# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001547433
**File Stem:** 0000789019-25-000110
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 9349
**Document Hash:** 243ee574ec64246b6365b2ad3584fa04
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000789019-25-000110.hdr.sgml**: 20251208

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000789019-25-000110

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251205

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251208

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251208

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Rainey John D
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001547433

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-37845
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251557160

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 CUSTOMER DRIVE
- **CITY:** BENTONVILLE
- **STATE:** AR
- **ZIP:** 72716
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** MICROSOFT CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000789019
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 911144442
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** WA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0630

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE MICROSOFT WAY
- **CITY:** REDMOND
- **STATE:** WA
- **ZIP:** 98052-6399
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 425-882-8080

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE MICROSOFT WAY
- **CITY:** REDMOND
- **STATE:** WA
- **ZIP:** 98052-6399

## Ex-24

```

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I hereby make, constitute and appoint each of
Julia Stark
Benjamin O. Orndorff
Michael Pressman
Christyne Mayberry

or any of them acting singly, and with full power of substitution,
re-substitution and delegation, to be my true and lawful
attorney-in-fact (each of such persons and their substitutes and
delegees being referred to herein as the Attorney-in-Fact), with
full power to act for me in my name,
place and stead, in my capacity as an officer,
director or shareholder of Microsoft Corporation (the Company), to:

1. Take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to enable me
to submit and file forms, schedules and other documents with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) utilizing the SEC
Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval (EDGAR) system, which actions
may include (a) enrolling me in EDGAR Next and (b) preparing,
executing and submitting to the SEC a Form ID, amendments thereto, and
such other documents and information as may be necessary or appropriate
to obtain codes and passwords enabling me to make filings
and submissions utilizing the EDGAR system;

2. Prepare and execute any and all forms, schedules and other documents
(including any amendments thereto) I am required to file
with the SEC, or which the Attorney-in-Fact considers it advisable for
me to file with the SEC, under Section 13 or Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation thereunder,
or under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 (Rule 144), including
Forms 3, 4 and 5, Schedules 13D and 13G, and Forms 144 (all such forms,
schedules and other documents being referred to herein as SEC Filings);

3. Submit and file SEC Filings with the SEC utilizing the EDGAR system or
cause them to be submitted and filed by a person appointed under
Section 5 below;

4. File, submit or otherwise deliver SEC Filings to any securities
exchange on which Microsoft securities may be listed or traded;

5. Act as an account administrator for my EDGAR account,
including: (i) appoint, remove and replace account administrators, account
users, technical administrators and delegated entities; (ii) maintain the
security of my EDGAR account, including modification of
access codes; (iii) maintain, modify and certify the accuracy of
information on my EDGAR account dashboard; (iv) act as
the EDGAR point of contact with respect to my EDGAR
account; and (v) any other actions contemplated by Rule 10 of
Regulation S-T with respect to account administrators;

6. Cause the Company to accept a delegation of authority from any of
my EDGAR account administrators and, pursuant to that
delegation, authorize Microsoft EDGAR account administrators
to appoint, remove or replace users for my EDGAR
account; and

7. Obtain, as my representative and on my
behalf, information regarding transactions in Microsoft equity
securities from any third party, including the Company and any brokers,
dealers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and I
hereby authorize any such third party to release any such
information to the Attorney-in-Fact.

I acknowledge that:

a) This Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, the
Attorney-in-Fact to act in his or her discretion on information
provided to such Attorney-in-Fact without independent verification
of such information;

b) Any documents prepared or executed by the Attorney-in-Fact on behalf
of me pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in such
form and will contain such information as the Attorney-in-Fact, in his
or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

c) Neither the Company nor the Attorney-in-Fact assumes any liability
for my responsibility to comply with the requirements of
Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Rule 144, any liability
of mine for any failure to comply with such requirements, or
any liability of mine for disgorgement of profits under
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and

d) This Power of Attorney does not relieve me from
responsibility for compliance with my obligations
under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act, including,
without limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 13 or
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

I hereby grant to the Attorney-in-Fact full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite,
necessary or advisable to be done in connection with the foregoing, as
fully, to all intents and purposes, as I might or could do
in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the Attorney-in-Fact,
or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by authority of this Power of Attorney.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until I am
no longer required to file Forms 4 or 5 or Schedules 13D
or 13G or Forms 144 with respect to my holdings of and
transactions in securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by me
in a signed writing delivered to the Attorney-in-Fact. This
Power of Attorney revokes all previous powers of attorney with respect to
the subject matter of this Power of Attorney.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney
as of December 5, 2025.

/s/ John David Rainey
John David Rainey

```

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Rainey John D<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION<br>ONE MICROSOFT WAY<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>REDMOND, WA 98052-6399<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>MICROSOFT CORP [ MSFT ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-12-05 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[X] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_ _ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock | 5464 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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**Signature:** Julia Stark, Attorney-in-fact for John David Rainey  
**Date:** 2025-12-08

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**