Hood Amy 4

What Happened

• Amy Hood, Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft Corp (MSFT), had 4,789.714 shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations tied to an equity event. The withholding was recorded at a price of $392.74 per share, totaling $1,881,112. This was a disposal via withholding to pay taxes, not a market sale or a purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-02; Filing date: 2026-03-03 (Form 4 accession 0000789019-26-000045).
• Shares withheld/disposed: 4,789.714 at $392.74 each; total value reported $1,881,112.
• Transaction code: F — payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering or withholding securities (i.e., tax withholding).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Filing timeliness: filing appears timely (no late-filing flag indicated).

Context

• This type of transaction is a routine tax-withholding event tied to an equity award (e.g., exercised options or vested RSUs). It is effectively a disposition of shares to cover taxes and should not be interpreted as a directional buy/sell signal about the executive’s view of the stock.