Sec Form 4 Filing - COURTOIS JEAN PHILIPPE @ MICROSOFT CORP - 2017-09-18

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
COURTOIS JEAN PHILIPPE
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MICROSOFT CORP [ MSFT]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
09/18/2017
(Street)
REDMOND, WA98052-6399
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/18/2017 A 50,154 ( 1 ) A $ 0 559,473 D
Common Stock 197,883 I Held through "contrat d'assurance vie" ( 2 )
Common Stock 59,699 I Held through "contrat d'assurance vie ( 2 )
Common Stock 16,400 I Held trhough "contrat de capitalisation" ( 3 )
Common Stock 16,400 I Held through "contrat de capitalisation" ( 3 )
Common Stock 16,400 I Held through "contrat de capitalisation" ( 3 )
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
COURTOIS JEAN PHILIPPE
C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION
ONE MICROSOFT WAY
REDMOND, WA98052-6399
Executive Vice President
Signatures
Keith R. Dolliver, Attorney-in-Fact for Jean-Philippe Courtois 09/20/2017
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Represents Stock Award under the Executive Officer Incentive Plan that will vest over 4 years at the rate of 25% starting on August 31, 2018, and then at the rate of 12.5% each six months thereafter, subject to continued employment.
( 2 )Held through "contrat d'assurance vie," a form of life insurance program, where the reporting person maintains investment control over the Microsoft shares held in the program. Beneficiaries of the program include the reporting person's children. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
( 3 )Held through "contrat de capitalisation," a form of life insurance program for the benefit of the reporting person's two children, or inheritor, where the reporting person maintains investment control over the Microsoft shares held in the program. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

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