Corporation on Form 8-K.
Why are director elections shown as counts only?
Director records name the nominee. This site does not publish pages or rows about individuals, so for director elections it keeps the number of nominees and the split of votes and discards the wording.
Every meeting on file for Microsoft Corporation
Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX and N-PX/A filings listing Microsoft Corporation with a meeting date within three days of 7 Dec 2023. Proposal titles are the most common wording among filers and are replaced by the SEC category where a wording could name a person. Not verified by the SEC. Filings read through 23 Sep 2026.